Issue 1: Stark County Board of Developmental Disabilities Levy Renewal

If approved by voters on May 7, the Stark County Board of Developmental Disabilities proposed 3.3-mill, 10-year renewal levy would generate $21 million per year, according to SCBDD Communications Director Lisa Parramore.

The levy would neither raise nor lower taxes; rather, business and homeowners would continue to pay roughly $98 per year for every $100,000 in property valuation.

In all, the levy would raise about $210 million. The revenue would pay for "services such as job training, job placement, support services, and education for more than 3,300 (developmentally disabled) Stark County residents," said Parramore.