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| Your Oxford Tax Dollars at Work As early as March 3, 2009, the Talawanda School District approached the City of Oxford, asking that the City fund off-site infrastructure at the new high school. Keep in mind that other properties annexed to the City have to pay for all improvements. While several options have been discussed, the draft pre-annexation agreement contains the following; Source - City of Oxford The City will pay for a new water line to the site, and will pay to increase the size of the line, if needed. The City will pay to construct sidewalks north of University Park Boulevard and on the west side of US 27 to Chestnut Street. The City will pay for a traffic signal, if needed, at University Park Boulevard and US 27. It now appears that multiple signals may be needed and the signal at Chestnut and Patterson will have to be improved, at City expense. |
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Your Tax Dollars at Work
Where do your property taxes go?
You can look them up on line at the
Treasurer's Office web site.
Type in your information and when it is
displayed, click on the View Bill icon.
If you live in the Talawanda School
District, you now have some of the
highest property tax rates in Butler
County with the addition of the 4.7 mill
levy last November.
Source - Butler County Treasurer
Click here to see the 2008 tax rates in
Butler County, and remember to add 4.7
to your rate in TSD!
Click here to see a chart comparing 2008
Butler County School Tax Rates.
Citizens for Talawanda Schools quoted
the Talawanda rate at 23.15 in their 2008
campaign. Click here to see their chart.
Here is an example of a home in Oxford.
Annual Tax Distribution
Source - Butler County Treasurer
General Fund $ 153.27 4.55%
Mental Retardation $ 189.32 5.62%
Miami Conservancy $ 2.39 .07%
Mental Health $ 92.77 2.75%
Children Services $ 152.80 4.53%
Senior Citizens $ 92.07 2.73%
Talawanda Csd $2,220.77 65.91%
Butler Tech Jvs $ 154.06 4.57%
Oxford Township $ 19.16 .57%
Oxford City $ 291.37 8.65%
Assessments $ 1.46 .04%
Total $3,369.44
As you can see, the School District gets
the majority of the taxes, more than 7
1/2 times as much as the next highest
recipient and almost twice as much as all
of the other recipients combined.
This does not include the 1% School
District income tax... and it is likely
that the School District will want an
operating levy in 2011 or 2012.
Source for additional levy information
- Citizens for Talawanda Schools
Where do your property taxes go?
You can look them up on line at the
Treasurer's Office web site.
Type in your information and when it is
displayed, click on the View Bill icon.
If you live in the Talawanda School
District, you now have some of the
highest property tax rates in Butler
County with the addition of the 4.7 mill
levy last November.
Source - Butler County Treasurer
Click here to see the 2008 tax rates in
Butler County, and remember to add 4.7
to your rate in TSD!
Click here to see a chart comparing 2008
Butler County School Tax Rates.
Citizens for Talawanda Schools quoted
the Talawanda rate at 23.15 in their 2008
campaign. Click here to see their chart.
Here is an example of a home in Oxford.
Annual Tax Distribution
Source - Butler County Treasurer
General Fund $ 153.27 4.55%
Mental Retardation $ 189.32 5.62%
Miami Conservancy $ 2.39 .07%
Mental Health $ 92.77 2.75%
Children Services $ 152.80 4.53%
Senior Citizens $ 92.07 2.73%
Talawanda Csd $2,220.77 65.91%
Butler Tech Jvs $ 154.06 4.57%
Oxford Township $ 19.16 .57%
Oxford City $ 291.37 8.65%
Assessments $ 1.46 .04%
Total $3,369.44
As you can see, the School District gets
the majority of the taxes, more than 7
1/2 times as much as the next highest
recipient and almost twice as much as all
of the other recipients combined.
This does not include the 1% School
District income tax... and it is likely
that the School District will want an
operating levy in 2011 or 2012.
Source for additional levy information
- Citizens for Talawanda Schools
Your School District at Work
Beginning in 2005, the Talawanda School
District has been active in contesting almost
350 property values used to determine
property taxes.
The Butler County Auditor is required by
law to notify school districts when a
property decreases in value by $50,000 or
more. On April 1, 2009, Talawanda asked
their attorney for an opinion on pursuing
ALL properties that decreased in value.
In 2005, Talawanda School District actually
started the complaints against property
owners whose property values were
decreased by the Auditors Office.
In June 2008, when our campaign began,
Talawanda and Lakota School Districts
were only districts in Butler County who
were counter claiming lowered property
values. (Source - Butler County Auditor)
To quote Talawanda School Superintendent
Dr. Phillip Cagwin, “We’re not trying to set
the property values,” “We simply want to
make sure they’re being assessed fairly.”
Source - Oxford Press
We will soon have an Excel spreadsheet on
this site which will include both the 2007
and the 2008 property values on properties
being counter claimed by TSD.
Until then, click here to see what properties
TSD has filed countercomplaints against.
Source - Butler County Auditor
Beginning in 2005, the Talawanda School
District has been active in contesting almost
350 property values used to determine
property taxes.
The Butler County Auditor is required by
law to notify school districts when a
property decreases in value by $50,000 or
more. On April 1, 2009, Talawanda asked
their attorney for an opinion on pursuing
ALL properties that decreased in value.
In 2005, Talawanda School District actually
started the complaints against property
owners whose property values were
decreased by the Auditors Office.
In June 2008, when our campaign began,
Talawanda and Lakota School Districts
were only districts in Butler County who
were counter claiming lowered property
values. (Source - Butler County Auditor)
To quote Talawanda School Superintendent
Dr. Phillip Cagwin, “We’re not trying to set
the property values,” “We simply want to
make sure they’re being assessed fairly.”
Source - Oxford Press
We will soon have an Excel spreadsheet on
this site which will include both the 2007
and the 2008 property values on properties
being counter claimed by TSD.
Until then, click here to see what properties
TSD has filed countercomplaints against.
Source - Butler County Auditor
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