The following levies and issues will likely appear on ballots, pending certification from their county boards of election.
Montgomery County
In Montgomery County, Dayton Metro Library will seek a 1 mill, 5-year levy to cover current expenses. Library officials have said that without this levy, they will need to cut the library’s budget by 20%.
Five Rivers Metroparks will also have a 1 mill levy on the ballot, with the property tax spanning 10 years to cover current expenses at the park system. If voters approve the proposed levy this fall, MetroParks will have about $14.2 million annually for 10 years to go toward its backlog of maintenance needs, addressing those needs by 2037, the organization said.
Centerville Schools will be asking voters, for a third time, to decide on a 3.9 mill, permanent levy for current expenses at the district. Clayton residents may also be asked to decide on an increase to their income tax in order to pay for police and fire operations. The income tax hike has failed a few times.
Proposed ballot measures:
Brookville: referendum on ordinance that deals with zoning
Carlisle: electric and gas aggregation
Clayton: additional 1% income tax for police and fire operations, plus allowing full credit for taxes paid to other jurisdictions
Huber Heights: Four charter amendments
Riverside: Six charter amendments
Riverside: 4.95 mill renewal, 5 years, police operations
Phillipsburg: 3 mill additional, 5 years, operational expenses
Verona: 4 mill additional, continuing, providing and maintaining fire protection
Verona: 1 mill replacement, 5 years, purpose of fire protection
Butler Twp.: Resolution to adopt limited home rule
German Twp.: 4 mill additional, continuing, fire and emergency services
Harrison Twp.: 4 mill replacement, 5 years, current expenses
Jefferson Twp.: 7 mill additional, 5 years, current expenses
Dayton Metro Library: 1 mill additional, 5 years, current expenses
Five Rivers Metroparks: 1 mill additional, 10 years, current expenses
Centerville Schools: 3.9 mill additional, permanent, current expenses
Mad River Schools: 2.9 mill additional, permanent, current expenses
New Lebanon Local School District: 0.75% income tax, 5 years, current expenses
Northern Warren County
In Warren County, the village of Harveysburg may have five separate ballot items — two of which are asking for new tax money and one of which is proposing dissolving the village altogether.
The initiative to surrender corporate powers could be returning to the ballot this fall after narrowly failing last year. The item is a citizen-led petition, according to the Warren County Board of Elections, and it comes after an admissions tax was imposed by the village on land used for the Renaissance Festival.
Voters in Harveysburg last fall also rejected two 2.5 mill levies for police and general operating expenses proposed by the village.
Ballot language for the Lebanon adult-use issue and the Harveysburg referendums on ordinances is pending review by legal counsel and the Ohio Secretary of State’s office.
Proposed ballot measures:
Wayne Twp.: 2 mill additional, 5 years, fire levy
Harveysburg: 3 mill additional, 5 years, operating expenses
Harveysburg: 2.5 mill additional, 5 years, police levy
Harveysburg: Referendums on multiple ordinances
Harveysburg: Surrendering corporate powers
Lebanon: An adult-use marijuana issue
Carlisle: Electric and gas aggregation
Greene County
In Greene County, the biggest issues submitted to the Board of Elections included a Beavercreek City Schools bond issue to build a new high school. The new high school is part of the district’s plans to move all its students to the building of one grade higher, as the district continues to see swelling enrollment.
Yellow Springs schools are also taking a second crack at a 9 mill substitute levy for its current expenses, which voters rejected in March.
Proposed ballot measures:
Beavercreek City Schools: 4.9 mill bond issue, 37 years, new school facilities
Bath Twp.: 7 mill renewal, five years, fire/EMS
Yellow Springs Village Schools: 9 mill combining two substitute emergency levies, 10 years, current expenses
Beavercreek City: 0.49 mill additional, continuous, parks and recreation
Xenia: 3.5 mill renewal, 5 years, current expenses
Greeneview Local Schools: 0.3 mill bond issue and additional tax, continuous, school construction
Silvercreek Twp.: 2.3 mill renewal, 5 years, fire and EMS
Jamestown: 3.5 mill renewal, 5 years, police
Jamestown: 1.1 mill renewal, 5 years, current expenses
Xenia Twp.: 3 mill renewal, 5 years, fire and EMS
Jefferson Twp.: 3 mill renewal, 5 years, fire and EMS
Greene County Parks and Recreation: 0.9 mill renewal, five years, general expenses
Cedarville Twp.: 2 mill renewal, 5 years, fire
Cedarville Twp.: 1 mill renewal, 5 years, current expenses
Sugarcreek Twp.: 2 mill renewal, 5 years, police
Beavercreek City: Two charter issues
Miami County
Some Miami County ballots may contain a Milton-Union Exempted Village School District request for a 0.75% income tax to cover current expenses of the district. Other voters may be asked to decide on electric and gas aggregation in Pleasant Hill or additional fire and EMS levies in Washington, Springcreek or Lostcreek townships.
