North Ridgeville’s income tax ballot blunder could doom a measure that would help most voters

The repeated failure of Northeast Ohio elected officials to act in good faith has created cynicism and mistrust, and in North Ridgeville, that mistrust could doom an income tax measure on the November ballot. In Wednesday’s episode, the hosts dissected North Ridgeville’s income tax increase proposal, which includes a crucial tax credit that would make most residents pay less overall. The city claims the paired tax increase and credit would actually lower the tax burden for about 80 percent of residents. When Avon first proposed a similar tax arrangement, they also omitted the credit from the ballot language – and voters rejected it. And they could renege.”For North Ridgeville, this ballot blunder may be a costly lesson in transparency.