STRONGSVILLE, Ohio – Two money issues will appear on the May ballot for communities in the Sun Star Courier circulation area of Strongsville, North Royalton, Brecksville and Broadview Heights.
The Brecksville/Broadview Heights school district is seeking a 5.99 mill additional levy for a continuing period of time for current expenses of the school district. It would be the first property tax increase for the public schools since 2004. The tax increase would cover operating expenses, including salaries, not building improvements.
New money is needed, Mark Jantzen, president of the Brecksville-Broadview Heights school board, previously told cleveland.com, because the district has lost $8 million in revenue over the past five years due to cuts in state funding.
The North Royalton City School District is seeking a proposed 4.4 mill bond issue and related 0.5 mill tax levy. The bond issue would raise $88.9 million to be repaid over 30 years for constructing, renovating, remodeling, rehabilitating, adding to, furnishing, equipping and otherwise improving buildings and facilities, and acquiring, preparing, equipping and otherwise improving real estate. In addition, a 0.5 mill property tax levy would pay for maintaining those buildings. Voters defeated a similar issue when it appeared on the November 2016 ballot.
Meanwhile, six candidates filed for three at-large Strongsville City Council seats up for election this year. If seven or more candidates had filed by the Feb. 1 deadline, a May 2 primary would have been necessary. Instead, all six will move forward to the November ballot.
Incumbent at-large council members Joseph DeMio, Kenneth Dooner and Duke Southworth will face challengers Jim Carbone, the current 3rd ward councilman; Matthew Schonhut, the current 2nd ward councilman, and Kelly Kosek, an attorney who has not previously served on City Council.
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