Mahoning commissioners set dates for evening meetings throughout the county

YOUNGSTOWN — The Mahoning County commissioners have scheduled a series of evening meetings on the road this month.

The first public meeting will be at 7 p.m. Thursday at American Legion Post 15, 35 Courtland St., Poland.

The other meetings will be at 6 p.m. on the following dates: Oct. 13 at the Copeland Oaks Retirement Community, 800 S. 15th St., Sebring; Oct. 22 at Austintown Township Hall, 82 Ohltown Road; and Oct. 27 at the Boardman Government Center, 8299 Market St.

Each of the board meetings will be followed by a question-and-answer forum on all issues concerning county government, including the half-percent county sales tax renewal on the Nov. 3 general election ballot, said Judith A. Tesone, the commissioners’ office manager.