As Boardman becomes a city, we will put boarders up all the way around our city and EVERYONE will have to go through a security checkpoint at all boarders to enter. If you're address is Youngstown (proper) you won't be allowed in. This will stop the "bleeding" of crime into our "nice place to call home".
Well then WRTA needs to restructure itself and provide service to ALL areas of MAHONING and TRUMBULL counties. Ferraro needs to retire and WRTA needs somebody new to head up the soon to be "defunct" WRTA and head it in a new direction. As it is now, it just doesn't work and doesn't make sense to ask the taxpayers for more money when the whole operation isn't viable AS IS. I feel for those who have no alternatives, however, the fact remains that WRTA needs REVAMPED. I am a strong supporter of our communities public schools and the funding for ALL PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN OHIO just plain "sucks". Now, Boardman is in a financial tail spin and the school's are losing their Dare Officer and probably the program too due to "lack of funds" and poor financial planning for the township. So, WRTA is the least of our worries for now.
COUNTY WIDE????????????? Austintown and Boardman ARE NOT county wide!!! If WRTA ran the entire county then the ENTIRE county should pay for the service. IT DOESN'T RUN THE ENTIRE COUNTY! Does WRTA still go to Warren and the Eastwood mall? If so, TRUMBULL county should pay too!! People, there are state and federal funds available for transit agencies and I'm sure we're not utilizing those wisely or aren't elligible for significant funds. As others have posted earlier, where's the books? I'm sure we'll find lot's of mistakes and other no no's that makes the public lose faith in the "powers that be" of WRTA. Again, TAKE A HARD LOOK AT THE NEW CASTLE TRANSIT AGENCY. They run all over Lawrence County and go to Pittsburgh also. They are thriving!!!
I'm tired of hearing about WRTA and YOUNGSTOWN and all of THEIR issues. Youngstown is dead. It's sad, but it is. WALMART doesn't even want to go there so why would anyone else. It's a shame. I'm 37 years old and live in Mahoning county so I have some life experience in the valley and remember the "good ole days" with Idora Park, the booming steel mills polluting yet making lots of money for the valley and all that jazz. BUT, WRTA running all over the county has nothing to do with the majority of the hard working or retired (who have worked hard and EARNED their retirements) citizens of the Mahoning Valley! Let me tell ALL of you who I see those WRTA buses bring into Boardman on a daily basis. I see the bus pull up at the Southern Park Mall at about 9:30am with SEVERAL losers from the "city" who have nothing better to do than ride the bus, FOR FREE due to welfare, to the mall and literally hang out for the rest of the morning and most of the afternoon in the mall. They don't buy anything. They just sit around or lay around outside and bring down the property values of Boardman Township. (not to mention make the mall look bad) Drive down Rt.224 in the afternoon and look around. Y'towners moping around from store to store or just walking around because there is ABSOLUTELY nothing to do in the city. There's nowhere to shop and nothing constructive to do in the city unless you are a YSU student or work for a hospital or law firm downtown. I am educated and realize there are others who need those buses but at what cost? Why should ALL of Mahoning County pay the price for the small amount who really deserve it and the majority of "slackers" who have absolutely no ambition in life or desire to EVER have it get a free ride to Boardman just to cause trouble or look for it there at our expense? I am familiar with the Lakeland Transit company posted in an earlier comment. That works great because those buses bring hard working people and students from rural and suburban Cuyahoga county to the thriving city of Cleveland daily. There's a REASON to go downtown. That transit system works because of it. And so do many other transit agencies across the nation because there is a reason to go downtown. Our corrupt politicians from the past have done irrepairable damage to this valley. YES, the "I'll take care of your ticket or DUI if your company paves my driveway or builds my barn for nothing" mentality for over 50 years has caught up to us and there's no return to the "good ole days" because of it! WRTA take a hard look at New Castle Transit and see what they ARE doing right because they are thriving!
The idea of "regionalization" needs to start at downtown Y'town and grow outwards. BUSES AREN'T GOING TO HELP! Mayor Jay, If you can get a WALMART within the city limits then we'll see about a county wide tax for buses.
Boardman residents to canvas for city status
AND VOTE NO FOR WRTA!!!!!!!!!!
August 8, 2008 at 7:10 p.m. permalink suggest removal
Boardman residents to canvas for city status
As Boardman becomes a city, we will put boarders up all the way around our city and EVERYONE will have to go through a security checkpoint at all boarders to enter. If you're address is Youngstown (proper) you won't be allowed in. This will stop the "bleeding" of crime into our "nice place to call home".
August 8, 2008 at 7:09 p.m. permalink suggest removal
Mayor decries Youngstown on dying cities list
Well said Bull_Chip and Oldmangrump.
