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Voters in Miami County soundly rejected a temporary 0.5% increase of the county’s sales tax, which would fund construction of a new jail and renovation of the current jail facility on North County Road 25A, according to final, unofficial results from the Miami County Board of Elections.
The unofficial results show 39% of votes cast in support and 61% against the tax increase, which had been proposed to expire after 10 years.
Miami County voters also rejected the renewal of an existing property tax levy to fund current expenses for the Troy City Schools District, with final unofficial results showing 47% of votes cast in support and 53% against the renewal.
The proposed renewal was not to exceed 5.8 mills, which would have amounted to $111 for each $100,000 in property valuation per year, according to the county auditor. It was proposed for a period of five years, with an estimated $4.6 million to be collected annually.
Final, unofficial results from other Miami County ballot issues are as follows:
Piqua Public Library: Renewal of an existing property tax levy to fund current expenses passed with a 67-33 ratio. The proposed renewal is not to exceed 1.8 mills, which amounts to $46 for each $100,000 of property value , for a continuing period of time, with an estimated $990,824 collected annually.
Village of West Milton: Voters approved the continuation of an existing levy of 0.5% on income to fund police and fire services for a period of five years with a 61-39 ratio.
City of Union: Voters in Miami and Montgomery counties rejected the continuation of an existing 1.5% levy on income and a 1% levy increase on income to fund police and fire operations, equipment maintenance and acquisition, and debt service, with 42% of voters for it and 58% against, according to final, unofficial results in Miami and Montgomery counties.
City of Union: Voters in Miami and Montgomery counties narrowly approved the renewal of an existing property tax levy to fund construction, surfacing/resurfacing, and maintenance of streets, roads and bridges, with 50.3% of votes for it and 49.7% against, according to final, unofficial results. There was a seven-vote difference in favor of the tax levy with all precincts in both counties reporting results.