March 15 Ballot Issues Include Mentor School Levy
The largest new tax levy issue on the March 15 ballot may be voted on by the smallest number of Geauga County residents.Besides six additional…
The largest new tax levy issue on the March 15 ballot may be voted on by the smallest number of Geauga County residents.
Besides six additional village and township levies to support police, roads and fire departments in Geauga County, Mentor Exempted Village has a 4.9-mill continuing levy on the ballot for its school district.
For most who live in Geauga County, Mentor, in Lake County, is a place to shop or work.
But voters in 20 homes on Little Mountain, Mentor and Griswold roads in the northwest corner of Chardon Township could see a $171.50 increase for every $100,000 of property value if the continuing levy passes. The levy is on the ballot to help cover the district’s current expenses, according to the Geauga County Auditor’s Office.
If the Mentor school levy passes in 2016 and is collected in 2017, the yield from the 42 parcels in Geauga County would be $24,145.
Six Additional Levies
The six additional levies on the ballot are:
It’ssue 4 – Burton Township has a five-year, 3-mill road and bridge levy that would cost the owner of a $100,000 home $105 more a year and, if passed, yield $240,544 annually beginning in 2017.
It’ssue 5 – Chester Township has a five-year, 2.5-mill road and bridge levy that would cost the owner of a $100,000 home $87.50 more a year and, if passed, yield $873,300 annually beginning in 2017.
It’ssue 1 – Burton Village has a four-year, 2.25-mill fire levy that would cost the owner of a $100,000 home $78.75 more a year and, if passed, yield $63,391 annually beginning in 2017.
It’ssue 3 – Bainbridge Township has a continuing, 2-mill police levy that would cost the owner of a $100,000 home $70 more a year and, if passed, yield $1.1 million annually beginning in 2017.
It’ssue 6 – Claridon Township (excluding Aquilla Village) has a five-year, 2-mill road and bridge levy that would cost the owner of a $100,000 home $70 more a year and, if passed, yield $155,814 annually beginning in 2017.
It’ssue 8 – Parkman Township has a five-year, 2-mill road and bridge levy that would cost the owner of a $100,000 home $70 more a year and, if passed, yield $142,122 annually beginning in 2017.
Additional levies represent new tax dollars and are not eligible for the tax roll back and homestead exemption.
Renewal Levies
Renewal levies do not oblige the property owner to pay additional taxes.
It’ssue 11 – Newbury Schools has a 10-year, 4.7-mill emergency levy renewal. It currently costs the owner of a $100,000 home $141.49 a year and would yield $800,000 in 2017, if passed.
It’ssue 12 – Geauga County Jobs and Family Services has a five-year, 0.7-mill children services levy renewal. It costs the owner of a $100,000 home $21.31 a year and has an annual yield of $2.1 million.
It’ssue 7 Hambden Township has a five-year, 1-mill fire levy renewal. It costs the owner of a $100,000 home $30.37 a year and would yield $118,813 a year, if passed
It’ssue 13 Geauga County Engineer has a five-year, 2.5-mill road improvement levy renewal. It costs the owner of a $100,000 home $30.10 a year and has an annual yield of $3.2 million.
This information has been taken from the Geauga County Auditor’s website under the tab “Levies that impact your taxes.”
All levy costs are estimated to the owner of a single-family, owner-occupied home with a market value of $100,000.
