Chillicothe — Mayor Luke Feeney suggested a different way for the city to reduce property taxes in the first part of his his briefing to council on Monday evening – but council passed their resolution to do it their way on first reading.

Hear both Feeney and Creed in their own words below.

On November 10th, 2025, Feeney said he applauded the effort by council and other local governments to reduce property tax burdens, but he cautioned that the city is facing the single largest reduction of workforce, and thus tax revenue, with the closing of Pixelle: about 850 employees and $1.5M from a single employer.

“We have a ton of uncertainties going into next year,” yet he said the city may be voluntarily reducing its tax revenue by an unknown extent.

Feeney said that what council was proposin

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