Issue 1 would raise sales tax by 0.25%, with the additional money dedicated to general operations at the Lorain County Sheriff’s Office.

Lorain County voters on Tuesday rejected a quarter-percent sales tax increase to support the county’s Sheriff’s Office, ...

Lorain County Commission President Jeff Riddell said during a board meeting Nov. 7, that he believes the failure of Issue 1 is “going to be a very painful lesson” as the county moves into a proposed ...

Lorain County residents soundly defeated a request to increase the county’s sales tax during the Nov. 4 general election. Residents voted 41,747 against the levy while 17,709 voted for it, according ...

Lorain County voters will decide whether they want a 0.25 percent increase in sales tax to support the Sheriff’s Office and a new jail, and it may not be a difficult decision. Lorain County ...

ELYRIA, Ohio — With federal COVID relief dollars expiring and the Sheriff’s Office grappling with inherited debts and rising costs, Lorain County Commissioners are exploring a 0.25% sales tax increase ...

Lorain County commissioners passed a resolution at their July 1 meeting, sending a proposed sales tax increase to two more public hearings before it can be certified for the Nov. 5 ballot. Garford ...

Lorain County is considering a 0.25% sales tax increase to address sheriff’s office deficits caused by expiring COVID relief funds, rising costs and inherited financial mismanagement. The proposed tax ...