Transit tax joins Delaware County levy questions

Transit tax proposal

Most Delaware County voters will consider a proposed 0.2% sales or use tax for transit. At that rate, the tax would amount to 20 cents on every in purchases or use subject to the tax.

The proposal applies to most, rather than all, county voters. It is separate from two countywide levy questions and the many levy requests placed before voters by municipalities and public agencies.

Ballots will differ by location

The two countywide levies will go before voters across Delaware County. Municipal and public agency levies will depend on where a voter lives and which local jurisdictions serve that address.

As a result, voters may encounter different combinations of tax and levy questions. The transit proposal will reach most county voters, while local measures will appear only in the areas covered by the municipality or agency seeking the levy.

What voters are deciding

The transit question asks voters to decide whether to add a sales or use tax dedicated to transit. The countywide and local levy questions are separate decisions, so voters can evaluate each measure individually.

The ballot questions place several public funding decisions before Delaware County residents at the same time. For the transit measure, the central choice is whether to approve the 0.2% tax rate. For each levy, voters will decide whether to authorize that specific countywide, municipal or public agency request.