COLUMBUS -- State Senator George Lang says Butler County projects would receive more than $5.3 million under the Ohio Senate's version of the state's two-year Capital Budget bill. The Senate last week approved Senate Bill 450, which includes funding for 16 projects throughout Butler County as part of a statewide $3.7 billion capital improvements package. "Part of keeping Ohio's place as the best state in the nation to raise a family is investing into our local communities," Lang said. "Each and every one of these projects will have an impact far beyond just those directly affected." The largest Butler County allocation in the Senate plan is $1 million for the Advanced Manufacturing Hub Technology Project. Other major projects include $800,000 for the Middletown Community Foundation Park, $500,000 for the Butler Tech Aviation Hangar Expansion, and $325,000 for improvements to athletic fields at Voice of America MetroPark. The proposal also includes funding for projects at the Butler County Fairgrounds, Hamilton BMX Facility, Oxford Community Park, Keehner Park, the Great Miami River Trail Connector, Best Point, the Boys & Girls Club of West Chester/Liberty, and the Oxford Community Arts Center. Statewide, the Senate plan includes $645 million for the Ohio Public Works Commission, $611 million for the Ohio Facilities Construction Commission, $425 million for higher education institutions, $385 million for the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, and $265 million for the Ohio Department of Natural Resources. The Ohio General Assembly typically approves a capital budget every two years to fund construction and improvement projects across the state. The bill now moves to the Ohio House for further consideration.
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Butler County Projects Included in the Senate Version of the Capital Budget
- Advanced Manufacturing Hub Technology Project — $1,000,000
- Middletown Community Foundation Park — $800,000
- Butler Tech Aviation Hangar Expansion — $500,000
- Voice of America Athletic Field Improvements — $325,000
- Butler County Fairgrounds Swine/Sheep Barn — $300,000
- Hamilton BMX Facility Upgrades — $300,000
- OA Bethany Station & Visitor Safety Upgrades — $300,000
- Butler County Fairgrounds Grandstand Seating — $250,000
- Great Miami River Trail Connector — $250,000
- Keehner Park Infrastructure Improvements — $250,000
- Synthetic Play Field, Oxford Community Park — $250,000
- Best Point Historic Harbor Addiction Project — $200,000
- Miami Park Improvements — $175,000
- Boys & Girls Club of West Chester/Liberty — $150,000
- Fairfield Town Center Parking Structure — $150,000
- Restore Oxford Community Arts Center — $100,000
