Youngstown residents may not have to pay quite as much as first thought for the
Like most Ohio cities had to overhaul its sewer system. It signed a consent decree with the U.S. EPA in 2002 for a 30-year, $310-milllion project.
Since then, negotiations and re-design suggestions have cut that figure in half. And, Mayor John McNally says last week city representatives met with the with more cost reduction ideas. 鈥淭hat鈥檚 generally what we鈥檙e trying to do. We鈥� saying 鈥榣ook, we鈥檙e not changing the plan, but we鈥檝e come up with better design elements that we think will result in less expense to us, while maintaining or increasing our ability to treat the water.鈥�
McNally says the meeting went well and he is hopeful the EPA will OK the latest modifications.
