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Residents, elected officials urge commissioners to hold public hearing on proposed move of election office to Austintown
Summary
Residents, council members and county officials pressed Mahoning County commissioners to explain plans to move the Board of Elections and other county services to a newly purchased Austintown building and to hold public hearings, saying the change could make services less accessible to Youngstown residents.
Several residents, a Youngstown council member and a county official urged Mahoning County commissioners on May 29 to hold public hearings and reconsider plans to move the Board of Elections and other county offices to a county-owned building in Austintown.
Kenneth L. Simon, chairman of the Community Mobilization Coalition, said the proposal "has been proposed and is being pushed by the board of elections without any public hearings or input from the residents of the county that it would affect the most." He said the coalition represents 25 minority organizations and asked the commissioners to "reconsider this move, schedule public hearings on this matter, and respond to the Community Mobilization Coalition directly before a final decision is made."
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