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Clermont County DD Board asks commissioners to place 0.75-mill levy on May ballot to sustain services
Summary
Clermont County Board of Developmental Disabilities requested a 0.75-mill continuous levy for the May 2026 primary to cover rising waiver-match costs and workforce pressures; the board said it serves roughly 2,000 people and estimated the levy would raise about $5.36 million, costing about $26.25 per $100,000 of appraised value.
Dan Otkin, superintendent of the Clermont County Board of Developmental Disabilities, asked the Board of County Commissioners on Jan. 12 to place a 0.75-mill continuous levy on the May 2026 primary ballot to maintain local services and preserve access to federal and state Medicaid waiver funding.
Otkin told commissioners the county board serves roughly 2,000 people, about 600 of whom are on Medicaid waivers, and that more than 100 people remain on a waiting list. He said local levy proceeds are the county match that enables the county to draw down federal and state Medicaid dollars that…
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