The Mahoning County Commissioners, Anthony Traficanti, David Ditzler and Carol Rimedio-Righetti unanimously to approve a resolution for the creation of a Community Reinvestment Area (CRA) at the Southern Park Mall when they met at the Boardman Township Government Center on Thurs., Jan. 16.
      The resolution will be forwarded to the Ohio Department of Economic Development for final approval.
      “By creating a CRA, we will be assisting the mall in its economic redevelopment, Commissioner Traficanti told The Boardman News.
      A CRA designation would encompass all of the mall property, including that owned by the Washington Prime Group, as well as the former Dillard’s Department Store, currently owned by Trumbull County-based Cafaro Corp. interests, The Boardman News was told.