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It was announced Tuesday that there will be a 34% increase in the amount of paving that will be done across the county. Nearly 20 miles of roadway will be paved with additional 53 miles to be sealed. It has a price tag of 2.7 million dollars generated from motor vehicle gas tax, motor vehicle license plate fees, and the county’s permissive license plate tax. An additional 11 miles of roadway will be paved this spring in a contracted paving project.

The state of Ohio is no stranger to crashes involving students 18 and younger: numbers from the Ohio Department of Transportation show that over the last five years, over 4,500 crashes involving pedestrians 18 and younger have happened, resulting in 126 deaths. And so to help prevent a tragedy like this from happening close to home, those with Lima City Schools urge drivers to be patient with the extra traffic and to not pass school buses that are picking up or dropping kids off.

Samantha Spencer joined Ohio's "Saved by the Belt" club after her seat belt prevented her from getting seriously hurt or even killed during a crash on Napoleon Road on February 8th. She was presented with a certificate and a license plate bracket from the Ohio State Highway Patrol. They say in 2020, nearly 500 people were killed in Ohio traffic crashes and not wearing a seat belt.

The final meeting was held with township, municipal, and county officials to answer questions about the proposal. There will be just over 15 miles of roads to be paved and nearly 60 miles of roads to be sealed this year with a price tag of 2.4 million dollars. The pandemic has caused fuel sales to decrease by 12% leaving funds in a pinch. The permissive license plate fee enacted by commissioners in 2018 did however keep projects moving in 2020.

Allen County residents will be seeing an increase on their license plate fees next year.