Virginia Beach council approves budget: Drops real estate taxes and gives significant raises to police, fire and EMS Alissa Skelton, The Virginian-Pilot
Property tax relief for residents and significant raises for law enforcement and first responders are on the way in Virginia Beach after the City Council unanimously voted Tuesday to approve the budget.
As home values rise, the City Council decided to drop its real estate tax rate by 2 cents from $1.0175 per $100 of assessed value to 99 cents per $100 of assessed value.
Vice Mayor Jim Wood announced on Tuesday the council found a way to decrease the tax rate further than had been proposed during last week’s public meeting.
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Judge Rules Virginia Beach Election System Violates Voting Rights Act
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A federal judge ruled the election system in Virginia Beach is illegal under the Voting Rights Act.
Virginia Beach residents Latasha Holloway and George Allen, who are both Black, filed a lawsuit in 2017, arguing that the city’s election process dilutes minority votes.
Seven of the city’s 11 council members represent, and must live in, specific districts, but voters throughout the city get to vote in all of these races.
U.S. District Judge Raymond A. Jackson said Virginia Beach cannot use this system in any future elections. In the 135-page order, he said the city cannot adopt any other policies or procedures that dilute minority participation in the electoral process.