Tax cap is up to 2% for school districts By Barbara O'Brien News Staff Reporter Jan 12, 2022 Jan 12, 2022 Updated Apr 19, 2026 0 Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The property tax cap for school districts will be capped at 2% for the first time since 2019.kAm%96 E2I 42A =:>:ED E96 2??F2= AC@A6CEJ E2I =6GJ :?4C62D6D E@ E96 =6DD6C @7 E96 C2E6 @7 :?7=2E:@? @C aT] %96 @77:46 @7 $E2E6 r@>AEC@==6C %9@>2D !] s:}2A@=: 42=4F=2E65 E96 :?7=2E:@? 724E@C 2E c]fT 7@C D49@@= 5:DEC:4ED 2?5 >F?:4:A2=:E:6D H9@D6 7:D42= J62C 6?5D yF?6 b_[ a_ab] {2DE J62CVD 42A H2D `]abT]k^AmkAm%96 E2I 42A 7:CDE 2AA=:65 E@ =@42= 8@G6C?>6?ED 2?5 D49@@= 5:DEC:4ED :? a_`a[ 2?5 3642>6 <?@H? 2D E96 aT 42A[ 2=E9@F89 6249 5:DEC:4E 2?5 >F?:4:A2=:EJVD 42A 4@F=5 36 D>2==6C @C =2C86C E92? aT 3642FD6 @7 6I4=FD:@?D 2?5 @E96C 724E@CD :? E96 7@C>F=2 E92E 42=4F=2E6D E96:C 42AD] k^Am kAm“$49@@= 5:DEC:4E 2?5 >F?:4:A2= @77:4:2=D >FDE C6>2:? 7:D42==J 42FE:@FD E@ DE2J F?56C E96 42A 2D E96J AC6A2C6 E96:C 3F586ED[” s:}2A@=: D2:5 :? 2 DE2E6>6?E] “tG6? H:E9 D:8?:7:42?E 7F?5:?8 7C@> E96 DE2E6 2?5 7656C2= 8@G6C?>6?ED[ D49@@= 2?5 =@42= 4@>>F?:E:6D 2C6 72465 H:E9 E96 C2A:5 :?4C62D6 :? :?7=2E:@?[ A2?56>:4 DFC86 2?5 ECJ:?8 E@ C6E2:? 2?5 C64CF:E 6>A=@J66D]”k^Am People are also reading… Franklin County leaned overwhelmingly against redistricting as vote passed statewide Products at 3 Rocky Mount vape shops seized for possibly illegal THC amounts Franklin County man sentenced in fatal Henry County crash Rocky Mount keeps tax rates level, but service rates will increase Franklin County residents push back on proposed tax increases, zoning changes Virginia voters narrowly pass redistricting referendum Judge reinstates Martinsville's mayor, delays hearing Why Franklin County increased its real estate tax by 4 cents Single-vehicle wreck kills 18-year-old in Franklin County Former Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax fatally shot wife before taking own life, police say Franklin County School Board expels 4-day school week proposal Osprey races, Earth Day cleanup set for Smith Mountain Lake State Park Virginia budget leaders look for $1.6 billion from data centers Rocky Mount mayor wins ‘Kiss the Pig’ at Spencer-Penn fundraiser Madison Warner, daughter of Sen. Mark Warner, dies at age 36 kAm%96 aT =6GJ =:>:E 27764ED E96 E2I 42A 42=4F=2E:@?D 7@C efe D49@@= 5:DEC:4ED 2?5 `_ 4:E:6D H:E9 7:D42= J62CD DE2CE:?8 yF=J `[ a_aa[ :?4=F5:?8 E96 “q:8 u@FC” 4:E:6D @7 qF772=@[ #@496DE6C[ $JC24FD6 2?5 *@?<6CD]k^Am 0 comments Want to see more like this? Get our local education coverage delivered directly to your inbox. Sign up! * I understand and agree that registration on or use of this site constitutes agreement to its user agreement and privacy policy. Related to this story More aid, zero-emission buses, but few specifics for schools in Hochul budget plan Gov. Kathy Hochul's schools plan includes a $2.1 billion increase in aid that translates to a 7.1% increase, for a record total of $31.3 billi… WNY superintendents, education officials like Hochul's big hike in school funding More than one-third of districts in Erie and Niagara counties would receive overall increases of 10% or more, with the average increase at 9% … Watch Now: Related Video Republican lawyer makes closing argument, Democrat makes rebuttal AP top stories April 26 AP AP top stories April 26 AP top stories April 25 AP AP top stories April 25 A1 Minute! April 24, 2026: Week in Virginia A1 Minute! April 24, 2026: Week in Virginia
More aid, zero-emission buses, but few specifics for schools in Hochul budget plan Gov. Kathy Hochul's schools plan includes a $2.1 billion increase in aid that translates to a 7.1% increase, for a record total of $31.3 billi…
WNY superintendents, education officials like Hochul's big hike in school funding More than one-third of districts in Erie and Niagara counties would receive overall increases of 10% or more, with the average increase at 9% …
