ElectionsThursday, November 5
Northern Summit voters backed school and fire levies and turned down three road levies
The Daily Akron team
Tuesday's ballot was a mixed bag in northern Summit County, and voters approved school and safety funding while rejecting several road levies. Stow-Munroe Falls voters renewed the school district's operating levy with 57% support. It generates $4.63 million a year. Copley Township's new fire levy passed with 58%.
Copley and Hudson voters said yes by wide margins
Cleveland.com
Copley Township fire levy
✓Yes4,98657.7%
No3,65542.3%
Hudson natural gas aggregation
✓Yes8,66774.0%
No3,05326.0%
Source: Cleveland.com
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| Race | Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Copley Township fire levy | Yes, won | 4,986 | 57.7% |
| Copley Township fire levy | No | 3,655 | 42.3% |
| Hudson natural gas aggregation | Yes, won | 8,667 | 74.0% |
| Hudson natural gas aggregation | No | 3,053 | 26.0% |
Road levies in Bath, Northfield Center and Twinsburg townships were rejected. Bath's lost 48% to 52%, and Northfield Center's lost 42% to 58%. Medina County had the sixth highest voter turnout in Ohio, with more than 86,000 ballots cast.
Voters said yes to most measures but not to the Bath and Northfield Center road levies
Source: Cleveland.com
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| Value | |
|---|---|
| Stow law director pay | 83% |
| Hudson gas program | 74% |
| Copley fire levy | 58% |
| Stow-Munroe Falls schools | 57% |
| Bath road levy | 48% |
| Northfield Center roads | 42% |
- Stow: mayor's pay rising to $100,000 passed, 76% yes
- Boston Heights: income tax from 2.0% to 2.25% passed, 52% yes
- Peninsula: short-term rental ban trending against, 52% no
Sources: Cleveland.com, Medina Gazette