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Roanoke council adopts higher tax classification for blighted and derelict properties
Summary
Council approved a new division in the tax code to classify blighted and derelict properties for higher assessments — a 5% increase for blighted properties and 10% for derelict properties — and outlined notification and appeal procedures.
The Roanoke City Council on Tuesday adopted an ordinance creating a special tax classification for blighted and derelict properties that will allow the city to assess a higher tax rate for properties meeting those conditions.
Casey Bratton, director of real estate valuation, told the council the new division in chapter 32 of the city code would impose a…
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