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Issue 24: Lake Township Fire District additional levy

On the ballot in
Lake Township Fire District
Vote
Yes or no
Election
Nov 3, 2026

The question, as printed on the ballot

An additional tax for the benefit of Lake Township Fire District 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 $3,149,743 annually, at a rate not exceeding 2.75 mills for each $1 of taxable value, which amounts to $96 for each $100,000 of the county auditor’s market value for 5 years, commencing in 2026, first due in calendar year 2027.

A “Yes” vote means

A yes vote approves a new 2.75-mill, 5-year property tax (about $3.15 million a year) for fire and emergency medical services in the Lake Township Fire District.

A “No” vote means

A no vote rejects the additional levy.

Sources

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