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Board approves resolution seeking direct engagement with developers on tax incentives after heated debate
Summary
The Marysville Exempted Village School District board voted Feb. 20 to approve a resolution expressing the district’s intent to require direct engagement with developers seeking tax abatements or incentive agreements that require board approval; the measure passed after a lengthy discussion and a failed motion to postpone.
The Marysville Exempted Village School District Board of Education voted Feb. 20 to approve a resolution that expresses the board’s intent to require direct engagement with developers on real-property tax abatements and compensation agreements that need board approval under Ohio law.
The resolution, introduced by the board, states the board’s intent to disapprove real-property tax abatements and incentives that require its approval unless the board is given an opportunity to engage directly with applicants “without the influence of local governments,” language that generated substantial debate among board members and members of the public.
A motion to postpone the measure until the board’s July 17, 2025 meeting failed for lack of a second. A later vote approved the resolution. Voting…
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