ELIDA, OH (WLIO) - Elida mayor Darryl Nichols is clarifying the language of the village's income tax levy ahead of election day.
The levy will ask Elida residents to vote on a .35% increase in their income tax from the current .75% to the proposed 1.1%.
The levy will ask Elida residents to vote on a .35% increase in their income tax from the current .75% to the proposed 1.1%. Mayor Nichols says Elida has not had an income tax increase since 2006 and adds the proposed increase will be used for police protection and street maintenance.
The proposed increase will be used for police protection and street maintenance.
Tuesday afternoon, we talked with Mayor Nichols about how much money the levy could generate and the average cost to the taxpayer if passed.
"The .35% will generate about $178,000, and on a person making $50,000, it'll cost them a little over $3 a week for the increase. We're trying to do it as small as we can get by with, and hopefully, that will help make things work for the village with streets and police," explained Mayor Darryl Nichols, Village of Elida.
"We're trying to do it as small as we can get by with, and hopefully, that will help make things work for the village with streets and police," explained Mayor Darryl Nichols, Village of Elida.
Elida residents will vote on the income tax levy on the November 5th election.
