AUSTINTOWN Austintown Police Chief Valorie Delmont is preparing to put millions of dollars from a newly approved levy to work, focusing on hiring staff, improving training, and upgrading technology for the police department.

Voters in Austintown Township approved a five-year, 2.2-mill police levy on Nov. 4, 2025, providing the department with more than $2 million annually. The passage followed a period of deep budget cuts, which included reducing the number of officers from 43 to 34.

In a public letter, Chief Delmont thanked the community for their support in a recent statement, calling the levy an “investment in a safer and better prepared Austintown.”

Delmont says a key priority for the new funding is filling vacant positions in patrol, dispatch, and supervision. The police departme

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