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Questions on Franklin County ballot pass

By JENALEA MYERS, Herald Staff Writer

All questions on Tuesday’s Franklin County ballots passed.

Wellsville voters passed a half-cent sales tax increase for infrastructure improvements, with 447 people voting “yes” and 340 voting “no.”

“We have some water lines that are 40 years old,” Wellsville Mayor Bill Lytle said. “We have a lot of sewer lines that are older than that.”

Lytle said the city distributed brochures about the sales tax around town, looking for citizen feedback.

“It was well-received around town,” he said. “I think people understand the need for sewer line and water line repairs and replacements. We’re headed in the right direction.”

Pomona voters passed a one-cent sales tax increase to be used for streets and drainage, with 252 people voting “yes” and 118 people voting “no.”

Pomona Mayor Richard Adler said a town meeting helped inform voters of the council’s plan for the tax increase.

“We had about 60 to 65 people there, and we discussed what we were going to do and how we were going to do it,” he said. “People are interested in streets because it passed.”

Northern Franklin County voters living in the Baldwin USD 348 voted on a $22.9 million bond issue for a new roof, heating and air-conditioning system, performing arts center and practice track and field complex at the middle school; a new elementary school; and a new baseball-softball complex.

The bond passed 29 to 17 in Franklin County. In Douglas County, it passed with 2,087 people voting “yes” and 1,775 voting “no.”

Herald staff writer Jenalea Myers can be e-mailed at jmyers@ottawaherald.com.

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Questions on Franklin County ballot pass

By JENALEA MYERS, Herald Staff Writer

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