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Board discusses draft local meals tax ordinance for unincorporated Shenandoah County

Shenandoah County Board of Supervisors · November 12, 2025
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Summary

Staff presented a draft ordinance to levy a local meals (food and beverage) tax in unincorporated parts of Shenandoah County, proposing dedicating revenue to public safety capital; staff suggested advertising a public hearing in late November with potential action in December to start a 2026 levy.

County finance staff briefed the Board of Supervisors on Nov. 12 about a draft ordinance and timeline to implement a local meals (food and beverage) tax for the unincorporated areas of Shenandoah County. Staff said the General Assembly authorized counties to adopt a local meals tax beginning in 2020 and noted that the county had previously put a referendum to voters in November 2019 that failed; a…

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