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Mentor Schools' levy is narrowly passing in unofficial results
Mentor's Issue 5 would cost $246 a year on a $200,000 home
- 3.5 mills
- for Mentor's five-year operating levy
- $9.6 million
- a year the levy would raise, beginning in 2027
- $246
- a year for the owner of a $200,000 home
Source: Cleveland.com
If you live in the Mentor Schools district, Issue 5 is ahead. Tuesday's early count had the five-year levy leading by 17 votes, before any of Lake County's 163 Election Day precincts had reported. WYSO Public Radio reports it narrowly passing. School Board President Maggie Cook said the smaller ask than the last attempt helped. Voters rejected larger requests in 2023 and last May.
- Early count: 50.07% yes, 49.93% no, unofficial
- Cost: about $123 a year per $100,000 in property value
- Passage averts cuts to dozens of positions, school leaders said
Around Lake and Geauga counties, Painesville voters approved Issue 6, a continuing 1.25% earned income tax expected to bring in about $3.4 million a year. Willoughby-Eastlake, Riverside and Berkshire voters rejected similar taxes. Willoughby-Eastlake's plan now calls for one high school and one middle school beginning in 2028-29.
Painesville passed its income tax while three districts said no
Unofficial results, all precincts reported in Lake and Geauga counties
Painesville Issue 6 (1.25% income tax)
Willoughby-Eastlake Issue 8 (0.75% income tax)
Riverside Issue 7 (1% income tax)
Berkshire Issue 4 (0.5% income tax)
Source: Cleveland.com
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| Race | Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Painesville Issue 6 (1.25% income tax) | For, won | 2,069 | 53.8% |
| Painesville Issue 6 (1.25% income tax) | Against | 1,779 | 46.2% |
| Willoughby-Eastlake Issue 8 (0.75% income tax) | For | 13,279 | 46.4% |
| Willoughby-Eastlake Issue 8 (0.75% income tax) | Against, won | 15,326 | 53.6% |
| Riverside Issue 7 (1% income tax) | For | 7,456 | 39.3% |
| Riverside Issue 7 (1% income tax) | Against, won | 11,534 | 60.7% |
| Berkshire Issue 4 (0.5% income tax) | For | 2,233 | 39.2% |
| Berkshire Issue 4 (0.5% income tax) | Against, won | 3,458 | 60.8% |
