05/08/2025

OAIMA's Statement on the Passage of State Issue 2

The over 250 member companies of the Ohio Aggregates & Industrial Minerals Association (OAIMA) applaud the passage of State Issue 2.  State Issue 2 authorizes the state to issue bonds of up to $250 million per year over each of the next 10 years.

These funds will be utilized for roads and bridges, wastewater and stormwater projects and other local infrastructure improvements. 

Pat Jacomet, Executive Director of the OAIMA stated, ‘Our members are grateful to the Ohio general assembly for their overwhelming support for the placing Issue 2 on the May ballot and to the citizens of Ohio for recognizing the importance of continued funding for these critical infrastructure projects. These projects depend upon locally produced construction materials including, sand & gravel, limestone and dolomite and other industrial minerals. Our members look forward to continuing to provide these critical aggregates for use in roads, bridges and other critical infrastructure projects.”

Without passage of this bond issue, the authority for the State Capital Improvement Program was set to expire in July of 2025.  OAIMA is proud to have been a member of the “Strong Ohio Communities Coalition” which includes over 80 organizations representing townships, cities, villages and counties along with state and local chambers of commerce and associations.