Clermont County, OH Ballot

State Issue 1 To enact Section 2 of Article VIII of the Ohio Constitution pertaining to environmental and related conservation, preservation, and revitalization purposes
2,132,349 / 57%% Yes votes ...... 43%% No votes: To adopt Section 20 of Article VIII of the Constitution of the State of Ohio. This proposed amendment would:
1. Authorize the state to issue bonds and other obligations to pay the costs of projects for environmental conservation and revitalization purposes.
2. Specify "conservation purposes" as meaning the conservation and preservation of natural areas, open spaces, and farmlands and other lands devoted to agriculture, including by acquiring land or interests therein; the provision of state and local park and recreation facilities, and other actions that permit and enhance the availability, public use, and enjoyment of natural areas and open spaces in Ohio; and land, forest, water and other natural resource management projects.
3. Specify "revitalization purposes" as meaning providing for and enabling the environmentally safe and productive development and use or reuse of publicly and privately owned lands, including those within urban areas, by the remediation or clean up of contamination; and addressing by clearance, land acquisition or otherwise, contamination or other property conditions or circumstances that might be deleterious to the public health and safety and the environment and water and other natural resources, or that preclude or inhibit environmentally sound or economic use of the property.
4. Limit the total outstanding principal amount of all state obligations issued for conservation purposes, which shall be general obligations of the state backed by the full faith and credit, revenue, and taxing power of the state, to two hundred million dollars ($200,000,000) and the principal amount of all new obligations issued within a single fiscal year to fifty million dollars ($50,000,000) plus the principal amount of obligations that in any prior fiscal year could have been but were not issued within the fifty million dollar ($50,000,000) fiscal year limit.
5. Limit the total outstanding principal amount of all state obligations issued for revitalization purposes, which shall not be general obligations of the state and shall not be backed by the full faith and credit, revenue, and taxing power of the state but which would be secured by a pledge of designated state revenues and receipts as the General Assembly authorizes, to two hundred million dollars ($200,000,000) and the principal amount of all new obligations issued within a single fiscal year to fifty million dollars ($50,000,000) plus the principal amount of obligations that in any prior fiscal year could have been but were not issued within the fifty million dollar ($50,000,000) fiscal year limit.
6. Require that the obligations mature no later than December 31 of the twenty-fifth (25th) calendar year after issuance, except that obligations issued to refund or retire other obligations must mature no later than December 31 of the twenty-fifth (25th) calendar year after the year in which the original obligation to pay was issued or entered into.
7. Determine and confirm that state and local governmental participation in and financial assistance to environmental and related conservation, preservation and revitalization projects are public purposes, authorize the state to participate or assist in the financing of those projects undertaken by local governmental entities or by others, including not-for-profit organizations, and specify that these activities would not be subject to the lending aid and credit prohibitions of Sections 4 and 6 of Article VIII of the Ohio Constitution. If adopted, this amendment shall take immediate effect. A majority yes vote is necessary for passage.

Local Issues

Issue 2 Charter Amendment -- City of Loveland
476 / 73.57% Yes votes ...... 171 / 26.43% No votes: Shall the Revised Charter of the City of Loveland, Ohio be amended to provide that the Director of Law (City Solicitor) shall be appointed by the City Council rather than the City Manager and shall serve for an indefinite term, subject to removal at any time, with or without cause, by the majority vote of all members of Council and to make uniform various references to general Ohio law by consistently using the term "the laws of Ohio" throughout the Amended Charter?
Issue 3 Renewal Levy - Current Expenses, 3 mls, 5 years -- Village of New Richmond
416 / 58.84% Yes votes ...... 291 / 41.16% No votes: A renewal of a tax for the benefit of New Richmond Village for the purpose of CURRENT EXPENSES at a rate no exceeding three (3) mills for each one dollar of valuation, which amounts to thirty cents ($0.30) for each one hundred dollars of valuation, for 5 years commencing 2001, first due calendar year 2002?
Issue 4 Referendum - Multi-Housing -- Village of New Richmond
278 / 39.77% Yes votes ...... 421 / 60.23% No votes: On November 9, 1999, New Richmond Council Passed Ordinance 1999-40 Adopting a Resolution of Support for the Cic of Southern Clermont In Its Efforts to Construct Multi-Family Housing In the Village of New Richmond and Authorizing the Mayor to Enter Into an Agreement With the Cic of Southern Clermont.
