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Dinwiddie supervisors agree to advertise real‑estate tax at 65¢ as budget choices loom
Summary
The Dinwiddie County Board of Supervisors agreed by consensus to advertise a 65‑cent real‑estate tax rate for the FY2025–26 public hearing, after staff outlined scenarios tied to a recent reassessment and requests for new spending including a proposed equipment replacement fund and class‑and‑comp adjustments.
The Dinwiddie County Board of Supervisors voted on several budget items and formal actions at its March 18 meeting and reached consensus to advertise the county’s real‑estate tax at 65 cents per $100 of assessed value for the FY2026 public hearing.
County Administrator Kevin Massengill said the county’s recent reassessment reduced the “equalized rate” to about 56 cents, but the board must decide where to advertise a rate that funds requests from county departments and the school system. Massengill presented scenarios that tied revenue at different advertised rates to funding options including partial or full implementation of a class‑and‑comp plan, new public‑safety positions, and a proposed recurring replacement fund for vehicles, ambulances and school buses.
“That replacement fund in and of itself is about a $1.89 million program — roughly the value of 5 pennies on the tax rate,” Massengill told the board. He recommended options ranging from advertising at the equalized…
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