August 8, 2008 at 1:30 p.m. permalink suggest removal
Take a bus downtown today; save gasoline, fight gas hike
Interesting.........well said!
July 29, 2008 at 8:18 p.m. permalink suggest removal
WRTA has a huge challenge persuading suburban voters
Well then WRTA needs to restructure itself and provide service to ALL areas of MAHONING and TRUMBULL counties. Ferraro needs to retire and WRTA needs somebody new to head up the soon to be "defunct" WRTA and head it in a new direction. As it is now, it just doesn't work and doesn't make sense to ask the taxpayers for more money when the whole operation isn't viable AS IS. I feel for those who have no alternatives, however, the fact remains that WRTA needs REVAMPED. I am a strong supporter of our communities public schools and the funding for ALL PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN OHIO just plain "sucks". Now, Boardman is in a financial tail spin and the school's are losing their Dare Officer and probably the program too due to "lack of funds" and poor financial planning for the township. So, WRTA is the least of our worries for now.
July 28, 2008 at 9:39 p.m. permalink suggest removal
WRTA has a huge challenge persuading suburban voters
COUNTY WIDE????????????? Austintown and Boardman ARE NOT county wide!!! If WRTA ran the entire county then the ENTIRE county should pay for the service. IT DOESN'T RUN THE ENTIRE COUNTY! Does WRTA still go to Warren and the Eastwood mall? If so, TRUMBULL county should pay too!! People, there are state and federal funds available for transit agencies and I'm sure we're not utilizing those wisely or aren't elligible for significant funds. As others have posted earlier, where's the books? I'm sure we'll find lot's of mistakes and other no no's that makes the public lose faith in the "powers that be" of WRTA. Again, TAKE A HARD LOOK AT THE NEW CASTLE TRANSIT AGENCY. They run all over Lawrence County and go to Pittsburgh also. They are thriving!!!
July 28, 2008 at 5:29 p.m. permalink suggest removal
WRTA has a huge challenge persuading suburban voters
We ARE being clear. The majority has voted and will vote again that WE don't want those buses running throughout the county!
July 26, 2008 at 7:31 p.m. permalink suggest removal
WRTA has a huge challenge persuading suburban voters
AMEN! Oldmangrump..........
July 26, 2008 at 9:54 a.m. permalink suggest removal
WRTA has a huge challenge persuading suburban voters
I'm tired of hearing about WRTA and YOUNGSTOWN and all of THEIR issues. Youngstown is dead. It's sad, but it is. WALMART doesn't even want to go there so why would anyone else. It's a shame. I'm 37 years old and live in Mahoning county so I have some life experience in the valley and remember the "good ole days" with Idora Park, the booming steel mills polluting yet making lots of money for the valley and all that jazz. BUT, WRTA running all over the county has nothing to do with the majority of the hard working or retired (who have worked hard and EARNED their retirements) citizens of the Mahoning Valley! Let me tell ALL of you who I see those WRTA buses bring into Boardman on a daily basis. I see the bus pull up at the Southern Park Mall at about 9:30am with SEVERAL losers from the "city" who have nothing better to do than ride the bus, FOR FREE due to welfare, to the mall and literally hang out for the rest of the morning and most of the afternoon in the mall. They don't buy anything. They just sit around or lay around outside and bring down the property values of Boardman Township. (not to mention make the mall look bad) Drive down Rt.224 in the afternoon and look around. Y'towners moping around from store to store or just walking around because there is ABSOLUTELY nothing to do in the city. There's nowhere to shop and nothing constructive to do in the city unless you are a YSU student or work for a hospital or law firm downtown. I am educated and realize there are others who need those buses but at what cost? Why should ALL of Mahoning County pay the price for the small amount who really deserve it and the majority of "slackers" who have absolutely no ambition in life or desire to EVER have it get a free ride to Boardman just to cause trouble or look for it there at our expense? I am familiar with the Lakeland Transit company posted in an earlier comment. That works great because those buses bring hard working people and students from rural and suburban Cuyahoga county to the thriving city of Cleveland daily. There's a REASON to go downtown. That transit system works because of it. And so do many other transit agencies across the nation because there is a reason to go downtown. Our corrupt politicians from the past have done irrepairable damage to this valley. YES, the "I'll take care of your ticket or DUI if your company paves my driveway or builds my barn for nothing" mentality for over 50 years has caught up to us and there's no return to the "good ole days" because of it! WRTA take a hard look at New Castle Transit and see what they ARE doing right because they are thriving!
The idea of "regionalization" needs to start at downtown Y'town and grow outwards. BUSES AREN'T GOING TO HELP! Mayor Jay, If you can get a WALMART within the city limits then we'll see about a county wide tax for buses.
July 23, 2008 at 9:15 p.m. permalink suggest removal