SitemapThe City of Youngstown is in the process of finishing the most aggressive roof replacement program in the city’s history. In the past year, Youngstown has replaced 236 roofs and it didn’t cost homeowners anything. The city used some of its American Rescue Plan money to cover the cost.
Ten months ago, Jeff McCary’s roof on his 113-year-old W. Dewey Avenue home was replaced at no cost to him, courtesy of Youngstown’s roof replacement program. “As far as when it rained and everything, water leaks all over the place, getting into the electricity. It was pretty bad,” he said. “With $3 million, that went a lot further than I anticipated,” said Mike Durkin, director of code enforcement. The $3 million came from the city’s $83 million allotment of American Rescue Plan money. The average roof replacement cost was $10,000 to $12,000.“Also, we replace some gutters, and downspouts and fascia boards because there’s no sense replacing a roof if you don’t do some of that,” Durkin said. The most roof replacements, 55, happened in the Second Ward, which is on the East Side. Then it was the Sixth Ward, 51, on the South Side.In total, 236 roofs were replaced — 30 more than the estimate. “Yeah, I think it was great. Definitely applaud the mayor, his team, Mike Durkin, city council,” said Ian Beniston, with the Youngstown Neighborhood Development Corporation.
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