Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: SUNDAY, August 1, 1993 TAG: 9307300447
SECTION: DISCOVER PAGE: D-46 EDITION: METRO
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PERSONAL PROPERTY: $3.50 per $100 of assessed value. Tax on a car valued at $6,000 is $210.
\ WATER, SEWER: Base charge for water is $11.45 a month plus $1.69 per 1,000 gallons. Base charge for sewer is $6.43 a month plus 90 cents per 1,000 gallons of water usage. For average customer, monthly water bill 6,000 gallons of water is $21.59; monthly sewer bill is $11.83.
\ UTILITIES: 12 percent of the first $15 of electric, telephone and gas bills for residential customers.
\ TAX DUE DATES: Personal property, May 31. Real estate, June 5 and Dec. 5.
\ GARBAGE PICKUP: Free pickup.
\ Roanoke City
\ REAL ESTATE TAX: $1.25 per $100. Tax on a $60,000 house is $750.
\ PERSONAL PROPERTY: $3.45 per $100. Tax on a car valued at $6,000 is $207.
\ WATER, SEWER: $6.18 for the first 600 cubic feet of water (a cubic foot is about 7 1/2 gallons); 85 cents for next 2800 cubic feet; 71 cents over 3000 cubic feet of water. Sewer cost is 97 cents per 100 cubic feet of water.
\ UTILITIES: 12 percent utility tax on telephone, water, gas and electricity. From Oct. 1 through May 31, the tax applies only to the first $15 of the electric bill for customers with electric heat and the first $15 for customers with gas heat.
\ TAX DUE DATES: Personal property, May 31. Real estate, Oct. 5 and April 5.
\ GARBAGE PICKUP: Free.\ \ Vinton
\ REAL ESTATE TAX: 5 cents per $100 assessed valuation. Tax on a $60,000 house is $30. Residents also must pay Roanoke County tax, which is $1.13 per $100 of assessed value. County tax on a $60,000 house is $678. Total tax, $708.
\ PERSONAL PROPERTY: Vinton residents pay both town and Roanoke County personal property taxes because the town is in Roanoke County. The rate is $1 per $100. Vinton's tax on a car valued at $6,000 is $60. Roanoke County's personal property tax rate for Vinton also is $3.50 per $100 ($210 additional). Total tax, $270.
\ WATER, SEWER: Minimum bill for two-month period is $8.00 for 3,000 gallons of water and $7.00 for sewer service. For more than 3,000 gallons of water, charge is $1.50 per 1,000 gallons; sewer charge is $1.42 per 1,000 gallons of water used. The two-month bill for 6,000 gallons of water is $9.85, and $11.26 for sewer.
\ UTILITIES: 5 percent of first $15 of electric, gas and telephone bills.
\ TAX DUE DATES: Personal property, May 31. Real estate, June 5 and Dec. 5.
\ GARBAGE PICKUP: Free, recycling required.\ \ Salem
\ REAL ESTATE TAX: $1.18 per $100 assessed valuation. Tax on a $60,000 house is $708 a year.
\ PERSONAL PROPERTY: $3.20 per $100. Tax on a car valued at $6,000 car is $192.
\ WATER, SEWER: Minimum water bill is $7.75. The first 5,000 gallons are $1.55 per thousand gallons, the next 445,000 gallons are $1.60 per thousand and all over 450,000 are $1.40 per thousand. Minimum sewer bill is $8.25. The sewer charge for the first 5,000 gallons of water used is $1.65 per thousand gallons; over 5,000 gallons the rate drops to $1.85 per thousand.
\ UTILITIES: 6 percent of the bill for water, sewer, and electricity.
\ TAX DUE DATES: Personal property, May 31. Real estate, June 5 and Dec. 5.
\ GARBAGE PICKUP: No charge for pickup. A monthly charge of 50 cents for container is added to city electric bills.\ \ Franklin County
\ REAL ESTATE TAX: 60 cents per $100 assessed value. Tax on a $60,000 house is $360.
\ PERSONAL PROPERTY: $5.56 per $100, based on 30 percent of assessed value. Tax on a care assessed at $6,000 is $100.08.
\ WATER, SEWER: No service provided to county areas.
\ UTILITIES: 20 percent on the first $200 of electric and 20 percent on first $10 of telephone bill.
\ TAX DUE DATE: Real-estate and personal property due on Dec. 5.\
\ GARBAGE: No county pickup.\ \ Rocky Mount
\ REAL ESTATE TAX: 12 cents per $100 assessed value. Tax on a $60,000 home is $72. Rocky Mount residents also must pay Franklin County real estate tax.
