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Southampton County supervisors take straw vote to cut real‑estate rate to 71¢, propose $633,000 school reduction
Summary
At a May 21 public hearing, the Southampton County Board of Supervisors took a nonbinding straw vote to lower the proposed real‑estate tax rate to 71¢, reduce local school funding by $633,000 and raise the personal‑property tax to $5 as part of a package to offset reassessment revenue and possible losses from Enviva.
The Southampton County Board of Supervisors, meeting in public on May 21, took a nonbinding straw vote to reduce the proposed real‑estate tax rate to 71 cents per $100 of assessed value, cut the county’s planned school allocation by $633,000, and raise the personal‑property tax rate to $5.
The measures were advanced as a package in a board member motion and passed by a roll‑call straw vote. Committee member (S4) moved the package; Committee member (S1) seconded. The board indicated a majority in support during the roll call; the vote was recorded as a nonbinding straw vote pending formal action later in the budget calendar.
Officials said the adjustments aim to balance competing pressures: the county is…
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