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Lucas County commissioners endorse renewal of state capital improvement program on May ballot
Summary
The Lucas County Board of Commissioners voted April 1 to endorse Ballot Issue 2, the May 6, 2025 renewal of the state capital improvement program, citing past local funding from the program.
The Lucas County Board of Commissioners voted April 1 to endorse Ballot Issue 2, the May 6, 2025 renewal of the state capital improvement program. Commissioner Lopez made the motion and the two present commissioners voted yes; President Commissioner Cebecchi was excused.
The endorsement followed remarks that the state program has delivered significant funding to local projects. Kelly Decker, a representative of the county engineer’s office, told the board that the program has provided about $231 million to local recipients since its inception, with roughly $26 million to the sanitary engineer’s office and $25 million to the county engineer’s office.
Commissioner Lopez described the renewal as broadly bipartisan and important to local infrastructure funding. “The facts speak for themselves. We’ve all benefited from it,” Lopez said during the meeting.
The board’s action was limited to expressing support on the county’s behalf for the ballot measure; no new county spending or binding commitment was announced during the session.
Votes at a glance
- Motion: Endorsement of Ballot Issue 2 (renewal of state capital improvement program on the May 6, 2025 ballot). Moved by Commissioner Lopez; second not specified in the transcript. Vote: Commissioner Lopez — yes; Commissioner Gerken — yes. Outcome: approved.
