Here are the biggest tax asks on the ballot in area counties:
1. Largest tax hike: The largest local tax ask on the November ballot is a 5-year, 6-mill levy for streets, roads and bridges in Jefferson Twp. It would cost $210 for every $100,000 of property value and generate $661,534.
2. Runner up: Franklin, in Warren County, is asking for an additional 4.9-mill continuing operating levy to fund fire and EMS operations, which would cost $172 for each $100,000 of appraised home value and is estimated to collect $1.8 million a year.
3. Butler County: The largest levy in Butler County is a continuing 6.5-mill levy for fire and EMS service in Ross Twp. It would cost $228 for every $100,000 of property value. Officials have said they intend to discontinue two current levies, so the net effect will be $125 per $100,000 in value.
4. Miami County: In Pleasant Hill/Newton Twp. voters will be asked to greenlight an additional tax of 5.73 mills for five years for fire, ambulance and EMS would generate $649,753 per year and cost the owner of a $100,000 home $201.
5. Sales tax: Clark County has the only sales tax on the ballot, a 20-year, 0.5% sales and use tax to build a new county jail and public safety building.
6. Income tax: The city of Xenia is asking voters to approve a 5-year, 0.24% increase in income tax for streets and public ways. The village of Verona also has a 1% income tax on the ballot.
Dayton hospital levy: A proposed 1-mill levy to fund a new hospital in West Dayton isn’t one of the largest on local ballots, but it’s one of the more controversial. If passed, it is projected to raise about $2 million annually for 10 years, costing the owner of $100,000 home about $35 per year. Go here for an analysis of the measure, including perspective from supporters and opponents.
Full list: Go here for a full list of new taxes and renewal levies on the November ballot in Butler, Clark, Greene, Miami, Montgomery and Warren counties.
More to come: Go to our Election 2025 page for all of our reporting on races and issues in the November election.
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