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Reservoir plan sparks clash in Ohio Valley politics
Washington debate centers on a $14 million West Branch Mahoning River reservoir in Portage County. Opponents label the project a pig in a poke, arguing it is unripe and costly, while backers led by Rep Kirwan praise its flood control and drought protection benefits for the Mahoning Valley.
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Washington
Upper
Ohio Valley
Congress
Mahoning Valley
Ohio
Posal
Mahoning River
Portage County
John J. Heard
Pittsburgh
Rep
Kirwan
Heard
Senate Public Works Subcommittee
Upper Ohio Valley
Ohio River- Lake Erie Canal
Sen
Bender
Bricker
Oliver Bolton
House Public Works Committee
House
R. G. Breene
Dayton
Breene
Breen
Youngstown
Mahonia
Berlin
Mosquito Creek
West Branch