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County engineer highlights Issue 2 renewal, paving progress and salt-reduction grant in roads report
Summary
Clermont County Engineer Jeremy Evans delivered the annual Roads and Bridges report April 30, outlining pavement and bridge work, the May 6 Issue 2 state capital program renewal, winter salt use and a newly awarded H2Ohio grant to reduce rock-salt chloride runoff.
Clermont County Engineer Jeremy Evans presented the county's annual Roads and Bridges report to the Clermont County Board of Commissioners on April 30, outlining recent paving and bridge work, the May 6 ballot renewal of the Ohio Public Works capital program (Issue 2), winter maintenance costs and a new state grant to reduce chloride from road salt.
The report matters because it frames near-term road funding choices, shows how federal and state grant dollars have been used locally, and outlines operational changes intended to reduce environmental impacts from deicing salts.
Evans told commissioners the statewide Issue 2 program — which the county uses for landslide, bridge and other infrastructure projects — is a renewal, not a tax increase. "This is a renewal. This is not a tax increase, and it's not like a typical levy," he said, noting the program is administered by the Ohio Public Works Commission (OPWC) and routed through regional…
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