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land in land use- so 11 a lot oi valuable land is in land use, the state assumes we are getting more tax revenue than we really are
At the same time, wealthy retirees have been moving out here, raising the average income, which lowers our schools’ share of state dollars. And they often bdy large plots of land and put it in land use, so their wealth does not trickle into the county tax coffers unless they build a grandiose house.
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draining—
conservation
easements
Conservation easements have gotten a lot of attention in recent years as another way to limit growth, preserve open space and keep land in the hands of family farms. They are an actual easement on the title to the land, and are permanent. You donate the easement to a conservation easement organization usually the Virginia Outdoors Foundation. The land is still yours but you have given
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