ADDYSTON — A one-half percent increase in the village's income tax would greatly boost revenue in this community of 1,149.

        Mayor Carole Kolb said approval of the tax increase at an Aug. 6 special election would add about $200,000 annually to village coffers, bringing the income tax to 1.5 percent. The money would be used to help pay for fire and emergency services, along with boosting village coffers.

        Addyston's income tax increase and a 8.99 mill continuing levy in the Mount Healthy Schools are the only issues on the ballot in Southwest Ohio.

        “Our funds are very low. They're nearly depleted,” Ms. Kolb said of the village's $1 million annual budget. “The former council got rid of the fire department (after a levy renewal failed) and we now contract out for the services.”

        Besides contracting with Miami Heights for emergency medical service and with Cleves for fire protection, the village has had to pay for emergency work to the administration building after the floor began sinking, Ms. Kolb said. The village also had to buy a new generator, restore air conditioning and purchase two emergency sirens.

        Those expenditures, coupled with a drop in revenue expected with the reduction of employees at the Bayer plant, the village's major taxpayer, are depleting resources.

        Ms. Kolb said Village Council did not consider a property tax increase because it would be a burden on the village's senior citizens. The income tax, she said, would least impact those who couldn't afford an increase.

        Addyston residents who pay income tax elsewhere would get still credit for the taxes they pay to other communities.

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