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Board OKs public hearing on removing six-year revalidation for land-use tax program

3701047 · February 25, 2025
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Summary

Southampton County supervisors authorized a March public hearing on an ordinance change that would remove the current six-year revalidation requirement for land-use taxation and raise the initial application fee from $50 to $100, following Farm Bureau support and county staff recommendations.

The Southampton County Board of Supervisors voted Feb. 25 to advertise a public hearing for March 25 on an amendment to the county’s land-use taxation ordinance that would remove the optional six-year revalidation requirement for participating parcels and increase the initial application fee.

County staff explained the change would reduce administrative burden for property owners and the commissioner of the revenue’s office. “The revalidation…

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