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Portage County commissioners approve placing Jobs and Family Services levy on ballot after debate over senior services and messaging
Summary
After debate over timing and tax impact for seniors, the Portage County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously to place a Jobs and Family Services levy — described as a replacement 0.4 levy to fund senior supports — on the ballot and directed staff to step up voter education.
Portage County commissioners voted unanimously Dec. 8 to place an additional levy for Portage County Jobs and Family Services on the ballot to fund public assistance, human and children services, and adult services.
The measure, which the county and JFS staff described as a replacement for an expiring 0.5 levy and proposed at a 0.4 rate, was presented to the board as a way to expand services for seniors, including home-repair assistance, delinquent-tax supports, meals, and health and wellness programming. A JFS representative (name not stated in the transcript) told the board the draft plan is grounded in survey data and partner…
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