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Morrow County commissioners adopt resolution urging yes vote on state capital improvement program renewal
Summary
The Morrow County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously April 7 to adopt a local resolution backing renewal of the State Capital Improvement Program, saying the program funds roads, water and wastewater projects and urging a yes vote on the May 2025 statewide ballot measure.
The Morrow County Board of Commissioners on April 7 unanimously adopted a resolution urging a "yes" vote on the renewal of the State Capital Improvement Program, identified in the resolution as Issue 2 on the May 2025 statewide ballot. Commissioners Mason, Abraham and Siegfried voted in favor.
The resolution says the State Capital Improvement Program (SCIP) is a state–local partnership that has provided grants, loans and loan assistance to local governments and that it has funded local infrastructure projects — including roads, bridges, wastewater treatment, water supply and storm sewer systems — since 1987. The text states the program has provided more than $7 billion in funding and says renewal would not raise taxes for Ohioans.
The board framed the local action as a statement of support. The resolution notes the current SCIP authorization is scheduled to sunset on July 1, 2025, and says renewal is critical to avoid a gap in infrastructure investment. It also says Morrow County has previously received SCIP funds to support local projects and economic development, though the resolution does not list specific Morrow County projects in the text presented at the meeting.
Commissioners made no additional policy changes at the meeting; the board’s vote was the formal adoption of the resolution endorsing the statewide measure. The resolution text passed as presented; the record shows a 3–0 roll call in which Commissioner Mason, Commissioner Abraham and Commissioner Siegfried each recorded a “yes” vote.
The resolution was presented as a locally adopted statement urging a statewide vote; it does not itself allocate funds or change county code. The board member who introduced the resolution offered to provide a list of local projects funded previously by SCIP after the meeting.
Notes: The resolution text included the formal name "State Capital Improvement Program (SCIP)" and referred to the ballot measure as "Issue 2" on the May 2025 statewide ballot. The meeting record contains two inconsistent date references to the ballot (both May 2025 dates appeared); the county’s resolution as read at the meeting referred generally to the May 2025 statewide ballot rather than a single day in the transcript excerpt.