Issue 5 Local Options - Single Site, Sunday Sales -- Village of New Richmond, Precinct C
216 / 68.57% Yes votes ...... 99 / 31.43% No votes: Shall the Sale of Beer and Intoxicating Liquor Be Permitted for Sale on Sunday By Vogel Partnership, an Applicant for a D-6 Permit Who is Engaged In the Business of Marina Operation and Sale of Food and Beverages At 395 Susanna Way, New Richmond, Ohio 45157 (New Richmond Precinct C) In This Precinct?
Issue 6 Zoning Referendum -- Village of Bethel
418 / 57.73% Yes votes ...... 306 / 42.27% No votes: On May 22, 2000, Bethel Village Council Passed Ordinance No. 1338 Permitting the Change of Zoning for Parcels 36-03-27-.071 and 36-03-27-.102 Located North of Harris Subdivision Lots 13-19 From Residential to a B-2 Classification.
Issue 7 Replacement Levy, Police, 0.9 mill, 5 year -- Village of Bethel
375 / 51.09% Yes votes ...... 359 / 48.91% No votes: A replacement of a tax for the benefit of Bethel Village for the purpose of PROVIDING AND MAINTAINING MOTOR VEHICLES, COMMUNICATIONS, AND OTHER EQUIPMENT USED DIRECTLY IN THE OPERATION OF A POLICE DEPARTMENT OR THE PAYMENT OF SALARIES OF PERMANENT POLICE PERSONNEL, INCLUDING THE PAYMENT OF THE POLICEMEN EMPLOYER'S CONTRIBUTION REQUIRED UNDER SECTION 742.33 OF THE REVISED CODE, OR THE PAYMENT OF THE COSTS INCURRED BY TOWNSHIPS AS A RESULT OF CONTRACTS MADE WITH OTHER POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS IN ORDER TO OBTAIN POLICE PROTECTION, OR TO PROVIDE AMBULANCE OR EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES OPERATED BY A POLICE DEPARTMENT at a rate not exceeding nine-tenths (0.9) mill for each one dollar of valuation, which amounts to nine cents ($0.9) for each one hundred dollars of valuation, for 5 years commencing 2000, first due in calendar year 2001?
Issue 8 Replacement Levy - Current Expenses, 1.5 mill 5 years -- Village of Owensville
143 / 54.37% Yes votes ...... 120 / 45.63% No votes: A replacement of a tax for the benefit of Owensville Village for the purpose of CURRENT EXPENSES at a rate not exceeding one and five tenths (1.5) mills for each one dollar of valuation, which amounts to fifteen cents ($0.15) for each one hundred dollars of valuation, for a period of five years, commencing 2000, first due in calendar year 2001?
Issue 9 Local Option - Single Site Sunday Sales -- Township of Batavia, Precinct C
229 / 49.25% Yes votes ...... 236 / 50.75% No votes: Shall the Sale of Beer and Any Intoxicating Liquor Be Permitted on Sunday By Uncle Marvin Inc., Dba Elk Run Golf Course, an Applicant for a D-6 Liquor Permit Who is Engaged In the Business of Public Golf Course At 2000 Elklick Road, Batavia, Ohio 45103 In This Precinct?
Issue 10 Additional Levy for Fire, Ambulance, EMS, 3 mill, continuing -- Township of Franklin
841 / 66.43% Yes votes ...... 425 / 33.57% No votes: An additional tax for the benefit of Franklin Township for the purpose of PROVIDING AND MAINTAINING FIRE APPARATUS, APPLIANCES, BUILDINGS, OR SITES THEREFOR, OR SOURCES OF WATER SUPPLY AND MATERIALS THEREFOR, OR THE ESTABLISHMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF LINES OF FIRE ALARM TELEGRAPH, OR THE PAYMENT OF PERMANENT, PART-TIME OR VOLUNTEER FIRE FIGHTERS OR FIRE-FIGHTING COMPANIES TO OPERATE THE SAME, INCLUDING THE PAYMENT OF THE FIREMEN EMPLOYER'S CONTRIBUTION REQUIRED UNDER SECTION 742.34 OF THE REVISED CODE, OR TO PURCHASE AMBULANCE EQUIPMENT OR TO PROVIDE AMBULANCE, PARAMEDIC, OR OTHER EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES OPERATED BY A FIRE DEPARTMENT OR FIRE-FIGHTING COMPANY at a rate not exceeding three (3) mills for each one dollar of valuation, which amounts to thirty cents ($0.30) for each one hundred dollars of valuation, for a continuing period of time, commending 2000, first due in calendar year 2001.
