The renewal of a five-year, 0.5-mill levy to help maintain and operate the Nova Cemetery was successful Tuesday evening.

According to final, unofficial vote totals from the Ashland County Board of Elections, the measure passed by a count of 249 (56.33 percent) in favor and 193 (43.67) opposed.

The county auditor estimates it will collect $14,590 annually. To raise these funds, homeowners are taxed $11 per each $100,000 of the county auditor’s market value. As a renewal, the levy is not a new tax and will not result in increases in taxes for homeowners.