Ballot question
Issue 18: Huntsburg Township additional levy for fire and EMS
- On the ballot in
- Huntsburg Township
- Vote
- Yes or no
- Election
- Nov 3, 2026
The question, as printed on the ballot
An additional tax for the benefit of Huntsburg Township for the purpose of providing and maintaining fire apparatus, mechanical resuscitators, underwater rescue and recovery equipment, 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, part-time, or volunteer firefighting, emergency medical service, administrative, or communications personnel to operate the same, including the payment of any employer contributions required for such personnel under section 145.48 or 742.34 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 auditor estimates will collect $322,980 annually, at a rate not exceeding 3 mills for each $1 of taxable value, which amounts to $105 for each $100,000 of the county auditor'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 a new 3-mill property tax with no end date for Huntsburg Township fire protection and emergency medical services.
A “No” vote means
A no vote rejects the additional levy.
Sources
- Ballot Display – Geauga County, 11/3/2026 General Election (sample ballots for every precinct) · Geauga County Board of Elections
- November 3, 2026 General Election Certified Issues List (8/17/2026) · Geauga County Board of Elections
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