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Belmont County mental health board asks Martins Ferry for support as 10-year levy comes up for renewal
Summary
The executive director described services funded by a county levy that will appear on the November ballot and outlined a planned crisis stabilization unit funded with ARPA dollars and due to open in March 2026.
Lisa Ward, executive director of the Belmont County Mental Health & Recovery Board, asked Martins Ferry officials to support a renewal levy that will appear on the November ballot and said the renewal would not increase residents’ taxes.
“The levy will be a renewal levy,” Ward said. “It will not be a raise in taxes.” She told the council the board’s levy funds prevention and crisis services across Belmont, Harrison and Monroe counties and supports school-based early-intervention programs in all 12 Belmont County schools.
Ward reported increases in local suicide…
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