WEATHERSFIELD Township trustees voted unanimously to withdraw Weathersfield’s contract with the Youngstown Warren Regional Chamber.
The reason for ending the relationship Tuesday came on the heels of former Niles City Councilman Ryan McNaughton being named the chamber’s vice president of governmental affairs.
Although none of the trustees named McNaughton, they referenced his new and former titles and his involvement with annexation legislation.
While two of the trustees were all for withdrawing, vice chairman Marvin McBride said he had reservations about the move.
During a trustees’ meeting, McBride said the board needed to look to the future and see how the decision would affect the township when they are gone. McBride said when dealing with an organization as powerful as the chamber, working with them is more beneficial than working against them.
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Why not Lordstown?
That was the opening sentence on the story written last week by business writer Ron Selak Jr. exploring the possibility of bringing a second Ultium Cells LLC electric-vehicle battery plant to our area.
The United States’ first Ultium plant already is under construction on 158 acres here, along Tod Avenue SW in Lordstown.
So, seriously, why not the Mahoning Valley for a second plant?
The joint venture between General Motors and South Korea’s LG Chem believed enough in our area’s location and workforce to invest $2.3 billion here.
Then, last November, Ultium Cells acquired another nearby 144.2 acres that GM spokesman Dan Flores then said would support utility placement for the facility and provide flexibility as well. He declined to define what “flexibility” meant, but added, “I don’t want to create a bunch of speculation that we are going to double the plant, but certainly 144 acres is a significant plot of property. But at this point in time, I
Guy Coviello
The economic impact of the oil and natural gas industry in Ohio has been immense over the past decade. Whether the result of the thousands of well-paying jobs the industry has generated, or the billions of dollars invested in the Mahoning Valley and beyond, the oil and gas industry is a key economic driver in the Buckeye State.
The industry is creating economic opportunities for people in communities across Trumbull, Mahoning, Columbiana and other counties that are home to gas and oil wells, as well as the industry’s supply chain. To portray Ohio’s oil and gas industry as anything other than an economic pillar in this region of the state, as a recent report by the Ohio River Valley Institute did, is disingenuous at best and manipulative at worst.
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