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County OKs $27,000 in tourism advertising contracts to promote Mahoning County

5837611 ยท September 25, 2025

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Summary

Mahoning County commissioners approved two convention and visitors bureau contracts totaling $27,000 for social-media and print advertising to promote tourism.

Mahoning County commissioners on Sept. 25 approved two convention-and-visitors contracts that together commit $27,000 in non-general-fund county spending for advertising aimed at bringing visitors to the county.

Megan (presenting for the Convention and Visitors Bureau) described an agreement with Brandy Gleason of Gleason Media, which runs the Facebook group Ohio Road Trips with over 1.2 million members. That contract is for $16,000 and covers monthly Facebook posts and two blogs to promote Mahoning County to followers across the state. Megan then presented an agreement with APA Media for advertising in Taste Bridal and related editorial, social and blogging content for $11,000.

Both contracts were presented during the consent portion of the agenda as non-general-fund expenditures and were approved by motion and roll-call vote.

Discussion: The record shows no public comment or extended discussion about the contracts at the meeting. The agreements were presented as routine marketing expenditures by the Convention and Visitors Bureau.

What happens next: The contracts will proceed under the terms presented to the commissioners; the transcript does not record start dates or performance metrics for the advertising work.