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Buckingham supervisors adopt farm-vehicle tax ordinance; loggers ask county to study equipment exemption
Summary
After a public hearing and public comment from logging and farm groups, the Buckingham County Board of Supervisors approved a tax ordinance for farm vehicles and agreed staff will draft language to consider an equipment exemption for loggers at the July meeting.
Buckingham County supervisors voted unanimously to adopt a tax ordinance that preserves tax treatment for farm vehicles and opened the door to further study of vehicle- and equipment-related exemptions requested by the logging industry.
The ordinance adopted after a public hearing gives the board authority to exempt qualifying farm vehicles from personal property tax; board members said the vote restores existing practice after a change in DMV processing led to confusion earlier this year. The board also directed staff, the county attorney and the commissioner of the revenue to prepare draft language for a possible equipment exemption and return in July for further consideration.
The Virginia Loggers Association presented to the board before the hearing. Ron Jenkins,…
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