Ohio House approves 2-year capital improvement budget

The Ohio House of Representatives passed the state’s two-year capital improvement budget for community infrastructure projects across Ohio.

Rep. Gary Click, R-Vickery, voted yes on the legislation, which passed the House June 26 by a vote of 91-5.

Click secured the following capital investments for the 88th House District:

Fremont, Clyde to benefit from bill funds

● $1.35 million to revitalize Fremont’s West State Street downtown area;

● $1,122,177 to Terra State Community College for elevator upgrades, campus roadway repairs, academic learning lab renovations, and roofing replacements;

● $300,000 for improvements to the Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Library Center in Fremont;

● $150,000 for Fremont’s emergency response water access project;

● $50,000 to create a walking path from Community Park in Clyde to interconnect parks in the surrounding community and the city’s reservoir;

● $150,000 for renovations to Bettsville’s EMS facility.

● $100,000 to continue the improvements to the Robert Peters Park in the City of Bellevue; and

● $93,742 to complete the final phase of renovation for the Attica-Venice Township Joint Cemetery Mausoleum.

Substitute House Bill 2 now awaits a signature from Gov. Mike DeWine.