Stark County voters declined to approve a renewal of the existing 0.25% sales tax, plus a 0.1% increase for 10 years, with 51% voting no—a measure that funds Stark Area Regional Transit Authority (SARTA). SARTA was seeking the increase on top of renewing its dedicated funding stream to decrease the average age of its buses, restore cuts it made to its ProLine ride-by-appointment service it cut back in February 2025 and resume operations of a limited Sunday service after Sunday service was cut entirely in 2009.
