COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Ohio group seeking to abolish property taxes has collected "well" over 100,000 signatures to get the constitutional amendment on the ballot, the organizer said. This comes as lawmakers are passing bipartisan relief bills.

It's reached a boiling point for Beth Blackmarr, a Lakewood resident fed up with rising property taxes.

"My house payment is going to be going up to $120 a month," Blackmarr said. "It's crazy. That puts a stress on us."

She has been begging state lawmakers to provide some relief — and she isn't the only one. She is part of Citizens for Property Tax Reform , a grassroots organization based in Cuyahoga County.

"Something is wrong and what's wrong is that the legislature did not do their job," she said. "Legislature, get moving!"

The state lawmake

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