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Surry County approves one-time $200 real estate tax rebate, appropriates $640,000
Summary
The Surry County Board of Supervisors approved a one-time $200 rebate for qualified primary-residence property taxpayers and authorized a $640,000 appropriation from fund balance to cover an estimated 3,200 payments. The board set eligibility dates and directed checks mailed to the address of record; delinquencies will be offset per treasurer policy.
The Surry County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday adopted Resolution 2025-21 to provide a one-time $200 real estate tax rebate to qualifying primary-residence taxpayers.
Miss Perkins, presenting the proposal, said the rebate would apply to properties assessed as of Jan. 1, 2025, with qualified taxpayers defined by the county’s real estate tax records as of Feb. 1, 2025. “The proposal is $200 per qualified property,” she said, adding that payments would be made by check to the mailing address of record and that rebates would not exceed the amount of real estate tax paid. Perkins told the board the treasurer’s policy and Virginia law require that any rebate to a taxpayer who is delinquent be applied to outstanding taxes and fees rather than mailed as a check.
Board member Hardy moved to approve the resolution. County staff estimated about 3,200 qualifying taxpayers and requested an appropriation of $640,000 from fund balance to fund the program; the motion to appropriate the $640,000 passed by voice vote. The board directed staff to implement the rebate process, with an objective for mailed checks on or before Dec. 31, 2025, while noting staff cautioned that meeting that deadline could be challenging without additional resources.
The resolution limits rebates to primary residences and provides that if a qualified taxpayer owns more than one qualified property the taxpayer will receive only one rebate; if a property’s tax payment was less than $200 the rebate will not exceed the tax actually paid. The treasurer will apply any rebate to outstanding delinquencies and place any remaining credit on the taxpayer’s account.
