Of all the issues on the Nov. 2 ballot, Issue 1, the renewal levy for Hamilton County Children's Services, is the one voters should be most enthusiastic about supporting and for all the right reasons.
Protecting our county's most vulnerable population – kids – and keeping families together should be one of our highest priorities. That's why The Enquirer heartily endorses passage of this five-year renewal levy.
Because state law does not allow for the consolidation of two separate existing levies, the only option for Hamilton County Job and Family Services was to let one of its levies expire, while increasing the other. Aside from creating some rather muddled ballot language, this technicality has also confused some voters about whether Issue 1 will actually raise their taxes.
