Voters made their choices at the ballot box as they voted yay or nay on income and property tax issues in Ohio’s May 5 Primary Election to support local schools, libraries and township operations.
The bulk of these issues were for new money — if passed they will cost taxpayers more on future bills. Renewals for the Valley Fire District and Coventry Township operations will not cost taxpayers additional money to continue to fund those services.
The amount a homeowner will pay in property taxes is based on each levy’s millage rate, with 10 mills equal to a penny of a home’s assessed value.
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Failed: Barberton City Schools’ property tax levy
This would have been an additional tax levy to fund operating expenses at Barberton City Schools.
The 11-mill property tax would have raised about $5.9 million each year for the district.
Failed: Norton City Schools’ income tax levy
This was a proposed income tax to support operating expenses at Norton City Schools.
Residents would have paid an additional 0.75% earned income tax to fund Norton City Schools starting Jan. 1, 2027. It would have increased the current earned income tax from 0.5% to 1.25%.
Passed: City of Norton tax levy renewal
This levy is a five-year renewal that benefits the Norton Fire Department.
Failed: Tallmadge City Schools’ property tax levy
This was a proposed additional property tax levy to fund Tallmadge City Schools.
This 5.6-mill property tax would have generated about $3.6 million for the district, offsetting an upcoming $800,000 negative cash balance for fiscal year 2029.
Failed: Twinsburg City Schools’ income tax
This was a proposed earned income tax to fund operations at Twinsburg City Schools. It is the first time the district has sought an income tax rather than property tax to help fund its operations at the local level.
Residents would have had to pay an additional 1.25% tax on earned income – which excludes Social Security and retirement benefits.
Passed: Cuyahoga Falls Library property tax
This is an additional property tax levy to fund Cuyahoga Falls Library operations.
The 2.2-mill property tax will raise about $2.4 million each year, according to the Summit County Board of Elections. It replaces a 1.9-mill levy that supports the library’s operations, including staffing and its collection of books, movies and other items available to cardholders.
That levy was first passed in 2011 and expires at the end of this year.
Passed: Valley Fire District renewal levy
This is a renewal levy to continue funding the Valley Fire District’s equipment and operational costs.
The five-year renewal of a 2.5-mill property tax levy generates about $136,500 each year. The Valley Fire District serves about 3,500 residents in Peninsula, Boston Township and Boston Heights.
Passed: Valley Fire District additional tax levy
This is an additional tax to fund the Valley Fire District. The five-year, 1-mill property tax will generate about $61,600 each year to fund operations and equipment for fire and EMS service for residents in Peninsula, Boston Township and Boston Heights.
Passed: Hudson Library and Historical Society renewal levy
This is a renewal and increase of a Hudson property tax to fund the city’s library and historical society.
Taxpayers will continue to pay the original 2.9 mills, plus an additional 0.6 mills for a total of 3.5 mills. It will raise about $3.6 million each year.
Failed: Coventry Township property tax renewal
This would have been a renewal of a 0.95-mill levy to fund general operations in Coventry Township. It would have generated about $275,500 each year for five years.
Failed: Springfield Township fire, EMS additional tax
This would have been an additional 1.9-mill property tax levy to replace an expiring 2-mill levy to fund fire and EMS equipment and operations in Springfield Township.
It would have generated about $786,000 each year.
Failed: Twinsburg Township property tax levy
This would have been an additional 1.24-mill property tax levy to fund construction projects and street repair in Twinsburg Township. It would have generated about $302,700 each year.
