Liberty Twp. police levy passes

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By Dave Greber, Staff Writer Updated 6:39 AM Wednesday, November 4, 2009

LIBERTY TWP. — Voters approved the 3-mill replacement levy for police services provided by the Butler County Sheriff’s Department, according to unofficial results provided Tues., Nov. 3 by the Butler County Board of Elections.

The approval means area residents will be paying an additional $54 per year — per $200,000 in home value — for the 24 deputies and one detective that specifically serve the township. Trustees placed the levy on Tuesday’s ballot in late July.

Residents currently pay approximately $127 per year on police services per $200,000 in home value. If approved, they would pay approximately $184 per year.

The approval also means trustees will have the ability to add one deputy to the local force every other year through the life of the five-year levy, although doing so will not be automatic, rather on an as-needed basis.

Liberty residents last approved an increase in property taxes for police services in 2000, when trustees decided to increase a 1.5-mill levy — approved in 1995 — to 3 mills. Each of the past two levies approved by voters — in 2000 and 2005 — have been renewals, meaning property taxes for police services did not increase. In fact, they decreased over time as Liberty’s population increased with more to share the load.

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"Over it" did you expect them to also clean your house after sweeping up the glass? Geez....I am glad I live in the "Village" of Monroe where we have common sense. We might not have a lot of things that Liberty/West Chester have but we do have sense.

We also support our fire/police without expecting them to sweep the streets and gutters...lol

Isis
9:38 PM, 11/4/2009

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Replacement is not the same as renewal.

Kevin
5:40 AM, 11/4/2009

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To "over it" - perhaps the reason the deputies did not clean the glass up is because they were patroling streets and keeping children safe from abductions and pedophiles! If these deputies weren't in this area it would take SEVERAL hours to get others to respond to many of the calls. They risk their lives on a DAILY basis and yes they are worth every single penny of an increase in taxes and more!

anonymous
1:26 AM, 11/4/2009

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it read like a renewal levy when i voted. and if you want clean-up you have to pay for it. after a car accident the towing company bills for clean-up and so yeah, tax dollars are not worth the cop to clean it up. pick up a broom.

durb
11:19 PM, 11/3/2009

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I thought this was a renewal levy, not an increase. If it is a renewal, then taxes won't be increasing due to this levy's passage.

momofmany
9:50 PM, 11/3/2009

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