Report destroyed property to auditor’s office
Staff report
GREENVILLE Darke County Auditor Carol Ginn is pleased to announce that real estate property owners may claim a reduction in the taxable value of their real estate property for buildings that have been destroyed, torn down, or damaged regardless of the time of year the destruction or damage occurred.
Enacted legislation by the State of Ohio enables real estate property owners to claim the reduction at any time, regardless of the cause of the damage (fire, wind, etc., or torn down). The amount of reduction would be prorated on the basis of the calendar quarter in which the damages occurred.
Commissioners accept bid for North Farm
By Nathaniel Kubik - DarkeCountyMedia.com
The Darke County Board of Commissioners met Monday afternoon to speak with Darke County Auditor, Carol Ginn, and to accept a bid to rent 93.7 acres of the county’s North Farm.
Darke County Media photo
GREENVILLE The Darke County Board of Commissioners met Monday afternoon to discuss the Darke Co. Auditor’s Office disaster recovery location and to accept a bid to rent 93.7 acres of the county’s North Farm. Commissioners Matt Aultman, Mike Stegall, and Larry Holmes were all present.
The meeting began with the approval of a memorandum of understanding between Darke Co. Auditor Carol Ginn, and the Darke Co. Board of Developmental Disabilities. It states that the Board of Developmental Disabilities will allow the auditor to use an office located on Jaysville-St. John’s Road as an offsite disaster recovery location. The auditor’s office will supply all the necessary equipment to operate th
Construction of new buildings must be reported
Staff report
DARKE COUNTY Owners of new construction, remodeling, or any other building improvements such as heating and plumbing systems, central air conditioning, or building under construction in Darke County, are reminded by the County Auditor, Carol Ginn, that it is their duty to report such construction.
According to section 5713.17 O.R.C., any person that constructs any building (this includes all agricultural buildings) or other improvements costing more that $2,000 upon any lot or land within a township or municipal corporation not having a system of building regulation and inspection, (this includes agricultural and residential areas), shall notify the County Auditor of the county which such land or lot is located, that the building or improvement has been completed or is in the process of construction. The notice shall be in writing, shall contain an estimate of the cost, shall describe the lot or land, shall provide the
Dog licenses now available
Staff report
Darke County annual dog licenses ($16) are now available at the Darke County Animal Shelter, the Darke County Auditor’s Office, and eight area locations.
Darke County Media image
DARKE COUNTY Annual Dog Licenses for 2021 are now on sale through Jan. 31, 2021 at the eight (8) locations listed below in addition to the Darke County Animal Shelter and the Darke County Auditor’s Office for $16 each:
Ansonia Auto Parts (Ansonia); Arcanum Veterinary Service (Arcanum); Patty’s IGA (Bradford); Ace Hardware (Greenville); Farmers State Bank (New Madison); Harry Birt’s Store (New Weston); Osgood State Bank (Osgood); Ace Hardware (Versailles).