Commissioners create incentive districts and authorize tax-exemption framework under state law
The board approved a resolution creating incentive districts in unincorporated Stark County and declaring improvements within them to be a public purpose, invoking Ohio Revised Code Sections 5709.77–5709.81, 5709.83 and 5709.85; the motion passed 3-0.
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The Stark County Board of Commissioners on June 17 voted to create incentive districts in unincorporated parts of Stark County and to adopt a tax-exemption framework for qualifying improvements. The resolution declares improvements within the designated incentive districts to be a public purpose and exempts those improvements from real property taxation for a specified period, while requiring owners to make annual service payments in lieu of taxes and establishing a redevelopment tax equivalent fund.
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