Board adopts 1% sales tax resolution after School Board support
Jul 9, 2026
Smyth County supervisors adopted a resolution July 9 to impose a 1% sales tax; the Smyth County School Board had previously endorsed the measure. The vote was unanimous among the supervisors present.
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The Smyth County Board of Supervisors adopted a resolution July 9 to implement a 1% local sales tax. Assistant County Administrator Lisa Richardson said the item had been discussed over several months and that the Smyth County School Board had adopted a supporting resolution prior to the supervisors' vote. Saltville Supervisor Roscoe Call moved to approve the sales tax resolution and the motion passed by roll-call vote among the present supervisors.
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