Voters in Champion and Farmington townships showed their support for wanting to have fire service for their communities by supporting fire/emergency medical service levies on Tuesday’s ballot.

Several renewal levies on the ballot also saw passage.

In Champion, unofficial and final results in Tuesday’s election had the 2.65-mill, five-year additional fire/ EMS levy passing 63% to 37%.

Trustee Chairman Doug Emerine said, “It’s a good day for Champion.”

“The residents appreciate the fire protection service we have and did not want to lose it. Our firefighters and fire crews work hard to protect the community and provide a needed service to our residents,” Emerine said.

He said Fiscal Officer Laurie Jo Miller presented information to the public at two community informational meetings on what passage of the levy will mean to the community and what would happen to the fire department if it did not pass.

Township officials said the levy will generate an estimated $692,145 annually per year, and the owner of a $100,000 home would pay approximately $93 per year, officials said.

Trustees have said the township needs to provide fire protection to the residents while also having enough funds to operate. They have said staffing at the fire department is a major issue of concern since there are often not enough firefighters to cover all shifts.

FARMINGTON

In Farmington, final and unofficial results had the 2.9-mill continuing levy for fire and EMS passing by a margin of 57% to 43%.

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

The township has a part-time fire department.

Bizzarro said the new levy will replace three current fire levies.

He said there are 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 will now pay $102 per year.

The new levy will generate about $126,000 more for the department annually, and cost the owner of a home appraised at $100,000 about $66.50 extra a year.

RENEWAL LEVIES

In Bazetta, voters supported a 0.6-mill, five-year renewal levy for streets, road and bridges. Final and unofficial results show the levy passed 66% to 34%. The levy will generate $91,000 annually and was first placed on the ballot in the 2010s and has been renewed every five years. The owner of a $100,000 home will continue to pay $13 per year for the levy.

Voters also supported a 0.6-mill, five-year renewal for police and emergency medical services by nearly the same margin, 65% to 35%. The levy will generate $59,000 annually and cost the owner of a $100,000 home $7 per year.

In Cortland, a 1.9-mill, five-year renewal for current operating expenses and various city needs for the general fund passed 55% to 45%, according to unofficial and final election results.

Fiscal Officer Patty Gibson said the levy generates $259,916 per year with the owner of a $100,000 home paying $41 per year.

Voters of the Hubbard Exempted Village School District supported a 3.15-mill, five-year renewal for current expenses with unofficial and final results having the levy passing 56% for to 44% against in Trumbull County. With 175 precincts reporting in Mahoning County, the levy was failing by a margin of 69% to 31%.

The school district includes Hubbard city and township, and parts of Coitsville in Mahoning County.

Hubbard Schools Treasurer Amber DeJulio said the renewal levy will continue to generate the same amount since its original passage in 2017, which is $986,000 per year. She said the owner of a $100,000 home will pay $110 per year, or $9.17 per month.

Voters in the city of Niles supported a 1-mill, five-year renewal levy for supporting the programs, facilities and equipment for the parks and recreation department.

Unofficial and final results had the levy passing 64% to 36%.

Law Director Phil Zuzolo said the park levy generates $266,849 and costs the owner of a $100,000 home $35 per year.