YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio - Youngstown Neighborhood Leaders (YNL) will be hosting a three-part City Safety Series to further understand the importance of the current situation with ambulances in the city.

Youngstown's current provider, AMR, is asking for additional funds from the city in order to continue serving residents.

These town hall style meetings will be used for leaders to gain a better understanding of the situation, discuss if there are other options available and discuss why current response times are longer than acceptable.

The goal of these meetings is to get facts out to residents so they can ask local leaders to make the right decisions on Youngstown's behalf. 

The first meeting is scheduled to take place on Wednesday, October 26 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at 3660 Shirley Road in Youngstown. Youngstown Professional Firefighters Local 312 President, John Racco will act as a guest speaker at the event.

The second meeting will be held on November 9 at Greater Friendship Baptist Church with the time to be determined, and the third will be held November 30 with the location and time to be determined.