A 5.5-mill continuing tax is the largest levy any township or village voter in Richland County will see when they fill out this year's ballot .
Early voting began Oct. 8, which was also the day when the first mail ballots were issued.
The general election is Nov. 5.
Although selecting the nation's president and deciding who will be Ohio's next senator are the most popular tasks this election, Richland County will see more than two dozen other issues and levies decided over the coming month.
Madison Township
Voters in Madison Township will have to consider the biggest new tax proposal in Richland County.
That replacement levy would come at a rate of 5.5 mills for every $1 of taxable land value, which would cost property owners $193 per $100,000 of the county auditor’s appraised value of a property.
The levy, if approved, will generate $1.17 million annually as certified by the county auditor based on current total property valuation in the township of $213,398,040, the News Journal has reported .
The existing levy was first approved in 2000 and raises $680,000 per year to help pay for fire department general operating expenses.
The replacement levy, if passed, would help fund fire apparatus, appliances, buildings, building sites, sources of water supply, fire alarm communications, ambulance equipment, manpower and medical services, according to a sample ballot.
The levy would begin in 2024 and would first be collected in 2025. The tax would be valid for five years.
Village of Bellville
Bellville voters are being asked to renew a 3-mill levy that, if passed, would begin in 2025 and first be collected in 2026. That tax would be valid for three years.
The money would be for "current expenses," according to a sample ballot.
The 3-mill levy for every $1 of taxable land value would cost property owners $105 per $100,000 of the county auditor’s appraised value of a property.
Village of Plymouth
Plymouth voters are being asked to renew a 1-mill levy that, if passed, would begin in 2025 and first be collected in 2026. That tax would be valid for five years.
The money would be for "operating and maintaining the village cemetery," according to a sample ballot.
The 1-mill levy for every $1 of taxable land value would cost property owners $35 per $100,000 of the county auditor’s appraised value of a property.
Franklin Township
Franklin Township voters are being asked to consider a new 2-mill levy that, if passed, would begin in 2024 and first be collected in 2025. That tax would be valid for five years.
That additional tax, if passed, would help fund fire apparatus, mechanical resuscitators, underwater rescue and recovery equipment, appliances, buildings, building sites, sources of water supply, fire alarm communications, ambulance equipment, manpower and medical services, according to a sample ballot.
The 2-mill levy for every $1 of taxable land value would cost property owners $70 per $100,000 of the county auditor’s appraised value of a property.
Jefferson Township
Jefferson Township voters are being asked to renew a 2-mill levy that, if passed, would begin in 2024 and first be collected in 2025. That tax would be valid for five years.
The renewal would help fund fire apparatus, appliances, buildings, building sites, sources of water supply, fire alarm communications, ambulance equipment, manpower and medical services, according to a sample ballot.
The 2-mill levy for every $1 of taxable land value would cost property owners $70 per $100,000 of the county auditor’s appraised value of a property.
Monroe Township
Monroe Township voters are being asked to renew two levies: one of for 2 mill and the other at 0.15 mill. Both levies would begin in 2025 and first be collected in 2026. Both would be valid five years.
The 2-mill levy would be for "the general construction, reconstruction, resurfacing or repair of township roads and purchase or maintenance of equipment," according to a sample ballot.
The 0.15-mill levy would be for "the operation, maintenance and improvement of the Lucas-Monroe Park."
The 2-mill levy for every $1 of taxable land value would cost property owners $70 per $100,000 of the county auditor’s appraised value of a property.
The 0.15-mill levy would cost the same home owner $5.25 per $100,000 of valuation.
Combined, those taxes would be $75.25 per $100,000 of the county auditor’s appraised value of a property.
Springfield Township
Springfield Township voters are being asked to renew two levies: one of for 2 mill and the other at 1.5 mill. Both levies would begin in 2025 and first be collected in 2026. Both would be valid five years.
Both renewals would help pay for fire apparatus, appliances, buildings, building sites, sources of water supply, fire alarm communications, ambulance equipment, manpower and medical services, according to a sample ballot.
The 2-mill levy for every $1 of taxable land value would cost property owners $70 per $100,000 of the county auditor’s appraised value of a property.
The 1.5-mill levy would cost the same home owner $52.50 per $100,000 of valuation.
Combined, those taxes would be $122.50 per $100,000 of the county auditor’s appraised value of a property.
Washington Township
Washington Township voters are being asked to renew a 2.5-mill levy that, if passed, would begin in 2025 and first be collected in 2026. That tax would be valid for five years.
That renewal would help fund fire apparatus, appliances, buildings, building sites, sources of water supply, fire alarm communications, ambulance equipment, manpower and medical services, according to a sample ballot.
The 2.5-mill levy for every $1 of taxable land value would cost property owners $87.50 per $100,000 of the county auditor’s appraised value of a property.
Worthington Township
Worthington Township voters are being asked to renew a 0.5-mill levy that, if passed, would begin in 2025 and first be collected in 2026. That tax would be valid for five years.
That levy would be for "the operation and maintenance of Francis Hitchman Park."
The 0.5-mill levy for every $1 of taxable land value would cost property owners $17.50 per $100,000 of the county auditor’s appraised value of a property.
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This article originally appeared on Mansfield News Journal: Richland County voters are being asked to decide fate of several property taxes this year
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