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Northside High School Auditorium
Roanoke County, Virginia
May 12, 1976
7:00 p.m.
Pursuant to the adjournment of the meeting of May 11, 1976, a public hearing
of the Board of County Supervisors was held this date at the Northside High Schoo
Auditorium located off Virginia Route 117 (Peters Creek Road), Roanoke County,
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Virginia, for the following purposes:
1. Set the tax levy for all classes of real estate situate in Roanoke
County for the calendar year 1976.
2. Set the tax levy for all classes of personal property situate in
Roanoke County for the calendar year 1976.
MEMBERS PRESENT: Chairman May W. Johnson, Vice-Chairman E. Deal Tompkins,
R. Wayne Compton, C. Lawrence Dodson and Robert E. Myers.
Chairman Johnson called the meeting to order at 7: 05 p.m.
IN RE:
SCHOOL BOARD BUIX;ET
Supervisor Myers rroved that the Board increase anticipated revenue in the
General Fund by $50,000 and appropriate said lIDney to the School Board Budget for
fiscal year 1976-77 and further recommend that the School Board increase its
projected revenue by $150,000 and, in order to provide for these funds, to con-
sider the sale of the Lloyd property, which property was appraised at approximate-
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ly $150,000.
The lIDtion was adopted by the following recorded vote:
AYES:
Mr. Carrpton, Mr. Dodson, Mr. Myers, Mr. Tarrpkins, Mrs. Johnson
NAYS:
None
Following is a list of the citizens who spoke at the public hearing on set-
ting the tax rate: Mr. Gerald Carter, President of the Roanoke County Education
Association, supported a tax rate increase; Beverly Waldron, County representativE
to the Council of P. T .A. 's, spoke in favor of a tax rate increase; Mr. William
Carroll, resident of Catawba, opposed any increase since reassessment had already
increased the taxable value of his property considerably; Mr. Wayne Goodman,
County teacher, opposed the cut in the County School budget and supported a tax
rate increase; Mr. Bob Johnson, a Director of UNISERV, urged the Board to hold a
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new public hearing in support of a greater tax rate increase than is currently
proposed by the Board, one that will adequately cover education; Mrs. Jean Glontz,
County resident, requested Board to increase the tax rate in order to insure
quality education; Mr. Dan Shaw, County resident, favored an increase and Mr.
Ed Boggs, County resident, also supported an increase.
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IN RE:
RESOLUTION NO. 1508 SE'ITING THE LEVY FOR THE 'IWELVE-MONTH PERIOD
BEGINNING JANUARY 1, 1976 AND ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1976 AT A TAX
RATE OF $2.95 PER ONE HUNDRED OOLlARS OF ASSESSED VALUATION ON
AIL CIASSES OF TAXABLE REAL ESTATE SITUATE IN ROANOKE COUNTY
BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Supervisors of Roanoke County that the
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levy for the twelve rronth perioo beginning January 1, 1976 and ending December 31, I
1976, be and it is hereby set for a tax rate of $2.95 per ONE HUNDRED OOLlARS of I
assessed valuation on all classes of taxable real estate situate in Roanoke county.1
On rrotion of Supervisor Torrpkins and adopted by the following recorded vote:
AYES:
Mr. Canpton, Mr. Dcx:lson, Mr. Myers, Mr. Tanpkins, Mrs. Johnson
NAYS:
None
IN RE:
RESOLUTION NO. 1509 SE'ITING THE TAX LEVY FOR THE 'IWELVE-MONTH PERIOD
BEGINNING JANUARY 1, 1976 AND ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1976 AT A TAX RATE
OF $2.95 PER ONE HUNDRED OOLLARS OF ASSESSED VALUATION ON AIL TAXABLE,
TANGIBLE PERSONAL PROPERTY SITUATE IN ROANOKE COUNTY, WITH CERTAIN
EXCEPTIONS.
BE IT RESOLVED that the levy for the twelve rronth perioo beginning January 1,
1976 and ending December 31, 1976 be, and it is hereby set for a tax rate of $2.95
per ONE HUNDRED OOLlARS of assessed valuation on all taxable, tangible personal
property, excluding all those classes of household gocx:ls and personal effects as
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are defined in Section 58-829.1 of the 1950 Cooe of Virginia, as amended, but
including the property separately classified by Sections 58-829; 58-829.2; 58-829.
58-831; 58-831.1; and 58-831.2 in the Cooe of Virginia, as amended, located in
this County on January 1, 1976 and tangible personal property including the proper y
separately classified by Sections 58-829; 58-829.2; 58-829.3; 58-831; 58-831.1 and
58-831.2 in the Cooe of Virginia, 1950, as amended, of public service corporations
based upon the assessment thereof fixed by the State Corporation Conmission and
duly certified.
On IIDtion of Supervisor Myers and adopted by the following recorded vote:
AYES:
Mr. Canpton, Mr. Dcx:lson, Mr. Myers, Mr. Tompkins, Mrs. Johnson
NAYS:
None
This concluded the business before the Board at this session, and on the
rrotion of Supervisor Dcx:lson and the unaniIIDus voice vote of the members, the
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meeting was adjourned at 8:10 p.m. to reconvene on Friday afternoon, May 14, 1976
at 3:30 p.m. in the Conference Room of the County Executive's Office, 306A East
Main Street in Salem, Virginia, for the purpose of approving the School Board
budget for the fiscal year 1976-77.
Chairrran