Special Assessment Contacts

A special assessment is a charge certified to your property tax bill by a city, village, township, or other public entity to pay for an improvement or service that benefits your property — it is not a tax levied by the Auditor. Use this page to understand how assessments work and to reach the office responsible for a specific charge.

In Ohio, a special assessment is a fee placed on real estate to finance a specific public improvement or service that directly benefits that property — road paving, sewer and water lines, street lighting, sidewalks, or drainage systems among them. Unlike general property taxes, special assessments are charged only to the properties that benefit, on the principle that owners who gain added accessibility, safety, or value from a public project should share proportionately in its cost.

Once approved, an assessment is certified to the County Auditor, added to the tax list, and collected by the County Treasurer — usually alongside regular property taxes — where it appears as a separate line item on the bill. Delinquent assessments accrue penalties and interest much like unpaid taxes.

How an assessment is levied

  1. 1

    Identification of Need

    A local government identifies a public improvement that benefits specific properties.

  2. 2

    Assessment District

    An assessment district is established that includes only the properties that benefit.

  3. 3

    Calculation

    Charges are based on the benefit each property receives, as opposed to its market value.

  4. 4

    Public Hearings

    Affected owners are notified and may provide feedback before the assessment is approved.

  5. 5

    Certify & Collect

    The assessment is certified to the County Auditor, added to the tax list, and collected by the Treasurer with property taxes.

What special assessments fund

  • Street paving, curbs & sidewalks
  • Sewer & water lines
  • Street lighting districts
  • Drainage & ditch construction
  • Code enforcement (weed removal, demolition)
  • Delinquent water & sewer bills
Good to know. Funds collected are restricted to the project they were levied for and cannot be spent elsewhere. Some assessments are ongoing with no fixed end date, depending on the district or project.

Find Your Assessment Contact

Pick a category to see its contacts, or search across all of them. Each assessment is identified by its code (the number on your tax statement) and the jurisdiction or office that placed it — direct questions about amount, payoff, or removal to that contact.

Teresa Sandy

City of Lancaster

City

3 Assessments

  • 111127City of Lancaster Mowing
  • 31013Lanc Corp Downtown Revitilizat
  • 31066Sid Lancaster Downtown

Molly Azbell

City of Lancaster

City

6 Assessments

  • 31099City of Lancaster Water
  • 31103City of Lancaster Wellhead
  • 31002Lancaster City Sewer Repair
  • 31022Lancaster Corp Landfill
  • 31021Lancaster Corp Sanitation
  • 31017Lancaster Storm Water

Sandy Lines

Clerk

City

4 Assessments

  • 31020Millersport Delq Sew
  • 31107Millersport Sewer Taps
  • 31106Millersport Water Taps
  • 31057Mllpt Del Wtr Rntl

Jacinta Flowers

Fiscal Officer

Village

5 Assessments

  • 31056Lithopolis Corp Stormwater
  • 31074Lithopolis Corp Trash
  • 31023Lithopolis Corp Water
  • 31050Lithopolis Sewer System
  • 31075Lithopolis Water Avail Charge

Lydia Coakley

Fiscal Officer

Village

3 Assessments

  • 31034Bremen Corp Sewer
  • 31076Bremen Corp Trash
  • 31043Bremen Corp Water

Cindy E Lewis

Village Clerk

Village

3 Assessments

  • 31018Rushville Water Dist - Water
  • 31051Rushville/West Rush Sewer
  • 31039W Rush & Rushville Water

Crystal Roberts

Village Clerk

3 Assessments

  • 31016Carroll Delq Utility
  • 31005Carroll Water Pay Off in 1997
  • 31109Village of Carroll Sanitary Sewer System Village

Tony Vogel

Fairfield Co. Utilities

Utilities

40 Assessments — one billing office

  • 11193Allen Rd Water Utlities
  • 11205Bloom Twp Water Tap Connection
  • 11013Chev Wds Delq Sewer
  • 11067Chevington Woods N Del Sewer
  • 11029Countrywood Sewer
  • 11056Countrywood Water
  • 11054Easton Water
  • 11030Eastwood Sewer
  • 11050Eastwood Village Wat
  • 11215Grant Hampton Water Connection
  • 21063Greenfield Sewer New 2005
  • 21061Greenfield Water New 2005
  • 11031Huntington Hills Sewer
  • 11053Huntington Hills Wat
  • 11018Huntingtonhills Water
  • 11047Liberty Homestead Ac Sewer
  • 11149Liberty Twp Cov Bridge Delq Sew
  • 11158Liberty Twp Poplar Heights
  • 11012Mingo Est Del Sewer
  • 11014New Eng Ac Del Sewer
  • 11016Peters Addition
  • 11015Pleasant Lea Sewer
  • 11061Pleasant Twp Lakeside Sewer
  • 11195Sr 204 Sewer Utilities
  • 11194Sr 204 Water Utilities
  • 11036Sturbridge Meadows
  • 11216Terrace Ridge Condo Water
  • 21015Tipple Lake Del Sew
  • 11046Violet Dayspring Sewer
  • 11198Violet Twp Ash Creek Water
  • 11201Violet Twp Chev Wood S Dlq Wtr
  • 11058Violet Twp Eastchester Del Sew
  • 11166Violet Twp Easton Village Sewe
  • 11150Violet Twp Milnor Delq Sewer
  • 11202Violet Twp Mingo Comm Sewer
  • 11203Violet Twp Peyton Ridge Water
  • 11204Violet Twp Tollgate Rd Wtr Dlq
  • 11066Violet Twp Woodsfield Del Wat
  • 11027Violet Twp Woodsfield Sewer
  • 11177Vlt Twp Commercial Mingo Sewer

