Delaware County renews property-tax rollback

DELAWARE COUNTY, Ohio — Delaware County’s property-tax rollback was renewed once again by the county’s commissioners. 

The 0.5-mill property-tax rollback was originally enacted three years ago. This is the fourth one-year renewal and is expected to provide nearly $6.9 million in tax relief to property owners within the county during the upcoming tax year. 

“We are very proud to continue our strong record of reducing property taxes for our Delaware County residents,” said Commissioner Barb Lewis, president of this year’s Board of Commissioners, in a news release. “This will be the fourth year we are able to enact a rollback and, over these four tax years, the total relief provided is nearly $25 million.”

In 2022, the original rollback provided $4.8 million in tax relief. In the following year, in 2023, $6.5 million was relieved and in 2024, $6.7 million. Commissioners estimate the total value for 2025 to be $6,884,362 in tax relief.

“In these times of intense focus on property taxes, I am glad to support another significant rollback of the County’s property taxes to benefit property owners here,” Commissioner Jeff Benton said. “Thanks to our excellent stewardship of taxpayer funds, we are able to provide this much needed property tax relief for the fourth year in a row.”

Commissioner Gary Merrell said the rollback is something the commissioners are proud to provide to taxpayers.

“This is made possible by living in a growing county where taxpayers and elected officials are working together for mutual benefit of all,” Merrell said in a news release.