Craig Announces $100.5M Investment in Franklin County Projects
This week, state Senator Hearcel F. Craig (D-Columbus) commended the Ohio Senate’s passage of the state’s capital budget (House Bill 2), which includes $62.9 million for 33 projects within Ohio’s 15th Senate District and over $100.5 million for Franklin County as a whole.
“This substantial investment underscores our commitment to fostering growth, improving public facilities, and enhancing the quality of life for all residents of the 15th Senate District and Franklin County,” said Craig. “This funding is a testament to the collaborative effort of local leaders, community organizations, and elected state officials. In a united bipartisan effort, the Ohio General Assembly has secured and allocated billions of dollars to stimulate economic growth, create jobs, and enhance the safety and health of our communities.”
Overall, the bill appropriates $3.5 billion in new capital funding, $717.8 million in One-Time Strategic Community Investments Fund (OTSCIF) appropriations, and $1.98 billion in re-appropriations for unspent capital dollars.
Local projects in the bill include:
- The Ohio Center for Advanced Technologies
- Columbus Symphony Orchestra – Music for All
- Downtown Columbus Capital Line
- Heritage Trail Expansion
- Downtown Security Command Center
- Westland Mall Renovations
- Heartland Music Incubator
- Green Lawn Cemetery Chapel
- Heinzerling Facility Improvements
- Whitehall Police Department Emergency Facility
- Scioto Rise Place
- The Refuge
- Columbus Urban League Career Connect Hub
- Boys and Girls Club of J. Ashburn
- Columbus Museum of Art Upgrades
- The Buckeye Ranch
- Franklin Park Conservatory
- Mid-Ohio Food Collective Eastland Property Center
- Netcare Facility Improvements
- Van Buren Center Essential Renovation
- Vista Village
- Final Third Foundation’s Pathways Park Facility Development
- Childhood League Center
- Green Lawn Cemetery Huntington Chapel Restoration Project
- Heinzerling Community Capital Infrastructure Project
- St. Vincent Behavioral Health Project
- The Refuge
- JCC of Greater Columbus
- Central Ohio Fire Museum Restoration
- Sanctuary Night - Expanding to Meet the Need
- Shadowbox Expansion
- Franklin County Fairgrounds 4H Horse Barns
- Livingston Avenue Community New Direction Project
- CRIS Facilities
The bill now goes to the governor for his signature. Learn more about the projects supported by the capital budget here.