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plans tor puoiismng a list ot delinquent personal property and real estate taxes in the Rappahannock News.
Clerk Diane Bruce reported that the county collects taxes from 99.5 percent of its property owners. according to treasurer Frances Foster. The expense of advertising the delinquent list wouldn't be justified by the amount the county could expect to collect, she said.
In addition. Bruce noted, the commonwealth's attorney can issue a civil warrant for persons who fail to pay personal property taxes. He has opened a dozen or so suits on behalf of the county in the past year with the result that delinquent taxes were paid up in each instance. she said.
The supervisors also approved a supplemental appropriation for the commissioner of revenue after learning that $5,200 fot part-time help for implementation of the land use assessment program and $300 for a maintenance contract on office typewriters was inadvertently struck by the county’s accountant from the final 1981-82 budget.
In other business at Wednesday's special meeting, the supervisors:
—approved transfer of $2,200 from the general fund to the Recreation Authority. The money was awarded in a grant to the Rec Authority by the state to be used for litter receptacles and trash pickup.
—agreed to accept the low bid of $3,365 from Charles
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WSA Meets
The Rappahannock Water and Sewer Authority will meet Monday, August 31, at 8 p.m. in the court house.
A representative from the State Water Control Board is expected to attend in order to help WSA members determine where the county stands on the long-delayed Sperryville sewer project.
In the future, the WSA will meet on the< third Monday of every month. All sessions are open to the public.
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