Mahoning Children Services levy approved

YOUNGSTOWN

Voters have approved a property tax levy to fund the Mahoning County Children Services Board that will generate nearly $2.8 million more per year than the two levies it combines and replaces.

The measure won by a margin of 63 percent to 37 percent, according to Mahoning County Board of Elections unofficial figures.

The 1.85-mill, five-year levy will generate more than $7.3 million annually for the agency and will cost the owner of a $100,000 home $64.75 per year.

It combines and replaces a 1-mill levy first passed in 1985 and an 0.85-mill levy first passed in 1976.

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