Vote No On Issue 8 - Property Taxes Are High Enough

Hello!

My name is Jai Ranchod and I am writing to remind you of the upcoming property tax increase vote on Tuesday, November 3, 2026. My wife and I recently moved to Stow and were astounded at how high property taxes had become. We all want the best for our communities and our children in particular, which is clearly not perpetually elevated taxes that do not cultivate long-term prosperity for anyone.

While I encourage you to reach out to me via the email address below for a longer form discussion, for now I will simply leave you with the following facts and citations, and ask that you join me in voting “No” on Proposed Issue 8 on November 3rd, 2026.

1.Property taxes in Stow are already significantly higher than the median of the United States, the median of Ohio, and the median of Summit County.[1]

2.Proposed Issue 8 will cost Stow homeowners:[2]

$194 if home appraised at $200,000

$291 if home appraised at $300,000

$388 if home appraised at $400,000

3.Taxes from issue X are in addition to tax increases from the ~17% appraisal increases this year compounding the 31.4% appraisal increases in 2023.[3]

4.Taxes currently consume roughly ⅓of the money you earn.[4]

5.Inflation has eroded the purchasing power of the typical Stow, OH resident by ~$2,500 - $3,500 in the past year.[5]

6.Increased property taxes contribute to financial stress on families causing decreased test scores, decreased student confidence, decreased emotional resilience, increased stress, and difficulty concentrating in school.[6]

See below for full MLA citations

Election Date: Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Election Location: Location: Your local voting location –
https://www.ohiosos.gov/directories/find-my-polling-location

Issue: 8 (“No” = not losing money)

Paid for by Jai Ranchod, 3900 Darrow Road P.O. Box 1326, Stow, OH 44224
Contact: stowpropertytaxreform@gmail.com. Not authorized by any candidate or ballot-issue committee.

Thank you for your time and consideration!

-Jai Ranchod

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                                                         Citations

1.0 -- “Property Tax Bills in Ohio.” Ownwell Trends, 13 Apr. 2026,

1.1 -- “Stow,Summit County, Ohio Property Taxes.” Ownwell Trends, 13 Apr. 2026, www.ownwell.com/trends/ohio/summit-county/stow.

1.2 -- “Summit County, Ohio Property Taxes.” Ownwell Trends, 13 Apr. 2026, www.ownwell.com/trends/ohio/summit-county.

2.0-- "Issue Synopsis Summit County General Election." Summit County Board of Elections, 2026, www.boe.ohio.gov/summit/c/election/20261103/90IssueSynopsisNov.pdf.

Accessed 8 Aug. 2026.

2.1-- "Stow, OH Real Estate Market." Realtor.com, 2026, ://realtor.com. Accessed 8 Aug. 2026.

3.0-- Summit County Fiscal Office. "2026 Sexennial Reappraisal Dashboard." Summit County GIS Hub, 2026, understanding-property-value-summitgis.hub.arcgis.com/. Accessed 3 Aug. 2026.

3.1 -- Summit County Fiscal Office. "Fiscal Officer Scalise Announces New Property Value Notices to Be Mailed." Summit County Fiscal Office, 1 Aug. 2023, fiscaloffice.summitoh.net/news/fiscal-officer-scalise-announces-new-property-value-notices-be-mailed.

4.0-- “2025 Stow Individual Tax Return Instructions.” City of Stow Income Tax Division, 2025, www.stowohio.gov/DocumentCenter/View/13135/2025-Stow-Individual-Tax-Return-Instructions-PDF.

4.1 -- “2026 Ohio Tax Rates & Rankings.” Tax Foundation, 20 July 2026, taxfoundation.org/location/ohio/.

4.2 -- “2026 Stow, Ohio Sales Tax Calculator & Rate.” Avalara, 2026,www.avalara.com/us/en/taxrates/state-rates/ohio/cities/stow.html.

4.3 -- Internal Revenue Service. 2026 Federal Income Tax Brackets and FICA Statutory Rates. U.S. Department of the Treasury, 2026, www.irs.gov.

4.4 -- “Motor Fuel Tax.” Ohio Department of Taxation, 7 July 2025, taxfoundation.org/location/ohio/.

4.5 -- Ohio Department of Taxation. Ohio Individual Income Tax Brackets and General Information. State of Ohio, 2026, tax.ohio.gov.

4.6 -- Policy Matters Ohio. The Great Ohio Tax Shift. Nov. 2025, policymattersohio.org/research/the-great-ohio-tax-shift-2026/.

4.7 -- “TAX YEAR 2025/COLLECTION YEAR 2026 FULL TAX RATE LEDGER.” Summit County Fiscal Office, 2026, fiscaloffice.summitoh.net/index.php/component/jdownloads/viewcategory/25.

5.0-- "Consumer Price Index, Midwest Region — June 2026." U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 14 July 2026, www.bls.gov/regions/mountain-plains/news-release/consumerpriceindex_midwest.htm. Accessed 8 Aug. 2026.

"Inflation in the Midwest - June 2026."

6.0-- Dahl, Gordon B., and Lance Lochner. "The Impact of Family Income on Child Achievement: Evidence from the Earned Income Tax Credit." American Economic Review, vol. 102, no. 5, 2012, pp. 1927–1956.

6.1-- “Family Financial Strain: How to Support Kids in Hard Times." American Psychological Association, 2024, www.apa.org/topics/money/family-financial-strain.a