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Bath County board approves 2024-25 tax rate at 64.1¢
Summary
The Bath County Board of Education approved a 2024-25 real and personal property tax rate of 64.1¢ and discussed mechanisms to rescind a separate local "nickel" tax if voters approve it in November. The vote carried after board discussion about timing and taxpayer burden.
The Bath County Board of Education voted Sept. 26 to set the 2024-25 real and personal property tax rate at 64.1¢. The motion to set the rate was made, seconded and approved by the board.
Board member S2 said the board faces a “no-win situation” given uncertainty about a separate local ballot measure in November and expressed interest in a mechanism to rescind the local “nickel” if the ballot measure passes. The member moved to approve the rate at 64.1¢ and the motion carried.
Superintendent remarks earlier in the meeting framed the vote: he thanked board members and the public for constructive engagement ahead of the tax hearing and acknowledged the debate over the proposed tax while urging respectful discourse. No formal rescission procedure was adopted at the meeting; board members discussed pursuing options to rescind the local nickel later if the ballot measure passes.
The vote took place as part of a special meeting at Bath County High School. The board did not attach additional conditions to the tax-rate motion and recorded the motion as carried. The district did not disclose in the meeting record a specific timeline or legal steps to rescind a local tax measure, saying only that staff would explore options if the ballot measure succeeds.
The board’s adoption of the tax rate completes a procedural step required to set district revenue assumptions for the coming school year; next steps on any local tax changes will depend on the November election outcome and potential future board action.
