Austintown trustees place 3 levies on fall ballot

Staff report

AUSTINTOWN

Trustees took the last step to get three levies on the November ballot.

Township officials maintain those three levies have lost millage due to inflation through the years.

Township residents will have a 0.8-mill park levy in front of them this November. An addition of 0.4-mill would provide an additional $200,000 annually, and Austintown Parks Supervisor Todd Shaffer has said that if approved, he would pursue a new playground project estimated at $57,000.

The two road levies would be for 1 mill and 1.5-mills. Mike Dockry, township administrator and road superintendent, has said that the additional 0.5 mill and 1 mill would bring in an additional $850,000 annually for road work, or equal to eight miles of paving.

Read more about the levies and how much they'll cost homeowners in Wednesday's Vindicator or on Vindy.com.