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Votes at a glance

- Minutes (02/24 meeting, modified): Motion to approve with a stated modification passed on roll call (Yes votes recorded from board members reported in transcript). Outcome: approved.

- Consent calendar: Motion to approve consent items passed on roll call. Outcome: approved.

- Invoices (items a and b): Motion to approve passed on roll call. Outcome: approved.

- Fourth-quarter appropriations: Motion to approve passed on roll call. Outcome: approved.

- Nondiscrimination policy (packet item b): Board discussed state conformity. Supervisor moved to table the nondiscrimination policy until the next regular meeting (April 7). Motion seconded and passed. Outcome: tabled until next meeting.

- Personnel policy changes (policy clarifying firefighter/EMS gap hours/overtime pay): Motion to approve personnel policy changes passed (roll call yes votes recorded). Outcome: approved.

- Red Cross proclamation: Motion to approve proclamation passed on roll call. Outcome: approved.

- Advertised public hearing for a change to the subdivision ordinance's recreational-vehicle definition (per state code 46.2-1500): Planning staff asked that the board hold a public hearing; motion to advertise public hearing for April 7 passed. Outcome: public hearing scheduled.

- Reappointment: Motion to reappoint Susan Clark to the social services board passed. Outcome: approved.

- Budget calendar: Board modified the budget calendar to add a full-board work session on March 24 immediately following the tax-rate public hearing; motion passed. Outcome: calendar amended.

- Abandon pool and EMS construction projects (major action): Motion by Mister Collins, amended to retain EMS parcel and place $1,000,000 in CIP for renovations, and return remaining project funds to the general fund to assist in balancing the FY2026 budget; motion passed 6-0. Outcome: approved (see separate article for detail).

- Tax levy advertisement: Motion to advertise the levy at $0.49 per $100 valuation for public hearing (highest advertised rate; board may lower but cannot raise after the advertised hearing) passed. Outcome: public hearing to be held per calendar.

Notes on votes and procedure

- Many roll-call votes were recorded verbatim in the transcript with each supervisor asked by name; the meeting record reports unanimous or recorded majorities for the items above. If a specific roll-call name was not read aloud for a particular vote in the transcript, outcomes are recorded as reported by the clerk during roll call.

Why it matters: These votes set the administrative and fiscal calendar for Carroll County's FY2026 budget process, adjust personnel policies affecting firefighters/EMS compensation, and create a short legislative calendar for public hearings on zoning/ordinance changes as well as the advertised tax levy that will be considered at the April 7 public hearing.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","3/3/2025 Carroll County Board of Supervisors Meeting","oneSentenceSummary","The board recorded a series of routine and substantive votes: minutes and consent items were approved, quarterly appropriations cleared, a nondiscrimination policy was tabled, personnel policy changes were approved, several proclamations and public hearings were scheduled, and the board advertised a proposed tax levy for public hearing.","taxTitle","taxId",30727,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":75,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":76,"_41":77,"_43":78,"_45":79,"_47":80,"_49":81,"_51":82,"_53":83,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":84,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":85,"_67":56,"_68":69,"_70":56,"_71":72,"_73":72},6282421,"Carroll County supervisors abandon planned pool and new EMS building, reallocate funds to county general fund",2968,3351000,6319000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2596395-5006de660ba280e83297d994020d0408&start=3351&end=6319","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2596395-5006de660ba280e83297d994020d0408/thumbnail_3351000.jpg","/articles/6282421/Carroll-County/Virginia/Carroll-County-supervisors-abandon-planned-pool-and-new-EMS-building-reallocate-funds-to-county-general-fund","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6282421-3016c18c8d8abb84040ee3961bdfe5ec/orig.mp4?Expires=1770890112&Signature=THQDXh7-RS2Rmz0~N1UY6xcNbacN4B~ljBrx11fueUQGAFvfQMDLMGhJ1IuskNmHJYi9Vi6C1tc7zGEj~C8f405vunR7ymsEyQ56IWCcpmVKuIt83rYY5n6xfoQ-ro2q~872m6ELcVGv~fpy3wxDV3zOSUyOaPyHmsCK6HyxK2mBL7JjqwSvzXxkupNvflmFMaYmQ29aK2bylWuWPE0PzOckbyYS5zJ1x16tzofffDi-aEV2Rt~3eQP6HxfhjdT40BU8YD2P51nrSJeoj4vhi6Nc8dAzHIXSvdesuhAyGeziu0Py5RVJq7YSCngXoRy2BYXgu-rmSLYWRuYgoQr8rw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","At a regular meeting, the Carroll County Board of Supervisors voted to drop plans for a new community swimming pool and a new EMS building and to redirect previously set-aside project funds into the county's general fund to help close a projected budget shortfall.

Supervisor James Collins (full name per transcript: \"Mister Collins\") moved that the board \"formally abandon the plans to construct both the pool and the EMS building,\" noting $3,500,000 had been allocated for the pool and $3,000,000 for an EMS facility. The motion initially included language to sell 1.82 acres acquired for the EMS facility; the board amended the motion to remove the sale of that parcel and to instead keep the land in county ownership. The amended motion also directed that $1,000,000 be held in the capital-improvement plan to renovate the existing EMS facility and that remaining project funds be returned to the general fund for use in balancing the FY2026 budget.

The amendment and the motion passed unanimously. Vote checks recorded responses from board members in roll-call order: Mister Moore: yes; Mister Horton: yes; Mister Bryant: yes; Mister Collins: yes; Mister Early: yes; and the chair recorded a yes vote. The final recorded vote on the amended motion was 6-0 in favor.

