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when they initially approved the county-wide differential assessment program. The “so-called report” presented by the commissioner of revenue at that time “ said nothing” about the effect of land use on the tax burden, Eastham maintained.
The study should show how many of Rappahannock’s landowners are eligible for use value taxation, he said. Eastham also asked for data on the average tax increases over the past two years levied on property in and out of the differential assessment program. “Every one of these (tax payers), may I remind you, is a voter.”
“I’m generally in favor of agricultural and forestal districts,” said Col. E.P. Luke, former chairman of the board of supervisors. He noted, however, that the county is going to need money in the near future to pay for capital improvements for the high school, to buy property for a landfill, to fund county services and to finance a re-assessment in 1984. “How many ag districts are you
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