Champaign County, Ohio voters will decide Nov. 3, 2026 on a five-year, 1.5-mill levy for the county board of developmental disabilities, and the board says early intervention, behavior support and recreation programs could be cut if it fails. The Springfield News-Sun reported the stakes Oct. 21; a similar levy failed in May.
The board says the levy would cost about $52.50 a year for a $100,000 home. It serves more than 420 people and pays a local share of Medicaid waiver services delivered by local providers. Superintendent Leigh Anne Wenning told the paper its continuing levies haven't kept up with costs and that it has been covering deficits from reserves.
In a July 27 piece in the Urbana Daily Citizen, the board said it had made more than $360,000 in cuts, that the Ohio Department of Developmental Disabilities had identified it as being in fiscal emergency, and that it pays about 35% of Medicaid waiver costs for eligible people. If the levy fails, Wenning said, the board would look at services the state doesn't require; its recreation calendar depends on two staff positions.
Why this matters for providers and DSPs
In Ohio, county boards supply the local match that draws down federal waiver dollars, so a board's budget reaches far past its own programs. Providers in Champaign County that rely on board-funded supports should know which services are at risk before Nov. 3.