The Northeast Ohio Foundation for Patriotism, the not-for-profit organization dedicated to promoting patriotism and honoring our local military families, is partnering with Rocky River High School, and the Rocky River
By Tom Moore
May 10, 2021
(Rocky River) - There are two theories going around as to why Rocky River s school tax levy failed last week. While some say it was a response to how the school administration handled the case of a group of now-former teachers who made inappropriate comments about a student, others believe it had to do with a robocall that went out the day before the election.
The two-minute message from the Freedom For All PAC was recorded by Tom Zawistowski of the Ohio Tea Party. Zawistowski said in the message that the Rocky River Schools had communists and Marxists among teachers and administrators who were pushing for a program called Criitcal Race Theory, which he said, indoctrinates your children and grandchildren with race-based hate of white people, of American history, and of capitalism.
Results: Northeast Ohio voters weighed in on tax issues By Justin Boggs Cleveland
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CLEVELAND A handful of northeast Ohio cities and school districts turned to voters Tuesday to approve a variety of levy and bond issues.
While some of the levies were renewals, others were asking for tax increases and additional revenue. While renewal levies generally did well in the area, voters in many towns rejected new taxes.
Most of the levies and bonds up that were up consideration will use property taxes and will base the tax off millage. A mill takes market value times 35% times .001 (one mill) to equal the tax increase per year.