Voters across Mahoning County passed renewal levies for schools and municipalities, including a 0.25% sales tax to support road and bridge repairs in the county.

According to final and unofficial results from the Mahoning County Board of Elections, the measure was winning by a vote of 66% to 34%.

The sales tax, passed in November 2021 as a quarter percent additional sales tax, will bring in more than $50 million for another five years, or about $10 million per year.

Mahoning County Engineer Patrick Ginnetti has stressed in the past that the sales tax is vital to his department as well as the townships it helps.

His office receives $4 million for regular paving projects, while another $4 million is split among the townships based on need, with the other $2 million being used for bridge repair projects.

Boardman residents approved three township levies on the primary ballot.

A 0.7-mill, five-year renewal levy for operating expenses, to raise $285,545 annually passed by a vote of 54% to 46%; a 3-mill, five-year renewal levy for operating expenses that will raise $1,431,290 a year passed by a vote of 52% to 48%; and a 3.85-mill, five-year renewal levy that will bring in $3,700,203 a year for police operations, by a vote of 60% to 40%.

Officials have said the three renewals make up $5.42 million of Boardman’s operating budget.

The 0.7-mill levy renewal will cost $6 per $100,000 of valuation, the 3-mill levy renewal will cost $31 per $100,000 of valuation and the 3.85-mill levy renewal will cost $83 per $100,000.

A 5.9-mill, five-year renewal for school operating expenses also was approved by Boardman voters by a vote of 57 to 43%. This will be the sixth time the levy has passed since 1996. The renewal accounts for $4,266,848 annually and costs $101 for each $100,000 in valuation.

Voters in November turned down a 5.9-mill continuous levy for operating expenses, so officials this time decided to make it a renewal.

Boardman Schools communications coordinator Amy Radinovic has said the levy supports personnel costs, educational materials, utilities and maintenance for buildings and grounds, and transportation fuel and upkeep for busses.

Austintown voters approved two separate, five-year 1.5-mill renewal levies to go toward roads and bridges. The first will generate $426,671 and will cost $12 per $100,000 valuation. It passed by a vote of 61% to 39%, according to final and unofficial results. The second renewal levy will bring in $661,077 over five years and cost $21 per $100,000 valuation. It passed by the same margin.

Green Township residents approved a 1.5-mill, five-year renewal levy for current expenses by a vote of 61% to 39%. This will raise $136,584 a year and will cost $35 per $100,000 of valuation.

Lowellville Village residents passed a 4.5-mill, five-year renewal levy for operations that will bring in $103,638 annually and cost $35 per $100,000 valuation. The measure passed by a vote of 73% to 27%.

A Struthers Schools tax renewal also got the nod from voters, 64% who said “yes,” and 36% who said “no.” The 6.9-mill, five-year renewal will bring in $962,421 a year and cost property owners $144 per $100,000 valuation. The levy first passed in 2006 and was renewed in 2011, 2016 and 2021.

Superintendent Pete Pirone Jr. said funding supports day-to-day operations in the district, including educational services, including classroom instruction, student programs, transportation, technology, building maintenance safety initiatives and staffing needs.

Sebring voters passed a 0.75% income tax renewal by a vote of 52% to 48%, to be used for school operating expenses. School Treasurer/CFO Dawn Welsch has said the income tax levy first passed in 2007 and has been renewed every five years since.