Label
Support Metroparks Levy
Melden, Gadus, Hartman, Hobbs, Jones, Komives
Title
Expressing Toledo City Council support for Metroparks 10-year 1.4-mill replacement levy, Issue 8, on the May 6 ballot; and declaring an emergency.
Summary
WHEREAS, Metroparks will have a 10-year replacement levy issue on the May 6 ballot; and
WHEREAS, Issue 8 is not a new tax; and
WHEREAS, the cost to an owner of a $100,000 home will be $49 a year; and
WHEREAS, Metroparks has a history of success in leveraging public funds to acquire grant dollars to increase their impact. Every dollar Metroparks invests in the community has increased economic development, created jobs, and provided a lasting impact on residents; and
WHEREAS, the passage of this levy will generate over sixteen million dollars annually to continue to maintain and improve every park and community within the Metroparks system; and
WHEREAS, the purpose of this levy is to protect, improve, and conserve Wildwood, Side Cut, Pearson, Swan Creek, Oak Openings, Secor, Farnsworth, Providence, Blue Creek, Howard Marsh, Manhattan March, and other parks while also acquiring, improving, conserving, and protecting other Metroparks’ lands; and
WHEREAS, Metroparks Toledo has lived up to their promise made to Lucas County voters that every household has a park within five miles of them.
NOW, THEREFORE, Be it resolved by the Council of the City of Toledo:
SECTION 1. That Toledo City Council expresses its support for Metroparks 10-year renewal issue on the May 6 ballot, Issue 8.
SECTION 2. That this Resolution is declared to be an emergency measure necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, safety and property of the City, and for the further reason that this Resolution is required to be immediately effective in order to permit the timely expression of support for Issue 8 on the May ballot; wherefore, this Resolution shall be in full force and effect immediately upon its adoption or at the earliest time allowed by law.
Vote on emergency clause: yeas 12, nays 0.
Passed: April 8, 2025, as an emergency measure: yeas 12, nays 0.
Attest:
Julie A. Gibbons Carrie Hartman
Clerk of Council President of Council
Approved: April 8, 2025
Wade Kapszukiewicz
Mayor