Office on Aging's May levy vote will cost Franklin County more than one in fall

The Franklin County Office on Aging placed a property tax on the May 2 ballot as insurance so that it can try again in November if the levy loses. That's the difference between Franklin County's estimates of the $900,000 to $1 million cost to place the levy on the May ballot and the $600,000 cost if the levy were placed before voters in November, when more candidates and issues mean that more government agencies share the election bill.