VERNON — Township residents are being asked to replace a 1.5-mill levy raising approximately $38,700 per year with a 2.5-mill levy expected to raise approximately $97,000 per year in order to pay for the increasing cost of Emergency Medical Services being supplied by Johnston township Fire Department.

“Our contract with Johnston Township EMS this year increased from approximately $55,000 per year to more than $77,500 annually this year and next,” Vernon Township Trustee Jeffrey McGee said. “Johnston’s cost to provide services has been increasing since COVID.”

“Owners of a $100,000 per year home in Vernon will experience a property tax increase of approximately $88 per year if this levy is successful,” McGee said.

Communities served by Johnston EMS include Kinsman, Gustavus, Greene and V

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