Canfield mulling property tax levy for November ballot

CANFIELD

Council members have arrived at a tentative plan for a police levy in November to address the city’s decrease in city revenue for 2016.

Cities and townships across Ohio are suffering from a loss of local share funding from the state.

In March, city council cut $800,000 out of 2016’s $11.3 million budget. The cuts came from nonmandated funds such as leaf pickup and brush pickup.

Councilman Chuck Tieche said early meetings, which take place at 6:30 a.m. every Wednesday in the administrative building, have proved quite productive, bringing council closer to a consensus as to a resolution to the revenue problem.

“The consensus is, we need additional revenue,” Tieche said. “Some methods discussed include income tax or a property-tax levy. The consensus of council is a property-tax levy to be placed on ballot for the November election. The consensus number is 3.9-mills and to be a police levy.”

The city does not currently have a police levy.

Read more about the matter in Friday's Vindicator or on Vindy.com.