CLEVELAND (WJW) — If organizers are successful in Ohio, a question of whether voters want to eliminate all property tax across the state could be on ballots in November.
The effort was started by Brian Massie of Concord Township, and Leonard Gilbert of Mentor Ohio, both of whom are on the Committee to Abolish Ohio Property Taxes.
Inside the push to abolish property taxes in Ohio
“When I saw that my property taxes increased 40% in the 10 years I had been in the home, I said, ‘Well, if we stay on this path of ever-increasing property taxes, they’re going to price me out of my home,’” said Massie, who tells Fox 8 his and Gilbert’s efforts started by trying to convince state lawmakers to eliminate property taxes just for senior citizens.
Massie says after lawmakers brushed them off they decided to expand the effort to eliminate all property tax across the state…