The Mahoning River Corridor Revitalization Plan officially kicked off at the first Steering Committee meeting on Friday, June 26th. Members of the Steering Committee, comprised of mayors and trustees from each of the 13 involved communities, attended the outdoor presentation at the Warren Amphitheater. After the presentation, Steering Committee members participated in an outdoor visioning activity. In the image above, Mayor Tito Brown explains an idea for the riverfront in downtown Youngstown. The meeting was a huge success – especially in the time of COVID-19. Materials from the meeting can be found on the website’s resources tab, and news coverage of the event can be found here.
Official Kick-Off
I think Lowellville is doing an amazing job thus far. We’ve been trying to clean up our river since I was young! I can’t wait till it’s complete. People are already kayaking.
Thanks for the comment, Holly – we agree! Lowellville is providing a great example for all river communities. Kudos to your community for being first along the Mahoning to take the plunge!
The Mahoning River, for most of its length, is a pleasant, relatively easy paddle. That description will likely increase with the removal of dams.
In conjunction with the removals, there’s an opportunity for your organization to help spur more interest in kayaking, canoeing and spectator activity on the river.
I’m suggesting that white-water areas be developed in the downtown areas of Warren and Youngstown.
Those areas and the activities and events that they would create could generate much interest in those downtowns…see Kent and Cuyahoga Falls. Pedestrian walkways and spectators could be envisioned.
Local organizations like the Friends of the Mahoning River, The Mahoning River Paddling, Restoration Group, and Trumbull Canoe Trails have expressed interest in seeing the development of such sites.
Please consider these ideas….
Thanks for the comment, Don! The preliminary study conducted by GPD Group (found in the Resources tab) proposed a few riffle creation opportunities on the lower portion of the Mahoning – see the last three pages of the report. We are further evaluating these and other locations as part of the plan, and will certainly take your suggestions into consideration.