Capital Budget

The city will add two new Bell 505 Basic Aircrafts to its fleet after a unanimous vote by Columbus City Council Monday evening. Other city police departments like Dublin and county agencies like the Franklin County Sheriff's Office have started using a cheaper alternative: drones.

Money from the proposed 2025 capital budget would go toward affordable housing, improving safety at intersections, a new police substation at Easton and other improvements.

Ohio House lawmakers from both parties voted 75-19 to pass a nearly $2 billion package of appropriations for a slew of regional and local projects Wednesday.

Mayor Andrew Ginther's proposal faces three public hearings before Columbus City Council takes up the issue this month.

The public has a chance to weigh in on the city of Columbus' plan for capital improvement spending in a series of meetings starting this week.

State lawmakers plan to quickly pass the $3.5 billion capital bill that funds state spending on community projects, higher education, prisons and infrastructure. The list of local projects receiving funding includes a big outlay for the community where both the House Speaker and Senate President hail from.

Columbus Mayor Andrew Ginther unveiled the city's capital improvements budget where over 750 million dollars will go to public safety facilities, street improvements and housing.

Lawmakers are finally getting a look at the $2.5 billion state capital improvements budget, delayed for months by the pandemic.

The deadline has passed for communities throughout the state to submit their requests for Ohio’s capital budget, which is expected sometime near the end…

State lawmakers have introduced their plan to spend more than $2.6 billion on capital improvements throughout Ohio.Republican Sen. Scott Oelslager says…