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Home My WebLink About4/16/1975 - Special 4-16-75 ~....:(. ~rj,,- following purposes: 227 I ! I I A Public Hearing of the Board of Supervisors was held this ! I ! I I l I I I I l i I Northside High School Auditorium Roanoke County, Virginia April 16, 1975 7:00 P.M. I date at the Northside High School Auditorium located off Virginia Route 117 (Peters Creek Road), Roanoke County, Virginia, for the 1. Set the tax levy on all classes of real estate situate in Roanoke County for the calendar year 1975. 2. Set the tax levy on all classes of personal property situate in Roanoke County for the calendar year 1975. Johnson. i I I I I I Members Present: Chairman Richard C. Flora, Vice-Chairman i I I ! William F. Clark, County Administrator, and Edward A. Natt,! I .. John G. Seibel, C. Lawrence Dodson, R. E. Hilton, Jr. and May Winn County Attorney, were also in attendance. I Chairman Flora called the meeting to order at 7:10 p.m. Following is a list of citizens who spoke at the public hearing: Mrs. Jean Glantz, Chairman of the Educational Committee of the Roanoke County Council of PTA's. Mrs. Glantz supported a tax I I rate of $2.95. Mr. Leonard Martin read a petition to the Board II' ! I requesting Board to reduce the tax rate to $2.00. Mr. Edward Kidd, i I I I President, Roanoke County Federation of Civic Leagues, proposed a ! II, reduction of $2.00. Hrs. Sherry Moses, President, Roanoke County I Council of PTA's, requested the Board to restore the $625,000 proposer cut to the County budget or a portion thereof. Mr. W. H. Yates ! County citizen, supported a tax rate of $2.95. ~ I ! I services needed to County citizens. Mr. J. C. Calhoun, Windsor HillSI District, requested a lower tax rate. Mrs. Lela Spitz, Catawba I I i i $2.95. Mr. Leonard Pick, a Roanoke i ! Mr. Bob Staton spoke i i I i I requested that the Board set a tax rate which would supply all the I IDistrict, recommended a tax rate of $2.00. Mr. Albert H. Greggor !requested a lower tax rate. Mr. Gerald Carter, a Roanoke County I !teacher, supported a tax rate of - 4-16-75 ~~ ~ R in favor of a lower tax rate. Mr. Ben Morris, a Roanoke County citizen and real estate agent, stated that the problem lies in tax assessments and if the County established an office of continuing tax assessment, the tax rate would therefore be reduced. Mr. David Graybill, a Roanoke County teacher, supported a tax rate of $2.95. I Mrs. Waynita Kessler, Catawba District, supported a lower tax rate. Ms. Marilyn Bussey, a Roanoke County Teacher, spoke in favor of a tax rate of $2.95. Mr. Richard K. Burton, Sugar Loaf Farms area, spoke in favor of a tax rate of $2.95. Ms. Mary Lou Hyatt, spoke in favor of a tax rate of $2.95. Supervisor Hilton moved to set a tax rate of $2.40 per ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS of assessed valuation on all classes of taxable real estate situate in Roanoke County. The motion was seconded by Supervisor Seibel and defeated by the following recorded vote: AYES: Mr. Hilton, Mr. Seibel NAYS: Mr. Dodson, Mrs. Johnson, Mr. Flora I IN RE: RESOLUTION NO. 1232 SETTING THE TAX LEVY ON ALL CLASSES OF REAL ESTATE SITUATE IN ROANOKE COUNTY FOR THE CALENDAR YEAR 1975 BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Supervisors of Roanoke County that the levy for the twelve month period beginning January 1, 1975 and ending December 31, 1975, be, and it hereby is set for a tax rate of $2.64 per ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS of assessed valuation on all classes of taxable real estate situate in Roanoke County. On motion of Supervisor Dodson and adopted by the following recorded vote: AYES: Mr. Dodson, Mrs. Johnson, Mr. Flora NAYS: Mr. Hilton, Mr. Seibel I 4-16-75 .' 229~ Supervisor Seibel moved to set a tax rate of $2.40 per ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS of assessed valuation on all classes of personal property situate in Roanoke County for the calendar year 1975. The motion was defeated by the following recorded vote: I AYES: Mr. Hilton, Mr. Seibel NAYS: Mr. Dodson, Mrs. Johnson, Mr. Flora IN RE: RESOLUTION NO. 1233 SETTING THE TAX LEVY ON ALL CLASSES OF PERSONAL PROPERTY SITUATE IN ROANOKE COUNTY FOR THE CALENDAR YEAR 1975 BE IT RESOLVED that the levy for the twelve month period beginning January 1, 1975 and ending December 31, 1975, be, and it hereby is set for a tax rate of $2.95 per ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS of assessed valuation on all taxable, tangible personal property, excluding all those classes of household goods and personal effects as are defined in Section 58-829.1 of the 1950 Code of Virginia, as amended, but including the property separately classified by Sectionsl I I , i 58-829, 58-829.2, 58-829.3, 58-831, 58-831.1 and 58-831.2 in the I I i I I . January 1, 1975 and tangible personal property including the propertyl i separately classified by Sections 58-829, 58-829.2, 58-829.3, 58-83l,~ I I 58-831.1 and 58-831.2 in the Code of Virginia of 1950, as amended, ofl Code of Virginia of 1950, as amended, located in this County on public service corporations based upon the assessed value thereof fixed by the State Corporation Commission and duly certified. On motion of Supervisor Johnson and adopted by the following recorded vote: AYES: Mr. Dodson, Mrs. Johnson, Mr. Flora NAYS: Mr. Hilton, Mr. Seibel This concluded the business before the Board at this I session, and on the motion of Supervisor Johnson and the unanimous voice vote of the Board, the meeting was adjourned at 8:55 p.m. \ (,~.. _ s::J CHAIRMAN - c~~ --