Campbell gets the overflow of people from Youngstown . Cheap housing along with many drug dealers make it an excellent place to live . Law enforcement that is very tolerant underscores the desirability to live here .

The city has almost been destroyed in the past 10 years. We need another mayor with a vision.

Hit the bull's eye

Campbell has a 2.5% local income tax rate. The major industry is pallet recycling. There is located in Campbell a facility that buys used pallets for a few dollars apiece. The people gathering and bringing the pallets to Campbell can best be described as vagrants who own pickup trucks. An aluminum extrusion plant also operates in Campbell, and for the most part pays sweatshop wages. Most of Campbell's industrial land is located south of the CSX railroad tracks, and no bridge or surface crossing exists for access. You have to leave Campbell and go through either Struthers or Youngstown to access the largely vacant property. A public housing project, the Michael Kirwan Homes, is filled with drugs and thugs. The city wants YMHA, the metro housing authority, to demolish the projects and move the tenants elsewhere. There are many abandoned houses and buildings. Campbell is notoriously corrupt, and is full of bars that offer illegal gambling. Campbell has its own water system and treatment plant. The water is well-known to have bad odor, taste, and color. The city officials have been trying to sell the system to Aqua Ohio, but the residents sucessfully passed a petition referendum to block the sale. The people aren't stupid there, as they know it is all about the city officials getting their palms greased. There is little shopping in Campbell, and gasoline always costs more there. Many organized criminals take up residence in Campbell, and several chop shops and fencing operations have been known to operate there. A former police chief was sent to prison for allowing the former mob boss to hand-pick which officers were to be promoted to detective. Property values are very low in Campbell.