1. Middletown Senior Services levy renewal. Middletown voters will consider a five-year, 1-mill renewal of a senior services levy first approved in 2012. The levy will help pay down the mortgage on the Central Connections building at 3907 Central Ave., according to Executive Director Monica Smith. If approved, the levy will continue to cost property owners less than $30 annually for $100,000 of valuation, she said. The levy is designed to generate roughly $662,000 each year and will help pay down the remaining mortgage balance, an estimated $1.6 million, officials said.
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2. Carlisle Local Schools bond issue. Carlisle is asking voters to OK a bond issue for a new building. The state would pay 59 percent of Carlisle's $49 million project to demolish its four existing schools and replace them with a single PreK-12 school building. The state rates all four schools as "borderline." Superintendent Larry Hook said the last of the four roofs will be out of warranty this summer, boilers are more than 50 years old, wiring problems limit computer usage, and the high school was designed with no windows.
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3. Lebanon City Schools renewal levy. Lebanon is asking voters to renew a three-year, 4.84-mill levy. The current three-year levy expires at the end of 2017. The renewal would continue to cost property owners $169.40 for $100,000 of valuation, raising $4.2 million annually. The levy was passed three years ago at 5.38 mills. The decrease in millage rate is an indication that property values in the school district have increased since 2014, according to a previous statement from the district.
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4. Before you vote, you can learn more about the issues by clicking here . Then, get local election results tonight at Journal-News.com
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5. Polls open today at 6:30 a.m. and close at 7:30 p.m. in both Butler and Warren counties. If your polling place has changed, you can find out where to vote by clicking here .
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