Voters Pass North Canton's Fire and EMS Levies

Editor's note: This story was updated at 11:30 p.m. Tuesday.

North Canton voters passed both the  with an outstanding number of votes.

Here are the unofficial results, according to the Stark County Board of Elections website: 

North Canton Fire Levy:

For: 2,178
Against: 1,040 

North Canton EMS Levy:

For: 2,235
Against: 982

Denise Logan voted at the Knights of Columbus building on Mississippi Street Tuesday to show her support for the local levies.

"I've watched my kids grow up here; you've got to support the town," Logan said.

The  include a 1-mill continuing replacement levy for EMS, generating about $378,000 a year, and a 0.5-mill continuing replacement levy for fire services, generating about $189,000 a year.

The levy dollars will bring the fire and EMS stations up to current standards, Chief John Bacon said.

Both levies are the same millage as the levies passed in the ’80s, but the new levies would bring in money based on current property values. Based on old property values, the EMS levy generates $173,000, and for fire services about $96,000.

Residents also fund a 1.5-mill two-year levy, passed in May 2010, which pays for EMS and generates $565,000 a year. That levy expires at the end of 2012.

You can find more election coverage on North Canton Patch, including results for the Stark County races as well as the Ohio House District 48 race.