by Jeff Saunders
Reporter
Nordonia Hills -- Voters throughout the district will decide Nov. 6 if they are willing to pay more in property taxes to help renovate Nordonia High School's athletic fields, while voters in Macedonia and Northfield Center will decide if they want to pay more to help fund fire department staffing increases.
Issue 12 is a proposed bond issue that would add $7.5 million to the $1.8 million the district has set aside to pay for the renovations. The money would be repaid through a 0.5-mill, 22-year property tax levy that District Treasurer Christopher Wright would cost homeowners about $16 a year per $100,000 in market valley.
The proposed renovations include a new stadium and track, resolution of drainage problems, reconstruction of the five tennis courts and the addition of several hundred parking spaces.
Issue 25 is a 1-mill, five-year levy for the city that would replace a current 0.8-mill, five-year levy first approved by voters in 1978. According to the Summit County Fiscal Office, the replacement levy would provide $437,000 per year with homeowners paying $30.63 annually per $100,000 in market value.
The current levy provides $105,000 per year and homeowners pay $5.38 annually per $100,000 in market value.
Fire Chief Tim Black said if approved, the additional $332,000 per year would allow the department to increase staffing from four to five firefighters on each of the three shifts.
Issue 8 is a 2-mill, five-mill fire levy that would replace a current 1-mill, five-year levy first approved by voters in 1986.
If approved, the replacement levy would provide about $333,000 per year and cost homeowners $61.25 annually per $100,000 in market value. The current levy provides $70,000 annually and costs homeowners $12.26 annually per $100,000 in market value.
Trustee Paul Buescher said that if approved, the levy would allow the township to fund its one-third share of the department's cost without having to dip into the township's general fund.
The other two-thirds of the departments budget is provided by Sagamore Hills, which the department also covers.