Taxation without services. It is the reality for the residents at Sawmill Reserve in central Ohio. The land their homes occupy was annexed from Perry Township by the City of Columbus. Now, the residents pay taxes to both Perry Township and Columbus even though Columbus is the only municipality they receive services from; Perry Township collects their taxes without giving anything back in return.
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[...] voting NO on the levy.” Buck and other residents at Sawmill Park have been being double-taxed by the City of Columbus and Perry Township for years. In the Ohio Revised Code, certain annexations [...]
[...] Taxes Without Services. By Lynn Walsh of Ohio Watchdog. A video report on how a neighborhood has been annexed, taxed, but is denied services. True taxation without representation in 2009. [...]