Warren County has no county-wide issues, just local taxes on the Nov. 8 ballot

Sue Kiesewetter
·3 min read

There are no money issues that all Warren County voters will be asked to approve when they go to the ballot Nov. 8.

But residents in the villages of Waynesville and Harveysburg will be asked to approve four issues. Those living in Union, Harlan, Wayne and Deerfield townships will find five issues for fire, emergency medical services, or parks and recreation on the ballot. Residents in the city of Carlisle will be asked to approve an increase in their income tax – from 1.5% to 2% – to increase dollars going to the police department. Residents in the Franklin, Lebanon and Kings school districts will be asked to renew or replace levies to pay for day-to-day operations.

Visit the Warren County Board of Elections website for sample ballots and information about where to vote Nov. 8.

There are only local tax issues on the Nov. 8 ballot

  • Carlisle ‒ A 0.5% income tax increase would generate $600,000 to $700,000 annually. Funds would be dedicated to police operations, which would reduce or eliminate general fund dollars going to police operations with the goal of hiring a police investigator and partnering with the schools to jointly fund a school resource officer.

  • Deerfield Township ‒ A 1-mill parks replacement levy would generate $1.8 million annually and taxes would increase $35 annually.

  • Franklin Schools ‒ A substitute 13.39-mill levy for five years; would raise $7.75 million each of the next five years beginning in January and would not increase taxes.

  • Harlan Township ‒ A 1.6-mill fire levy renewal would continue to raise $116,520 annually and would not increase taxes.

  • Harveysburg ‒ A five-year, 2.5-mill renewal and .5-mill increase for current operating expenses would raise $30,549 each of the next five years. The cost to the owner of a $100,000 house would be $61.86.

  • Harveysburg ‒ A five-year, 2.0-mill renewal and a 0.5-mill addition to pay for police operations would raise $27,631 each of the next five years. The tax on a $100,000 house would be $55.74 annually.

  • Kings Schools ‒ An additional 6.4-mill continuing levy would raise $7.5 million annually. The cost to the owner of a $100,000 house would be an additional $224 annually. $7 million in cuts were anticipated if the levy fails including reducing busing to state minimums, up to 70 staff reductions, and imposing pay-to-play fees of up to $600 per sport.

  • Lebanon Schools ‒ A substitute 9.6-mill levy for 10 years combines three existing levies from 2005, 2011 and 2019 into one. The combined levy would raise $12.2 million annually and would not raise taxes.

  • Union Township ‒ Renewal of a five-year, 3.9-mill fire levy, would continue to raise $499,728 annually and would not increase taxes.

  • Wayne Township ‒ Renewal of a five-year, 1.8-mill fire levy would raise $446,902 annually with no increase in taxes.

  • Wayne Township ‒ A new, five-year, 2-mill fire levy would raise $680,238 each year. Taxes would increase $70 on a $100,000 house annually.

  • Waynesville ‒ A five-year, 1-mill street tax renewal would generate $54,414 annually and would not increase taxes.

  • Waynesville: A five-year, 7-mill police levy renewal would generate $381,448 each of the next five years and would not increase taxes.

This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: Warren County voters will find local tax issues on Nov. 8 ballot