It's been 15 years since Mahoning County bought Oak Hill Renaissance Place.
With it came the controversy of then-mayor John McNally and then-county-auditor Mike Sciortino being accused of trying to keep county commissioners from moving some county offices into the former Southside Hospital.
Both took plea deals.

"What happened in the past is important but not pertinent to where we are today on this building," said current county auditor Ralph Meacham.

10 years after the county got the property, Meacham did an analysis of how viable a purchase it was.
Recently Meacham decided it was time for an updated report.
From 2006 to 2020, it cost about six million dollars more to operate the facility than what it was bringing in.

"Not much has changed (since that first audit)," said Meacham. "The occupancy (52%) is still a problem there...it's going to be difficult to rent more of that space, but the cost for renovating and preparing those other spaces for a tenant is very high."

A cost Meacham says the county would be hard pressed to recoup, which is why he's insisting commissioners decide what to do.
Commissioner Anthony Traficanti says he wants the county to keep Oak Hill since it houses 300-plus job and family services employees, the county morgue and the Board of Elections.
Commissioner Carol Rimedio-Righetti told 21 News commissioners will talk about the status of Oak Hill when they meet Thursday.

You can read both audits along with a comprehensive report on both by CLICKING HERE.