Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: SUNDAY, May 7, 1995 TAG: 9505090054
SECTION: DISCOVER NRV PAGE: DNRV-57 EDITION: NEW RIVER VALLEY
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DATELINE: LENGTH: Long
Montgomery County
Information: 382-6954.
County Administrator: Betty Thomas.
Board of Supervisors: Chairman Larry Linkous, Vice Chairman Joe Stewart, Joe Gorman, Henry Jablonski, Ira Long, James Moore and Nick Rush.
Meetings: Second and fourth Mondays in the county courthouse at 7 p.m.
Real estate tax rate (in addition to Montgomery County tax): 69 cents per $100 of assessed value.
Personal property tax rate: $2.45 per $100 of assessed value for tangible property, $1.82 for $100 value for machinery and tools.
Motor vehicle decals: Passenger car, truck, $18; motorcycle, $10; trailers under 1,500 pounds, $6.50; trailers over 1,500 pounds, $10; antique vehicle tag, $6.50; junked vehicle tag, $40.
Meals tax: None.
Utility tax: Maximum of $2.25.
Blacksburg
Information: 961-1100.
Town Manager: Ron Secrist.
Mayor: Roger Hedgepeth.
Council Members: Lewis Barnett, Michael Chandler, Waldon Kerns, Al Leighton, Joyce Lewis, Frances Parsons.
Meetings: Second and fourth Tuesdays in the municipal building at 7:30 p.m.
Real estate tax rate (in addition to Montgomery County tax): 20 cents per $100 assessed value.
Personal property tax rate: None.
Motor vehicle decal: Passenger car, truck $20 ($38 for two years); motorcycle, $10 ($19 for two years); large trucks by weight.
Meals tax: 4 percent.
Hotel/motel tax: 2 percent.
Cigarette tax: 5 cents per pack of 20, and 6.25 cents per pack of 25.
Utility taxes: Maximum of $2.25 for residential, $7.50 for commercial.
Water: $2.52 fixed charge, plus $1.59 per 1,000 gallons inside town, $4.41 fixed charge plus $2.78 per 1,000 gallons outside town.
Sewer: $2.39 fixed charge plus $2.09 per 1,000 gallons inside town, and $4.18 fixed charge plus $3.66 per 1,000 gallons outside town.
Garbage collection: $23.84 every two months.
E-911 tax: 94 cents per month per line.
Christiansburg
Information: 382-6128.
Town Manager: John Lemley.
Mayor: Harold G. Linkous.
Council Members: Wayne Booth, Ann Carter, Truman K. Daniel Jr., Ray E. Lester Jr., W. Scott Weaver, Jack E. Via.
Meetings: First and third Tuesdays in the municipal building at 7:30 p.m.
Real estate tax rate (in addition to Montgomery County tax): 14.4 cents per $100 of assessed value.
Personal property tax rate (in addition to Montgomery County tax): 45 cents per $100 of assessed value.
Motor vehicle decal: Passenger car, $20; motorcycle, $8; trailer, $8-20; truck, up to $48 depending on weight.
Meals tax: 4 percent.
Utility tax: 20 percent per month, with a maximum of $1 for residential, $20 for commercial.
Pulaski
Information: 980-1000.
Town Manager: Thomas Combiths.
Mayor: Andrew G. Graham.
Council members: E. G. Black Jr., Roy D'Ardenne, Eddie Hale, John Stone, John Johnston, Alma Holston, Bettye Steger, W. H. "Rocky" Schrader.
Meetings: 4 p.m. on the first Tuesday; 7 p.m on the third Tuesday, in the municipal building.
Real estate tax rate (in addition to Pulaski County tax): 34 cents per $100 of assessed value.
Personal property tax rate (in addition to Pulaski County tax): 74 cents per $100 of assessed value.
Motor vehicle decals: Passenger car, pickup, $20; motorcycle, $8; motor homes more than 2,000 pounds, $20; boat or utility trailer, $7.50; tractor-trailer or semi-trailer, $1 per 1,000 pounds, $20 minimum.
