Louisa Supervisors holding public hearing on transient occupancy tax rate increase 

The seven-member Louisa County Board of Supervisors meets at 5 p.m. for a closed session followed by an open one at 6 p.m. (meeting overview)

There are three items under new business.

• The Mineral Volunteer Fire Department has asked for an $11,676 budget supplement to help cover the cost of replacing a heat pump and their Heating Ventilation and Cooling system. (staff report)
• The U.S. Department of Justice has awarded $1 million to Louisa for construction of a radio tower in the eastern portion of the county. Supervisors  have to appropriate the money.  (staff report)
• Supervisors also have to authorize the spending on $49,243.21 on planning and zoning software. The staff report does not list what they’re getting but I’d like to know. 

Supervisors will hold a public hearing on a proposed increase in the transient occupancy tax rate from two percent to seven percent. Under this arrangement, the county will get four percent of the total revenue generated for the general fund. The other three will go to pay for marketing efforts as required by law. If approved, the new rate would go into effect on January 1. (staff report)

In the second event, a property owner is seeking to become exempt from the county’s real property tax.

“The Elisabeth Aiken Nolting Charitable Foundation is a nonprofit organization that operates Bracketts Farm as a working 515-acre farm, while contributing practical and scientific knowledge about the viability of small-scale farming. with historical, charitable, and educational purposes to preserve this tradition of stewardship of the land that brought the original settlers to the Green Springs District in Louisa County,” reads the staff report. 

Other information:

• The Albemarle County Architectural Review Board meeting has been canceled.

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