Louisville Passes Operating Levy for the 1st Time Since 1992
Voters passed the first operating levy for Louisville City Schools since 1992 on Tuesday. With the passage of the emergency operating levy, the school district will receive $5.9 million over the next five years.
With a 42.9% voter turnout, the levy received passage 3,461 (62%) to 2,119 (38%). The new levy should save about 20 teaching jobs and avoid other cuts. Homeowners will pay about $181 more a year in taxes on a $100,000 home over the course of the levy.
The levy won in all 14 precincts in both Louisville and Nimishillen Township. Louisville voters passed the levy in a landslide 1,816 (68%) to 842 (32%) and the levy also passed convincingly in Nimishillen Township 1,645 (56%) to 1,277 (44%).
Here’s a breakdown of each precinct:
Louisville Voting
Precinct | For | Against | For % | Against % | Total Votes | Registered Voters | Voter Turnout |
A | 280 | 139 | 67% | 33% | 419 | 903 | 46% |
B | 165 | 75 | 69% | 31% | 240 | 643 | 37% |
C | 312 | 130 | 71% | 29% | 442 | 1099 | 40% |
D | 384 | 147 | 72% | 28% | 531 | 875 | 61% |
E | 290 | 149 | 66% | 34% | 439 | 935 | 47% |
F | 164 | 104 | 61% | 39% | 268 | 753 | 36% |
G | 221 | 98 | 69% | 31% | 319 | 1006 | 32% |
TOTAL | 1816 | 842 | 68% | 32% | 2658 | 6214 | 43% |
Nimishillen Township Voting
Precinct | For | Against | For % | Against % | Total Votes | Registered Voters | Voter Turnout |
1 | 125 | 107 | 54% | 46% | 232 | 753 | 31% |
2 | 176 | 114 | 61% | 39% | 290 | 753 | 39% |
3 | 285 | 172 | 62% | 38% | 457 | 961 | 48% |
4 | 280 | 272 | 51% | 49% | 552 | 1217 | 45% |
5 | 391 | 294 | 57% | 43% | 685 | 1380 | 50% |
6 | 198 | 163 | 55% | 45% | 361 | 805 | 45% |
7 | 190 | 155 | 55% | 45% | 345 | 968 | 36% |
TOTAL | 1645 | 1277 | 56% | 44% | 2922 | 6837 | 43% |