{"id":19068,"date":"2026-04-16T21:03:38","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T21:03:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/?p=19068"},"modified":"2026-04-16T21:04:24","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T21:04:24","slug":"take-note-before-you-vote-levy-estimator-for-may-5-primary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/16\/take-note-before-you-vote-levy-estimator-for-may-5-primary\/","title":{"rendered":"Take Note before you Vote! Levy Estimator for May 5 Primary"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Special to The Truth<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Lucas County Auditor Katie Moline urges Lucas County voters to \u201ctake note before you vote\u201d with the updated online Levy Estimator that calculates property owners\u2019 estimated tax levies for the May 5 primary election. Auditor Moline encourages property owners to visit her office\u2019s AREIS website to estimate how upcoming levies will affect their property taxes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is important for voters to have accurate information to make informed decisions for themselves, their families, and their community. My office is pleased to provide Lucas County voters this valuable tool to assist them before they head to the polls on May 5,\u201d Auditor Moline stated.<br \/>\nTo use the Estimator, owners need to click on the Property Search button on the Lucas County Auditor\u2019s Office homepage (lucascountyohioauditor.gov&lt;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lucascountyohioauditor.gov\/\">https:\/\/www.lucascountyohioauditor.gov\/<\/a>&gt;), enter their address on the property search screen, and click on the Levy Estimator (on left side bar) to view all levies for the current calendar year, including those on the upcoming ballot.<\/p>\n<p>The Levy Estimator allows owners to see the taxing authority, levy name, current taxes paid to the levy, and new taxes generated upon approval. They can also view levy details and read the ballot language for each levy on the ballot.<br \/>\nThe following levies are on the May 5 ballot in Lucas County:<\/p>\n<p>* \u00a0 Lucas County 9-1-1 and Public Safety Communication Systems (additional .8 mills, or $28 per $100,000 of home value)<br \/>\n* \u00a0 Toledo Zoo Operating (additional .9 mills, or $32 per $100,000 of home value)<br \/>\n* \u00a0 Sylvania City School District (additional 7.9 mills, or $277 per $100,000 of home value)<br \/>\n* \u00a0 Springfield Local School District (additional 3.9 mills, or $137 per $100,000 of home value)<br \/>\n* \u00a0 Village of Swanton Parks and Recreation (additional 1.5 mills, or $53 per $100,000 of home value)<br \/>\n* \u00a0 Richfield Township Fire Protection &amp; Emergency Services (additional 1.75 mills, or $61 per $100,000 of home value)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Special to The Truth Lucas County Auditor Katie Moline urges Lucas County voters to \u201ctake note before you vote\u201d with the updated online Levy Estimator that calculates property owners\u2019 estimated tax levies for the May 5 primary election. Auditor Moline encourages property owners to visit her office\u2019s AREIS website to estimate how upcoming levies will [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[252],"tags":[],"wf_post_folders":[343],"class_list":["post-19068","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-politics"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19068","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19068"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19068\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19069,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19068\/revisions\/19069"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19068"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19068"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19068"},{"taxonomy":"wf_post_folders","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/wf_post_folders?post=19068"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}