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Local vineyard owner urges repeal of Fluvanna meals tax, cites implementation confusion and business harm
Summary
Harbor Hills Vineyards owner told supervisors the recently implemented food and beverage tax is confusing for staff and customers, creates added costs and competitive disadvantages, and urged immediate repeal or clarification.
Robert Nichols, owner of Harbor Hills Vineyards, told the Fluvanna County Board of Supervisors on Sept. 17 that the county's new food and beverage tax, which took effect in August, was implemented without sufficient outreach and has caused operational and customer‑service problems for small businesses.
Nichols described a series of transaction scenarios — for example, untaxed wine flights followed later by food and taxed drinks at a single seating, and tax rules for bottles purchased to go — that he said force staff into judgment calls at the register. "How are we supposed to run our business that way?" he asked the board, adding that the county had told…
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