January 31, 2024
From Violet Township

• Violet Township is placing a 3.6 mill additional levy on the ballot March 19, 2024. This additional levy is for fire and EMS protection and is continuing. Collections for the additional levy, if passed, will begin in 2025.
• Violet Township has current millage for fire and EMS purposes, passed at 15.35 mills. This millage is also continuing. With the current millage, reduction factors are applied. In other words, a difference exists between rates as authorized by the voters and the actual mills charged. This “effective millage rate” reflects how original voted mills are decreased to account for increasing prices in the real estate market. While passed at 15.35 mills, the current millage is collected at approximately 7 mills. The current millage provides an estimated $12,936,412 annually.
• For a property owner with a home valued at $100,000, the annual tax for the current millage would be about $224. For a property owner with a home valued at $300,000, the annual tax for the current millage would be about $673 annually.
• For a property owner with a home valued at $100,000, the annual tax for the additional or newly proposed levy would be $126. For a property owner with a home valued at $300,000, the annual tax for the additional levy would be $378 annually.
• If voters pass the proposed additional levy, an estimated additional $6,553,799 will be collected annually.

Do you have questions about plans for proceeds of the levy for fire protection?
Please reach out to Violet Township:
Violet Township
10190 Blacklick-Eastern Road
Pickerington, Ohio 43147
Office Phone: (614)-575-5556