Athens-Meigs County Farm Bureau hosts Property Tax Meeting
Farm Bureau members learned about property taxes and property tax proposals from the Athens County and Meigs County auditors. Leah Curtis, with Ohio Farm Bureau, spoke about CAUV.
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As conversations around property tax reform intensify, Ohio Farm Bureau annual meeting delegates will discuss the organization’s policy positions at the December meeting.
Ohio Farm Bureau does have property tax policy, but that member-driven policy does not specifically speak to an elimination of property taxes as proposed by Citizens for Property Tax Reform, which is currently gathering signatures for a potential 2026 statewide vote. Additionally, OFBF typically does not take a position on ballot initiatives before they are on the ballot.
Current Ohio Farm Bureau policy recognizes the critical role property taxes play in funding essential services such as law enforcement, fire departments, schools, emergency medical services and infrastructure.
“The property tax system is complicated, and making even small changes can have unintended consequences,” said Jack Irvin, Ohio Farm Bureau vice president of public policy. Any shift in tax policy also would need to address how agriculture would be treated under a new system, he said.
“Ohio Farm Bureau is continuing to engage with the Legislature on the many property tax bills and with the governor’s committee on reform proposals – both with an eye to alleviating high property taxes but also – and most importantly – protecting agriculture and CAUV,” Irvin said.
OFBF annual meeting delegates from throughout the state will have discussions on how or if current policy should be modified in light of various proposals. In the meantime, Ohio Farm Bureau has created this in-depth policy development discussion guide.
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