During discussion supervisors emphasized fiscal responsibility and the need to close an estimated budget gap without immediately raising the tax burden on residents. Several members urged caution about permanently abandoning the projects and agreed to retain the EMS parcel because of its strategic location near U.S. 52 and the bypass. Supervisor Early emphasized the property swap with VDOT that creates access to additional acreage and said retaining the parcel was prudent for long-term EMS planning.

Why it matters: The reallocations free up several million dollars that county leadership said can be used to reduce or avoid a tax-rate increase for FY2026 while preserving the county's option to invest in EMS capacity through renovation of existing facilities rather than new construction.

Next steps: The board directed staff to return the funds to the general fund and to work with the budget committee to apply available balances to the FY2026 budget as needed. Supervisors also left $1,000,000 in the CIP for evaluation and possible improvements to the existing EMS facility rather than immediate construction of a new building.","The Carroll County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to abandon plans for a $3.5 million community pool and a $3 million new EMS facility, return most earmarked funds to the general fund and retain $1 million in the capital-improvement plan for upgrades to the existing EMS facility.",{"_33":87,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":88,"_41":89,"_43":90,"_45":91,"_47":92,"_49":93,"_51":94,"_53":95,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":96,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":97,"_67":56,"_68":69,"_70":56,"_71":72,"_73":72},6282427,"Carroll County residents press board over property reassessment as appraiser outlines state rules",3843,409000,4252000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2596395-5006de660ba280e83297d994020d0408&start=409&end=4252","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2596395-5006de660ba280e83297d994020d0408/thumbnail_409000.jpg","/articles/6282427/Carroll-County/Virginia/Carroll-County-residents-press-board-over-property-reassessment-as-appraiser-outlines-state-rules","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6282427-d283c4a0856fcabb857ce39aa2ba9d8d/orig.mp4?Expires=1770890112&Signature=SAk0YpsQqx8mz1oh6LJAvfpID0RHvrSPOh66aaDy48IM-fJ36jt8UzkTiC8Dl0LRz5os6Uus~rFLUVPWYe8kaU7t43nNVgGfbuxBX36iZWfMhn7HwxbPOYSCY8PMGn6k5tPD24vlHZcvQlavHDp6gahGNjaxWO5--OKzEg8cdktA-Sh0x06x6Wa7sNIjCdD40y1hTZzFndUIWVX4xPrL1UGScQA8ojg2T8qq8zLSLG7bTocweDsOvcAtveV5QeoFpvLb-lyH2MP7QovUGObS7Uz51ggNSSrS534dbnfipq-SqW3X4udqClDq9ssUC5eAEu7qR-lO-kgTM11rw7TbXA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","At the Carroll County Board of Supervisors meeting, county officials and private appraisers reviewed the state-mandated property reassessment process while a steady stream of residents voiced concern about steep valuation increases and potential tax impacts.

Wade Marion, Commissioner of the Revenue, opened the presentation by citing the Code of Virginia requirement for periodic reassessments and the penalties for noncompliance, including potential withholding of state distributions. Marion read excerpts of Virginia law (Code of Va. § 58.1-32-52 and related sections) to explain why the county must complete a reassessment on schedule.

Gary Eanes, an appraiser with Walter Eanes Appraisal Group, told the board the reassessment team used only in-county sales and neighborhood-level comparisons and said the county's pre-reassessment sales-to-assessment ratio reported by the state was about 59%. \"Carroll County right now, you're at 59%,\" Eanes said, adding that state review looks for ratios between 70% and 130% in the year a reassessment is effective.

Eanes gave examples from county sales to illustrate gaps between current assessments and recent sales, and described the county's appeal process: property owners may submit appeals to the reassessment team, then to the local board of equalization, and ultimately to circuit court if they remain dissatisfied. He said hearings underway would likely take about four weeks to process, and that after hearings conclude the state will run a ratio study.

Residents used the meeting's public-comment period to describe the reassessment's immediate effects and to urge county action. Roy Hancock said, \"I'm not happy with the assessment... I'm on a fixed income,\" and warned that higher tax bills could force older residents to sell. Marla Thompson said her elderly parents in Fancy Gap received a 246% increase tied chiefly to a 445-square-foot tiny home that she said \"doesn't even have a bedroom\" and that the assessor had not inspected the property.

Other speakers reported large percentage increases on houses that had not been altered, questioned whether assessors conducted door-to-door inspections, and asked for more time to file appeals. Kevin Carrier said an assessor did not leave a door notice at his property and that his home's assessed value rose by about 80% despite no additions. Dave Wickham said his assessment rose 65% and that the assessor acknowledged a prior misassignment of an outbuilding.

Some residents suggested policy responses. Adrienne Childress described a phased discount for early tax payments used in other localities and urged protections for longtime elderly residents, while several speakers urged the board to consider tax-rate adjustments rather than leaving reassessment-driven increases to homeowners.

Board members said they were listening and discussed options for appeals and timing. The reassessment team reported they had extended the deadline once (to the night of the meeting) and the county attorney said staff could ask reassessment personnel whether they could accept additional appeals through the end of the week. The board noted that owners who miss the initial appeal process may still petition the local board of equalization 30 days after the last reassessment notice.

Why it matters: The reassessment can change assessed values used to calculate property taxes; the board must set the tax rate separately. While reassessment reflects market sales and is required by state law, overnight increases in assessed values can produce sharp financial pressure on fixed-income residents and raise public demand for policy responses from the board.

The board did not vote on a countywide reassessment policy at this meeting but acknowledged multiple constituent concerns and discussed limited administrative extensions and outreach steps. The assessor's office and Marion encouraged property owners to file appeals and to contact the Commissioner's office for help.","At a Carroll County Board of Supervisors meeting, the county's reassessment team explained why a general reassessment was required under Virginia law while dozens of residents urged relief or clarification after large increases on property notices.","actionData","errors"]

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