Todd May

Fairfield County Engineer's Office

Engineer

16 Assessments — one billing office

  • 11019Jefferson Farm Sewer
  • 11025Jefferson Woods Sew
  • 21049Sanitary Sewer Daysprings Area
  • 11206Violet Twp Ault Rd Fox Run Ct Delq Wate Engineer
  • 11207Violet Twp Chevington Woods S Water/Sewerengineer
  • 11200Violet Twp Daysprings Water
  • 11026Violet Twp Glenshire Water
  • 11208Violet Twp Meadowmoore Water/Sewer Engineer
  • 11209Violet Twp Sagamore Pond Water/Sewer Engineer
  • 11003Violet Twp Spring Creek Sewer
  • 11210Violet Twp Spring Creek Water/Sewer
  • 11021Violet Twp Summerfield Water
  • 11211Violet Twp Wellington Park Water/Sewer Engineer
  • 11212Violet Twp Winding Creek Water/Sewer Engineer
  • 11197Woodstream Delq Water
  • 11005Woodstream Sewer

Todd May

Engineer's Office

Engineer

119 Assessments — all administered by the County Engineer

  • DR029Ashley Creek - Section 1-3
  • DR020Ashley Creek Sec 4
  • DR021Ashley Creek Sec 5
  • DR030Bentwood Farms - Section 2
  • DR031Bentwood Farms - Section 3
  • DM127Brentwood
  • DM126Cedar Creek Estates
  • DM125Chesapeak Sec 1
  • DR024Chesapeake Sec 1
  • DM124Chester Heights
  • DR032Chester Heights Subdivision
  • DM002Cooks Pond Estates Dm
  • DM123Crist Estates
  • DM122Daysprings
  • DR006Eversole Business Park
  • DM121Fairfield Farms 1 & 2
  • DM120Forest Green Estates
  • DR033Forest Green Estates - Phase 1
  • DA001Greenfield Estates - Add Resrv
  • DM119Greenfield Estates Sec 1-3
  • DM001Haaf Farm Sub Accrued Dm
  • DR034Haaf Farm Subdivision - Section 3
  • DR035Haaf Farm Subdivision - Section 4
  • DR036Haaf Farm Subdivision - Section 5
  • DR037Haaf Farm Subdivision - Section 6 Ph 1
  • DR038Haaf Farm Subdivision - Section 6 Ph 2
  • DR039Haaf Farm Subdivision - Section 7
  • DM118Haaf Farms
  • 11162Haaf Farms Subdiv Water
  • DM114Heron Crossing
  • DR015Heron Crossing Sec 1
  • DR016Heron Crossing Sec 2
  • DR017Heron Crossing Sec 3
  • DR022Heron Crossing Section 4 Phase 1
  • DR023Heron Crossing Section 4 Phase 2
  • DM115Heron Crossing West Sec 1 Ph 1
  • DM116Heron Crossing West Sec 1 Ph 2
  • DM117Heron Crossing West Sec 2
  • DR040Heron Crossing West Section 1 Phase 1
  • DR041Heron Crossing West Section 1 Phase 2
  • DR042Heron Crossing West Section 2 Phase 1
  • 11156Liberty Saddlebrook Sec 2 Ph 1
  • 11161Mallard Ponds Subdivisn Water
  • DM104Meadomoore Res Sec1ph1
  • DM108Meadomoore Sec 2 Ph 1
  • DR019Meadowmoore Res Sec 1 Ph 1&2
  • DM105Meadowmoore Res Sec 1 Ph 2
  • DM106Meadowmoore Res Sec 2 Ph 1
  • DM107Meadowmoore Sec 1
  • DM109Meadowmoore Sec 2 Ph 2
  • DR011Meadowmoore Sec 2 Ph 2
  • DM110Meadowmoore Sec 3 Ph 1
  • DR012Meadowmoore Sec 3 Ph 1
  • DM111Meadowmoore Sec 3 Ph 2
  • DM112Meadowmoore Sec 3 Ph 3
  • DR013Meadowmoore Sec 3 Ph 3
  • DM113Meadowmoore Sec 4
  • DR014Meadowmoore Sec 4
  • DR043Meadowmoore Section 1
  • DR044Meadowmoore Section 2 Phase 1
