Currently holds the office of Youngstown City Mayor until December 31, 2029.
Candidate for Youngstown City Mayor in 2025 Ohio General Election.
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Get StartedStablishing our Arts & Entertainment as a highly coveted after, regional powerhouse that it is, will draw droves of people from across the Valley and beyond. Generating revenues for gas, food/drink, hotel, parking and those who deliver on these experiences. Youngstown Arts & Entertainment IS industry. Learn more
Solidifying our place as being renowned for our Arts & Entertainment culture and community. Learn more
Safe Communities means aggressively working towards well paid, well trained, well staffed Police, Fire & EMS departments who happily choose to pursue a career of work and even residence here. Incorporating resources around mental health, drug addition, the un-housed and those not well, must be seen as a vital part of the work of making safer communities. Learn more
We must make a significant investment in: more proactive community policing through strategic partnerships, AND creating a strong and sustainable community culture and bond, where residents boldly participate in helping to also reduce Youngstown’s crime. We can no longer withhold critical investigative information here, under a “no snitching” code. We can no longer allow folks to provide safe harbor to those committing violent crimes. We must work to avoid any injustice. Learn more
Strengthening our frontline community groups who are “foot soldiers” to do the work of restoring neighborhoods through committed and well-resourced, Block Watches, Neighborhood Associations and Community Groups. Learn more
But we also need to work towards swifter legal justice; starting with the most challenging issues on our streets. This includes the critical evidence needed to solve/prosecute crime in our neighborhoods. It demands more folks step forward to help. It begs for witnesses to speak up. It requires the cooperation of all who can help to properly provide justice. Learn more
We HAVE industry here. Deeply supporting local businesses through clear and strategic processes, streamlined permitting, and properly leveraging our entrepreneurial identity is required to tap into what has always been our strength — entrepreneurship. Becoming a champion of Small Businesses, who are presently here, and those who desire to come here, is how we reinvigorate the City of Youngstown (and help increase income tax revenue, payroll and property tax revenue). Learn more
Operating within a newfound, citywide, Educational & Academic hunger and rigor. Learn more
Strengthening pre-k enrollment and “on-grade” reading level learning. Learn more
A modern and mobile-ready website to engage the tech savvy citizen. Learn more
Strengthening the fight to address litter, debris, and illegal dumping, further engaging residents, neighborhood groups, block watches and small businesses alike to create a more welcoming, well-maintained environment. Learn more
Establishing a city-wide standard and holding accountability to government agencies and utility companies for basic things like roadway street lighting, and road paving and pothole repair standards. Learn more
Addressing City-wide parking accessibility and accountability, while balancing walkability, delivering cleaner, safer and more responsibly utilized public transportation, along with strategic cycling infrastructure. Learn more
Directly bridging the downtown, as part of the 31 neighborhoods, to help support inner-city revitalization (broker community sponsorships with downtown businesses, offer space utilization, create a downtown Block Watch fund to support Community Groups). Learn more
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