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To the editor:
On November 8, the Columbiana County Park District will seek voter approval of a 0.35 mill levy that would cost the owner of a home valued at $100,000 approximately $12.25 per year. I would urge all county residents to vote for this levy.
One dollar a month is a small price to pay to help the Park District maintain, improve and expand the Greenway Trail and its two main parks -- Scenic Vista and Hellbender Bluff. These facilities are used by thousands of county residents each year.
The Park District currently operates and maintains the trail and the parks with only three part-time employees. The district's only annual funding is $15,000 in local government funds from the county. They need far more.
Passing this levy also makes good business sense.
The Greenway Trail and Hellbender Bluff and Scenic Vista Parks attract thousands of out-of-county users who spend money in our area, boosting restaurants, cafes, microbreweries and grocery stores, helping create jobs and boosting the local economy.
I urge everyone to vote for this levy; I for one can give set aside a dollar a month.
Peter Wilson,
Mayor of Lisbon