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Community, school leaders ponder next steps after tax failures at the ballot

- Wendy DiAlesandro

Disappointed by May’s primary election results, school and city officials across Portage County know they have work to do before November.

Ravenna voters rejected a proposed income tax increase, Streetsboro voters said no to a school levy, and voters across the county blocked a bid for public assistance funds. Voters in Garrettsville, Nelson and Freedom townships defeated Community Emergency Medical Services’ plea for funding.

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