Madison County: London voters reelect mayor, reject tax hike for fire service
Voters in the Madison County seat of London on Tuesday reelected their mayor while rejecting a tax increase meant to boost funding for fire safety, according to unofficial results from the Madison County Board of Elections.
Incumbent Patrick Closser, a Republican, received 59% of the vote to 41% for challenger Thomas Boyd, who ran an an independent, results show.
London voters also rejected a new 0.25% municipal income tax levy 52% to 48%.
The levy, which would have gone into effect on Jan. 1 and last for seven years, was meant to boost funding for the fire department.
In Plain City, voters selected three members of council to at-large seats for the village, where growth is a major issue. One estimate pegs that Plain City's population will grow from 3,831 to 21,000 over the next 20 years, thanks in part to a planned expansion of the community's wastewater treatment plant expected to make room for more development.
There were no countywide issues on the ballot in Madison County other than statewide Issues 1 and 2 on reproductive rights and recreational marijuana use, respectively.
Voters throughout the country also decided other races for mayors, members of council, township trustees and township fiscal officers, and decided the fate of tax issues, including an ambulance and fire district that serve parts of Madison and Pickaway counties.
For all election results from Madison County, go to Dispatch.com.
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This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: London voters reelect mayor, reject tax hike for fire service