Proposed ballot measures:
Tipp City: Four charter amendments
Pleasant Hill: Electric and gas aggregation
Casstown: 1.65 mills renewal, 5 years, fire protection services
Monroe Twp.: 1 mill renewal, 5 years, senior citizens services or facilities
Springcreek Twp.: 1.65 mill renewal, 5 years, current expenses
Springcreek Twp.: 4 mill additional, 5 years; fire, ambulance and emergency services
Washington Twp.: 4 mills additional, 5 years, fire and emergency medical services
Lostcreek Twp.: 1.25 mill additional, five years, providing ambulance and emergency medical services
Lostcreek Twp. (unincorporated): 1.5 mills renewal, 5 years, providing fire services
Lostcreek Twp. (unincorporated): 1.25 mills additional, 5 years, providing ambulance and emergency services
Milton-Union Exempted Village School District: 0.75% income tax, 10 years, current expenses
Milton-Union Exempted Village School District: 0.7 mill renewal, 5 years, current expenses
Troy City Schools: 1.1 mill renewal, 5 years, permanent improvements
Covington Exempted Village Schools: 1.25% income tax, 5 years, current expenses
Franklin Monroe Local School District: 1 mill renewal, 5 years, providing for the permanent improvements of the school district
Miami East Local School District: 0.8 mill replacement, continuing, general permanent improvement
Tecumseh Local Schools: 7 mill substitute, 10 years, providing for necessary requirements
Tecumseh Local Schools: 4 mill renewal, 5 years; improvements, renovations and additions to school facilities and providing equipment, furnishings and site improvements
Preble County
Multiple Preble County communities — Gratis, Verona, West Elkton, Gasper Twp., Gratis Twp., Harrison Twp. and Israel Twp. — are asking voters to decide on fire, police and EMS levies this fall.
An issue related to marijuana dispensaries has also been proposed for the Lewisburg ballot.
Proposed ballot measures:
Eaton school district: 0.75% income tax renewal, 5 years
National Trail schools: 0.75% income tax renewal, 5 years
Preble County Library: 1 mill, renewal, 5 years
College Corner: 7 mill renewal, 5 years, police levy
Gratis: 3 mill additional, permanent, EMS levy
Lewisburg: 3.8 mill renewal, 5 years, current expenses
Lewisburg: Vote on marijuana dispensary issue
New Paris: 2 mill renewal, 5 years, current expenses
Verona: 4 mill, additional, permanent, fire levy
Verona: 1 mill, replacement, 5 years, fire levy
West Alexandria: 1.4 mill renewal, 4 years, current expenses
West Alexandria: 1.5 mill renewal, 4 years, current expenses
West Elkton: 1.5 mill, renewal, 5 years, fire levy
West Elkton: 3 mill, additional, permanent, EMS levy
West Manchester: 2 mill, renewal, 5 years, streets levy
West Manchester: 3.6 mill, renewal, 5 years, current expenses
Dixon Twp.: 0.5 mill, renewal, 5 years, EMS levy
Dixon Twp.: 0.5 mill, renewal, 5 years, EMS levy
Dixon Twp.: 0.75 mill, renewal, 5 years, fire levy
Dixon Twp.: 1 mill, renewal, 5 years, fire levy
Gasper Twp.: 1 mill, additional, 5 years, EMS levy
Gratis Twp.: 0.7 mill, renewal, 5 years, cemetery levy
Gratis Twp. ambulance district: 1 mill, renewal, 5 years, EMS levy
Gratis Twp. ambulance district: 3 mill, additional, permanent, EMS levy
Harrison Twp.: 0.25 mills, replacement, 5 years, cemetery levy
Harrison Twp.: 1.6 mills, renewal, 5 years, fire levy
Harrison Twp. ambulance district: 1 mill, replacement, 5 years, EMS levy
Israel Twp.: 2.5 mills, additional, permanent, fire/EMS levy
Lanier Twp.: 1 mill, renewal, 5 years, EMS levy
Monroe Twp.: 0.6 mill, renewal, 5 years, fire levy
Monroe Twp.: 0.4 mills, renewal, 4 years, fire levy
Twin Twp.: 0.5 mills, renewal, 5 years, cemetery levy
Washington Twp.: 1 mill, renewal, 5 years, fire levy
Washington Twp.: 0.5 mills, renewal, 5 years, fire levy
Northwest Fire/Ambulance District: 2.5 mills, replacement, permanent, fire/EMS levy
