Brimfield and Mantua village rejected tax increases to expand their police departments

Voters in Brimfield cast their ballots in the Nov. 2, 2021 election. Lyndsey Brennan/The Portager

Brimfield and Mantua village rejected tax increases to expand their police departments

- Ben Wolford , Lyndsey Brennan

Voters in Brimfield Township and the village of Mantua declined to authorize new taxes that would have helped hire more police officers, according to unofficial results of the Nov. 2 election.

Brimfield sought a 1.95-mill levy that would have added nearly $600,000 to the police department’s budget annually. The money would have allowed the township to hire two more police officers and pay for more training and equipment.

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