No clear plan yet for Fort Steuben Mall repairs, city says
STEUBENVILLE — If the Fort Steuben Mall’s owner has a professionally developed plan to bring it up to building and fire code standards, he’s not saying. City Manager Mike Johnson told council Tuesday he hasn’t heard from the ownership group, Total Finance, in weeks. “Our building inspectors are going out tomorrow to see if anything’s been done,” Johnson said. “(But) we haven’t heard from the mall owner or their representatives in weeks, and I think our next fire inspection is (around) June 30.” Building inspectors had originally given the owner until May 27 to have ...