CLEVELAND, Ohio — Imagine if almost overnight, two thirds of the money coming into your household evaporated and you had to find a way to pay your bills with what remains.

That’s a strong possibility that Northeast Ohio libraries and the Cleveland Metroparks are grappling with as the day comes ever-nearer when voters could abolish all property taxes in the state.

The Plain Dealer and cleveland.com analyzed the budgets of various government entities to determine what percentage of their budgets derive from property taxes, and the numbers are big. And remember, these are all taxes that voters approved after considering the value the agencies provide.

Until now, a petition drive aimed at eliminating property taxes in Ohio — along with a series of less sweeping but still significant changes

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