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Wed. 8:15 p.m.: Ryan looks at VA as possible Northside occupant

YOUNGSTOWN – Looking at ways to use the Northside Regional Medical Center facility, U.S. Rep. Timothy J. Ryan this week sent a letter asking Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie for possible suggestions on how the agency, through private-public partnerships, can use the facility to help veterans living in the tri-county area.

Ideas include using the soon-to-be-closed facility as a VA clinic that works with the Youngstown-based America Makes to make prosthetics for wounded warriors, and the creation of a “Veterans Village,” where veterans can get transitional to permanent housing and are providing other supportive services.

The letter, also signed by U.S. Bill Johnson, R-Ohio, and U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, emphasized the VA’s opportunity to capitalize on an established building.

Read more in Thursday’s Tribune Chronicle.

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