PREBLE COUNTY — Not all Preble County voters will vote in the Tuesday, May 2, Special Election. There are only six issues on the ballot, none of them countywide.
City of Eaton
City of Eaton residents will see Issues 4, 5 and 6 on their ballots.
Issue 4 is a proposed ordinance dealing with natural gas aggregation. A majority affirmative vote is necessary for passage. The official ballot language asks, “Shall the City of Eaton have the authority to aggregate the retail natural gas loads located in the City of Eaton, and for that purpose, enter into service agreements to facilitate for those loads the sale and purchase of natural gas, such aggregation to occur automatically except where any person elects to opt out?”
Issue 5 is a renewal of a tax “for the benefit of the City of Eaton for the purpose of cemetery expenses at Mound Hill Cemetery that the county auditor estimates will collect $44,970 annually, at a rate not exceeding 0.8 mill for each $1 of taxable value, which amounts to $6 for each $100,000 of the county auditor’s appraised value, for 5 years, commencing in 2023, first due in calendar year 2024.” A majority affirmative vote is necessary for passage.
Issue 6 is a proposed ordinance dealing with electric aggregation. A majority affirmative vote is necessary for passage. The official ballot language asks, “Shall the City of Eaton have the authority to aggregate the retail electric loads located in the City of Eaton, and for that purpose, enter into service agreements to facilitate for those loads the sale and purchase of electricity, such aggregation to occur automatically except where any person elects to opt out?”
Village of West Alexandria
Village of West Alexandria residents will see Issue 7 on their ballots.
Issue 7 is a proposed replacement tax levy “for the benefit of the Village of West Alexandria for the purpose of current operating expenses that the county auditor estimates will collect $33,900 annually, at a rate not exceeding 1.6 mills for each $1 of taxable value, which amounts to $56 for each $100,000 of the county auditor’s appraised value, for 4 years, commencing in 2023, first due in calendar year 2024.” A majority affirmative vote is necessary for passage.
Gasper Township
Lakengren-area voters will see Issue 1 on their ballots.
Issue 1 is a proposed tax levy replacement and increase: “replacement of 1.1 mills of an existing levy and an increase of 0.2 mill to constitute a tax for the benefit of Gasper Township (Gasper 2 and 3 Precincts) for the purpose of police protection that the county auditor estimates will collect $114,930 annually, at a rate not exceeding 1.3 mills for each $1 of taxable value, which amounts to $46 for each $100,000 of the county auditor’s appraised value, for 5 years, commencing in 2023, first due in calendar year 2024.” A majority affirmative vote is necessary for passage.
West Elkton
Residents in West Elkton who reside in the Edgewood City School District will vote on Issue 3, a proposed income tax of 1 percent on the earned income of individuals residing in the school district for a continuing period of time, beginning on Jan. 1, 2024, for the purpose of current expenses?
The only polling locations open for the May special election will be those located at: Visitation Church, Eaton United Church of Christ, Eaton First Church of God and Eaton First Church of the Nazarene; Twin Valley Community Local Schools; Lakengren Water Authority, Lakengren Marina, and West Elkton Church of Christ.
Reach Eddie Mowen Jr. at 937-683-4061 and follow on Twitter @emowenjr.
