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Stark County Park District Tax Levy Question (November 2012)

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A Stark County Park District Tax Levy question was on the November 6, 2012 election ballot in Stark County, which is in Ohio, where it was approved.

This question authorized the Stark County Park District to impose a replacement and additional property tax levy of 1 mill ($1 per $1,000 of assessed valuation) for eight years in order to fund the operation of the park district. If approved, this tax will replace a 0.5 mill property tax currently in place.[1]

Election results

Stark County Park District Tax Question
ResultVotesPercentage
Approveda Yes 90,356 51.48%
No85,14948.52%

Election results from Stark County November 6, 2012 Election Results Summary

Text of measure

Language on the ballot:

A replacement and additional levy for the benefit of the Stark County Park District for the purpose of continued acquisition, planning, development, operation, maintenance, and protection of a park system at a rate not exceeding one (1) mill for each one dollar of valuation, which amounts to ten cents ($0.10) for each one hundred dollars of valuation, for eight (8) years, commencing in 2012, first due in calendar year 2013. An existing levy of five-tenths (0.5) mill, having 1 year remaining, will be canceled and replaced upon the passage of this levy.[1][2]

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Footnotes

  1. 1.0 1.1 Stark County 2012 General Election Legal Notice
  2. Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.



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