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Cuyahoga County voters are backing two property tax increases for social services
Both levies led by wide margins in the early count
| Issue 10 | Measure | Issue 11 |
|---|---|---|
| 96,502 | Votes in favor | 93,246 |
| 51,374 | Votes against | 54,211 |
Source: Cleveland.com
If you own a home in Cuyahoga County, two property tax increases look headed your way. Issue 10 (developmental disabilities) and Issue 11 (health and human services) each had more than 60% of the vote Wednesday morning, according to unofficial results.
Cleveland.com's early count of mail and early in-person ballots had Issue 10 at 65% and Issue 11 at 63%. County Executive Chris Ronayne has said HHS-funded departments would need to cut budgets by at least 8% next year without Issue 11.
Issue 10 is the first property tax increase since 2005 for the board that provides housing support, clinical and mental healthcare, education and job training. CEO Amber Gibbs said, "We have gone 21 years without asking voters for more money."
- Issue 10: 2.25 mills for 10 years
- Issue 11: current 4.7 mills renewed and raised to 7.2
- Issue 11 total: $196 per $100,000, almost $262 million a year
The levies add $78.75 and $87.50 per $100,000 of home value
- $78.75
- more per $100,000 of home value for Issue 10
- $87.50
- more per $100,000 of home value for Issue 11
- $99.7M
- new a year for developmental disabilities
- $110.76M
- new a year for health and human services
Sources: Signal Cleveland, Ideastream Public Media
