Boardman trustees explore tax-levy options

BOARDMAN — Township trustees are offering residents three tax-levy options for the May 3 ballot.

“We’ve all done a lot of soul-searching since last fall, and we’re trying to decide what to do going forward,” said Tom Costello, board chairman, referring to the defeat of an additional 3.85-mill, five-year police levy in November.

Costello, during the board’s Monday meeting, listed the following five-year options:

3.85-mill police levy.

3.85-mill fire levy.

General-fund levy, millage not specified.

No levy, with an expected 20 layoffs as a result.

Township Administrator Jason Loree said the trustees will have a forum before their Jan. 24 meeting to get resident feedback on these options. The forum date, time and place are still to be determined.

In November, the 3.85-mill, five-year additional levy for police services, which would have brought in an estimated $3.7 million annually, was defeated by 430 votes.