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Local advocates urge Butler County voters to renew and increase senior services levy
Summary
Age Friendly Oxford and Oxford Seniors presented details about the Butler County Elderly Services Program, asking voters to approve Issue 1 in November to renew a 1.3‑mill levy and add 0.7 mills to sustain services that help thousands of older adults remain at home.
Jennifer Heston Mullins, an Age Friendly Oxford Elderly Services Program advisory council member and associate director of research at Miami University’s Scripps Gerontology Center, and Emily Lichtke, executive director of Oxford Seniors, appealed to Oxford City Council and the public on behalf of Butler County’s ESP program.
They asked residents to support Issue 1 on the November ballot, a renewal of the existing 1.3‑mill senior services levy together with a 0.7‑mill increase. The presenters said the combined levy would generate approximately $2.02 million annually and cost the…
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