Issue 2 will be on the ballot May 6, 2025.
Ohio Farm Bureau joins several other state organizations in supporting the passage of Issue 2, which is an infrastructure bond that runs the State Capital Improvement Program under the Ohio Public Works Commission. The current voter-approved 10 year bond is scheduled to sunset on July 1, 2025.
“Ohio’s farmers and agribusinesses rely on the state’s roadways to get their products from the farm to the plate,” said Ohio Farm Bureau President Bill Patterson. “Passing Issue 2 will strengthen the infrastructure farmers and consumers depend on to keep Ohio’s food supply system strong to continue to deliver food, fuel and fiber across the state and beyond.”
Issue 2 will be on the ballot May 6 and will increase the annual amount for the program from $200 million to $250 million per year. The total amount over the 10-year period will be $2.5 billion, which will be paid for through state general obligation debt. The State Capital Improvement Program is a grant/loan program for roads, bridges, water supply, wastewater treatment, stormwater collection, and solid waste disposal.
First authorized in 1987, voters have renewed three times, in 1995, 2005 and 2014. OFBF supported passage in 2014. Ohio Farm Bureau policy regarding highways and motor vehicle fuels tax guided OFBF’s board in its decision to support the passage of Issue 2.
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