MANSIELD — The Richland County Auditor’s Office is alerting residents to be cautious of YouTube videos that falsely claim a new federal program provides property tax relief for older homeowners. Auditor Pat Dropsey said the video instructs viewers to contact their county auditor and request a “Senior Homeowner Tax Review Request” form. No such federal law, program, […]
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Open Source: How do I apply for the owner-occupancy tax credit in Richland County?
More than 30,000 parcels of land in Richland County qualify for owner-occupancy property tax relief.
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Wanna bet? Vero, Dropsey predict 2025 Richland County final revenue estimates
The difference in their predictions Thursday was only about $124,000. Dropsey predicted $49,523,703.53 and Vero settled on $49.4 million.
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Madison teachers’ union negotiations stretch into the new year
MADISON TOWNSHIP — Mike Leeper didn’t want to spend his Wednesday night at a school board meeting. But there he was at the Madison High School Library, just two days before winter break. “This is one of the last places in this world I want to be, especially at this meeting,” he said. “I’m sure […]
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Richland County commissioners approve $46 million balanced budget for 2025
MANSFIELD — The Richland County Board of Commissioners on Thursday unanimously approved a balanced general fund budget for 2025, a spending plan that reflects a 3.2 percent increase over the original 2024 budget. The budget of $46,092,642 matches projected revenues for next year, according to the three-member board. The commissioners have previously adopted a policy […]
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Richland County commissioners set to work with $46 million budget in 2025
MANSFIELD — It appears the Richland County Board of Commissioners may be ready to informally approve a 2025 balanced budget on Thursday. After another meeting on Tuesday with county Treasurer Bart Hamilton and county Auditor Pat Dropsey — both of whom are members of the county budget commission — Commissioner Tony Vero said it appears […]
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Richland County projected to end 2024 with $8.4 million budget surplus
MANSFIELD — The Richland County Board of Commissioners projects the county to end 2024 with about an $8.4 million budget surplus, based on current revenue and expense projections. That projected final revenue for 2024 again Tuesday became the subject of a lunch bet between Commissioner Tony Vero and county Auditor Pat Dropsey. Vero predicted the […]
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Bids for 4th Richland County Common Pleas courtroom lower than expected
MANSFIELD — Another bid opening, another set of offers significantly lower than estimated. That was the case Tuesday morning when the Richland County Board of Commissioners opened the five bids submitted for a project that will create a fourth Common Pleas courtroom inside the county administration building. The work was designed and estimated at $750,000 […]
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Lexington schools ask taxpayers to renew operating levy on March 19
LEXINGTON — Voters in the Lexington Local School District will see a renewal levy on this year’s March primary ballot. The fixed-sum emergency levy was originally passed in 1999, according to district treasurer Jason Whitesel. It generates $2.7 million in operating revenue each year. Whitesel said the levy revenue makes up about 10 percent of the […]
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Interested parties: Vero, Dropsey renew lunch wager on final 2023 Richland County revenues
MANSFIELD — Pat Dropsey and Tony Vero both have a keen interest in how Richland County’s investment interest income finishes in 2023. A mealtime interest, that is. Dropsey, the Richland County auditor, and Vero, a county commissioner, renewed their annual lunch bet Thursday on how they think the county’s general fund revenues will end the […]