CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (CVILLE RIGHT NOW) – The Albemarle County Board of Supervisors will consider a ballot referendum to add a 1% sales tax raise to November’s ballot during Wednesday’s meeting, according to the published agenda, funds that would be used to pay for school capital improvement projects. The board is also scheduled to consider a proposal to create an employer-assisted housing program for county employees.
The biennial budget the Virginia General Assembly passed and Gov. Abigail Spanberger signed last month gave municipalities the option of asking voters to raise the sales tax rate to support projects including school renovations and new school construction. The funds can also be used to pay off existing debt from qualifying projects.
Deputy County Executive Ann Wall told Cville Right Now that the referendum decision, should the Board approve adding it to the ballot in November, will then head to circuit court. After the circuit court clerk publishes notice of the referendum three weeks prior to the election, the referendum would be added to the ballot and after being voted on, the Board would then decide to levy the tax…