Richmond Officials Ask Voters to Approve 1% Sales Tax Speeding-up School Renovation Projects

Richmond officials ask voters to approve 1% sales tax speeding-up school renovation projects

Richmond elected officials pitched an idea Thursday afternoon that requires voter's help: approving a 1% sales tax funding schools while also pushing to lower the city's meals and real estate taxes.

Mayor Avula will work to cut real estate, meals taxes if residents approve new tax for schools

Mayor Danny Avula on Thursday floated a one-cent reduction to the real estate tax rate and a 1% meals tax cut if Richmond residents agree to increase the sales tax.

Richmond proposes 1% sales tax vote to fix $1B school repair backlog

Richmond leaders want voters to approve a 1% sales tax this November to address a $1B school repair backlog, with offsetting cuts to meals and property taxes.

Richmond, Chesterfield tie tax cuts to new sales tax vote

Richmond to seek referendum on sales tax hike for school projects; lower meals and real estate tax rates in exchange

RPS Superintendent Jason Kamras discusses the proposed sales tax hike Thursday alongside Richmond City School Board Chair Shavonda Fernandez, to his right, Mayor Danny Avula and City Council President Cynthia Newbille. (Jonathan Spiers photos) A day after Chesterfield supervisors approved putting the question to county voters in November, the City of Richmond formally announced its intention to request a referendum for residents to vote on a sal…

Supervisors turn down schools’ state money, approve sales tax referendum - The Amelia Bulletin Monitor

The Amelia County Board of Supervisors said “NO” to several requests during its Wednesday (July 22) meeting including the schools’ request to increase its local FY ’27 funding. The board voted against a request from the Amelia County Schools Board to add $168,502 local money to the schools’ FY ’27 budget. Schools Superintendent Lori Harper explained the belated state budget requires that additional local funding and without the extra local money…