Ohio Controlling Board approves $250K for roadwork near Macy’s center in North Jackson
The state Controlling Board on Monday released $250,000 to the Mahoning County Engineer’s Office for roadwork improvements near the Macy’s Logistics and Operations Center in North Jackson.
The funds will be used to widen Mahoning Avenue by adding left turning lanes in the East-West direction to accommodate increased traffic volume on Bailey Road, a news release states.
“Macy’s Corporate LLC is a wonderful asset to the community, and it is great to see this funding coming to the Valley to make our roadways more efficient for all of those who use them for travel,” state Rep. Al Cutrona of Canfield, R-59th, said in the release.
The state Controlling Board on Monday also approved more than $3.8 million to the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services for unemployment benefits operations, a separate news release states.
According to the release, more than $800,000 will be used to help fight unemployment fraud, and more than $2.9 million will go toward the Unemployment Framework for Automated Claim & Tax Services system, which was established to implement the federal Pandemic Unemployment Assistance program during the COVID-19 pandemic.
“It’s clear to me that even as we’ve transitioned ‘back to normal,’ there are still too many people reeling from the economic ripple effect of the pandemic,” state Rep. Michele Lepore-Hagan of Youngstown, D58th, said in the release. “My office is still receiving requests for assistance from people around the state who need help with unemployment.”
Other approved funds, according to the release, include:
- More than $1.7 million to the Department of Development to continue the Emergency Rental Assistance Program;
- $9 million to Department of Natural Resources for the inspection and plugging of orphaned oil and gas wells;
- $3 million to the Department of Health for the Ryan White Part B HIV/ AIDS program that supports numerous related services for uninsured or underinsured patients living with HIV/AIDS;
- More than $1.8 million to the department of Mental Health and Addiction Services for the support of expanding capacity and quality of call centers for 988, the National Suicide Prevention hotline;
- More than $1.6 million to the Department of Rehabilitation and Correction for enhancements and annual maintenance and support for the statewide Ohio Community Supervision System;
- More than $400,000 to the Department of Transportation to contract with the Country Engineers Association of Ohio to provide program administration services for the County Local Bridge, Surface Transportation and Safety Improvement programs.