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Nelson County sets 2026 real-property tax rate at 56¢ and adopts 37% PPTRA distribution
Summary
At a continued meeting, the Nelson County Board of Supervisors approved resolution r2026-35 setting a 56¢ real-property tax rate for 2026 and adopted resolution r2026-36 to set personal-property tax relief distribution at 37%, with staff citing updated land-book values and modeling that affect FY26 carryover and FY27 balances.
The Nelson County Board of Supervisors voted to set the county's 2026 real-property tax rate at 56 cents per $100 of assessed value and adopted a 37% personal-property tax-relief (PPTRA) distribution during a continued meeting on April 14. County budget staff presented updated 2026 land-book values and revised revenue modeling before the votes.
Candy, the county budget presenter, told the board that updated 2026 land-book values and tax-relief discounts reduced taxable values by $81,147,298. "This resulted in a decrease in our taxable values of $81,147,298," she said, and showed revised levy tables for rates from 50¢ to 58¢ and the projected levy impact per penny. Candy also said staff held capital outlay at $2,300,000 and recommended a nonrecurring…
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