Butler County property owners will see some reduction in property taxes next year.

The Butler County Commission on Monday approved two measures that will reduce property taxes. The county saw an almost 40% increase on average in property taxes in 2023.

Commissioners approved a reduction in the inside millage for the county's property taxes. Those are taxes that don't require residents' votes, unlike tax levies. The tax cut will save the owner of a $100,000 home about $100 a year.

The Board also approved a so-called "piggyback" of the state's homestead exemption.

Under a provision signed into law by Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine earlier this year, counties can effectively match the state's tax exemption of the first $28,000 of property value for people over 65 or with permanent disabilities who

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