Recount shows Brimfield police levy won by a hair, giving the department a $352,000 raise

Brimfield Police Department. Ben Wolford/The Portager

Recount shows Brimfield police levy won by a hair, giving the department a $352,000 raise

- Wendy DiAlesandro

The official count is in, and Brimfield Township’s police levy has passed by eight votes following a recount of the May 3 primary election results.

On election night, county officials announced that the levy had failed by a single vote, 920-921. But those unofficial results did not include absentee and provisional ballots, and the narrow margin triggered a recount.

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