Just issues — no races — will be on the ballot when Washington County voters head to the polls Tuesday.

Among them is a question for western Muskingum Township residents on both renewing and increasing by 1 mill an existing levy to continue funding and expand daytime EMS coverage.

Polls will be open from 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday.

The Oak Grove Volunteer Fire Department provides emergency medical coverage from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. through paid EMTs, whose salaries and required expenses like worker’s compensation are funded through a 3.5-mill levy approved by voters in 2020, Chief Ken Gebhart said. The question on Tuesday’s ballot would renew that for five years and add another mill “to pick up Saturday and Sunday EMT daytime coverage as well,” he said.

“It doesn’t pay for squad or fuel or anything else like that,” Gebhart said. “That still comes off of the fire department.”

Approving the additional mill raises the amount to be collected to 4.5 mill, generating a combined $197,000 a year. According to the ballot, that works out to $158 for every $100,000 of the appraised value established by the county auditor.

Gebhart noted that only the additional mill represents an increase in taxes. The rest is already being collected under the existing levy.

The department has five or six volunteer EMTs who will continue to provide coverage from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. seven days a week, Gebhart said. But they lack the manpower for daytime coverage.

“Every department is hurting for volunteers. We’re still short on volunteers so that just alleviates a little more; less chance of having missed runs on a weekend,” he said. “A lot of them, they’re working shift work to where it’s tight. … We’re stretched thin.”

Voters across Washington County will also be asked to weigh in Tuesday on:

• An additional five-year, 0.5-mill levy to generate $900,000 a year to support Washington County Children Services and the care and placement of children, as costs have continued to increase.

The millage rate amounts to $18 per $100,000 of assessed value.

• The renewal of an existing 2-mill levy supporting the Washington County Home for five years. It would generate $2,765,000 a year and cost $70 for each $100,000 of appraised value.

• A statewide constitutional amendment authorizing the issuance of bonds to finance local infrastructure initiatives related to roads, bridges, water systems, waste disposal and other projects.

There are other local levies on the ballot as well:

• The Marietta City School District is seeking the renewal of a 4.06-mill levy that would generate $2.75 million a year and cost $142 for each $100,000 of assessed value.

• The Belpre City School District is trying again for a bond issue to build a new, consolidated campus at the site of the high school. The $45.7 million bond issue would be assessed at a rate of 9.1 mills a year, or $319 for each $100,000 of assessed value. It would be repaid over a maximum of 37 years. An additional continuing 0.5-mill levy would collect an additional $130,000 a year for permanent improvements.

• The Warren Local School District is seeking the 10-year renewal of a 4.17-mill emergency operating levy, which amounts to $146 per $100,000 of taxable value. The renewal was rejected by voters in March 2024 but remains in effect through the end of 2025.

Evan Bevins can be reached at ebevins@newsandsentinel.com.