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Commissioners set hearings on 1/4% sales tax for Lorain County jail construction and repair
Summary
On June 24 the Lorain County Board of Commissioners unanimously adopted Resolution No. 26-359 to set public hearings for a proposed 1/4% sales tax for 15 years to fund construction, equipping or repair of the county jail and detention facility; hearings are July 17 and July 21, 2026 in Elyria.
The Lorain County Board of Commissioners approved Resolution No. 26-359 in a June 24 special meeting to set public hearings on a proposed 1/4% sales tax for 15 years that would fund construction, equipping or repair of the Lorain County Jail Facility and Lorain County Detention Facility. The record lists hearings on July 17, 2026 at 1:30 p.m. and July 21, 2026 at 5:00 p.m. at the commissioners’ meeting room, 226 Middle Avenue, Elyria.
The journal entry records the motion as “Motion by Moore, seconded by Riddell,” and the roll-call vote as Ayes: Moore, Riddell & Gallagher; Nays: None. The resolution also directs publication of notices in the Chronicle Telegram and the Morning Journal on June 26 and July 3, 2026. The action is procedural: it schedules hearings and does not itself adopt the tax; formal public comment will be taken at the scheduled hearings prior to any final ballot placement under ORC 5739.026 and 5741.023.
