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Resident urges commissioners to double homestead exemption, citing tax pressure after 2023 re-evaluations

Mahoning County Board of Commissioners · February 26, 2026
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Summary

Don Dragish, a resident and candidate for county commissioner, asked the board to reconsider doubling the homestead exemption and the owner-occupancy credit as temporary relief following 2023 re-evaluations and rising property taxes.

Don Dragish, who identified himself as a Mahoning County resident and a candidate for county commissioner, urged the Board of Commissioners to reconsider doubling the homestead exemption and the owner-occupancy credit as a short-term measure to ease rising property-tax burdens.

"Doubling the homestead…

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