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"Six months later, you might have a different reaction from this Board,” he predicted. If assessment figures show that forest land is being taxed “beyond a reasonable level,” Gordon continued, “I believe this Board would add forest land” to the land use tax ordinance.
Bill Yager, a former Orange County Supervisor, and also a farmer, noted that farmers plant forests and pay taxes on forest land for at least 30 years before they get a penny in return, and during that period, forest property doesn’t cost the county anything in services. Instead, forest land benefits Orange County by providing beauty, preserving water, preventing erosion and serving as a wind barrier, Yager said.
Applicant Randolph Colvin presented revenue statistics that showed residents of the town of Orange paid a total of $170,000 in local taxes and residents of Gordonsville
84.6%