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Residents press Surry County on uneven property reassessments and residential shooting safety
Summary
Multiple residents at the Jan. 15 Surry County meeting urged a review of recent property reassessments citing adjacent-lot disparities and urged action on repeated residential target shooting; the board pledged follow-up with the Commissioner of the Revenue and the sheriff.
Multiple residents used the Surry County Board of Supervisors’ public comment period on Jan. 15 to press elected officials about inconsistent property reassessments and persistent residential shooting that neighbors say threatens safety and quality of life.
Roberta Hamill, an 18-year resident who said she has 32 years in the mortgage industry, told the board she found wide, adjacent-lot valuation gaps and argued the county must apply assessments uniformly: “The Virginia Constitution and the Code of Virginia … require that property…
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