The county hasn’t determined when the sales tax might end, but county commissioners will petition the tax commissioner to reduce collections on the increase to zero as soon as a jail bond issue is retired, according to Brandon Huddleson, Greene County administrator.
The Yellow Springs school district is asking voters to approve a new income tax-property tax combination to pay for construction of a new K-12 school campus. Residents will cast a single vote on the two-part levy.
The permanent income tax would be set at 0.5%, the equivalent of $250 a year for someone with $50,000 in qualifying income. The property tax is tied to a 37-year, $23 million bond issue estimated to cost $227 annually for the owner of a $100,000 home.
Yellow Springs voters rejected a different school construction levy in 2018.
Election Day is Nov. 2.
What Greene County voters will see on November ballots
| Jurisdiction | Purpose | Type | Millage | Length | Cost/$100k home | Increase | Annual revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bellbrook | Operating expenses levy | Renewal | 1.3 mills | 5 years | $31.65 | No | $226,000 |
| Countywide | Bridges levy | Renewal | 0.25 mill | 5 years | $6.30 | No | $994,000 |
| Countywide | Jail construction | Sales tax | 0.25% | $6,000,000 | |||
| Fairborn | Fire/EMS levy | Renewal | 4.4 mills | 5 years | $113.60 | No | $2,300,000 |
| Fairborn | Police levy | Renewal | 4.4 mills | 5 years | $113.60 | No | $2,300,000 |
| Cedarville | Current expenses levy | Renewal | 2.6 mills | 5 years | $14.41 | No | $17,000 |
| Cedarville Twp. | Fire/EMS levy | Renewal | 1.0 mill | 5 years | $27.08 | No | $79,000 |
| Jamestown | Police levy | Renewal | 5.4 mills | 5 years | $87.04 | No | $104,000 |
| Jamestown | Streets, roads, bridges levy | Additional | 2.3 mills | 5 years | $80.50 | $80.50 | $74,000 |
| Jefferson Twp. | Fire/EMS levy | Renewal | 2.0 mills | 5 years | $21.28 | No | $40,800 |
| Jefferson Twp. | Roads and bridges levy | Additional | 3.0 mills | 5 Years | $105.00 | $105.00 | $117,000 |
| Ross Twp. | Fire/EMS levy | Renewal | 1.5 mills | 5 years | $14.81 | No | $21,000 |
| Silvercreek Twp. | Fire/EMS levy | Additional | 2.0 mills | Continuing | $70.00 | $70.00 | $176,000 |
| Spring Valley | Current expenses levy | Renewal | 2.3 mills | 5 years | $60.60 | No | $16,000 |
| Spring Valley Twp. | Current expenses levy | Renewal | 0.3 mill | 5 years | $1.80 | No | $7,000 |
| Spring Valley Twp. | Current expenses levy | Renewal | 1.0 mill | 5 years | $31.52 | No | $88,000 |
| Spring Valley Twp. | Fire/EMS levy | Replacement and increase | 3.0 mills | Continuing | $105.00 | $99.00 | $290,000 |
| Yellow Springs Exempted School District* | Income tax and bond issue | Additional | 0.5%, 6.5 mills | 37 years | $227.50 | $227.50 | $1,089,000 |
*Does not include impact of income tax component of bond levy.
Source: Greene County Auditor's Office, Greene County Board of Elections
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