Five renewal levies will be decided throughout Lake County in the Nov. 5 General Election. Approval of these renewal levies will not increase property taxes in the involved voting districts. Here is a summary of all government entities that have placed renewal levy issues on the Nov. 5 ballot. Financial figures for all of the levies were provided by the Lake County Auditor’s Office. • Eastlake is seeking passage of a five-year, 0.5-mill renewal levy for the city Fire Department. If approved, the levy would continue to cost taxpayers $8 annually for each $100,000 in property valuation and generate $198,000 per year. Eastlake Fire Chief Ted Whittington said the revenue from the levy is used strictly for major capital projects. “So it would be for (the purchase of) ambulances and fire engines, those have really been the projects over the last eight years,” he said. Whittington said passage of the renewal levy is very important to the Eastlake Fire Department, “especially in today’s environment when costs seem to be rising in every aspect.” “(The renewal levy) is helpful in keeping us up to date in having state-of-the-art equipment. That’s always the goal here.” As of Oct. 22, there were 12,247 registered voters in Eastlake, according to the Lake County Elections Board. • The Lake County Alcohol, Drug Addiction and Mental Health Services Board is asking voters to approve a 10-year, 0.9-mill renewal levy. If the levy passes, it would continue to cost taxpayers $21 annually for each $100,000 in property valuation and raise $5,464,000 per year. Revenue from the levy would be used for the operation of community addiction services providers and community mental health services providers. These services have a proven record of saving and improving the lives of residents, said Lake County ADAMHS Board Executive Director Kimberly Fraser. “This board has a long history of providing outstanding services while staying within our operating budget,” she said. “We maintain a remarkably low administrative overhead at 7 percent (one of the lowest in the state), ensuring that these vital levy dollars are channeled into services that help people and families here in Lake County.” As of Oct. 22, there were 165,608 registered voters in Lake County, according to the county Elections Board. • The Lake County School Financing District is seeking passage of a five-year, 4.9-mill renewal levy. If approved, the levy would continue to cost taxpayers $59 annually for each $100,000 in property valuation and generate $6,018,000 per year. The Lake County School Financing District consists of the Madison, Painesville, Perry and Riverside school districts.Voters in Geauga County who live in Chardon Township Precinct B as part of Riverside Schools and Thompson Township Precinct B as part of Madison Schools also are part of the financing district. The levy was first approved by voters in 1990. Revenue from the levy is used for personnel, materials, supplies and transportation for instruction in language arts, social studies, mathematics, fine and practical arts, health and physical education, science and business education. Proceeds are distributed based on each member district’s proportionate share of tax valuation, according to information provided by the Lake County Educational Service Center. As of Oct. 22, 55,885 registered voters in Lake County and 138 registered voters in Geauga County were eligible to decide the Lake County School Financing District renewal levy. Those figures are according to records from the Lake and Geauga County elections boards. • Leroy Township is asking voters to approve a five-year, 4.5-mill renewal levy for the community’s Fire Department. If the levy passes, it would continue to cost taxpayers $131 annually for each $100,000 in property valuation and raise $549,000 per year. Leroy Township Fire Chief Mike Toman said revenue from the levy is used to cover the costs of daily operations, such as salaries, utilities and vehicle maintenance. “It’s about 60 percent of our budget, and if it doesn’t pass, we wouldn’t be able to function at the level that we currently do,” he said. As of Oct. 22, there were 2,501 registered voters in Leroy Township, according to the Lake County Elections Board. • Perry Township is seeking passage of a five-year, 2.9-mill renewal levy for roads and bridges. If approved, the levy would continue to cost taxpayers $83 annually for each $100,000 of property valuation and raise $510,000 per year, according to the Lake County Auditor’s Office. The levy, which originally was passed in 2019, is intended for general construction and the repair of roads and bridges in the township, not including Perry Village and North Perry Village. In addition to roads, other major expenses funded by this levy include Service Department salaries and benefits, truck and equipment costs, and maintenance and repair costs. Over the past five years, Perry Township has used more than $2.1 million in revenue from the levy to repave the community’s roads, said township Trustee Board Chairman Robert Dawson. As of Oct. 22, there were 4,529 registered voters in Perry Township, according to the Lake County Elections Board.