Council
 on March 26, 2026

Council to pursue renewal of road levy in November

By By Kyle Meddles, Richwood Gazette 

 

A pair of council issues saw decisions on Monday evening during Richwood’s village council meeting, including a resolution on the village’s ordinances for food trucks and an expiring road levy.

Council agreed to go to the ballot in November with a renewal for the expiring road repair and maintenance levy, which will continue to generate about $100,000 annually for the village if it passes in the Nov. 3 general election. The threeyear, 3-mill levy curr ently collects at an effective rate of 1.8-mills.

Despite agreeing to go to the ballot, some council members expressed concerns regarding its chance to pass.

“I just feel strongly that its very likely to fail, and maybe things will calm down and peopl…

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