“It’s just mainly to maintain and keep our roads in the condition we’ve gotten them up to," Kevin Pence, an Adams Twp. Trustee said. "Without the levy, our roads would decrease and then it takes a lot more money to get them back up to where we got them as of today.”
Adams Twp. has a replacement levy on the ballot that will generate money for road improvements within the township.
“The reason for the replacement levy is because if we just did a renewal - every year you start losing money," Pence said. "We did it for the same millage, but it is a replacement of our old one which will bring us in more money.”
“If you keep doing a renewal, the amount of money the township gets keeps getting cut. The replacement brings it back up and lets us gain more money for the same millage," he added.
Jackson Twp. also has a replacement levy on the ballot that will generate money for general construction, reconstruction, resurfacing and repair of roads and bridges.
The News-Sun has reached out to officials in Jackson Twp., but have not heard back.
Johnson Twp., Rush Twp., and Salem Twp. are asking voters to approve renewal tax levies for road improvements.
Other renewal levies, if approved, will generate money for the Maple Grove Cemetery including Village of Mechanicsburg in Goshen Twp., fire in the Village of Mutual, current expenses at the Champaign County Library and permanent improvements at Graham Local Schools.
The accompanying chart shows the tax levies and issues that will appear on the Nov. 3 ballot, according to the Clark County Board of Elections and the Clark County Auditor’s Office.
The annual costs and increases for a $100K home if the levies are approved and the annual amounts the levies would raise was provided by the auditor’s office.
| Taxing Authority | Purpose | Term | Milage | Type | Annual cost, $100K home, if approved | Annual INCREASE, $100K home, if approved | Annual amount levy would raise |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams Township | Road Improvement | 5 years | 2.00 | Replacement | $63.00 | $18.79 | $67,500.00 |
| Goshen Township | Cemetery Levy | 5 years | 0.50 | Renewal | $15.75 | No Change | $40,200.00 |
| Jackson Township | Road/Bridge Improvements | 5 years | 0.60 | Replacement | $18.90 | $6.78 | $33,800.00 |
| Johnson Township | Road Improvement | 5 years | 1.00 | Renewal | $28.34 | No Change | $48,500.00 |
| Rush Township | Road Improvement | 5 years | 2.00 | Renewal | $38.20 | No Change | $39,530.00 |
| Salem Township | Road Improvement | 5 years | 2.90 | Renewal | $86.65 | No Change | $187,400.00 |
| Village of Mutual | Fire | 5 years | 1.50 | Renewal | $17.55 | No Change | $1,200.00 |
| School District | Purpose | Term | Milage | Type | Annual cost, $100K home, if approved | Annual INCREASE, $100K home, if approved | Annual amount levy would raise |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Graham Local School District | Permanent Improvement | 5 years | 1.00 | Renewal | $11.13 | No Change | $120,000.00 |
| Library | Purpose | Term | Milage | Type | Annual cost, $100K home, if approved | Annual INCREASE, $100K home, if approved | Annual amount levy would raise |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champaign County Library | Current Expense | 5 years | 0.80 | Renewal | $19.71 | No Change | $339,000.00 |
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