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Dickenson County supervisors approve tax increase, sanctuary resolution and local grant support
Summary
On Jan. 20, 2026 the Dickenson County Board of Supervisors approved raising the lodging (transient occupancy) tax from 2% to 5%, adopted an updated second‑amendment sanctuary resolution, and approved a $25,000 OAA match with the county serving as fiscal agent for a regional recovery‑to‑work grant; the board also approved mutual aid, contract assignments and multiple routine items.
The Dickenson County Board of Supervisors on Jan. 20 approved a package of measures including a hike to the county transient‑occupancy tax, an updated second‑amendment sanctuary resolution and local support for a regional opioid‑abatement workforce grant.
The board voted to increase the county transient‑occupancy (lodging) tax from 2 percent to 5 percent. Board members clarified that towns inside the county would remain at 2 percent unless they enter a separate agreement with the county. The public comment period on the ordinance closed with no speakers and the ordinance was approved by motion of the board.
The board also adopted an updated resolution declaring Dickenson County a second‑amendment sanctuary. Citizen Joni Baker, who identified herself as a full‑time deputy in the county and chair of the county Republican Party, urged passage and said the updated language incorporates…
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