Ohio Voters Approve Multiple Township Levies
Voters in several Ohio townships and villages approved levies for parks, fire and EMS, roads and cemeteries in the November 2026 election.
Updated on Nov. 4, 2026 in City Hall
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Voters approved a park maintenance levy in Danville, a fire and EMS levy in the Bladensburg Fire District, a road levy in Pleasant Township, and fire, EMS and cemetery levies in Monroe and Liberty townships. In Mount Vernon, voters allowed Mount Vernon Duchess to sell liquor on Sunday by a vote of 345 to 221.
Why it matters
The levy approvals provide local funding for public services such as fire protection, emergency medical response, road maintenance and cemetery operations across several Ohio communities. The results show voters in multiple jurisdictions backing ongoing local tax measures on the November 2026 ballot.
Danville's 1-mill park levy won 65.49% yes votes and is expected to collect $13,501 annually, while Bladensburg's additional 6-mill fire and EMS levy won 54.63% and is expected to collect $562,293 a year. Turnout figures and the full count of rejected measures were not reported.
The details
Danville voters renewed a five-year, 1-mill park maintenance levy, and Bladensburg Fire District voters approved an additional 6-mill fire and EMS levy. Pleasant Township voters renewed a five-year, 2-mill road maintenance levy, Monroe Township voters renewed a 3-mill fire and EMS levy and approved a 2-mill increase, and Liberty Township voters renewed a five-year, 0.6-mill cemetery operations levy. Voters in Brinkhaven also approved reducing the village council from six members to five.
Timeline
November 3, 2026: Voters cast ballots on the levy and local questions.
Political Context
Renewals of existing levies and a few new increases show local governments in Ohio continuing to rely on voter-approved millage rather than general tax revenue. Opponents of higher local taxes were not reported as having campaigned against these measures in the source.
Ohio property owners in the approving jurisdictions will see the approved levy millage applied to their taxable property value in future tax bills. Residents of Mount Vernon can now buy liquor from Mount Vernon Duchess on Sundays.
The takeaway
Local levies are decided directly by voters, so the rate on a tax bill depends on ballot outcomes in each township and village.
Further reading
Follow local government decisions in the City Hall section for more on how Ohio communities fund public services.
Source note: This article includes information reported by Knox Pages - Knox County News & Info.
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