BOARDMAN, Ohio - Boardman Local Schools officials say they are facing more financial uncertainty after state lawmakers voted to override Gov. Mike DeWine’s veto and eliminate key levy options beginning in 2026.

Starting Jan. 1, 2026, schools and other political subdivisions will no longer be able to place emergency, substitute emergency, replacement or combined levies on the ballot. Those levies, which generate fixed amounts of money or adjust old tax rates to current property values, have been used by districts for decades to fund day-to-day operations such as salaries and programs. Going forward, only renewal levies and brand-new millage levies will be allowed.

Superintendent Chris Neifer said the changes come at a difficult time. Boardman’s five-year financial forecast shows revenue

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