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Opinion
County (then Culpeper) in 1822.
Due to uncertainty as to “been-here” qualifications, let’s just note that in our broader region many “old families” have donated conservation easements. It may be that they'll never constitute a major percentage of the total, but in part that’s because “been-heres” keep selling to “come-heres.”
Myth #3 - Easements take land off the tax rolls, thereby adding to County finance problems.
Wrong. Easement-protected properties remain on the tax rolls. Because of the way Virginia law works, easementprotected land in Rappahannock is assessed and taxed at “land use” value. This means that easements on lands not previously qualified for “land use” taxation result in reduced tax revenues to the County - but only a handful (three to five?) of (small) tracts protected by easements were not previously taxed at “land use.”
93.6%