COLUMBUS — State lawmakers and local officials in Summit County are calling for action to address rising property taxes across Ohio.
At a press conference on Wednesday, State Reps. Casey Weinstein (D-Hudson) and Veronica Sims (D-Akron), alongside Cuyahoga Falls City Schools Board of Education member AJ Harris and Summit County Councilwoman Liz Walters, discussed the need for state-level intervention to provide relief for Ohio homeowners.
“The higher property valuations and taxes Ohioans are facing are not the fault of any county auditor, county commissioner, or any county executive,” Rep. Weinstein said.
“It’s due to more than two decades of Republican policies passed at the Statehouse that are forcing Ohio’s working families with the lowest incomes to pay more while the wealthiest Ohioans are receiving handouts, and the state is being drained of the resources it needs to ensure the prosperity of its residents,” said Rep. Weinstein .
Rep. Sims echoed the call for bipartisan efforts to reduce the burden on residents. “High property taxes are a choice. We are working across the aisle to address solutions that matter.”