Franklin County votes on ADAMH property tax levy to up public funding for mental health center, services

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

58% : ADAMH is requesting a 10-year, 3.35-mill levy, which would cost property owners $74 for every $100,000 of taxable value, and slightly less for most homeowners who receive the owner-occupancy tax credit.
57% : The new levy is projected to bring in nearly $116 million in 2027, $25.6 million of which would be from the 0.5-mill increase.
56% : Franklin County voters will decide whether to approve a levy that would increase property tax funding for the county Alcohol, Drug and Mental Health Board's services and new crisis care center.
55% : More than 77% of ADAMH's funding comes from the existing property tax levy, with the remainder provided by grants.
53% : * Franklin County voters will decide on a property tax levy to fund the county Alcohol, Drug and Mental Health Board.
52% : This marks a 0.5-mill, or $17.50 per $100,000, increase from ADAMH's current 2.85-mill property tax levy, which will expire at the end of 2026.
51% : The proposed levy, if passed, would commence in 2026.
51% : The first increased taxes would be due in 2027.
51% : The Franklin County Board of Commissioners and Columbus City Council support the ADAMH levy, and there is no organized opposition to it.
50% : The last time ADAMH asked voters to approve a levy was five years ago, and since then, it's launched the local 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline in 2022; initiated mobile crisis teams to respond to certain mental health incidents without police in 2024; and built the Franklin County Crisis Care Center and opened the first section in September.
47% : ADAMH CEO Erika Clark Jones said the board is asking voters to approve this year's "modest" increase in property taxes to continue funding services and fully open the Franklin County Crisis Care Center, a 72,000-square-foot facility in South Franklinton.
37% : The proposed 10-year, 3.35-mill levy would up property taxes to $74 for every $100,000 of taxable value, marking an increase of about $17.50 from the current ADAMH levy.

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