Struthers voters to consider 3-mill road levy

STRUTHERS

A five-year, 3-mill levy for road repair and maintenance will appear on the May 6 ballot in the city.

In a full council chambers Wednesday, city council voted unanimously to place it on the ballot.

The levy is based on 35 percent of the appraised property value and would generate about $318,000 per year. It would cost a homeowner with a $100,000 house $105 per year, or $8.75 per month.

Before council’s vote, Mayor Terry Stocker addressed city officials and residents, explaining that the city has not instituted any taxes or levies since 1983, and that this property-tax levy would be used only to resurface and maintain streets in the city’s four wards.

A recent analysis of road conditions in the city revealed that more than half of the 142 asphalt streets evaluated need to be resurfaced within the next four years.

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