School districts across Northeast Ohio see levies fail on Election Day [Video]

MEDINA, Ohio — It’s back to the drawing board for some school districts after voters across Northeast Ohio voted down several school levies on Tuesday.

Whether they were new levies or renewals of existing ones, voters in districts such as Medina, Strongsville, Brunswick, Ravenna, Richmond Heights, Garfield Heights and more now must look for new solutions after unofficial results from their board of elections show voters narrowly rejecting school taxes.

In Brunswick’s case, the operating levy had been in place since 1994 and contributed $3.2 million annually to “essential educational operations, including curriculum development, student services, and compensating day-to-day staff members.”

There wasn’t a professional sign saying what Medina voter Michael Hughes thought, so he made his own.

“I’m tired of the taxes on the school,” he said. “Inflation is up, prices have gone skyrocketing and people are having a hard time paying their bills and making their budget.”

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