What Happened?

The City of Montgomery, Ohio, has two lobbying firms working on its behalf, and one of them, DSD Advisors LLC, listed a $250,000 request for the Montgomery Quarter Connector Boulevard, recommended by Rep. Greg Landsman (D-OH-1), in its first quarter 2026 report.

DSD Advisors LLC and Van Scoyoc Associates Inc. lobbied on behalf of the City of Montgomery, Ohio on a $250,000 federal request in an appropriations act for the Montgomery Quarter Connector Boulevard, a road and pedestrian project tied to a $150 million mixed-use development. Rep. Greg Landsman (D-OH-1) recommended a $250,000 request for the Montgomery Quarter Connector Boulevard, which the filing lists in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, and said in an April 4, 2026, post on X that he delivered the money through Community Project Funding.

DSD Advisors' first quarter 2026 report lists a $250,000 request for the Montgomery Quarter Connector Boulevard, recommended by Rep. Greg Landsman (D-OH-1), in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, while a separate House fiscal year 2026 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies bill, H.R. 5342, would provide $80.245 billion for covered departments and agencies.

Why Does it Matter to Me?

Rep. Greg Landsman (D-OH-1) said in an April 4, 2026, post on X that he delivered $250,000 for road improvements in Montgomery.

Filings show DSD Advisors LLC reported $9,000 per quarter for the City of Montgomery, Ohio, across the third quarter of 2025, fourth quarter of 2025 and first quarter of 2026, while Van Scoyoc Associates Inc. reported $40,000 for the fourth quarter of 2025, $40,000 for the first quarter of 2026 and $50,000 for the second quarter of 2026.

Both Sides, Now

In an April 4, 2026, post on X, Rep. Greg Landsman (D-OH-1) described the project as a pedestrian-vehicle boulevard that connects the Montgomery Quarter development with new sidewalks, roads, lighting and landscaping.

Critics of congressional earmarking argue funds can be slow to reach projects. A U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) review found that fiscal year 2022 and 2023 appropriations included $24.4 billion for 12,196 projects, but agencies had formally committed only 59 percent of those funds by the end of fiscal year 2023, meaning more than four in 10 dollars had not yet been legally committed. No documented opposition to the Montgomery project specifically was found in available sources.

The full House and Senate must pass the Consolidated Appropriations Act and the president must sign it before any funds reach Montgomery. Congress controls whether the earmark survives that process.

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