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By DAPHNE McCULLOUGH
“WE SHOULD think about other ways to raise taxes than property and real estate,” said Supervisor H. B. Wood. The rest of the Rappahannock Supervisors agreed with Wood’s suggestion, but no one came up with any answers at last Thursday’s Board meeting.
The draft budget advertised for fiscal 1977 will require a 50 cent tax increase, bringing the tax rate up to $4.40, levied on $100 of assessed value. County accountant Walter Cox said final budget revision would wait for work from the State Compensation Board on salaries for county constitutional offices. “Some cuts in departmental requests were made even before the first draft,” said Cox. The budget was further cut by the Supervisors from Original appropriations requests that would have required a $4.70 tax rate.
The Supervisors looked everywhere for another solution to increased money needs besides a property tax increase. If adopted, following the June 24 public hearing in the Courthouse, this year’s budget will require $101,702 more than last year’s.
Cox explained that the most feasible sources of revenue outside of real estate taxes were motor vehicle tags and utility taxes. “Five dollars on motor vehicle tags will trade off ten cents on property,” claimed Cox. He stated that each ten cents on the tax rate yields $1300 in revenue for the county.
COMMONWEALTH’S Attorney ^ ,George Davis mentioned the possibility of licensing certain businesses. Supervisor Chairman Pete Luke suggested contractors.
Supervisor Butch Eastham wanted to know if the cost of building permits could be raised. Cox
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