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Mount Vernon council backs renewal of State Capital Improvement Program funding
Summary
City council adopted a nonbinding resolution supporting State Issue 2, the renewal of the Ohio State Capital Improvement Program (SCIP), saying the program supplies grants for local sewer, road and utility projects and is not a new tax.
Mount Vernon City Council on third reading adopted a nonbinding resolution urging voters to renew the State Capital Improvement Program, commonly administered through the Ohio Public Works Commission, on the May 6, 2025 ballot.
Supporters told council the program has funded local street, water and sewer projects and that passage would preserve a state grant source rather than create a new tax. "This is not a new tax," Councilman Severance said during committee discussion. "This is just renewal of making funds available to cities like us, townships." Mayor Starr added the program has funded thousands of projects…
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