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December 29, 2009
Digging deeper into county sales tax proposal
Ashtabula County has more than $9.6 million outstanding in delinquent real estate tax bills, more than enough to plug the huge hole in the county’s 2010 budget.
However, there are many caveats that would prevent collection of this money from being a windfall for the county.
Find out what’s being done to collect these delinquent taxes and the issues involved in this complex topic in the Star Beacon Wednesday.
In a separate story, we look at how the county compares to the rest of Ohio with its 6.5-percent sales tax rate and where your sales tax dollars go.
