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Meeting Schedule
The Accomack County Board of Supervisors meets the third Wednesday of every month with work sessions held, as needed, on the first Wednesday of the month. Meetings begin at 5 p.m. and are held in the Board Chambers located in the Accomack County Administration Building at 23296 Courthouse Avenue, Accomac, VA.

Meetings may be extended to other dates or special meetings may be called, as required. Please reference the calendar below for upcoming meetings.   Public Hearings begin at 6:30 PM. Closed session will typically follow the regular session. 

Board of Supervisors - Town Hall Meeting

Public Safety Initiatives proposed for Fiscal Year 2023

 NOTICE OF TOWN HALL MEETING

Wednesday, February 23, 2022

Metompkin Elementary School Cafetorium

24501 Parksley Road, Parksley, Virginia 23421

 

The Accomack County Board of Supervisors invites its citizens to attend a Town Hall meeting at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday, February 23, 2022, to afford interest persons the opportunity to comment on the following proposed new Public Safety Initiatives, which have been proposed for Fiscal Year 2023:

  

Proposed Initiative

Estimated Annual Cost

Required Increase in the County Real Estate Tax Rate 1

Percentage Increase in the Real Estate Tax Rate Required

Additional Tax Increases Required to Fund Initiative

Other Information

1. Hire an additional 31 employees to provide 24/7 fire and emergency medical services from volunteer fire and rescue stations located in the following towns: Melfa, Saxis, Tangier, and Wachapreague. Currently, Melfa, Saxis, and Tangier stations are staffed by County personnel only during daytime hours. Wachapreague is presently not staffed by the County.

$2,440,347

$0.0750

12.3%

Also requires the enactment of a Cigarette Tax in the amount of $0.40 per pack.

Required increase in the real estate tax would be phased in over a three-year period.

2. Hire four additional Deputy Sheriffs to address the spike in violent crime and balance the existing workload.

$219,334

$0.0050

0.8%

n/a

n/a

3. Hire one additional prosecutor for the Commonwealth's Attorney's Office to address the additional workload created by the use of body-worn cameras by law enforcement.

$76,468

$0.0025

0.4%

n/a

This position is mandated pursuant to language in the Commonwealth of Virginia's Budget.

Notes:

1 The County Real Estate Tax Rate is currently $0.61 per $100 of assessed value.

 

 

 While this meeting will be in-person and open for public attendance, citizens have the right to submit oral or written statements on the proposed amendments to the County Administrator’s Office, PO Box 388 – Accomac, VA 23301, or administration@co.accomack.va.us no later than 3:00 p.m. on February 22, 2022. Any citizen having questions or needing special assistance for the disabled may contact the County Administrator's Office at  787-5700 / 824-5444 or by email: administration@co.accomack.va.us

County’s electronic Board Agenda at:

https://go.boarddocs.com/va/coa/Board.nsf/Public

To listen to the meeting live:

https://www.co.accomack.va.us/how-do-i/listen-to-meeting-audio

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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