Ohio voters support senior services at polls

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Ohio voters passed 14 of 15 county senior services property tax levies Nov. 6, according to the Ohio Department of Aging.

In addition to the 14 county levies passed, the department reports voters also approved one county human services levy (Montgomery), one city levy (Girard in Trumbull County) and three township levies (Franklin in Warren County and Jefferson and Worthington in Richland County) that specifically included funding for aging programs and services.

The overall annual revenue from these levies is estimated at more than $117 million.

"Ohio is a national leader in the use of levy revenue to support programs for aging," said Barbara E. Riley, director of the Ohio Department of Aging. "Only a handful of other states use property tax revenue for this purpose, and none of them has experienced anywhere near the success that we have."

Twelve of the 19 levies passed Nov. 6 garnered more than 60 percent of the popular vote. Five of the remaining eight passed with nearly 60 percent voter support. The one levy that failed, Lawrence County, lost by 79 votes.