Meals tax: 4 percent.
Utility tax: 15 percent.
Pulaski County
Information: 980-7705
County Administrator: Joseph Morgan.
Board of Supervisors: Chairman Jerry White, Ira "Pete" Crawford, Bruce Fariss, Joseph Sheffey, Mason A. Vaughan Sr..
Meetings: Fourth Mondays in the county administration building at 7 p.m.
Real estate property tax: 70 cents for $100 of assessed value.
Personal property tax: $1.50 per $100 of assessed value, revision pending.
Motor vehicle decals: Passenger car, pickup, $20; motorcycle, $8; motor homes, $20; boat or utility trailer, $7.50.
Meals tax: 4 percent.
Utility tax: 20 percent, up to a maximum $15 for residential users and up to a maximum $100 for commercial users.
E-911 tax: 42 cents per month per line.
Dublin
Information: 674-4731.
Town Manager: Gary Elander.
Mayor: Walter "Benny" Keister.
Council members: David Farmer, Samuel Gregory Jr., Alden Hankla, Benny Skeens, Peggy Hemmings, David Stanley.
Meetings: Third Thursday in the town library at 7 p.m.
Real estate tax (in addition to Pulaski County tax): 23 cents per $100 valuation.
Personal property tax (in addition to Pulaski County tax): 50 cents per $100 of assessed value.
Motor vehicle decals: Passenger car, pickup, $20; motorcycle, $8.
Meals tax: 4 percent.
Utility tax: 10 percent, with a maximum of $1.30 for residential, $10 for commercial.
Giles County
Information: 921-2525; 921-3321.
County Administrator: Janet E. Tuckwiller.
Board of Supervisors: Chairman Larry J. Williams, Herbert "Hub" Brown, Bobby L. Compton, George Hedrick, Samuel G. "Ted" Timberlake.
Meetings: First Tuesday in the county administration building at 4:30 p.m.
Real estate tax rate: 68 cents per $100 of assessed value.
Personal property tax rate: $7 per $100 of assessed value.
Motor vehicle decals: Passenger car, trucks under 4,000 pounds, $26.50; motorcycle, $24.50; trailers, $8-24.50, depending on weight.
Meals tax: None.
Utility tax: Maximum of $2 for residential, $6 for commercial.
Pearisburg
Information: 921-1222.
Town Manager: Kenneth S. Vittum.
Mayor: Frank M. Winston.
Town Council: Barbara Stafford, James D. Level, Rebecca Moses, George Psathas, Daniel H. Robertson, Mose Adams.
Meetings: Second Tuesday in the town hall at 7:30 p.m.
Real estate tax rate (in addition to Giles County tax): 40 cents per $100 of assessed value.
Personal property tax rate (in addition to Giles County tax): $3.75 per $100 of assessed value.
Motor vehicle decals: Passenger car, pickup, camper $15; motorcycle, not required.
Meals tax: 4 percent.
Utility tax: Maximum of $2 for residential, and maximum of $6 for commercial.
Narrows
Information: 726-3020.
Town Manager: Robert Mercure
Mayor: Donald E. Richardson
Town Council: Jerry A. Huffman, Harless B. Johnson Jr., Thomas Burgess, Buford L. Tawney, Jeffrey A. Turner.
Meetings: Second Monday, Municipal Building, 7 p.m.
Real estate tax rate (in addition to Giles County tax): 42 cents per $100 assessed valuation.
Personal property tax rate (in addition to Giles County tax): $3.75 per $100 assessed valuation.
Motor vehicle decals: Passenger car, pickup, $15; motorcycle, $7.50.
Meals tax: 2 percent.
Utility tax: 18 percent on first $15.
Floyd County
Information: 745-9300.
County Administrator: Randall Arno.
Board of Supervisors: Chairman Jerry Boothe, Howard Dickerson, Edsel Duncan, David Ingram, William Whitlock.
Meetings: Third Mondays in the circuit court room at 8:30 a.m.
Real estate tax rate: 82 cents per $100 of assessed value.
Personal property tax rate: $1.92 per $100 of assessed value.