  • DR045Meadowmoore Section 3 Phase 2
  • DM103Ochs and Valley View Lots 21-26
  • DM148Peyton Ridge
  • DM100Ravines at Tollgate
  • DM102Rush Creek Estates Ph1 & 2
  • DA002Rushcreek Estate - Add Reserv
  • DM003Rushcreek Estates Dm
  • DR046Saddlebrook Farms - Section 2 Phase 1
  • DM101Saddlebrook Farms Sec1ph1
  • DR025Spring Creek North Sec 3 Ph 1a
  • DR026Spring Creek Northern Section 1 Phase 2
  • DR047Spring Creek Northern Section 1 Phase 3
  • DM146Spring Creek Peyton Ridge Sec 3a
  • DM147Spring Creek Peyton Ridge Sec 3b
  • DM138Spring Creek Sec 1 Ph 1
  • DR001Spring Creek Sec 1 Ph 1
  • DM139Spring Creek Sec 1 Ph 2
  • DM140Spring Creek Sec 1 Ph 3
  • DM141Spring Creek Sec 2 Ph 1
  • DR002Spring Creek Sec 2 Ph 1
  • DM142Spring Creek Sec 2 Ph 2
  • DR003Spring Creek Sec 2 Ph 2
  • DM143Spring Creek Sec 2 Ph 3
  • DR004Spring Creek Sec 2 Ph 3
  • DM144Spring Creek Sec 2 Ph 4
  • DR005Spring Creek Sec 2 Ph 4
  • DM145Spring Creek Sec 3 Ph1a
  • DR048Spring Creek Southern Section 3 Phase 1a
  • DR018Views at Pine Hill Est Ph1
  • DM149Views at Pine Hill Estates
  • DM132Violet Meadows Sec 2 Ph 2
  • DM133Violet Meadows Sec 2 Ph 3
  • DM135Violet Meadows Sec 4 Ph 1
  • DM136Violet Meadows Sec 4 Ph 2
  • DR010Violet Meadows Sec 4 Ph 2
  • 11167Violet Meadows Sec 4 Phs2
  • DM137Violet Meadows Sec 5 Ph 1
  • DR027Violet Meadows Sec 5 Ph 1
  • DM130Violet Meadows Sec1
  • DM131Violet Meadows Sec2 Ph1
  • DM134Violet Meadows Sec3
  • DR049Violet Meadows Section 1
  • DR050Violet Meadows Section 2 Phase 1
  • DR051Violet Meadows Section 2 Phase 2
  • DR052Violet Meadows Section 2 Phase 3
  • DR053Violet Meadows Section 3
  • DR054Violet Meadows Section 4 Phase 1
  • 11163Violet Meadows Water
  • 11032Walnut Twp Lat a Dch
  • DR028West Bank - Ballard Rd
  • DM129Winding Creek
  • DR007Winding Creek Sec 1
  • 11179Winding Creek Sec 5 Part 1
  • DR008Winding Creek Sec 5 Pt 1
  • DR009Winding Creek Sec 5 Pt 1a
  • DR056Winding Creek Section 2 Part 5
  • DR055Winding Creek Section 2 Parts 1-4
  • DR057Winding Creek Section 3 Parts 1-3
  • DR058Winding Creek Section 4

Amanda Jackson

Village of Canal Winchester

TIF

2 Assessments

  • CWTIFCanal Winchester TIF #1
  • CWTF2Canal Winchester TIF #2 — 614-837-6938

Christopher Schornack

City of Pickerington

TIF

9 Assessments

  • PTIF6Stonecreek Station
  • PTIF7OhioHealth TIF
  • PTIF9Hill/Diley Rd #2 TIF
  • PTF10Hill/Diley Rd #3 TIF
  • PTF11Hill Rd #4 TIF
  • PTF12Wellington Parc TIF
  • PTF13Morehead Farms TIF
  • PTIF14I-70 / SR 204 TIF
  • PTIF15Refugee–Spring Creek Municipal Public Improvement TIF

Tricia Nettles

City of Lancaster

TIF

2 Assessments

  • LTIF1Ety Pointe Centre
  • LTIF3Timbertop Subdivision — 740-687-6612
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Not sure which assessment applies to your parcel, or don’t see it listed? Contact the Auditor’s Office at (740) 652-7020 and we’ll help you identify the right office.