Strongsville residents will vote on Issue 14, the renewal of a tax that pays for day-to-day operating expenses at Solon Middle School and other schools in the district. a five-year, 5.9-mill property tax that was first passed in May 2019.
“This November will be our first chance to go back on the ballot for ,” Anagnostou said at the time. “If it doesn’t pass by November 2024, then the levy expires.”The renewal levy would not increase taxes for property owners, who now pay $179 a year for each $100,000 of property valuation toward the levy, according to Anagnostou.
Due to rising property values, the effective rates of the levy are 5.12 mills for residential property and 5.75 mills for commercial, Anagnostou said. Under state law, a taxing authority can collect taxes based only on the value of a levy at the time of the original passage. Property owners are paying taxes on eight other district levies, for a total yearly amount of $1,340 for each $100,000 of property valuation, according to a spreadsheet provided by Anagnostou.The previous November, voters had rejected a new 7.9-mill tax that would have allowed the district to maintain its existing level of staffing, programs and services.