POMEROY — Meigs Local School District voters defeated a five-year 1.95 mill permanent improvement levy for the construction of a stadium/multi-purpose complex, a project of the Meigs Local Enrichment Foundation, in Tuesday’s general election.

The vote was 1,459 for the levy to 1,852 against it, according to unofficial figures released last night by the Meigs County Board of Elections.

The levy would have raised approximately $1 million to be combined with $500,000 from the Meigs Local Enrichment Foundation for the construction of a $1.5 million stadium/multi-purpose complex near Meigs High School.

The complex would have complemented a nature trail and community park being developed by the Meigs Local Enrichment Foundation on land adjacent to the Meigs Middle and High Schools.

Other Local

Levy results

All other local levies on the ballot passed. The vote on each one was as follows:

Replacement of a tax of .07 mill for fire protection for Racine Village for a period of five years, 129 for, 29 against.

Replacement of a tax of 3 mills for 5 years, for current expenses for Racine Village for a period of 5 years, 115 for, 46 against.

Renewal of an existing tax of .05 mill for maintaining and operating cemeteries for Salem Township for a period of 5 years, 194 for, 112 against.

Renewal of an existing tax of 2 mills for fire protection for Orange Township for a period of 5 years, 210 for; 89 against.

Renewal of an existing tax of 1 mill for fire protection for Letart Township, period of 5 years, 266 for, 66 against.

Replacement of a tax of 1 mill for fire protection for Columbia Township for a period of 5 years, 279 for, 112 against.

Replacement of a tax of .05 mill for the purpose of maintaining and operating cemeteries for Scipio Township for a period of 5 years, 252 for. 133 against.

Renewal of an existing tax of 1 mill for fire protection for Syracuse Village for a period of 5 years, 195 for, 42 against.

Renewal of an existing tax of 1.8 mills for current expenses for Syracuse Village for a period of 5 years, 181 for; 58 against.

Replacement of a 1 mill levy for cemeteries in Chester Township for a period of five years, 530 for, 236 against.

Also passing was a local liquor option for Sunday sales in Salem Township. The vote was 205 for to 112 against.

Local vote on

state issues

Of the three proposed constitutional amendments on the ballot, Meigs Countians voted as follows:

• On the proposed amendment to authorize the state to issue bonds to provide compensation to veterans of the Persian Gulf, Afghanistan, and Iraq conflicts, the vote was 4,701 for to 1,722 against.

• On the proposed amendment to create the Ohio livestock care standards board to establish and implement standards of care for livestock and poultry, the vote was 4,006 to 2,442 against.

• On the proposed amendment to allow for one casino each at Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus and Toledo and distribute to all Ohio counties a tax on the casinos, the vote was 3,083 for to 3,477 against.

Just 42.62 percent, or 6,701 of the 15,723 registered voters, turned out to vote in Tuesday’s off-year general election.