\ PERSONAL PROPERTY: $1.70 per $100, based on 30 percent of assessed value. Tax on a car assessed at $6,000 is $30.60. Rocky Mount residents must also pay Franklin County personal-property tax.
\ WATER, SEWER: $5.85 for first 2,000 gallons; $1.50 per 1,000 over 2,000. Sewer is three-quarters of water bill with minimum of $4.39.
\ UTILITIES: 10 percent of the first $200 of electric and telephone bills.
\ TAX DUE DATE: Real estate and personal property due last day of February.\ GARBAGE: $2 a month residents; $4 a month business.\ \ Botetourt County
\ REAL ESTATE TAX: 75 cents per $100 of assessed value. Tax on a $60,000 house is $450. Buchanan residents must pay town and county tax. Town tax is 20 cents per $100 of assessed value. Tax on a $60,000 house is $120.
\ PERSONAL PROPERTY: $1.80 per $100, based on 100 percent retail value. Tax on a car assessed at $6,000 is $108. Buchanan residents must pay town and county taxes. Town tax is $2.25 per $100. Tax on a car assessed at $6,000 is $135.
\ WATER, SEWER: None for non-town residents. Fincastle - water, $9 a month for up to 1,500 gallons and $1 for each additional 1,000 gallons; sewer, $10.90 a month for the first 1,500 gallons of water used; $3.75 for each additional 1,000 gallons. Troutville - water, $10 per month for the first 1,000 gallons and $2 for each additional 1,000 gallons, billed in multiples of 500 gallons; sewer, $18.50 per month. Buchanan - water, minimum charge is $14.50 based on a scale per 4,000 gallons; sewer, minimum charge is $14.50 based on a scale per 4,000 gallons.
\ UTILITIES: 20 percent on the first $15 of the electric bill, not to exceed $3.
\ TAX DUE DATE: Personal property and real estate, Dec. 5.
\ GARBAGE PICKUP: Town pickup in Buchanan only, $8 per month.\ \ Craig County
\ REAL ESTATE TAX: 70 cents per $100. Tax on a $60,000 house is $420. New Castle residents must pay both town and county tax. Town tax is 5 cents per $100. Tax on a $60,000 house is $30.
\ PERSONAL PROPERTY: $2.20 per $100, based on assessed loan value. Tax on a car assessed at $6,000 is $132. New Castle residents must pay both town and county tax. Town tax is 13 cents per $100. Tax on a car assessed at $6,000 is $7.80.
\ WATER, SEWER: Minimum water charge is $8 for first 2,000 gallons, then $4 per 1,000 gallons after that. Minimum sewer charge is $16 for the first 2,000 gallons of water used, and $5 per 1,000 gallons after that.
\ UTILITIES: 20 percent of first $15 of electric and telephone bills.
\ TAX DUE DATE: Craig County personal property and real estate, Dec. 5; Town of New Castle, March 5.
\ GARBAGE PICKUP: No pickup.\ \ Bedford County
\ REAL ESTATE TAX: 65 cents per $100 of assessed value. Tax on a $60,000 house is $390.
\ PERSONAL PROPERTY: $6.50 per $100 at 20 percent of fair market value. Tax on a vehicle assessed at $6,000 is $78.
\ WATER, SEWER: Water is $42.50 every two months for 8,500 gallons; above that, the cost is $3.70 per 1,000 gallons. Sewer is a $15 base charge every two months plus $3 per 1,000 gallons of water used.
\ UTILITIES: No tax charged.
\ TAX DUE DATE: Personal property, Dec. 5. Real estate, June 5 and Dec. 5.
\ GARBAGE: No county pickup.\ \ Bedford City
\ REAL ESTATE TAX: 71 cents per $100 of assessed valuation. Tax on a $60,000 house is $426.
\ PERSONAL PROPERTY: $1.50 on 100 percent of assessed value. Tax on a vehicle assessed at $6,000 would be $90.
\ WATER, SEWER: The minimum monthly charge for water is $7.50 for 3,000 gallons; for sewer, the minimum is $9.75 for 3,000 gallons of water used.
\ UTILITIES: No tax charged.
\ TAX DUE DATES: Personal property, Dec. 5. Real estate, quarterly, last days of September, December and March and June 5.
\ GARBAGE PICKUP: $4 per month.
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