Submit Public Comment to the Board of Supervisors

Submit Public Comment for a Regularly Scheduled Board of Supervisors Meeting

Here, members of the public may submit questions, comments, or concerns to the Mathews County Board of Supervisors for their consideration during regularly scheduled meetings. Please note that citizens may submit one (1) comment per meeting, multiple comments for one (1) comment period will not be considered. Public comments must be submitted no later than 9:00 AM on the day before the Board of Supervisors' regular-scheduled meetings, unless otherwise advertised, in order to be considered. Late submissions will be included in the following Board of Supervisors' regular-scheduled meeting. Please be aware that incomplete forms will not be included into the record. Complete and submit the general comment form here. 

Submit Public Comment for a Board of Supervisors Public Hearing Topic

Here, members of the public may submit questions, comments, or concerns to the Mathews County Board of Supervisors regarding current Public Hearing topics for their consideration. Please note that citizens may submit one (1) comment per Public Hearing topic, multiple comments for one (1) Public Hearing comment period will not be considered. Public Hearing comments must be submitted no later than 9:00 AM on the day before the Board of Supervisors' Public Hearing meeting, in order to be considered. Please be aware that incomplete forms and late submission will not be included into the record. Complete and submit the Public Hearing or Public Comment form here

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS

Proposed Dangerous-Vicious Dog Ordinance

THE COUNTY OF MATHEWS PROPOSES TO INCREASE PROPERTY TAX LEVIES.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

VA. CODE § 58.1-3321

MATHEWS COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

NOTICE OF PROPOSED REAL PROPERTY TAX INCREASE

1. Assessment Increase: Total assessed value of real property, excluding additional assessments due to new construction or improvements to property, exceeds last year's total assessed value of real property by 37 percent.

2. Lowered Rate Necessary to Offset Increased Assessment: The tax rate which would levy the same amount of real estate tax as last year, when multiplied by the new total assessed value of real estate with the exclusions mentioned above, would be $ 0.45 per $100 of assessed value. This rate will be known as the "lowered tax rate."

3. Effective Rate Increase: The County of Mathews proposes to adopt a tax rate of $ 0.64 per $100 of assessed value. The difference between the lowered tax rate and the proposed rate would be $0.19per $100, or 42 percent. This difference will be known as the "effective tax rate increase."

Individual property taxes may, however, increase at a percentage greater than or less than the above percentage.

4. Proposed Total Budget Increase: Based on the proposed real property tax rate and changes in other revenues, the total budget of the County of Mathews will exceed last year's by 15 percent.

A public hearing on the increase will be held by the Mathews County Board of Supervisors on March 30, 2023, at 6:00PM in the Harry M. Ward Auditorium at the Mathews County High School located at 9889 Buckley Hall Road in Mathews, Virginia.

THE FORMAT AND CONTENT OF THIS ADVERTISEMENT IS SPECIFICALLY REQUIRED BY STATE LAW.  THE MATHEWS COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS RECOGNIZES THE EFFECT OF THE REASSESSMENT ON TAXPAYERS AND IS PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION TO MINIMIZE THE EFFECT OF THE REASSESSMENT ON THE CITIZENS OF MATHEWS COUNTY.