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Trumbull County commissioners take Warren bridge renaming under advisement
Summary
At a June 4 public hearing, the Board of Trumbull County Commissioners took under advisement a proposal to rename Warren City Number 1 Bridge the African American Veterans Memorial Bridge; no members of the public testified.
The Board of Trumbull County Commissioners on June 4, 2025, at a 10 a.m. public hearing in the commissioners' hearing room in Warren, Ohio, took under advisement a proposal to rename Warren City Number 1 Bridge the African American Veterans Memorial Bridge and then adjourned the hearing.
The renaming request, submitted by the Trumbull County engineer, follows an ordinance (Ordinance No. 13448, 2025) adopted by the Warren City Council on May 14, 2025. The Warren City Number 1 Bridge carries South Main Avenue over the Mahoning River; the proposed name would honor African American residents of Warren who served in the U.S. armed forces.
County staff told the board that the county has on file a letter from the Trumbull County engineer dated May 15, 2025, and that a legal notice was published in the Tribune Chronicle on May 27, 2025. The board recorded that it had previously adopted a resolution on May 21, 2025, setting the date, time and place for the hearing.
No members of the public were present to testify at the hearing. The board voted unanimously to take the name-change request "under advisement." Commissioners Malloy, Bernard and Hernandez voted yes. Immediately afterward, a motion to adjourn the hearing was made, seconded and approved unanimously.
The board did not announce a timeline for next steps or a final decision at the hearing. The record for the item includes the Trumbull County engineer's letter and the Warren City Council ordinance referenced above.
