Rep. McNally: Issue 2 Will Create Jobs, Fix Countless Community Projects

COLUMBUS – State Rep. Lauren McNally (D-Youngstown) today released the following statement concerning Issue 2’s resounding passage by Ohio’s voters:

“The State Capital Improvement Program has a long history of helping communities build and repair important infrastructure. This is going to do so much good at the local level and I am so pleased that everyone came out to support this important ballot initiative. This will create great job opportunities in Youngstown and all of Mahoning Valley as well as providing needed improvements to the infrastructure we use everyday,” said Rep. McNally.

With Issue 2's approval, the State Capital Improvement Program will create tens of thousands of jobs and issue general obligation bonds up to $250 million annually, an increase from the current $200 million per year. Issue 2 will also help local governments with critical infrastructure projects. Ohioans first voted for the program as a lawmaker-backed constitutional amendment in 1987 and have since renewed it four times.