All but one Jefferson County countywide tax renewals pass
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STEUBENVILLE -- Voters in Jefferson County approved all but one of the tax levies on Tuesday’s ballot, including four countywide renewals.
Passing by comfortable margins were the 1.7-year, 10-year levy that provides about $2 million a year to the Jefferson County Board of Developmental Disabilities; two 1-mill, 10-year levies that provide money for day-to-day operations at the Jefferson County Joint Vocational School as well as technology, repairs, innovations and building improvements needed for its career technical programs; and the 1.5-mill, five-year levy that provides funding for the county’s 9-1-1 system.
“I want to thank the voters of Jefferson County for their confidence and support in passing our renewal levy,” Mike Zinno, superintendent of the Jefferson County Board of Developmental Disabilities, said. “This vote represents much more than a successful election result. It is an investment in continuing our mission of building a community of belonging. I am grateful that our residents recognized the importance of maintaining the quality of our programs, both for our mandated and non-mandated services.”
Zinno said it is never easy to get a levy approved.
“I also want to thank our staff, board members, parents, community supporters and everyone who took the time to learn about the levy and participate in the process,” he added. “Passing a levy requires a community to come together around a shared commitment.”
Heather Hoover, principal at the JVS, thanked everyone who supported the levy.
“We are incredibly grateful to the voters and community members who support the Jefferson County JVS,” she said Tuesday evening. “Their support is a direct reflection of their commitment to the students, the staff and the community as a whole.”
Rob Herrington, director of the county’s 9-1-1 system, said it will continue to provide quality service.
“As always, we are very appreciative of the support. We will continue to be good stewards of the public’s money and do a good job,” he said.
Other levies and issues around the county that passed included:
• Edison Local School District: 1.85-mill, five-year property tax renewal for current expenses.
• Warren Township Park District: 1-mill, five-year additional property tax for parks and recreational facilities.
• Amsterdam: 3-mill, five-year property tax renewal to provide funds for recreation, operation and maintenance.
• Irondale: 4-mill, five-year property tax renewal for current expenses.
• Mount Pleasant: 8-mill, five-year property tax renewal for current expenses.
• Mount Pleasant: 1-mill, five-year property tax renewal for maintaining and operating the village’s cemeteries.
• Rayland: 4-mill, five-year property tax renewal for police protection.
• Richmond: 2-mill, five-year property tax renewal for current expenses.
• Stratton: 5-mill, five-year property tax renewal for police and fire expenses.
• Piney Fork: Local option to allow the Sunday sale of wine, mixed beverages and spirituous liquor on the premises of Adena American Legion Post 525, 75 Hanna Ave.
• Salem Township: 1.5-mill, five-year property tax renewal for fire protection.
• Mount Pleasant Township (unincorporated): 4-mill, five-year additional property tax for fire and emergency medical services.
• Saline Township: 2.5-mill, five-year property tax renewal for ambulance and emergency medical services.
Voters in Saline Township voted down an additional 3-mill, five-year levy for the current operating expenses of the police department.
In addition, there is one statewide issue on the ballot: Issue 3, a constitutional amendment that requires voters to present an approved form of government-issued photo identification in order to vote. Jefferson County voters approved it by a nearly 80% margin.