UNION TOWNSHIP, ROSS COUNTY — Homeowners in Union Township will see relief on their 2026 property tax bills after township trustees voted Wednesday night to reduce the township’s inside mill property tax rates by 30%.

Trustees Bryan Smith, Wes Bowles, and Bob Whitten approved the measure unanimously, citing the need to offset the financial impact of Ross County’s state-mandated property revaluation scheduled for next year. The decision follows several months of discussion and coordination with Ross County Auditor Jeff Lehner.

Without the rollback, trustees said residents could have faced an “unvoted tax hike” tied to the countywide revaluation.

“We’ve been closely monitoring this issue since May,” the trustees said in a joint statement. “We felt a responsibility to act promptly on behal

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