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SLEAC produces several figures and $700 would match the value “without risk factor.” She noted that Rappahannock has no class one land. <
Horticultural land will continue to be taxed the same as agricultural land, and forest land will be increased from $250 to $300. Ms. Atkins said new • SLEAC figures would justify the - higher figure for forest land.
Jackson District representative Ellis Bingham suggested the land use rates should be increased because of the increased assessments.
“What do we do to make the system equitable?” he asked. He said if the values were raised it would “not raise the large landowners appreciably and will bring down the tax on your house.”
Dale Welch, John Lyle and Minora Rifaat spoke in favor of adopting the SLEAC values. “The problem is not with the land use, it’s with the assessment,” Ms. Rifaat said.
Hampton District representative Mike Massie noted that 66 counties have land use taxation. “It’s a system that works,” he said. “By encouraging farming, it helps keep everybody’s taxes down. To control spending, it’s essential to tax land on its use rather than its potential market value.”
When the supervisors agreed to recommend that Ms. Atkins keep the same values except for the increase in forest land, Col. Bingham agreed to “go along.” He did ask that the supervisors again consider tax relief for the elderly.
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