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Area tax-levy drives spend little
YOUNGSTOWN
The Canfield and Poland school districts each have two tax levies on the May 3 ballot, but committees working to get them approved by voters aren’t spending much money.
The Citizens Committee for Poland Schools raised no money between Jan. 1 and April 13, according to the group’s pre-primary campaign finance report filed Thursday with the Mahoning County Board of Elections.
The committee had $1,805 it carried over from previous campaigns, and spent $1,735 as of April 13.
The money was used to buy 700 yard signs, print letters in support of the levy and for bank checks.
Between Jan. 1 and April 13, the Canfield Schools Citizens Committee raised $12,560, including $8,000 from Anthony J. Lariccia, a Boardman philanthropist, and $2,000 from the Canfield Education Association, a teachers union.
The group also had $2,584 left over from previous campaigns.
As of April 13, it had spent $1,563. The money went to print pro-levy letters and to mail them.
Canfield’s school district is seeking approval from voters for a 6.8-mill additional levy to raise $3,824,336 annually, and a 1.6-mill renewal levy to raise $890,000 a year. Both levies are for five years.
The Poland school district also has two five-year levies on the May 3 ballot.
They are a 4.9-mill additional levy to raise $1,875,000 annually, and a 3.6-mill renewal levy to raise $1,369,748 a year.
As for candidate races on the May 3 ballot, the most crowded field in Mahoning County is the Democratic primary for Youngstown City Council’s 5th Ward.
Three of the six candidates personally have loaned money to their campaigns: incumbent Councilman Paul Drennen with $4,000, Kevin E.J. Salata with $3,019, and ex-state Rep. Sylvester D. Patton Jr. with $2,700. Patton gave his campaign a $700 loan and his wife, Juanell, loaned $2,000.
Not including loans, ex-Councilman Michael R. Rapovy raised the most money, $3,895, among the 5th Ward candidates as of April 13, campaign finance reports show.