YOUNGSTOWN — City council will consider Wednesday permitting the board of control to accept a $1.6 million federal grant to pay 75% of the salaries of eight police officers and increase a state loan by about $2.8 million for a lead waterline replacement project. Council also is being asked to permit the board to spend up to $236,627 for work at the Covelli Centre. The city received a $1,612,179 grant from the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) for the period between Oct. 1, 2024, and Sept. 30, 2029. The grant pays 75% of the ...