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Board adopts 1% sales tax resolution supported by school board
Summary
The Smyth County Board approved a resolution supporting a 1% local-option sales tax, a measure the Smyth County School Board had endorsed; the resolution passed by roll call vote on July 9.
On July 9 the Smyth County Board of Supervisors adopted a resolution concerning a one-percent local sales tax; Assistant County Administrator Lisa Richardson said the School Board had already adopted a resolution in favor of the measure. Saltville District Supervisor Roscoe Call moved to approve the resolution and the Board adopted it by roll-call vote.
The meeting record does not include implementation details, revenue estimates, or a timeline for any ballot or county procedures that would follow the resolution. The action at the meeting was adoption of the resolution as presented; additional legal and administrative steps would be required before any tax change could take effect.
