Ballot question
Issue 23: Nimishillen Township additional fire levy
- On the ballot in
- Nimishillen Township (fire levy area)
- Vote
- Yes or no
- Election
- Nov 3, 2026
The question, as printed on the ballot
An additional tax for the benefit of Nimishillen 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 $1,060,070 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 5 years, commencing in 2027, first due in calendar year 2028.
A “Yes” vote means
A yes vote approves a new 3-mill, 5-year property tax (about $1.06 million a year) for fire and emergency medical services in Nimishillen Township.
A “No” vote means
A no vote rejects the additional levy.
Sources
- Election Notice for Use with the Federal Write-In Absentee Ballot (updated notification, 46 days before the election): contests, questions and precincts · Stark County Board of Elections
- Stark County Questions and Issues List, November 3, 2026 General Election · Stark County Board of Elections
- Legal notice: Nimishillen Township additional fire levy, November 3, 2026 General Election · Stark County Board of Elections
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