Ballot question
Issue 40: Windsor Township additional levy for fire and EMS personnel
- On the ballot in
- Windsor Township
- Vote
- Yes or no
- Election
- Nov 3, 2026
The question, as printed on the ballot
An additional tax for the benefit of Windsor Township for the payment of firefighting companies or permanent, part-time, or volunteer firefighting, emergency medical service, administrative, or communications personnel to operate the same, for purchase of ambulance equipment, for the provision of ambulance, paramedic, or other emergency medical services operated by a fire department, or for payment of other related costs that the county auditor estimates will collect $159,892 annually, at a rate not exceeding 2.5 mills for each $1 of taxable value, which amounts to $88 for each $100,000 of the county auditor’s appraised value, for 5 years, commencing in 2027, first due in calendar year 2028.
A “Yes” vote means
A yes vote approves a new 2.5-mill, 5-year property tax for Windsor Township firefighting and emergency medical personnel, ambulance equipment and services.
A “No” vote means
A no vote rejects the additional levy.
Sources
- Ballot Display – Ashtabula County, 11/3/2026 General Election (sample ballots for every precinct) · Ashtabula County Board of Elections
- General Election November 3, 2026 – Candidates Official (revised 9-15-26) · Ashtabula County Board of Elections
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