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MAHONING COUNTY - Voters in Mahoning County have chosen to renew a .25% sales tax to be used for roads, bridges and other infrastructure in Mahoning County.

The tax renewal passed by 65.5%.

Annually, the extra sales tax provides about $10 million per year to the Mahoning County Engineer’s Office to improve the roads of Mahoning County.

Mahoning County Engineer Pat Ginnetti told 21 News that the sales tax has allowed the Engineer’s Office to pave about 150 miles of road since it was first passed in 2022.

THE PLAINS, Ohio – Over a dozen local residents gathered at The Plains branch of the Athens County Public Library on April 30 to see project maps and hear from local officials about a shared-use path which will connect the Hocking Adena Bikeway with SR 682.

“[The meeting] was just to help educate the community about the project,” said Athens County Planner Connor LaVelle. “We want to make sure that [residents are] kept up to date, that they’re aware of what the project is and where it’s at.”

Washington County Commissioners this week approved the rebid for the Hune Covered Bridge rehabilitation project.

The lowest of two bidders, The Righter Co., bid $2,463,197, which was within 10% of the engineer’s estimate.

The Righter Co. made a bid in March but it exceeded estimates and had to be rebid. Ohio revised code restricts bids from being awarded if they exceed estimates by more than 10% of costs.

LUCAS COUNTY, Ohio — Federal safety funding is paving the way for three new roundabouts in Lucas County, with construction targeted for 2031.

According to a news release from the Lucas County Engineer’s Office, the projects will be funded through grants awarded by the County Engineers Association of Ohio as part of the federal Highway Safety Improvement Program. The program focuses on reducing serious crashes and fatalities on public roadways.