Ballot question
Battle Run Joint Fire District additional levy
- On the ballot in
- Battle Run Joint Fire District
- Vote
- Yes or no
- Election
- Nov 3, 2026
The question, as printed on the ballot
An additional tax for the benefit of Battle Run Joint Fire District for the purpose of providing and maintaining fire apparatus, appliances, buildings, or sites therefor, or sources of water supply and materials therefor, or the payment of permanent, part-time, or volunteer fire fighters or fire-fighting companies to operate the same, including the payment of the firemen employer's contributions required under section 742.34 of the Revised Code, that the county auditor estimates will collect $166,410 annually, at a rate not exceeding 2 mills for each $1 of taxable value, which amounts to $70 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 2-mill property tax with no end date (about $166,410 a year) for the Battle Run Joint Fire District.
A “No” vote means
A no vote rejects the additional levy.
Sources
- Official sample ballots, November 3, 2026 General Election (all ballot styles) · Marion County Board of Elections
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