Dear Editor: On Tuesday, May 2, voters in the Mansfield City School District will decide two renewal levies. These levies will continue to provide the funds necessary to help students achieve but will not raise taxes. The 10.4-mill and 10.7-mill levies deliver $7.9 million annually, nearly half of the local tax revenue or approximately 13.5 […]
Letters to the Editor
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Vote for Pothole, Pride tax and Mansfield School levies
For the past 32 years I have helped perform a citizens’ audit of the Mansfield street resurfacing program. I’ve also monitored such issues as bridge and sewer inspection because our community cannot survive if it neglects its infrastructure. Renewal of the Pothole Haters and Price income taxes is essential to our town’s future. However, you […]
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Educator urges voters to approve Ontario Schools renewal levy
Dear Editor, I am an educator of young people in the Ontario Schools. As I teach my eighth grade students each day, I assume that each of them will go on to do amazing things on this planet. While I may not always be correct, if I were to assume anything else, there is a […]
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Romanchuk: Please vote yes for Ontario Schools renewal levy
Since my arrival in Columbus as your state representative, I am proud of the fact that we have funded our K-12 schools at record levels. Although funding has increased overall in recent state budgets, the state funding formula considers several factors in determining a school district’s allocation. In recent budgets, Richland County schools have collectively […]
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Support schools, infrastructure with levy votes
Letter to the Editor: For the past 32 years, I have helped perform a citizens’ audit of the Mansfield street resurfacing program. I’ve also monitored such issues as bridge and sewer inspection because our community cannot survive if it neglects its infrastructure. Renewal of the Pothole Haters and Pride income taxes is essential to our […]
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Child Protection Reform advocate takes issue with Richland County Children Services series
EDITOR’S NOTE: The letter to the editor below was a rebuttal from a recent series of stories by Richland County Children Services director Patty Harrelson, which ran on Nov. 9, 10 and 11 in the Richland Source. As always, the Richland Source hopes to raise the level of conversation in the community and offer a […]
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Voters should take advantage of a right that was hard-earned
Ohio has always been a state that holds great interest for politicians. Every election cycle, pundits spend an enormous amount of energy on the Buckeye state. The 2016 election is no different. In recent years, the women’s vote has captured the interest of candidates and the nation as they have realized how powerful it truly […]
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Support needed for Ontario Schools levy
Dear Editor: I encourage residents of Ontario Local Schools to support the substitute levy on the Nov. 8 ballot. This is not a new tax, so residents will not see an increase. It replaces the levy first passed in 1992. Ever since, voters have kindly renewed the levy every five years to help fund basic […]