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Trumbull County custodian Christina Loney of Johnston sanitizes a door handle at the Trumbull County administration building. The county has spent approximately 73 percent of its $10.5 million in federal CARES Act funding, including a portion on cleaning supplies and personal protective equipment.
WARREN Trumbull County has spent about 73 percent of the emergency pandemic funding it received through the federal CARES Act.
The county was awarded about $10.5 million and through Feb. 5 has spent $7.698 million, leaving about $2.8 million in reserve, according to documents provided by the Trumbull County commissioners’ and auditor’s offices.
After two of three commissioners committed Thursday to use some funds to build a structure for vaccine distribution, it appears about $8.098 million of the money has been spent or dedicated, leaving approximately $2.4 million. The building is expected to cost $400,000 or less.
WARREN A survey for residents and businesses suffering from poor internet connectivity is available on the Trumbull County Planning Commission website. T
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WARREN Trumbull County commissioners are changing the way sanitary sewer projects are filtered through the county bureaucracy in an effort to make the process more transparent.
Commissioners said they do not want private developers meeting in closed-door sessions with county employees to pitch their ideas but want them to go through an official process.
Instead of meeting privately with county employees, the county commissioners decided all developers should present their plans first in an open meeting of the Trumbull County Planning Commission to first see if the development is in line with county plans and regulations.
The idea was presented to the planning commission Tuesday and accepted by director Julie Green, who said she would be happy to implement the process with the sanitary engineer’s office.
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Republican challenger Niki Frenchko checks out the election results on Nov. 3 as she is elected Trumbull County commissioner.
WARREN An acrimonious campaign that ended in the defeat of a longtime Democrat officeholder at the hands of a Republican woman who boasts a resume of public service, is being challenged in a Trumbull County courtroom during 2020’s final week.
The decision about who will become county commissioner will be decided by a retired Stark County judge after a hearing Wednesday in the courtroom on Courthouse Square.
Trumbull County commissioner and Democratic Party leader Dan Polivka’s bid for a fifth term provided the backdrop to a new political success story in the county that became the fourth top story of 2020.
GIRARD Edward T. Beil, 84, passed away Saturday, Dec. 12, 2020, at St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital.
Born Aug. 26, 1936, in Youngstown, to Edwin and Grace Regnery Lewis (Beil), his father, Edwin, passed before his birth; he was adopted by Ralph Beil at the age of 4.
He graduated from Ursuline High School in 1954 and went on to graduate from Youngstown University in 1959 with a degree in electrical engineering from the Rayen Engineering School. Ed was a licensed professional engineer.
Ed was employed by Ohio Edison for 35 years, filling many diverse roles at Ohio Edison. He retired as the Warren Division manager in 1994. He went on to work for the Youngstown Warren Chamber of Commerce from 1995-2003, working to bring new business to the community.