Sales tax approved in Columbiana Co.

By D.A. WILKINSON

wilkinson@vindy.com

LISBON

David Johnson, the chairman of the Columbiana County Republican Party and a member of the county board of elections looked over the early results Tuesday night.

With 22 of 103 precincts counted, key issues, such as the renewal of the 1-percent sales tax, were ahead by about 20 percent.

Johnson said that in his experience, “that margin will hold.” and added, “I’ve almost never seen the turnout reverse itself.

The sales tax, a school levy and a library, both in Salem, and other issues were approved.

Johnson joked, “All the Republicans came out to vote.”

County Commissioner Penny Traina said the COLUMBIANA COUNTY: A 1-percent, 5-year renewal of a sales and use tax to raise $8 million annually.

COLUMBIANA COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT: A 0.2-mill, 10-year renewal for a cancer detection clinic to raise $192,000 annually.

COLUMBIANA CITY: A 2-mill, 5-year additional levy for fire protection to raise $269,000 annually.

SALEM SCHOOLS: A 6.7-mill, 5-year emergency renewal to raise $2.1 million annually.

SALEM: A 1.25–mill, additional continuing levy for the Salem Public Library to raise $366,800 annually.

SALEM: A 1-mill, 5-year mill levy renewal for the parks and recreation department to raise $185,400 annually.

SALEM CITY: Shall the city have the authority to aggregate the retail electric loads except where any person opts out.

EAST PALESTINE: A 5-mill, 5-year additional levy for road and bridge maintenance to raise $325,000 annually.