Posts Tagged ‘regionalism’

A remarkable time to be in Youngstown

We’ve taken it on the chin and had a generous share of speed bumps for many years. That only makes the times we’re living in more remarkable. Professionally, I’ve had a surge of projects in 2010 that has kept me from blogging actively. I’ve added about a dozen clients in about...

March 5th, 2010 | Youngstown | Read More

Vote for the Valley

I’ve gotten an e-mail about this about ten times, in addition to being at the meeting where it was originally announced. I guess it’s time to post it here. The EfficientGovNow program, presented by the Fund for Our Economic Future as part of the ANEO Choice Awards, aims to accelerate government...

July 16th, 2009 | Events | Read More

Tom Brokaw makes the case for regionalization

Tom Brokaw had an excellent piece in the NY Times last month, “Small-Town Big Spending”. He talks about the opportunities and necessities ahead of us during this contraction. He outlines duplications that exist, suggests ways to consolidate and closes by saying, “If we demand this from...

May 6th, 2009 | Youngstown | Read More

Neorail Funding from Obama

Saturday’s address from the President-Elect revealed the Obama administration’s goal to fund a vast range of new projects to rebuild and expand the nation’s infrastructure. According to the New York Times: Mr. Obama and his team are working with Congressional leaders to devise a spending...

December 9th, 2008 | Uncategorized | Read More

Regional Equity Forum

Last night, at the venerable Arts and Lecture at the Universalist Unitarian Church of Youngstown at historic Wick Park, Mayor Jay Williams of Youngstown, Mayor Mike Lyons of the Village of Richfield, Mahoning River Redevelopment Director Dan Mamula, Governor Strickland’s regional representative Arne...