AKRON, Ohio – Summit County voters will soon be asked to decide Issue 1, a tax renewal and increase to support the County of Summit Alcohol, Drug Addiction and Mental Health Services Board, which will be on the ballot Nov. 4.
Issue 1 is a combined tax renewal and increase to fund mental health and recovery programs for children, adults and families, and to support the acquisition, construction, renovation, maintenance and operation of Summit County ADM Board facilities, according to the Summit County Board of Elections website. The total proposed levy is 3.45 mills, a renewal of the 2.95-mill levy plus a new 0.5-mill increase. A “yes” vote is a vote in favor of the proposed tax renewal and increase.
“Mental health is literally on the ballot, and we’re in a place right now where we really need to make sure we’re taking care of our own in Summit County,” Summit County ADM Board Executive Director Aimee Wade told cleveland.com and The Plain Dealer. “Summit County has been a place where people have fought against the (mental health) stigma and made sure we take care of our folks with mental health and addiction issues, so we’re just looking forward to continuing that tradition of innovation and sympathy and empathy in Summit County.”…