SitemapThere’s been some progress with redevelopment of the U.S. Route 422 corridor, according to the 2014 progress report from the Trumbull County commissioners, the Youngstown Neighborhood Redevelopment Corp. and the Youngstown/Warren Regional Chamber.
“It’s pretty exciting to look back and see how much the stakeholders have accomplished in such a short amount of time,” said John Rossi, foundation president of the chamber, and who is among those leading the 422 Corridor initiative. “We are going into 2015 with a lot of momentum on which we can build.”
Multiple structures on Belgrade Avenue and Dearborn, Davis and Howard streets were demolished. Girard City Council established commercial-property and vacant-property maintenance code standards and updated zoning ordinances. In November 2014, the YNDC and city of Youngstown updated 17 vacant homes in the Brier Hill neighborhood. A community neighborhood cleanup is being planned for spring.
According to the report, the Parkwood neighborhood sidewalk improvements are scheduled for 2015 through the Community Development Block Grant Neighborhood Revitalization Program, and the Appalachian Regional Commission is scheduled to fund waterline improvements.
Further, a grant request exceeding $68,000 was submitted for the construction of a Mahoning River boat launch with parking and access near River and Front streets. Girard also is pursuing measures to initiate large improvements at the waste-treatment plant in the corridor.
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