By Connie Morrison
Tonight the Accomack County Board of Supervisors will consider a resolution concerning the distribution of funding appropriated for fire and rescue services.
In April, the Board of Supervisors voted to scrap the variable district-by-district taxation for fire operations, and replace it with a flat 3.5 cent increase to real estate tax rates, and a flat 5 cent increase to personal property tax rates. Although the Board voted to appropriate all of the revenue from these increases to fire and rescue funding, it did not specify how that revenue was to be divided among the 15 approved fire and rescue companies.
In the past, the Board took the revenue collected in each fire and rescue district, and divided it evenly among the companies within the district. The new funding scheme applies the same tax rates across the county, and the resolution that will be considered by the Board tonight would divide that county-wide revenue equally among the 15 companies.
The Board meeting is 5:00 p.m. at the County Administration building.
Tonight the Accomack County Board of Supervisors will consider a resolution concerning the distribution of funding appropriated for fire and rescue services.
In April, the Board of Supervisors voted to scrap the variable district-by-district taxation for fire operations, and replace it with a flat 3.5 cent increase to real estate tax rates, and a flat 5 cent increase to personal property tax rates. Although the Board voted to appropriate all of the revenue from these increases to fire and rescue funding, it did not specify how that revenue was to be divided among the 15 approved fire and rescue companies.
In the past, the Board took the revenue collected in each fire and rescue district, and divided it evenly among the companies within the district. The new funding scheme applies the same tax rates across the county, and the resolution that will be considered by the Board tonight would divide that county-wide revenue equally among the 15 companies.
The Board meeting is 5:00 p.m. at the County Administration building.
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