This article is part of the 2025 General Election Voters' Guide produced in partnership with the League of Women Voters of the Akron Area.

Summit County Issue 1

Proposed Tax Levy (Renewal and Increase)

A renewal of 2.95 mills and an increase of 0.5 mill for each $1 of taxable value to constitute a tax for the benefit of the County of Summit Alcohol, Drug Addiction and Mental Health Services (ADM) Board for the purpose of mental health and recovery programs for children, adults, and families for the County service district, and for the acquisition, construction, renovation, financing, maintenance and operation of the County of Summit Alcohol, Drug Addiction, and Mental Health Services (ADM) Board facilities that the county fiscal officer estimates will collect $46,539,037 annually, at a rate not exceeding 3.45 mills for each $1 of taxable value, which amounts to $75 for each $100,000 of the county fiscal officer’s appraised value, for 6 years, commencing in 2026, first due in calendar year 2027.

Summit County Issue 2

Proposed Charter Amendment

Shall the Summit County Charter be amended to limit taxation pursuant to Ohio Law and the Ohio Constitution; and shall the Summit County Charter be amended to place a limitation on unvoted property taxes under the Charter to 2.2 mills and prohibit the increase of property taxes greater than 3% annually in aggregate?

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Akron area school levies and bond issues

Here are the school levies on the ballot in the Akron area, including Tallmadge City School District, Jackson Local School District, Cuyahoga Falls City School District and Springfield Local School District.

Akron and Summit County tax issues, zoning and charter amendments

Here are the tax levies, zoning and charter amendments for Summit County and Akron including: charter amendments in Barberton, Cuyahoga Falls, Hudson and Stow; tax issues in Macedonia, New Franklin, Norton, Peninsula, Boston Township, Coventry Township, Northfield Center Township and Springfield Township.

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Akron-area liquor options

Akron, Green, Northfield Center Township, Springfield Township and Norton are each placing a liquor option before voters.

For more information about this year’s November general election, visit our Election Signals 2025 page.

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Zake has deep roots in Northeast Ohio journalism. She was the managing editor for multimedia and special projects at the Akron Beacon Journal, where she began work as a staff photographer in 1986. Over a 20-year career, Zake worked in a variety of roles across departments that all help inform her current role as Signal Akron's editor in chief. Most recently, she was a journalism professor and student media adviser at Kent State University, where she worked with the next generation of journalists to understand public policy, environmental reporting, data and solutions reporting. Among her accomplishments was the launch of the Kent State NewsLab, an experiential and collaborative news commons that connects student reporters with outside professional partners.