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Sylvania City School District - Proposed Income Tax (Additional, 1% Earned Income)

Projected result: Passed

Source: 13abc.com

What does this measure do?

Supports: Public Education Quality

Sylvania City School District would add a 1% tax on earned income, such as wages, for school operations while lowering its property tax rate. Working residents would pay the income tax, and all property owners would pay a bit less in property tax.

More about this measure

Proposed by: Sylvania City School District Board of Education (resolution of July 22, 2026)

The district's elected school board. On July 22, 2026 it approved a 1% tax on earned income paired with a 1.7-mill property tax cut. Ohio requires a public vote for a school income tax.

Source: sylvaniaschools.org

A YES vote means

The district could collect the 1% tax on wages, and property taxes would go down as part of the same plan.

A NO vote means

Neither the wage tax nor the property tax cut would take effect.

No financial records found for this ballot measure.

Source: lookup.boe.ohio.gov

Sources: sylvania.k12.oh.us · toledoblade.com