Canfield voters say ‘no’ to school levy

CANFIELD Schools Superintendent Joe Knoll said officials will have to weigh cuts after voters turned down a 5.9-mill additional operating levy Tuesday. The measure would have generated $5,715,791 per year for five years and would have cost homeowners $207 per year for every $100,000 of property valuation. According to incomplete and unofficial election results, 53% of voters said no to the measure. Obviously, we re disappointed with results, he said, but indicated he believes residents were well informed and said the committee did an excellent job getting out the facts. He credited John Schuler, Hannah Morrison, Jason Henry, Ashley Kanontz, Rachel Muser, Miranda Johnson and Kristen Palm for spending countless hours getting the word out. The board has to decide now where we go from here, he said, adding it may decide to ask voters again in May to support some type of levy. The money would have been used mainly for personnel and programs, but officials have said it could also