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Plain City opposes proposed annexation changes and property-tax relief bills; village submitted written testimony
Summary
Village officials told the council they submitted written testimony opposing House Bill 113 (changes to annexation governance) and House Bill 335 (property tax relief), citing home-rule concerns and potential budget impacts for police and schools.
Village Administrator Miss Lofton told the Plain City Council that the village submitted written testimony opposing two recently introduced bills in the Ohio House: House Bill 113, which would shift some annexation confirmation authority to county commissioners and change expedited annexation thresholds, and House Bill 335, a broad property-tax relief proposal.
“We don't believe that that is the county's power to state,” Miss Lofton said of HB 113, adding that the village believes annexation…
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