Standard&Poor's Ratings Services assigned its 'AA' long-term rating to Medina County, Ohio's series 2015 limited-tax general obligation (GO) various purpose bonds. At the same time, Standard&Poor's affirmed its 'AA' long-term rating on the county's previously issued GO debt and its 'A+' long-term rating on the Medina County Port Authority's series 2010 fiber network project bonds supported by the county with a nontax appropriation pledge. The outlook is stable. The 'A+' rating is based on our view of the county's: Pledge of nontax revenue, subject to appropriation, in an amount sufficient to restore the debt service reserve (DSR) to maximum annual debt service (MADS); MADS coverage of 6.8x using 2014 actual nontax revenue; and General creditworthiness as
