COPLEY TOWNSHIP, Ohio — Copley Township officials once had the option of asking voters to replace the township’s existing fire levies, a mechanism they estimated could have generated about $1.7 million more annually.
Ohio eliminated replacement levies for elections held beginning Jan. 1, 2026, narrowing the township’s choices as it considered how to pay for millions of dollars in upcoming fire equipment purchases. The change applies to political subdivisions including townships.
These are five takeaways from the original article, which examined how the state law change affected Copley’s planning before its November levy request…