Hamilton County property owners will get a property tax rebate again this year, but less than last year. Commissioners approved the 4.5% rebate Tuesday.

County Administrator Jeff Aluotto recommended the 2026 rebate be smaller than this year's .

“We would prefer to recommend a full PTR [property tax rebate] every single year; however, our primary concern has been ensuring that the county’s general fund — which pays for sheriff’s deputies, election workers, 911 operators — does not ultimately need to support the operations at Paycor Stadium or Great American Ball Park, especially when the general fund is as strained as it is.”

Voters approved a half-cent sales tax in 1996, as part of a stadium deal. That money pays for the debt on the Bengals' and Reds' stadiums, as well as upkeep. Commis

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