Auditor: Settlement delays ‘a mess’

By Michael Williamson, Richwood Gazette

“It’s a mess.” That’s how Union County Auditor Andrea Weaver referred to the tax settlement issues her office is dealing with thanks to the Ohio legislature.

County entities expecting tax revenue from second-half tax collections have still not received it and Weaver said that’s all due to changes made by the state.

“This all relates to the House Bill 186 second- half tax credit fiasco. And we’ll call it that. It’s a mess,” Weaver said. “And it has caused considerable issues with pretty much every CAMA (computer-assisted mass appraisal) and tax vendor in the state. No settlements are getting done in any kind of timely fashion because of sy…

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