YOUNGSTOWN — The federal government officially signed off on a final resolution to Youngstown’s plan to reduce the scope of a major wastewater improvement project, nearly 18 months after the city filed a court motion to reopen negotiations. Charles Shasho, the city’s deputy director of public works, said Thursday: “I’m pleased they agreed to downsize the project based on our modeling. It’s a savings in the long run. It’s a win for us because we get to reduce the scope of the facility by 20 million gallons a day.” Federal attorneys wrote in a court document: ...