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May 5, 2021 WARREN — Liberty voters turned down a levy that would have funded repairs to the school district’s roofs, heating and cooling systems, along with other improvements. The Liberty Local School District’s proposed 2.5-mill levy would have generated about $565,000 per year for five years. The levy failed by 24 votes; about 51 percent of voters selected “no,” while 49 percent voted yes, according to incomplete and unofficial results Tuesday from the Trumbull County Board of Elections. Tuesday’s vote came just one day after Joseph Nohra, the former school district superinte...

rfox@tribtoday.com LIBERTY — Liberty voters are in a unique position when it comes to voting on the school district’s proposed five-year levy. Even if it is approved, they won’t have a tax bill as high as it was in 2020. This is possible because the 1997 bond that paid for the high school and generated $925,000 per year was paid off in 2020; and if the new 2.5-mill levy passes, an older .9-mill levy will be allowed to expire. “That is an unusual incentive to offer taxpayers. Once that happens, the owner of a $100,000 home will save $175 in school taxes compared to what they paid in ...

LIBERTY — Liberty voters are in a unique position when it comes to voting on the school district’s proposed five-year levy — even if it is approved, they won’t have a tax bill as high as it was in 2020. This is possible because the 1997 bond that paid for the high school and generated $925,000 per year was paid off in 2020; and if the new 2.5-mill levy passes, an older .9-mill levy will be allowed to expire. “That is an unusual incentive to offer taxpayers. Once that happens, the owner of a $100,000 home will save $175 in school taxes compared to what they paid in 2020. The new le...