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Unidentified speaker urges Morrow County residents to study property-tax abolition plan
Summary
A meeting participant who attended a county association conference urged residents to educate themselves about a proposal to abolish property taxes, warning there is no 'plan B' and that local services could be 'devastat[ed]' if the tax base disappears.
During staff and commissioner reports, an attendee who identified attendance at a CCAO conference urged Morrow County residents to get informed about a proposal to abolish property taxes, saying that neither supporters nor opponents had a plan B and urging caution.
The speaker said, "Property tax does need to be reformed, but to abolish it would be foolish and just devastating really to to county, locals local government." The speaker warned that townships and schools would suffer if the county lost its tax base and urged citizens not to respond only on emotion.
No formal motion or vote on the subject appears in the transcript. The remarks were presented as a cautionary, informational comment during routine reports; the record does not show a formal staff analysis, fiscal impact estimate or a response from other commissioners about specific mitigation steps.
The speaker encouraged public education on the issue and said commissioners agreed that reform should be studied rather than rushed to abolition. The record shows no further procedural action on the matter during this session.
