Dogwood Park Project Considered for Ohio Capital Budget Funding

By Randy York

On January 10th the Village received notification from the Capital Budget Prioritization Task Force that the Cincinnati Business Committee has recommended funding for the Village’s capital request for $200,000 for the Centennial Dogwood Park project.

The Village completed and submitted an application in November and presented it to the Cincinnati Business Committee on December 4th.

There were 85 projects presented, and the Centennial Dogwood Park capital project was selected for recommendation for funding from the 2025/2026 Ohio Capital Budget Bill. The Ohio General Assembly and Governor will ultimately determine the projects and specific amounts to be included. That process will begin over the next several weeks and will culminate with the passage of a capital budget bill, likely this Spring.

The Ohio Capital Budget is prepared every two years and the Village last applied for funding in 2017. The application was prepared by council members Matt Ayer and Randy York and the presentation to the Cincinnati Business Committee was made by council member Randy York and resident Alicia Stock.