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Bellbrook Fire likely headed to May ballot
It looks like the May 5 ballot is about to get even more crowded in Bellbrook and Sugarcreek Twp.
In its pre-meeting work session Monday, Jan. 12, Bellbrook City Council discussed the need to put a fire operations levy on the ballot. Without an additional levy, the city would continue transferring money from the general fund to pay for fire service.
Council did not take any official action, but all six members present in the work session agreed on the need for additional funding, with most of them leaning toward a 2-mill levy. That would cost the owner of a $100,000 home an extra 61.25 per year.
City Manager Mark Schlagheck said council will have to approve a resolution for the levy at its Jan. 26 meeting in order to start the process of getting on the May 5 ballot.
Three groups whose levy efforts failed in November are likely to be on the May ballot as well.
The Sugarcreek School Board has already approved a levy for May, asking voters for a no-increase renewal of the 9-mill property tax levy, changing it from a 5-year term to a continuous levy.
Bellbrook-Sugarcreek Park District officials have not finalized their plans, but Director Jeff Stewart said he expects the parks to put a replacement levy on the May 5 ballot that would cost property owners $1 more per $100,000.
And Sugarcreek Twp. trustees are expected to decide at their Jan. 20 meeting which type of fire levy to put on the ballot.
What levels of service and funding do Bellbrook and Sugarcreek voters believe are appropriate?
We’ll find out in a few months.
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By Sugarcreek resident
January 14, 2009 6:46 PM | Link to this
This just serves as another reason the Township and City should merge. Four (4) fire department facilities (2 twp, 2 city) all within 2 miles of each other? Wasteful and ridiculous…