10-3-25 FRIDAY MORNING NEWS

Ohio continues to explore property tax relief; Allen County Sheriff's Office approaching full staffing levels; West Central Ohio Crime Task Force makes huge fenyanyl bust

Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
Governor Mike Dwin's Property Tax Reform Working Group has approved
twenty recommendations to help find Ohian's property tax relief. A
group has worked for about six weeks on ways to
cut property tax bills while still funding schools and police.
They are receiving input from local officials. Alla County Auditor

(00:20):
Rachel Gilroy recently talked about the advice they are giving
to the state right now.

Speaker 2 (00:25):
The Ohio Revised Code says, Okay County Auditor, every three years,
when you go out there and look at properties, you
need to make sure that value is within ninety to
ninety four percent of the true market value of what
that house would sell for if it were on the
market right now. It's great that that value went up,
but then those taxes go along with it. So some

(00:47):
of the things we're putting out there to legislators is
we're going to cap that, you know, let's cap it
and make things more realistic for those of us that
are staying in our homes.

Speaker 1 (00:57):
The state legislature will now take up the recommendations and
decide what changes it could be made. This week, the
Allen County Sheriff's Office held a ceremonial swearing in for
their most recent cadet graduates. Sheriff Matt Treglia says the
six new deputies means they are closing in on a
full roster. Yes, very close. We're sloted thirty nine road

(01:18):
deputies and we're sitting currently at thirty six, so we
have three more openings than we will be full. The
West Central Ohio Crime Task Force announcing this week a
big fentanyl bust in Lima. They confiscated one kilo of
fentanyl is part of an ongoing investigation. Indictments are expected
at a later date. Meanwhile, in Mercer County, Sheriff Doug
Timmerman is warning the public of scams going around where

(01:41):
scammers are portraying themselves as Mercer County Sheriff's deputies and
using their actual names. The main scam involves calls from
a person claiming to be a deputy or a sergeant
from the Mercer County Sheriff's office stating they missed jury
duty and there's now a warrant for their arrest. The
scammers then tell the victim they need to buy gift

(02:02):
cards to pay for their warrants. Sheriff Timmerman reminds citizens.
Staff will never ask for money or gift cards to
clear a warrant or pay a fine. They say you
should call the sheriff's office to check the validity of
any accusations, and you can see if you have an
active warrant by going to Mercer County Sheriff, Ohio dot gov.
Of course, in Washington, the government shutdown continues, and Fifth

(02:25):
District Congressman Bob Latta says that he and his fellow
lawmakers should feel the pain just like the government workers
who aren't getting their paychecks.

Speaker 3 (02:34):
To get your paycheck, you're going to get it later,
but they might need it today. And that's why I've
already sent a letter in saying I want my pay
with help, because I don't think it's right that members
of Congress would be getting paid when our military and
all these other people are getting paid.

Speaker 1 (02:51):
Lada is co sponsoring a constitutional amendment that would prevent
members of Congress from receiving pay during a government shutdown.
Alsohi Senator John Houston has announced his support for a
measure that would withhold pay from federal lawmakers during shutdowns.
The No Budget, No Pay Act has been introduced by
fellow Republican Florida Senator Rick Scott Houston says lawmakers should

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not be paid if they can't accomplish the most basic
responsibility of funding the government, and a new bill being
proposed in the Ohio General Assembly could change how child
Protective Services handles cases of neglect. Senate Bill two seventy
seven would make it clear that kids walking to school,
riding bikes, playing outside, or staying home alone for short

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periods should not be considered abuse or neglect as long
as it's appropriate for their age. Supporters say the goal
is to prevent unnecessary investigations and to parents, all while
keeping protections in place for children who are actually at risk.
The bill is down on the Senate Judiciary Committee for review.

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