An admissions tax for events.
Exploring alternative methods for land reassessments.
More money to improve secondary roads.
Those are topics that the Bedford County Board of Supervisors may ask state lawmakers to consider during the General Assembly session that begins next month.
Supervisors will discuss the legislative matters at a meeting tonight at 7:30.
A draft of priorities asks the state to include Bedford as a county authorized to levy a tax on admissions. The area’s growth could lead to more opportunities for cultural, entertainment and recreational events. The tax would not exceed 10 percent of the admission fee.
The county reassesses all real estate every four years under state law, a method the draft calls “increasingly ineffective in today’s society.”
“Under the existing process, homeowners are subjected to increasing taxation as the value of their real estate holdings rise, regardless of personal income” or ability to pay, it states.
As a result, the county “strongly encourages” the state to commission a study to look at other land assessment options, such as tying tax values to an annual schedule based on the consumer price.
Supervisors also intend to ask for additional state money for improvements to roads. The six-year plan for secondary roads has insufficient money to address existing and future needs.
Also tonight, the supervisors will hold a public hearing on a drought ordinance that allows the county to restrict water use, but only in severe shortages. The response plan is state-mandated and part of a regional effort to protect water supplies.
A second public hearing will regard a special-use permit for Southside Electric Cooperative to build an electric substation on Dickerson Mill Road. The land near Virginia 24 in the Goodview area is zoned agricultural, which calls for the permit.
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