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Issue 103: City of Strongsville fire and EMS additional levy

On the ballot in
City of Strongsville
Vote
Yes or no
Election
Nov 3, 2026

The question, as printed on the ballot

An additional tax for the benefit of the City of Strongsville for the purpose of providing and maintaining fire apparatus, mechanical resuscitators, or other fire equipment and appliances, buildings and sites therefor, or sources of water supply and materials therefor, for the establishment and maintenance of lines of fire-alarm communications, for the payment of firefighting companies or permanent firefighting, emergency medical service, or administrative personnel to operate the same, including the payment of any employer contributions required for such personnel under Section 145.48 or 724.34 of the Revised Code, for the purchase of ambulance equipment, for the provision of ambulance, paramedic, or other emergency medical services operated by a fire department or firefighting company, or for the payment of other related costs that the County Fiscal Officer estimates will collect $2,295,968 annually, at a rate not exceeding 1 mill for each $1 of taxable value, which amounts to $35 for each $100,000 of the County Fiscal Officer’s market value, for a continuing period of time, commencing in 2026, first due in calendar year 2027.

A “Yes” vote means

A yes vote approves an additional 1-mill continuing property tax for fire and emergency medical services, estimated to collect $2,295,968 a year.

A “No” vote means

A no vote rejects the additional levy.

Sources

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