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Belpre mayor to seek county auditor review of volunteer fire department property tax status
Summary
City leaders asked to place legislation on tonight's agenda asking the county auditor to reevaluate tax-exempt status of the Belpre Volunteer Fire Department property at 133 Stone Road; council members said a reclassification could affect school and municipal tax receipts and that any reassessment would likely be limited to three years.
Belpre Mayor Balfrey was authorized to ask the county auditor to review whether the property at 133 Stone Road, used by Belpre Volunteer Fire Department Inc., should be treated as tax-exempt or as a commercial property, council members said during a council meeting.
Council members said the parcel, described in an exemption application as a meeting space and live-burn training facility, has not been paying real estate taxes and that a finding of taxable status could restore some tax receipts to local taxing bodies. “They don't pay city income taxes, which means the schools are not benefiting from the property…
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