Notice of Proposed Tax Increase
The Hampshire County Commission proposes to increase property tax levies.
1. Appraisal/Assessment Increase:
Total assessed value of property, excluding additional assessments due to new or improved property, exceeds last year’s total assessed value of property by 7.38%.
2. Lowered Rate necessary to Offset Increased Assessment:
The tax rate which would levy the same amount of property tax as last year, when multiplied by the new total assessed value of property with the exclusions mentioned above, per $100 of assess value on each class of property, would be.
Lowered Tax Rates
Class I 14.03¢
Class II 28.06¢
Class III 56.12¢
Class IV 56.12¢
3. Effective Rate Increase:
The Hampshire County Commission proposes to adopt a tax rate per $100 of assessed value on each class of property as follows:
ProposedEffective TaxPercentage of
RateRate IncreaseIncrease
Class I 14.30¢ 0.27¢ 2%
Class II 28.60¢ 0.54¢ 2%
Class III 57.20¢ 1.08¢ 2%
Class IV 57.20¢ 1.08¢ 2%
Individual property taxes may, however, increase at a percentage greater than or less than the above percentage.
4. Revenue produced last year: $6,249,896
5. Revenue projected under the effective rate increase $125,990
6. Revenue projected from new property or improvements $111,939
7. General areas in which revenue is to be allocated: Operating expenses of the Hampshire County government.
A public hearing on the increases will be held on March 25, 2025, at 6 p.m. at P.O. Box 806, 19 East Main St., Romney, WV 26757.
The decision regarding the increase will be made on March 25, 2025 at 6 p.m. at P.O. Box 806, 19 East Main St., Romney, WV 26757
Certification of Public Notice and Hearing
March 11, 2025
State of West Virginia
County of Hampshire
I, Eric W. Strite, Clerk of the County Commission of said county do hereby certify that the notice was made regarding the public hearing on a proposed tax increase and that the information provided on the levy page is in compliance with W.Va. code §11-8-6e.
Eric W. Strite
County Clerk
County of Hampshire
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