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Retired Struthers firefighter Michael Patrick, who currently serves as president of Struthers City Council, talks about the engine in his 1943 Mack Model L80 firetruck. Patrick says the model was the second motorized firetruck the city department ever had.
STRUTHERS If you regularly drive on a portion of state Route 616, you probably have been seeing red something for which you can thank Mike Patrick.
“It was the second motorized firetruck Struthers ever had,” Patrick, city council president, said Monday about the 1943 Mack pumper L-80 model he bought about 16 years ago from Donald Clemente, a retired Struthers firefighter.
YOUNGSTOWN Over the next several years, Mahoning County will put $40 million worth of effort into the Western Reserve corridor to improve traffic flow and aid economic growth.
During the annual “Good Morning, Mahoning County” session with the Youngstown Warren Regional Chamber on Friday, county engineer Pat Ginnetti said orange barrels associated with the various projects should be looked at in a positive way.
“When you see orange barrels, don’t look at it as a negative. That means growth,” he said, referring to business that is anticipated to come to the area once traffic is improved.
He didn’t shy away from the fact it will be frustrating as roads are widened and sewer lines are installed.
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Belmont County’s planned water service upgrades for this year will be welcomed by the city of St. Clairsville, which plans on taking advantage of the projected increased capacity to purchase water from the county.
ST. CLAIRSVILLE The county took another step Wednesday toward long-awaited, large-scale upgrades to water and sewer infrastructure, with work expected to begin early this year.
The commissioners awarded bids and entered into contracts for Belmont County Water and Sewer District improvements based on the recommendation of Poggemeyer Design Group, the project engineer.
The bid to construct a water treatment plant on Guernsey Street in Bellaire was awarded to Christman Constructors Inc. for $26,973,000. The bid for the first phase of water main replacement went to Bova Excavating LLC for $3,093,950, and a bid for the second phase went to Rudzik Excavating Inc. for $6,650,000. Border Patrol LLC will construct the Little McMahon Creek Road B