Excess Levy Passes in Wayne County

Nearly 80 percent of voters in Wayne County decided to keep the county’s excess levy, after the ballots were counted Saturday night.

The final vote tally was 2,884 votes for the levy and 738 against it.

The levy has been in place for more than 60 years and will not raise taxes for voters in Wayne County. The levy will provide almost $9 million each year for the next five years.

The school board says some of that money will be used for hiring teachers and other employees, in addition to funding textbooks, supplies and utilities.

The levy money is intended to make up for what state funding and local property taxes don’t cover and is based on property assessment.