Cuyahoga County Levy Wins to Supplant Federal Cuts After Election Night Rebuke to Trump

Cuyahoga County voters decided Tuesday that a slight increase in property taxes was worth bringing up social services to levels not seen since sweeping federal cuts diminished them years ago. Issues 10 and 11, needed to fund the county’s Board of Developmental Disabilities and its Health and Human Services, passed overwhelmingly, according to unofficial counts from the Board of Elections. Just over 60 % of voters said yes for each levy ask. Meaning those who were for the levies found the trade-off worthwhile — roughly $170 more in year-end property taxes for every $100,000 in home value, in exchange for improved foster care, job search help and mental health support on a countywide level. County Executive Chris Ronayne, who won his uncontested bid for re-election on Tuesday, reacted to the big wins with an air of resolution. Especially, despite Democrats’ blue wave this week, as grocery costs and gas prices refuse to budge.

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