The Culpeper County Board of Supervisors voted 6-1 at its morning meeting Tuesday to adopt an “equalized” tax rate of 55 cents per every $100 of assessed value for fiscal year 2021-2022.
The board also unanimously adopted a $190.6 million fiscal year budget, starting July 1.
County Administrator John Egertson had proposed a 57-cent tax rate to generate an estimated $1.2 million to cover annual operations at the new Culpeper Technical Education Center opening in September.
But with the pandemic only starting to ease and economic challenges still prevalent for many families, a tax increase proved unpopular among elected officials or constituents.