Issue 11 Local Option - Single Site, Sunday Sales -- Township of Franklin, Precinct A
100 / 51.28% Yes votes ...... 95 / 48.72% No votes: Shall the Sale of Beer and Intoxicating Liquor Be Permitted for Sale on Sunday By Carl Richard Clinger, Jr., an Applicant for a D-6 Liquor Permit Who is Engaged In the Business of Operating a Gas Station and Convenience Store At 806 Market Street, Felicity, Ohio 45120 In This Precinct?
Issue 12 Additional Tax Levy - Police, Fire, Ambulance, 2 mills, Continuing -- Township of Goshen
1,817 / 42.49% Yes votes ...... 2,459 / 57.51% No votes: An additional tax for the benefit of Goshen Township for the purpose of PROVIDING AND MAINTAINING FIRE APPARATUS, APPLIANCES, BUILDINGS, OR SITES THEREFOR, OR SOURCES OF WATER SUPPLY AND MATERIALS THEREFOR, OR THE ESTABLISHMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF LINES OF FIRE ALARM TELEGRAPH, OR THE PAYMENT OF PERMANENT, PART-TIME, OR VOLUNTEER FIRE FIGHTERS OR FIRE-FIGHTING COMPANIES TO OPERATE THE SAME, INCLUDING THE PAYMENT OF THE FIREMEN EMPLOYER'S CONTRIBUTION REQUIRED UNDER SECTION 742.34 OF THE REVISED CODE, OR TO PURCHASE AMBULANCE EQUIPMENT, OR TO PROVIDE AMBULANCE, PARAMEDIC, OR OTHER EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES OPERATED BY A FIRE DEPARTMENT OR FIRE-FIGHTING COMPANY AND FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING AND MAINTAINING MOTOR VEHICLES, COMMUNICATIONS, AND OTHER EQUIPMENT USED DIRECTLY IN THE OPERATION OF A POLICE DEPARTMENT, OR THE PAYMENT OF SALARIES OF PERMANENT POLICE PERSONNEL, INCLUDING THE PAYMENT OF THE POLICEMEN EMPLOYER'S CONTRIBUTION REQUIRED UNDER SECTION 742.33 OF THE REVISED CODE, OR THE PAYMENT OF THE COSTS INCURRED BY TOWNSHIPS AS A RESULT OF CONTRACTS MADE WITH OTHER POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS IN ORDER TO OBTAIN POLICE PROTECTION, OR TO PROVIDE AMBULANCE OR EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES OPERATED BY A POLICE DEPARTMENT at a rate not exceeding two (2) mills for each one dollar of valuation, which amounts to twenty cents ($0.20) for each one hundred dollars of valuation, for a continuing period of time, commencing 2000, first due in calendar year 2001.
Issue 13 Local Option - Sunday Sales -- Township of Monroe, Precinct B
134 / 44.97% Yes votes ...... 164 / 55.03% No votes: Shall the Sale of Beer and Intoxicating Liquor, of the Same Types As May Be Legally Sold In This Precinct on Other Days of the Week, Be Permitted In This Monroe Township Precinct "B" for Consumption on the Premises Where Sold, Between the Hours of One P.M. and Midnight on Sunday?
Issue 14 Additional Tax Levy - Fire, Ambulance, EMS, 2.9 mills, continuing -- Township of Pierce
2,694 / 60.51% Yes votes ...... 1,758 / 39.49% No votes: An additional tax for the benefit of Pierce Township for the purpose of PROVIDING AND MAINTAINING FIRE APPARATUS, APPLIANCES, BUILDINGS, OR SITES THEREFOR, OR SOURCES OF WATER SUPPLY AND MATERIALS THEREFOR, OR THE ESTABLISHMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF LINES OF FIRE ALARM TELEGRAPH, OR THE PAYMENT OF PERMANENT, PART-TIME, OR VOLUNTEER FIRE FIGHTERS OR FIRE-FIGHTING COMPANIES TO OPERATE THE SAME, INCLUDING THE PAYMENT OF THE FIREMEN EMPLOYER'S CONTRIBUTION REQUIRED UNDER SECTION 742.34 OF THE REVISED CODE, OR TO PURCHASE AMBULANCE EQUIPMENT, OR TO PROVIDE AMBULANCE, PARAMEDIC, OR DEPARTMENT OR FIRE-FIGHTING COMPANY at a rate not exceeding two and nine-tenths (2.9) mills for each one dollar of valuation, which amounts to twenty nine cents ($0.29) for each one hundred dollars of valuation, for a continuing period of time, commencing 2000, first due in calendar year 2001.
