🏛️ Highland County battles two state proposals affecting local governance.Commissioners are fighting to maintain dual-licensure requirements for county engineers, arguing it provides two roles for one salary and ensures proper civil engineering expertise. They also formally opposed a constitutional amendment to abolish property taxes without replacement funding, warning it would devastate essential services like public safety. County officials reduced their own millage rate to help taxpayers facing 30% property value increases from state-mandated reappraisals. Meanwhile, commissioners defended ongoing building renovations as necessary maintenance for aging facilities, including the oldest continuously used courthouse in Ohio.
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🏢 Ohio invests $50 million to revamp struggling local jails statewide. Highland County will receive $379,504 to upgrade restrooms and enhance security at their 2001-built facility, covering about 80% of total project costs. The Ohio Jail Safety and Security Program, launched by Governor DeWine in 2021, aims to improve functionally obsolete and structurally failing detention centers across the state. Seven counties will use funds for major construction or renovation, eleven for smaller upgrades, and one for a feasibility study. Including this announcement, the program has now awarded over $228 million to 50 jails serving more than 50 counties.
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🍽️ Free summer meals return to Greenfield schools for hungry kids. The "Summer Tiger Bites" program will provide lunch and breakfast for children ages 1-18 from June 2 through August 1. Meals will be available Monday through Friday at three locations: Greenfield's Fifth Street colonnades, Buckskin Elementary, and Rainsboro Elementary parking lots. Parents can pick up meals without children present by completing a simple online form. The USDA-funded program aims to address summer food insecurity in the community, with no residency requirements or applications needed.
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