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Commissioners introduce new sanitary engineer; he outlines department scope
Summary
The Mahoning County Board of Commissioners introduced Ernie Petro as the new sanitary engineer. Petro described department responsibilities, said he has been on the job about a month and outlined the county's sewer infrastructure and treatment facilities as presented to the commission.
The Mahoning County Board of Commissioners introduced Ernie Petro on May 29 as the county’s new sanitary engineer; Petro spoke briefly about his background and the department’s responsibilities.
"I've been on the job a month," Petro said, and praised his new staff: "a % of the sanitary engineering department is off the charts fantastic." He described the department as a 24/7 operation and provided an inventory of county assets, saying: "People don't realize that we have a 10 miles of sanitary sewer in Mahoning County, and we have 5 treatment plants, and we have 82 pump stations."
Petro said he previously worked designing water plants and lines and called his return to the sanitary department "very refreshing to come home and lead" the team. Commissioners thanked him for stepping into the role during a busy transition.
The introduction occurred during the resolutions and departmental reports portion of the agenda; the county recorded Petro’s hire/introduction but no additional formal actions were taken at that time in the public record excerpt.
Questions about specific capital projects, budgets or timelines for improvements were not detailed during the introduction; commissioners and staff referred to ongoing work and to the department's continuing operations.
