LIBERTY TOWNSHIP, Ohio (WCMH) — There are less than two weeks until the May primary election and Liberty Township has a fire levy on the ballot. 

This is the second attempt at getting it passed after it failed in November’s election. 

Voters will vote on an additional, continuing 2.4 mills for fire and EMS services. If approved, it would generate more than $6.2 million annually, costing property owners $84 per $100,000 of assessed property value. 

According to Liberty Township Fire Chief Jim Reardon, the department intends to use the money to increase staffing. The department currently has two ambulances, but would like to add a third. 

He said because of the growth in central Ohio, the department’s run volume has increased. 

“We took almost four runs shy of 4,000 runs last year, and we have essentially two ambulances, one at each one of our fire stations, fire truck at each fire station, and they’re to the point now where we’re going to have to rely on mutual aid,” Reardon said. 

Residents will have a chance to hear more about the levy at a meeting Thursday at Nocterra Brewing at 5 p.m.