WEST CHESTER, Ohio — Services that help more than 4,000 seniors live more independent lives in Butler County are on the line with voters considering Issue 1 on their November ballot.

Issue 1 would renew an existing levy benefiting the Elderly Services Program (ESP) and add an additional levy on property owners for the first time since 2005.

The money goes to help people like the Hillman family.

We spoke with Stacy Hillman, who has been caring for her 82-year-old mother, Elsa Griswold, with ESP assistance for a decade.

Elder services on the line with levy on county's ballot

"We started out with Meals on Wheels for my mom and my dad," Hillman said.

When her dad passed and the coronavirus pandemic began, Hillman said her mother needed extra help, so she moved her into her home and rel

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