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million is headed to Dublin and under a seconc round of state grants aimed at cuttinvg dieselengine emissions. The on Monday announced recipients of the second and final round of Diesell EmissionsReduction grants, a $19.8 million program created in 2008. The firstg round sent nearly $7.3 million to 10 organizations, includin g the , operator of the region’a bus system. In the winners disclosed Monday, Dublin was clearexd for $464,658 while the Columbus school system receivedda $918,020 grant.
Officials from Dublih and the school district told thestate they’re using the moneg to replace vehicles with lower-emission Dublin plans to replace eight 1999- or 2000-model short-haup diesel trucks, while the schoo district is using its grant to replace 15 buses producecd in 1990. Projects that received awardsz are required to put up at leasy 20 percent of the cost in matching The grant program looks specifically at public and private dieselo equipment owners in Ohio countiezs that fall short of air quality The largest grant among the 16 went to the and to refi t four locomotives with new That Cincinnati-area project was awardeds $4.6 million.
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