Butler County commissioners to provide property tax relief
Butler County residents are about to receive significant property tax relief, as commissioners Don Dixon, TC Rogers and Cindy Carpenter are holding a special 9 a.m. meeting today to vote on property tax legislation, followed by a news conference.
Like many Ohioans, Butler County residents have been hit hard by unprecedented property tax hikes in recent years.
“We cannot wait for the state of Ohio to keep talking. Our taxpayers demand action now,” said Commission President Don Dixon.
“It is extremely important to Butler County because this is the only way we can keep people in their homes until we get a constitutional amendment drafted and circulated that will force them to give us tax relief.”
Commissions plan to vote on:
• Rolling back half of their inside millage, saving property owners about $12.5 million on next year’s property tax bills, according to County Auditor Nancy Nix and county commissioners. This is an estimated $100 savings per $100,000 home value, Nix says.
• Extend the “homestead” program locally, saving residential property owners $7.6 million.
The Butler County Board of Commissioners conducted a summit on Aug. 5 with state representatives to facilitate further action on property tax relief to Butler County citizens.
Since March 2023, the Butler County Board of Commissioners has been focused on relieving its taxpayers from exorbitant increases to property taxes and identifying ways to protect them from fluctuations in property valuations.
With unsuccessful activity at the state level, ranging from proposed legislation to a grassroots initiative to eliminate property taxes, the Board of County Commissioners Butler County remains focused and united on this cause. The purpose of the Aug. 5 summit was to develop a plan with critical action items to elicit change.
The Board of Commissioners have reduced property taxes for all property owners in Butler County twice in the last three years. The first was in 2022 and again in 2024, saving taxpayers nearly $25 million. The reduction in property taxes was possible and is a result of managing finances and constraining the growth of government and expenses.