Briefs: Road closings, Romanchuk praises state budget, Shelby library event

Richland County motorists advised of several closings

The Richland County Engineer's Office has announced that Anderson Road, between Alexander and Kochheiser roads in Washington Township, will be closed starting Monday and will remain closed for 60 days. The closure will allow for a bridge replacement project.

In the city of Mansfield, Gerke Avenue, from West Sixth Street to Hill Avenue, and Hill Avenue, from Gerke Avenue to Penn Avenue, are closed for water main repairs. These streets are expected to reopen by Wednesday.

Romanchuk praises tax cuts and school vouchers in new state budget

COLUMBUS — State Sen. Mark Romanchuk (R-Ontario) praised the $88.86 budget passed by the General Assembly and signed into law by the governor, especially the the historic $3 billion in tax relief. The senator also strongly approved of the inclusion of universal school vouchers, while providing record funding for K-12 public schools.

The senator praised the move toward a fair and simplified flat tax approach, as the budget reduces the number of tax brackets to only two over the biennium. The marginal rates will be 2.75% over $26,050 and 3.5% over $100,000. Ohioans making $26,051 or less pay no income taxes. The budget also adds an extended sales tax holiday in August.

The budget makes Ed Choice Scholarships funded by the state universally available to every Ohio student based on a sliding scale of income eligibility.

The budget also includes major policy improvements and record funding for K-12 public schools by adding an additional $1.97 billion. That’s a 12.9% increase over the biennium.

'Spokes and Floats' at the Marvin Memorial Library

SHELBY — Marvin Memorial Library, 29 W. Whitney Ave., will be hosting "Spokes & Floats" at 6 p.m. Wednesday. The event will feature free root beer floats and some Shelby bicycles in the Kerr Garden Room. Everyone is welcome. Registration is not required.

Upcoming meetings:

● Pioneer Career and Technology Center Board of Education, 10 a.m., Monday, Mid-Ohio Educational Service Center conference room, 890 W Fourth St., Mansfield

● Richland County Board of Elections, 3 p.m., Tuesday, BOE office, Longview Center, 1495 W. Longview Ave., Mansfield

● Ontario Board of Education, 7 p.m. Tuesday, Ontario High School library, 467 Shelby-Ontario Road, Ontario

● Pioneer Career and Technology Center Board of Education, 6 p.m., Wednesday, Board of Education conference room, PCTC, 27 Ryan Road, Shelby

This article originally appeared on Mansfield News Journal: Richland County road closings, Romanchuk praises state budget