JEFFERSON — Ashtabula County commissioners on Thursday gave their stamp of approval to placing a renewal of the county’s Senior Services Levy on the November ballot.
The one-mill levy raises about $1.5 million annually for a variety of senior services, including home-delivered meals, elder-abuse protection, chore-housekeeping assistance and transportation. The services are provided throughout the county.
Commissioners heard a sales pitch for the levy during a work session Tuesday and followed up with their unanimous approval of the resolution Thursday. Board President Peggy Carlo called the levy and the services funded by it “very necessary.” Commissioner Daniel Claypool called it “an investment” in a special group of people who deserve the services provided by the levy.
“It goes a long way to help senior citizens stay in their homes,” said Commissioner Joseph Moroski. He said many studies have shown that when seniors stay in their own homes, they live longer, healthier and happier lives than if they go into an institutional setting for care.
The levy was first passed 10 years ago and was renewed by voters in 2005. The renewal will be for five years.
Members of the levy committee pointed out that the senior population of the county is growing and the services provided by the levy help not only seniors, but also their caregivers and children.
Local News
Commissioners vote to place renewal of senior services levy on ballot
- Local News
-
-
2-1-1 system aids people in need
Imagine being in this situation: A guy you met on the Internet shows up at your house and takes you for a ride in his pickup truck.
-
Woman climbs out of icy river
A Painesville Township woman is being treated for hypothermia after her car plunged into the Grand River near Vrooman Road Thursday morning.
-
Port project gets Pa. funds
A proposed warehousing/transportation project involving ports in Conneaut and Erie, Pa., has received a big financial boost from the state of Pennsylvania.
-
Ashtabula tax forms in the mail
Check your mailbox this week because postal carriers are delivering 2011 city income tax returns.
-
Conneaut woman, 89, hurt in crash
An 89-year-old Conneaut motorist remains hospitalized today in a Cleveland hospital with serious injuries suffered in a two-vehicle crash earlier this week.
-
Platinum workers aren’t being paid
Employees of a local health care provider aren’t being paid while the business is under investigation for fraud, an official at Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine’s office confirmed Thursday.
-
Flu mild, so far
Coughing, sneezing, aching, nausea and fever are all symptoms of various flu viruses common this time of year, but according to area experts, flu activity in Ashtabula County has been mild.
-
State program designed to cut number of juveniles sent to ODYS
State funding is being finalized for training and implementation of programming aimed at reducing the number of juvenile offenders that Ashtabula County sends to the Ohio Department of Youth Services facilities.
-
Geneva American Legion remembers Four Chaplains
The story of the Four Chaplains is a solemn narrative of courage, sacrifice and selflessness.
-
Commissioners to help with sewer
Commissioners promised Linwood Drive residents that they will do all they can to reduce the financial burden of extending mandated sewers to their lakefront street.
- More Local News Headlines
-
2-1-1 system aids people in need
