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Bath County School Board adopts 4% tax increase; sets real/property rate at 63.4¢ and motor vehicle rate at 46.4¢
Summary
The Bath County Board of Education voted unanimously Aug. 25 to adopt a 63.4¢ tax rate on real and personal property (a 4% increase over the compensating rate) and to keep the motor vehicle tax rate at 46.4¢. Board members and staff debated budget pressures including lost federal funding and program cuts.
The Bath County Board of Education voted Aug. 25 to adopt the 2025–26 tax rates that set the real and personal property rate at 63.4¢ per $100 of assessed value (a 4% increase) and the motor vehicle rate at 46.4¢. Both motions carried on voice votes.
Finance staff presented several options, including the compensating rate (61¢) and a 4% increase (63.4¢). The presenter said the district’s current property tax rate is 60.7¢ and showed estimated revenue for each option and the likely effect on an average property assessment. The staff presentation noted that increasing the rate by 4% would…
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