Fairfield County voters decide the fate on various issues and levies

Jeff Barron, Lancaster Eagle-Gazette
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LANCASTER − Fairfield County voters decided the fate of several issues and levy requests Tuesday.

Voters passed a 3.6 mills conditional fire department levy in Violet Township 3,809 (53.32%) to 3,335 (46.68%), according to unofficial results from the Fairfield County Board of Elections.

Paul Albright casts his paper ballot at the Bremen on Election Day at the Bremen Area Historical Society on Mar. 19, 2024, in Bremen, Ohio.
Paul Albright casts his paper ballot at the Bremen on Election Day at the Bremen Area Historical Society on Mar. 19, 2024, in Bremen, Ohio.

Collections will start in 2025 and will raise about $6,553,799 annually. The current millage raises an estimated $12,936,412 annually.

For a property owner with a home valued at $100,000, the annual tax for the additional or newly proposed levy will be $126. For a property owner with a home valued at $300,000, the annual tax for the additional levy will be $378 annually, as quoted from a Fairfield County auditor press release.

Here are the remaining levy results, according to the unofficial results:

  • A 2.6-mill continuing additional fire department tax levy in Walnut Township failed 709 (57.14%) to 531 (42.86%).

  • A zoning referendum in Carroll passed 109 (85.16%) to 19 (14.84%).

  • A 4.5-mill continuing additional tax levy for the Basil Joint Fire District in Baltimore and Liberty Township passed 945 (51.55%) to 888 (48.45%)

  • A five-year, .5-mill replacement levy for bridges and roads in Clearcreek Township failed 324 (54.36%) to 272 (45.64%)

Precinct Election Official Keith Mendenhall holds the door open for voters as they enter the Berne Township Fire Department on Election Day on Mar. 19, 2024, in Sugar Grove, Ohio.
Precinct Election Official Keith Mendenhall holds the door open for voters as they enter the Berne Township Fire Department on Election Day on Mar. 19, 2024, in Sugar Grove, Ohio.

Here are the issue results:

  • Zane Trace Station at 4985 Cincinnati-Zanesville Road, Lancaster, for Sunday beer sales off-premise passed 171 (81.04%) to 40 (18.93%).

  • Sheetz 813 at 8265 Diley Road, Pickerington for Sunday sales off-premise passed 96 (80%) to 24 (20%).

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