Targeted for funding - Fair, lift stations, fire training, Davy McClure Outdoor Education

COLUMBUS − Eleven projects totally about $4.4 million in Ashland County will benefit from the passage of Substitute House Bill 2 by the Ohio House of Representatives on Thursday.

The bill is the state’s two-year construction budget for capital projects throughout the state, according to state Rep. Melanie Miller (R-City of Ashland). The bill will allocate more than $4.2 billion for capital projects statewide, including $717 million in one-time project funding from the Strategic Community Investment Fund.

“I am so pleased that we were able to secure these state funds for these important local projects. These projects will be transformative for many of our local communities and institutions,” Miller said in a news release. “Many of these projects would not happen without these funds from the State of Ohio.”

One-time funding secured from the Strategic Community Investment Fund will serve the 67th House District, which includes Ashland and Medina counties.

Ashland County projects to be funded are:

• $1.1 million for the Ashland County Fair
• $1 million for the Cinnamon Lake Sewer District lift station
• $910,000 for Charles Mill Marina houseboat and path renovation
• $248,554 for the Hugo Young Theatre
• $200,000 for the Davy McClure Outdoor Education shelter
• $200,000 for the Ashland Fire training facility
• $76,000 for the Hickory Street sanitary sewer lift station
• $30,000 for the Rowsburg Community Center
• $25,000 for the Hayesville pedestrian walkway

Miller also secured the following capital investments:

• $500,000 for Davy McClure Outdoor Education Center site improvements
• $101,129 for the Foundation's Community Childcare Inc.

Substitute House Bill 2 heads to the Ohio governor for a signature.