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Residents press Goochland supervisors on rising assessments and unchanged tax rate; county and supervisors pledge review
Summary
Residents raised concerns at a Goochland County town hall about sharply rising property assessments and the decision to keep the county’s tax rate steady, saying the combined effect increases tax bills.
Multiple residents used the town-hall public-comment portion to press county leaders about sharply higher real-estate assessments and the fact that the county has maintained its tax rate, which residents said amounts to a tax increase.
Speakers described personal situations (fixed incomes, large assessment increases) and asked why the county had not lowered its tax rate in response. Supervisors and staff responded in several ways: they said state…
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