FARMINGTON — Farmington Township and West Farmington voters are being asked to support a 2.9-mill continuing levy for providing and maintaining fire and EMS protection on the May 5 primary ballot.

The same measure failed in the November general election after receiving a tie vote, 152-152.

Fiscal Officer Angelo Bizzarro said the levy will generate $206,669 for day-to-day needs and operation of the fire department and ambulance service, including staff salaries, supplies and equipment.

The township has a part-time fire department.

Bizzarro said if the new levy passes, it will replace three current fire levies.

He said there are currently a 0.9-mill passed in 1982, a 1-mill passed in 1983 and a 1-mill passed in 1986, which generate today what their valuations were in the 1980s, which is $71,700. The owner of a $100,000 home was paying around $70 per year.

He said the new levy has a higher millage and will generate more than the three levies combined. Bizzarro said the owner of a $100,000 home would pay $102 per year.

The levy received a vote of 152 votes for and 151 against last November, and after a recount by the Trumbull County Board of Elections, one provisional vote against the levy was added to the vote total, meaning it was not a majority vote, ending in a tie, and the levy was defeated.

Fire Chief Jonathan Bland said the department has gone from responding to 300 calls when it first started staffing almost 10 years ago to just about 900 calls in 2025. Bland said the costs of equipment and other fire and EMS have increased.

The new levy would generate about $126,000 more for the department annually, Bland said, and the cost to the owner of a home appraised at $100,000 would be about $66.50 extra per year.