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Board of Elections certifies May 4 election
By Melanie Speicher - mspeicher@sidneydailynews.com
SIDNEY Results from the May 4 election were certified Monday morning by the Shelby County Board of Elections.
The final results for the Sidney City Schools 0,75% earned income tax levy was 2,128 votes (57.62%) for the levy and 1,565 votes (42,38%) against the levy. On Election Day, 665 voters cast a yes vote for the levy, while 998 people voted against the levy. Election night totals were 2,102 votes in favor of the levy, 57.45%, and 1,557 votes against, 42.55%.
Absentee voters who voted at the board of elections office were the deciding factor for the passage of the levy, as 1,083 people voted yes and o0nly 470 people voted no. Mail-in absentee voters accounted for another 137 yes votes and only 78 no votes. Provisional ballots, which were approved Monday Morning, accounted for another 23 yes votes and eight no votes.
Edison growth continues during pandemic
PIQUA The COVID-19 pandemic didn’t stop the growth of Edison Community College.
Dr. Doreen Larson, Edison State president, presented a state of the college via a Facebook presentation Wednesday morning.
She said during the year of the pandemic, the college has added new programs, doubled its enrollment and added new high school partners for the College Credit program. A new partnership has formed with area fire departments where Edison provides EMT training. There is a full-time faculty position for the program, she said.
Another partnership was formed with Hobart where students who complete the program can have their credits transfer over to Edison for further education and training.
SCS seeks support for tax levy
SIDNEY Registered voters in the Sidney City Schools District are being asked to approve an earned income tax levy on the Tuesday, May 4, ballot. The .75% levy which is for 10 years will raise $3.3 million for the district if approved.
After three failed attempts at passing a property tax in 2020, the district conducted a survey asking residents which option income tax or property tax they would prefer to see on the ballot in May. The results showed residents preferred an income tax over the property tax. Sidney is the only school district in the county that doesn’t have an income tax levy in place.
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