Lucas County Issue 28 — Springfield Township: Fire & EMS Property Tax (Renewal, 1.8 mills)

What it does

PROPERTY TAX (RENEWAL - 1.8 mills, 5 YEARS, COMMENCING 2026, FIRST DUE 2027) protection against fire, and to provide and maintain fire apparatus, or other fire equipment and appliances, buildings or sites therefore, sources of water supply and materials therefore, or lines for fire-alarm communications, and to pay permanent, part-time, or contingent fire-fighting personnel or companies to operate such equipment, including payment of any employer contributions required under Revised Code 742.34, or to purchase ambulance equipment, or to provide ambulance or emergency medical services operated by a fire department or fire-fighting company

What it would cost

1.8 mills: $180 a year for every $100,000 of taxable value (a mill is $1 per $1,000). Ohio taxes 35% of a home's appraised value, so that's about $63 per $100,000 of appraised value; renewals often collect less than the full rate because of Ohio's tax-reduction factors. Taxable value is after exemptions such as homestead; your tax bill or property appraiser shows yours. It would continue a tax already in place rather than add a new one.

Needed to pass

A simple majority: more than half of the YES and NO votes on this measure must be YES. Leaving it blank doesn't count either way.

Left–right lean

Not a left–right issue: a procedural or local question that liberals and conservatives don't typically split on (AI read of the official ballot summary).

Official text: source

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Also on Lucas County ballots

• Lucas County Issue 14 — City of Sylvania: Resource Conservation and Equal Access Ordinance
• Lucas County Issue 15 — City of Oregon: Senior Citizens Property Tax (Additional, 0.5 mill)
• Lucas County Issue 16 — City of Toledo: Temporary Income Tax (Additional, 0.25%)
• Lucas County Issue 17 — City of Toledo: Proposed Charter Amendment (Ordinance 302-26)
• Lucas County Issue 18 — City of Toledo: Proposed Charter Amendment (Ordinance 304-26)
• Lucas County Issue 19 — City of Toledo: Proposed Charter Amendment (Ordinance 305-26)
• Lucas County Issue 20 — City of Maumee: Proposed Charter Amendment (Article VIII, Sections 2 & 3)
• Lucas County Issue 21 — City of Maumee: Proposed Charter Amendment (Article XIII, Section 5)
• Lucas County Issue 22 — City of Maumee: Proposed Charter Amendment (Article IX, Section 3)
• Lucas County Issue 23 — Village of Berkey: 911 Operating Expenses Property Tax (Renewal, 3 mills)
• Lucas County Issue 24 — Village of Berkey: Operating Expenses Property Tax (Renewal, 3 mills)
• Lucas County Issue 27 — City of Oregon: Proposed Charter Amendment (Article VIII, Section 3)
• Lucas County Issue 29 — Washington Township: Police Property Tax (Additional, 3.25 mills)
• Lucas County Issue 30 — Monclova Township: Limited Home Rule Government Resolution

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Quick answers

How many votes does Lucas County Issue 28 need to pass?

A simple majority: more than half of the YES and NO votes on this measure must be YES. Leaving it blank doesn't count either way.

Should I vote yes or no on Lucas County Issue 28?

SpectrumVote doesn't endorse anyone or tell you how to vote. Read what a YES and a NO vote each do, and the official text, then decide based on what you want to happen.

When is the vote?

The general election was Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Counts are unofficial until each state certifies its results over the following weeks; your state or county election office has the official results.