Notice of Election on Tax Levy in Excess of the Ten Mill Limitation Notice is hereby given that in pursuance of a Resolution of the Board of Trustees of Springfield Township, Ohio, passed on the 2nd day of February, 2026, there will be submitted to a vote of the people at the Primary/Special Election to be held at the regular places of voting on Tuesday, the 5th day of May, 2026 the question of levying a tax, in excess of the ten mill limitation, which shall be an additional tax for the benefit of Springfield Township 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 and 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 payment of any employer contributions required for such personnel under section 145.48 or 742.34 of the Revised Code, for the purchase of ambulance equipment, for the provision of ambulance, paramedic, or other emergency medical services operated by a fire department or firefighting company, or for the payment of other related costs by the Springfield Township Fire Department at a rate not exceeding 1.9 mills for each $1 of taxable value, which amounts to $67 for each $100,000 of the county fiscal officer's market value, for a continuing period of time, commencing in 2026, first due in calendar year 2027. The estimated annual collections of this levy is $786,001. The polls for the election will be open at 6:30 a.m. and remain open until 7:30 p.m. on Election Day. By order of the Board of Elections, of Summit County, Ohio. William D. Rich, Chair; Lance E. Reed, Director.