Issue 15 Zoning Referendum -- Township of Pierce
749 / 16.59% Yes votes ...... 3,767 / 83.41% No votes: ON JUNE 20, 2000, PIERCE TOWNSHIP TRUSTEES PASSED RESOLUTION NO. 00-006-ZONGING CASE NO. 243 PERMITTING A ZONE CHANGE FROM RESIDENCE A TO PUD-R (PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT - RESIDENTIAL) ON 26.248 ACRES IDENTIFIED AS PARCEL 28-28-09a-001 CONSISTING OF 600 FEET ALONG DAVIS ROAD AND 959 FEET ALONG NINE-MILE ROAD WITH A DEPTH OF 900 FEET. THE APPROVAL ALLOWS FOR 126 MULTI-FAMILY CONDOMINNIUM DWELLINGS.
Issue 16 Property Transfer to Milford School District -- Clermont Northeastern Local School District
1,934 / 47.71% Yes votes ...... 2,120 / 52.29% No votes: Shall the Property of Elizabeth Schmitt Located At 5280 Wolfpen-Pleasant Hill Road, Milford, Ohio 45150 and the Property of John and Ptricia Donohoo Located At 5300 Wolfpen-Pleasant Hill Road, Milford, Ohio 45150, Be Transferred From the Clermont Northeastern Local School District to the Milford Exempted Village School District Be Approved?
Issue 17 Additional - Current Operating Expenses, 7 mills, 4 years -- Loveland City School District
2,533 / 57.32% Yes votes ...... 1,886 / 42.68% No votes: An additional tax for the benefit of the Loveland City School District, Counties of Hamilton, Clermont and Warren, Ohio, for the purpose of CURRENT OPERATING EXPENSES at a rate not exceeding seven (7) mills for each one dollar of valuation which amounts to seventy cents ($0.70) for each one hundred dollas of valuation, for four (4) years, commencing in 2000, first due in calendar year 2001.
Issue 18 Income Tax 0.75%, 5 years -- Little Miami Local School District
4 / 25.00% Yes votes ...... 12 / 75.00% No votes: Shall an annual income tax of three-fourths of per cent (3/4%) on the school district income of individuals and estates be imposed by the Little Miami Local School District for a period of five (5) years beginning Jsanuary 1, 2001 FOR THE PURPOSE OF CURRENT EXPENSES?
Issue 19 Alcohol, Drug Addition, Mental Health Services - Replacement Levy, 0.5 mills, 5 years -- Clermont County
33,235 / 51.29% Yes votes ...... 31,562 / 48.71% No votes: A replacement of a tax for the benefit of Clermont County for the purpose of THE OPERATION OF ALCOHOL AND DRUG ADDICTION PROGRAMS AND MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAMS, AND THE RENOVATION, FINANCING, MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION OF ALCOHOL AND DRUG ADDICTION FACILITIES BY THE COUNTY'S ALCOHOL, DRUG ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE DISTRICT at a rate not exceeding five-tenths (0.5) mill for each one dollar of valuation, which amounts to five cents ($0.05) for each one hundred dollars of valuation, for a period of five years, commencing with 2001, first due in calendar year 2002.
Issue 20 Children's Services, Replacement Levy, 0.8n mill, 5 years -- Clermont County
39,284 / 60.49% Yes votes ...... 25,662 / 39.51% No votes: A replacement of a tax for the benefit of Clermont County for the purpose of THE SUPPORT OF CHILDREN'S SERVICES AND THE CARE AND PLACEMENT OF CHILDREN, at a rate not exceeding eight-tenths (0.8) mill for each one dollar of valuation, which amounts to eight cents ($0.08) for each one hundred dollars of valuation, for a period of five years, commencing with 2001, first due in calendar year 2002.
Issue 21 Senior Services, Replacement Levy, 1.1 Mills, 5 years -- Clermont County
38,589 / 59.26% Yes votes ...... 26,530 / 40.74% No votes: A replacement of one (1) mill of an existing levy and an increase of one tenth (0.1) mill, to constitute a tax for the benefit of Clermont County for the purpose of PROVIDING OR MAINTAINING SENIOR CITIZENS' SERVICES OR FACILITIES, at a rate not exceeding one and one tenths (1.1) mill for each dollar of valuation, which amounts to eleven cents ($0.11) for each one hundred dollars of valuation, for a period of five years, commencing with 2001, first due in calendar year 2002.

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