Roads tax on ballot

Staff report

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Voters will be asked next month to pass a 1.25-mill five-year levy for roads.

The levy would mean $43.75 more a year in taxes for the owner of a $100,000 house.

It would generate revenue of $266,320 a year. Trustees and township Administrator Pat Ungaro have said that if the levy does not pass, the township will not be able to pave 20 to 25 roads that are in bad shape.

State revenue has been cut, trustees told residents at an informational meeting earlier this month.

They would like to use the tax revenue to match grants the state makes available for roads every year, Ungaro said.

They would like to pave four to five roads a year, he said.

Trustees said that even though the township made many cuts, including eliminating its dispatch system and switching to Trumbull County 9-1-1, those cuts were not enough to allow for road paving.

The township was able to finish its Shady Road/Murray Hill paving with a $150,000 grant it matched with $70,000 from a workers’ compensation reimbursement, Ungaro said.