Motor vehicle decals: Passenger car, truck, 4,000 or less, $25; vehicle over 4,000, $30; motorcycle, $10; trailer, $6.50-$20, depending upon weight.
Meals tax: None.
Utility tax: Maximum of $3.
Floyd
Information: 745-2565
Town Manager: Richard E. Lewis.
Mayor: Worley "Skip" Bishop.
Council members: Rebecca Sweeney Harman, Otis Howell, Alan Williams, Joshua N. McClanan.
Meetings: First Thursday in the town office at 7 p.m.
Real estate tax rate (in addition to Floyd County tax): 13 cents per $100 of assessed value.
Personal property tax rate: 25 cents per $100 of assessed value.
Motor vehicle decals: Passenger car, pickup, $5.
Meals tax: None.
Utility tax: None.
Radford
Information: 731-3603
City Manager: Robert P. Asbury Jr.
Mayor: Thomas L. Starnes.
Council members: Polly Corn, Robert L. Nicholson III, William Yerrick, David Worrell.
Meetings: Second and fourth Mondays in the municipal building at 7:30 p.m.
Real estate tax rate: 68 cents per $100 of assessed value.
Personal property tax rate: $2.14 per $100 of assessed value.
Motor vehicle decals: Passenger car, pickup $15 ($20 after Jan. 1, 1996); motorcycle $8; trailer, $6.50-$50, depending on weight.
Meals tax: 4 percent.
Utility tax: 20 percent; maximum of $3 for residential, $40 for commercial.
Wythe County
Information: 223-6020
County Administrator: Billy R. Branson.
Board of Supervisors: R.T. "Tom" DuPuis, Giles C. Rose, Charles S. Dix, Olin F. Armentrout, James D. ``Jack'' Crosswell, Mark C. Munsey and John E. Davis Jr.
Meetings: Second Tuesday at 9 a.m. and fourth Tuesday at 7 p.m. in the County Office Building, 275 S. 4th St.
Real estate tax rate: 58 cents per $100 of assessed value.
Personal property tax rate: $1.87 per $100 of assessed value.
Motor vehicle decals: Passenger car, pickup $15; motorcycle $8; trailer, $8.
Meals tax: 4 percent
Utility tax: 4 percent; electric and gas: Maximum $15 residential, $200 commercial and $1,000 industrial; telephone: maximum $15 residential, $25 commercial.
Wytheville
Information: 223-3350
Town Manager: Wayne Sutherland.
Mayor: Trenton G. Crewe Jr.
Council Members: Jack Hunley, Jackie King, Thomas A. Bralley Jr. and Dr. D.B. Cox.
Meetings: Second and fourth Mondays in the Municipal Building at 7 p.m.
Real estate tax rate (in addition to Wythe County tax): 16.5 cents per $100 of assessed value.
Personal property tax rate: (in addition to Wythe County tax): 28 cents per $100 of assessed value.
Motor vehicle decals: Passenger car, pickup $15; motorcycle $6; trailer, $15.
Meals tax: 4.5 percent.
Hotel/motel tax: 3 percent.
Cigarette tax: 3 cents per pack of 20, 4.5 cents per pack of 25.
Utility taxes: 15 percent on the first $15 for residential and $75 for commercial or industrial users.
Rural Retreat
Information: 686-4221
Town Manager: Raymond Matney.
Mayor: Dr. R.D. Humphrey Jr.
Council Members: Larry T. Arnold, Thomas P. Cassell, Jayne Hall, Garnett Miller, James Lloyd and Richard Martin.
Meetings: Second and fourth Tuesdays in the Municipal Building at 7 p.m.
Real estate tax rate: (in addition to Wythe County tax): 25 cents per $100 of assessed value.
Personal property tax rate: (in addition to Wythe County tax): 45 cents per $100 of assessed valuation.
Motor vehicle decals: Passenger car, pickup $15; motorcycle $8; trailer, $8.
Meals tax: 4 percent.
Utility taxes: 20 percent of the first $15 for residential and the first $75 for commercial and industrial.
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