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Commissioners voice objections to NOACA decision to fund mural with local transportation fees
Summary
Commissioners raised objections to a NOACA executive-committee decision to spend approximately $145,000–$150,000 of local fees on a mural at the NOACA building, arguing the funds could better support transportation passes or studies.
Commissioners registered objections to a recent Northeastern Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency (NOACA) executive-committee action to allocate roughly $145,000–$150,000 of local fees for a mural on the NOACA building. Commissioners said the expenditure raised questions about priorities for regional transportation funding.
Commissioner remarks noted that NOACA is a transportation planning agency and questioned whether mural funding aligns with transportation priorities, saying the amount could pay for many public-transit passes or be redeployed to transportation studies and improvements. Commissioners said an NOACA budget committee member brought the matter to their attention and said there was some dissent at NOACA but the executive committee approved the cost.
Commissioners indicated continued objection would be placed on the record and emphasized their view that the funds would be better used for transit passes or other transportation needs in the region. No action by the Medina County commissioners on NOACA budget decisions was recorded; the discussion was an expression of the county's position.
