The caption in a local print newspaper announces, “Augusta considers tax relief.” It caught my eye.
Author Archives: Tracy Pyles
Tracy Pyles: Doing the math on Augusta County reassessments
After the 2009 reassessment the Board lowered the tax rate from $.58 to $.48 allowing a neutralized level of receipts. The world did not end, the county did not go bankrupt.
Tracy Pyles: The knuckleheads running Augusta County
The Augusta County Board of Supervisors believes our silence as being assent. Because as Republicans they run for office bulletproof, they assume their invincibility confers infallibility of action. And I guess they are right.
Tracy Pyles: How the sausage is made in Augusta County
It is time for the people to assert their right to observe how “the sausage” is being made.
Tracy Pyles: Youngkin’s plan to close Augusta Correctional Center benefits only him
Gov. Glenn Youngkin is a rich man, over $400 million rich. His life’s journey is not cluttered with obstacles, only successes.
Tracy Pyles: The ‘cringeworthy’ recent actions of the Augusta County Board of Supervisors
“Cringeworthy” is not an everyday word, unless one spends time following the missteps of the Augusta County Board of Supervisors.
Tracy Pyles: Comments on proposed Augusta County tax rate
In 1996 when I began serving as the Pastures Supervisor the Real Property Tax Rate was $.58 per $100 of value. When I left office in 2018 the rate was still $.58.