Tuesday, 27 December 2011 15:46

Norton Levy Gets Nod

Written by  Chris Keppler
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It looks like voters in Norton will see a fire levy on the ballot in March after all.

Norton officials planned on the 4.6-mill levy all along, but the Summit County Board of Elections put a snag in the plan by ruling that Norton used incorrect ballot language derived from the Ohio Revised Code.

It turns out the the board of elections was referring to an outdated version of a particular section.  Norton had it right the whole time.

The elections board voted today to approve the proposed ballot.

Fire services in Norton are being reduced after voter reaction of a levy on the general election ballot in November.

Chris Keppler

Chris Keppler

Chris is the regular news anchor on WQMX's Wynn and Wilson in the Morning and WONE's Tim and Christi in the Morning programs. He first opened a microphone at WZIP-FM at The University of Akron in 1990 but got his first paid radio job delivering weekend news on WZKL-FM & WDPN-AM in Alliance. Chris then moved to WJER AM & FM in Dover where he reported on Tuscarawas County, including stories that made national headlines. Chris has been honored by his peers with first place awards from the Ohio Associated Press Broadcasters including Best Reporter, Best Feature Story, and Best Broadcast Writing among others. In addition to his work as a broadcast journalist Chris has also worked in public relations and as an instructor at the University of Akron teaching Broadcast News Writing. Chris enjoys volunteer work, and has served on the boards of the Ohio Associated Press Broadcasters, Public Relations Society of America (Akron Area Chapter), American Cancer Society Hope Gala Committee and currently serves on the Green Baseball/Softball Federation Board. Contact Chris through the newsroom 330-864-6397 or email at ckeppler@rcrg.net

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