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State: Taxable property values accurate, a little low
Ohio Tax Commissioner Richard Levin responded to Butler County Commissioner Donald Dixon’s strongly worded letter asking for an extension in this year’s property values reappraisal.
In short, Levin said no. He said the appraisal is done and is within the acceptable range of market value. This is essentially the same thing he told Butler County Auditor Roger Reynolds when Reynolds made the same request.
The full letter from Levin is below.
But first, some background.
We ran a very comprehensive story this weekend on this year’s controversial tax appraisal:
- In this story, a local activist and a state lawmaker share concerns about the people who don’t contest the value of their property with the county auditor.
- Dixon, Reynolds and state Rep. Courtney Combs, R-Hamilton, all have plans to “fix” the property appraisal. Here is a comparison of their plans.
- Here, we go to a street in Middletown and see how all this affects real people. Ray Taylor is on a fixed income and worries about his taxes going up, but didn’t know he could fight the appraisal. Justin Henderson works full-time, but barely stays afloat.
- Finally, I know this whole property value issue is confusing. Here is my attempt to explain what it means to an average homeowner, according to state and local officials.
Letter from the tax commissioner
(Click on the upper right corner to enlarge)
What do you think?
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