MAINEVILLE — Voters in this southern Warren County village of fewer than a thousand residents Tuesday overwhelmingly rejected levies for police and general operating expenses.

        About a quarter of the population visited the polls and said, 153-71 in complete but unofficial returns, that they were against renewing 3 mills to finance the village's annual spending plan of about $37,000.

        They also voted 141-73 against a 2-mill levy that was needed to generate $19,000 so the village could contract for police protection from Hamilton Township.

        The village had its own police department until about a year ago. It operated on about $63,000 a year, but became too expensive for the village.

        The levies on Tuesday's ballot were also rejected in November.

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        Before Tuesday's results came in, Mayor Dale Marconet said: “I'll be elated if they both pass. It will sure make my job easier, not worrying about how we're going to pay the bills.”

        Afterward?

        “It (will) probably bankrupt us. We're operating on a shoestring right now,” said the mayor. The council meets Thursday and will discuss its options then.

        The village is surrounded by fast-growing Hamilton Township. Council members are supposed to get an annual $1,000 stipend but decided to forego the money months ago because of the village's money problems.

Clermont County

        The waste-collection replacement levy on the ballot in Pierce Township was passed overwhelmingly by voters, 433 votes, or 74 percent, to 155 votes against, or 26 percent, in unofficial returns.

        The five-year, 2.5-mill levy will generate more than $561,000 a year. It will cost the owner of a $100,000 home $76.55. The current 2.5-mill levy generated $354,000 a year and cost the owner of a $100,000 home $40.54.

Hamilton County

        Election results were still being tallied for these issue:

        • Norwood City renewal, 8 mills for five years, for expenses.

        • Silverton income tax increase of 0.25 percent for operations.

        • Arlington Heights income-tax increase of 0.4 percent.

        • Newtown replacement and increase of 8 mills, five years, fire and emergency medical services.

        • Woodlawn renewal, 2 mills, five years, for swimming pool.
       

Butler County

        There were no issues on the Butler County ballot.

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