Cuyahoga County seeks health, human services funding

Cuyahoga County seeking 2.5-mill HHS levy hike this fall

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Cuyahoga County leaders on Tuesday announced plans to ask voters this fall to increase one of the county’s major health and human services levies by 2.5 mills, warning that without new revenue the county could be forced to make some of the deepest service cuts in years.

Cuyahoga County seeks health, human services funding

Leaders in Cuyahoga County have announced a plan to ask for a levy renewal and increase for Health and Human Services on November’s ballot.

Tax hikes proposed for county human services, RTA and disabilities

Multiple tax increases could be headed for Cuyahoga County voters’ ballots over the next year. Although county voters are often friendly to levies, the tax increases could face the political headwinds of rising costs and homes values. Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority trustees voted Tuesday to ask voters to raise the sales tax in the May 2027 primary to help fund its operations. The hike could be as large as 0.5 percentage points, rai…