BAZETTA TWP., Ohio - Voters in Bazetta Township will see two renewal levies on their ballots in the May 2026 Primary Election.

Two 0.6-mil levies are up for renewal: one for equipment for the police department, and another for the Road Department. These are renewal levies, so voters will not see any new taxes if they pass.

Bazetta Township Trustee Mike Hovis tells 21 News that the road levy is critical to fund the Road Department's operations, noting that the only other source of revenue for it is Ohio's gas tax and that the township has no other way to fund the department.

Hovis says without the levy, the township would need to cut the department's staffing and road paving can no longer happen.

As for the police levy, the police department is not at risk of staffing cuts, but the department would no longer be able to purchase new equipment for the department if the levy fails.

Voters will decide whether or not to renew both of these levies on Tuesday, May 5.