YOUNGSTOWN A Mahoning County commissioner cautioned Tuesday that there is no "quick fix" for property tax reform in Ohio, stating that any significant change to the state’s tax structure would require a major overhaul of how local governments are funded.

Commissioner Geno DiFabio, posting on Facebook after a statewide conference of county commissioners, said that a proposal to eliminate property taxes, which is currently a citizen-led effort to be placed on the state ballot, would likely be a "bad day for Ohio."

"The fact of the matter is there is no magic wand nor quick fix to the problem," DiFabio said. "Short of raising the sales tax and income tax, there isn’t a way for the funding that is needed to support Ohio’s government structure."

The ballot initiative, certified in May by

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