Bethel Township (Unincorporated area, including the Village of Donnelsville) Renewal Notice is hereby given that in pursuance of a Resolution of the Board of Trustees of Bethel Township (Unincorporated area, including the Village of Donnelsville), passed on July 21, 2026, there will be submitted to a vote of the people at the General Election to be held at the regular places of voting on Tuesday, the 3rd day of November, 2026, the question of levying a tax, in excess of the ten mill limitation, for the benefit of Bethel Township (Unincorporated area, including the Village of Donnelsville) for the purpose of providing and maintaining fire apparatus, mechanical resuscitators, underwater rescue and recovery equipment, or other fire equipment and appliances, buildings and sites therefor, or sources of water supply and materials therefor, for the establishment an maintenance of lines of fire-alarm communications, for the payment of firefighting companies or permanent, part-time, or volunteer firefighting, emergency medical service, administrative, or communications personnel to operate the same, including the paym personnel under section 145.48 or 742.34 of the Revised Code, for the purchase of ambulance equipment, for the provision ambulance, paramedic, or other emergency medical services operated by a fire department of firefighting company, or for the payment of related costs that the county auditor estimates will collect $370,217.00 annually, at a rate not exceeding 2 mills for each $1 of taxable value, which amounts to $70 for each $100,000 of the county auditor's appraised value, for 5 years. The polls for the election will be open at 6:30 a.m. and remain open until 7:30 p.m. on Election Day. Precincts affected: BETH 1 thru BETH 6 10-23,10-30/2026


