{"id":2517070,"date":"2025-12-03T14:10:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-03T19:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ohio-taxpayers-spending-millions-on-new-projects\/"},"modified":"2025-12-03T14:11:42","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T19:11:42","slug":"ohio-taxpayers-spending-millions-on-new-projects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ohio-taxpayers-spending-millions-on-new-projects\/","title":{"rendered":"Ohio taxpayers spending millions on new projects"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fohio-taxpayers-spending-millions-on-new-projects%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2517070&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Ohio taxpayers are funding over $20 million in improvements to jails across the state, including $17 million shared between two southeastern counties-Montgomery County receiving $13 million for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/emperor-neros-theater-unearthed-steps-from-the-vatican\/\" title=\"Nero&#039;s theater found near Vatican.\">ongoing renovations<\/a> and Clark County getting $4 million for land acquisition and design of a new jail.additionally, Stark County in northeast Ohio will receive $7.5 million for construction on a new jail. These funds come from the Ohio Jail safety and Security Program, initiated in 2021 to help local communities upgrade outdated or deteriorating jail facilities, with over $230 million spent on nearly 70 projects so far. Besides jail funding, ohio is allocating money for other public projects, including $1.4 million for dam and breakwater repairs at Grand Lake St. Mary&#8217;s State Park and nearly $470,000 to Hocking College for HVAC and culinary lab renovations. Officials emphasize that these investments support safety,environmental protection,recreation,and <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >local economic growth<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Ohio taxpayers spending millions on new projects<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2422284\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>(The Center Square) &ndash;&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ohio\/\">Ohio<\/a> taxpayers are on the hook for more than $20 million for <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jail\/\">jail<\/a> improvement in three counties that officials say will help security.<\/p>\n<p>The money came a few days before the Ohio Controlling Board gave away millions in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/taxpayers\/\">taxpayer<\/a> funds for things like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-york-state-assembly-moves-to-rename-donald-j-trump-state-park\/\" title=\"New York ... Assembly Moves To Rename Donald J. Trump ... Park\">state park<\/a> and college renovations.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\/3905682\/liberal-media-disguised-politics-charlie-kirk-alleged-assassin-tyler-robinson\/\">Liberal media disguised politics of Charlie Kirk&rsquo;s alleged assassin<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3905687\/watch-live-trump-release-guidance-fuel-efficiency-standards\/\">WATCH LIVE: Trump to release guidance on fuel efficiency standards<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3905318\/republicans-matt-van-epps-win-tennessee-cant-deny-the-donald-trump-effect\/\">Republicans relish in Matt Van Epps&#8217;s win: &#8216;Can&#8217;t deny the Donald Trump effect&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Two jails in southeast Ohio will share $17 million, with Montgomery County receiving $13 million for ongoing renovations, and Clark County getting $4 million to buy land and design a new jail.<\/p>\n<p>Stark County, in northeast Ohio, will receive $7.5 million to help with construction on its new jail.<\/p>\n<p>The money comes through the Ohio Jail Safety and Security Program, which began in 2021. It helps local communities pay for improvements at out-of-date or structurally failing jails. So far, more than $230 million in taxpayer funds has been spent on nearly 70 jail projects.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Jails are expensive to build and expensive to keep up, so this program helps ease some of the financial burden at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-china-threat-is-real-and-upon-us\/\" title=\"The China Threat is Real and Upon Us\">local level<\/a>,&rdquo; Gov. Mike DeWine said in a release. &ldquo;This program has already made a major impact at jails across the state by helping create safer environments for those working and residing at these facilities.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Grand Lake St. Mary&rsquo;s State Park received $1.4 million to help with dam renovations and to rehabilitate breakwater structures at Prairie Creek and Coldwater Creek.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3903325\/doj-immigration-judge-lawsuit-bondi-sex-discrimination\/\">FIRED DOJ IMMIGRATION JUDGE SUES BONDI OVER ALLEGED SEX DISCRIMINATION<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Grand Lake St. Mary&rsquo;s is one of our region&rsquo;s greatest assets, and these investments ensure it will continue to serve families, sportsmen, and visitors for generations to come,&rdquo; Rep. Angie King, R-Celina, said in a statement. &ldquo;I&rsquo;m thrilled to see the state prioritize the long-term health and safety of the lake, and I&rsquo;m proud to deliver resources that strengthen recreation, protect our environment, and boost our local economy.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Also, Hocking College, in Athens County, will receive nearly $250,000 for a new HVAC system in the drone education and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fed-report-to-congress-says-enhanced-federal-unemployment-handouts-are-restricting-growth\/\" title=\"Fed Report To Congress Says Enhanced Federal Unemployment Handouts Are Restricting Growth\">training lab<\/a>. It will also get another $220,000 to design its culinary lab renovations.<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thecentersquare.com%2Fohio%2Farticle_0660b7c2-d4b7-4c11-8660-76e2617ec36f.html%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Dfacebook%26utm_campaign%3Duser-share\"><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ohio taxpayers fund $20M+ for jail upgrades, parks, colleges<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2869,"featured_media":2517071,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Ohio-state-house-Wyss-foreign-ballot-measure-scaled.webp?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[32412,51844,4333,68150,8956],"class_list":["post-2517070","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-government-spending","tag-infrastructure-projects","tag-ohio","tag-public-funds","tag-taxpayers"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Ohio-state-house-Wyss-foreign-ballot-measure-scaled.webp?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2517070","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2869"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2517070"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2517070\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2517074,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2517070\/revisions\/2517074"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2517071"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2517070"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2517070"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2517070"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}