COLUMBUS, Ohio - More than 1 million new Ohio license plates that the state stashed away amid economic concerns are going into circulation.
Officials said Tuesday that the colorful plates with images of a barn and a Wright brothers plane will be offered as an alternative to the state's familiar red, white and blue plates, starting Nov. 23. The cost will be the same: $2.50.
At one time, the so-called "Beautiful Ohio" plates were to become the new standard, but officials eventually decided to make them optional. In May, the Department of Public Safety pulled the new plates, saying it was inappropriate to offer motorists a $2.50 replacement during a recession.
Public Safety Director Cathy Collins-Taylor vetoed an idea to make Beautiful Ohio a more expensive specialty plate.
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