Top Story
DeWine vetoed a measure that would prohibits school districts and local governments from using replacement or emergency levies on future requests for funding.
From
To
DeWine announced the formation of the Property Tax Reform Working Group, appointing two former state lawmakers to lead the effort: Bill Seitz and Pat Tiberi, who is also a former U.S. congressman and current president and CEO of the Ohio Business Roundtable. The group will explore ways to provide relief to property owners while ensuring stable funding for public services.
Allen County Treasurer, Krista Bohn, would like to remind Allen County property owners that Friday, July 11th is the due date for 2nd Half Real Estate and Mobile Home tax payments.
The Ohio Senate passed its version of the budget on Wednesday, mostly along party lines. Senators are pushing to flatten Ohio’s income tax rate with the new budget bill.
Largely along party lines, the Ohio House voted to eliminate the replacement property tax levy as an option for local governments when seeking voter approval for funding requests.
State Representative Angie King (R-Celina) announced that the Ohio House of Representatives approved House Bill 28.
After a community forum held on October 29th, the Elida School Board of Education voted on whether they will move forward with a renewal tax levy. On Tuesday evening, the Elida School Board unanimously voted to move forward with the renewal levy for $2.7 million. Tuesday night's decision comes after the unofficial 5-year forecast presented at the community forum showing expenses outpacing revenues by an increasingly growing margin. Following Tuesday night's board meeting, we spoke with Elida Local Schools Superintendent, Joel Mengerink, about the next steps and the impact of Tuesday night's decision.
The Allen County Board of Revision has a deadline of Monday, April 1st, at 4:30 p.m. for any individual who wants to question the value that the county has assessed their property at in 2023, which is what your property taxes for 2024 are based on.
It's part of their homeowner assistance fund to assist with various housing expenses. One of those being property taxes. WOCAP staff can assist homeowners to see if they are eligible for help that could save their home from foreclosure due to past unpaid property taxes. WOCAP says they can pay up to $10,000 per household.
With the approval of a 50% 10-year property tax abatement, a Holiday Inn and Suites will be located on the 2.6-acres of land just east the Applebee’s. This Enterprise Zone agreement is with Lima Partners, LLC who is heading up the new motel project and economic development officials say it’s going to be good for the county.