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“They’re out of date,” Mr. McCarthy said. “Sorry, Colonel, I couldn’t resist.”
Col. Bingham continued, “There are 124 full-time farmers in Rappahannock — people for whom farming is the principal occupation. There are another 164 using farming to subsidize their principal income. Large farms are breaking up into smaller farms, and these are making more money by intensive agriculture than the large farms."
“The more farming there is in Rappahannock County, the less pressure on the tax rate," Mr. Massie said.
“I still think they ought to commit to 10 years,” Mr. Estes said.
“I’d like to look more closely at it,” Mr. Massie said. “Someone told me our present policy on land use is discouraging the formation of agricultural districts ... If we go to 10 years, we have to tie more closely to production — what the land can produce."
Mr. McCarthy said he would report to the supervisors at their June meeting what a reassessment would cost, when it could be done, and when the new assessments could go into effect. "Everything said here tonight is going to raise passions." he commented.
"All of this goes hand in hand with the tax rate we're adopting now," Mr. Estes said.
The supervisors wanted to know if it would be necessary to have both a reassessment board and an equalization board for a reassessment. "You don't need a reassessment board, but you do need an equalization board," Mr. McCarthy said.
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