Internet buyers and sellers who don’t want to give on-line strangers their address can now exchange goods in a safe environment, the parking lot of the Boardman Township Government Center, 8299 Market St.
      The Boardman Police Department has set up a designated ‘Internet Purchase Exchange Location’ where internet users can buy and sell in confidence and safety.
      After some research by Police Chief Jack Nichols and Township Administrator Jason Loree, it was the decided this project could be done at little cost and have a potential to have a large impact for consumers who use the internet.
      Chief Nichols explained. “We set up an internet sales station in front of the police station, complete with video surveillance, to keep local residents who purchase items on through the internet safe.
      “With the increasing popularity of Facebook, yard sales, and other buying and selling apps, the Boardman Police Department has decided to offer the use of our parking lot to conduct such exchanges. The area is video recorded.”
      “We encourage our residents or anyone who participates in these types of transactions in the area to take advantage of this location. Please don’t meet strangers at private residences or in areas that you are unfamiliar with,” Trustee Thomas Costello noted.
      The designated ‘safe’ exchange area is directly across from the main entrance of the Boardman Township Government Center, under 24-hour surveillance.
     
      PICTURED: photo/John A. Darnell jr.
       BOARDMAN TOWNSHIP OFFICIALS DISPLAY one of three signs that have been placed in the front parking lot of the Government Center, 8299 Market St., that designates an internet purchase exchange location. Left to Right, Boardman Township Trustees Larry Moliterno, Thomas Costello, Brad Calhoun, Police Chief Jack Nichols and Fiscal Officer William Leicht.