LAKE COUNTY, Ohio — As a petition effort gathers signatures to end Ohio’s property tax, some counties are taking matters into their own hands to protect residents.

Sean Larkin owns a 3,250-square-foot ranch where he pays about $6,000 in property taxes every year. For him, signing a petition to end Ohio’s property taxes for good was a no-brainer.

“I think we pay way too much. And my question is, where's the money going,” Larkin said.

In an effort to bring some relief, the Ohio General Assembly recently changed state law to let all 88 counties create a local homestead exemption, piggybacking on a state tax break for low-income seniors who own their homes. And in Lake County, that’s exactly what they did on Thursday.

“We passed a doubling of the homestead exemption for low-income seniors,

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