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City of Dickinson asks Stark County to consider buying armory, back a 1¢ public safety sales tax

Stark County Commission · February 3, 2026
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Summary

City of Dickinson proposed selling the Armory and land under the Law Enforcement Center to Stark County for $2.5 million and asked the county to join a proposed 1¢ public safety sales tax on the June ballot, including a draft joint-powers agreement returning 20% of revenue to the county for public safety.

The City of Dickinson asked the Stark County Commission on Feb. 3 to consider buying two city-owned properties and to support placing a 1¢ public safety sales tax on the June ballot.

City representative Dossinger outlined a draft purchase agreement that would offer the Armory and the land under the Law Enforcement Center to the county for $2,500,000, subject to memoranda of understanding guaranteeing continued city use of certain facilities. "We would have a few MOUs that we need to be put in place, prior to sale," Dossinger said, noting the city would seek continued use of the LEC shooting…

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