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Board of Commissioners Meeting Notice – March 18, 2024

Posted March 15, 2024

 

The Granville County Board of Commissioners will meet at the Granville County Convention & Expo Center, 4185 Highway 15, Oxford, NC on Monday, March 18, 2024 at 7:00 p.m. for the regular scheduled meeting.   A copy of the agenda can be found at this link.

 

Any questions should be directed to Debra Weary, Clerk to the Board, at 919-603-1307 or emailed to  debra.weary@granvillecounty.org 

Notice of Public Hearing – April 1, 2024

Posted March 12, 2024

 

The Board of Commissioners (the “Board”) of Granville County, North Carolina (the “County”), will hold a public hearing on April 1, 2024, at 7:00 p.m. (or as soon thereafter as the matter may be heard). The purpose of the hearing is to take public comment concerning a proposed financing contract, under which the County would borrow approximately $3,000,000 to pay for the acquisition and construction of the planned new North Granville Senior Center. 

 

The hearing will be held in the Board’s usual meeting room, Granville Expo and Convention Center, 4185 US Highway 15 South, Oxford, North Carolina.

 

The proposed financing would be secured by a lien on the center (and its associated land), as well as the County’s promise to repay the financing, but there would be no recourse against the County or its property (other than the pledged center and the associated land) if there were a default on the financing.

 

All interested persons will be heard. The County’s plans are subject to change based on the comments received at the public hearing and the Board’s subsequent discussion and consideration. The County’s entering into the financing is subject to the County’s obtaining approval from the North Carolina Local Government Commission.

 

Persons wishing to make written comments in advance of the hearing or wishing more information concerning the subject of the hearing may contact Steve McNally, Granville County Finance Officer, 141 Williamsboro Street, PO Box 141, Oxford, NC 27565 (telephone (919) 693 4182, email steve.mcnally@granvillecounty.org).

Property Tax Revaluation FAQs

Posted February 22, 2024

 

2024 Real Estate Revaluation Brochure

Question: What is a revaluation?
Answer: A revaluation determines the assessed value of all properties in a county.

 

Question: Why is Granville County doing a revaluation?
Answer: Revaluations are required by the State of North Carolina at a minimum of every 8 years. This is done to ensure that all tax values are more or less aligned with their value on the open real estate market.

 

Question: Why is the revaluation happening after 6 years instead of 8?
Answer: Granville County last completed a revaluation in 2018 but the dramatic changes in property values that began in 2020 created a situation where the vast majority of property sales transactions no longer had any relation to their assessed value. The North Carolina Department of Revenue urged Granville County to take immediate action and complete a revaluation as soon as possible. Waiting an additional 2 years would likely have led to even more dramatic increases in tax value.

 

Question: Why did my assessed value change so much?
Answer: Though less volatile than it was from 2020 to 2022, property values continue to rise in Granville County to levels never seen before. Recent data shows that average sales price
for all homes in Granville County has increased by 27% since 2021 alone.

 

Question: What about new homes? Why did their value change so much?
Answer: When new homes are built, their assessed value is set by the formula used during the most recent revaluation. For example, a new home built and sold in January 2023 would be assessed as if it existed in 2018 (the last revaluation). This could lead to a dramatic change in assessed value during the 2024 revaluation as the tax assessor adjusts the property to the 2024 market value instead of 2018.

 

Question: I think my assessed value is wrong. What do I do now?
Answer: Visit www.granvillecounty.org/reval and read the information on this page. You may also search for your home in the Comparable Sales Search tool to gain additional context on how your property compares to similar ones that have sold in recent years.

 

Question: I checked the Comparable Sales Tool and still think my assessed value is wrong. Now what?
Answer: You can file an appeal with the Granville County Tax Administration Office as soon as you receive your assessment notice until the first Board of Equalization and Review (E&R) hearing scheduled for April 29, 2024. Property owners will be able to meet with staff one-on-one to present additional data to support their appeal. For example, assessors do not go inside properties and rely on building permits and other public data to assess property values as well information they can gain about a property from the road or satellite view in the county GIS system. Property owners may have additional information about the condition of their property that can be provided to the assessor to adjust the value.

 

Question: I appealed to the Tax Assessor and disagree with their decision. Now what do I do?
Answer: If you disagree with the Tax Assessor’s decision, you can appeal to the Board of E&R. These appeal hearings will begin on April 29, 2024, and continue into June. The property owner can present evidence to the Board of E&R who can overrule the Tax Assessor’s decision if the evidence satisfies NC General Statute requirements. The Granville County Board of Commissioners also serves as the Board of E&R.

 

Question: I disagree with the Board of E&R decision. Now what?
Answer: The final appeal that property owners can make is to the North Carolina Property Tax Commission. This commission may override the previous decisions made by the Board of E&R and the Tax Assessor if they determine that the property has satisfied legal requirements for a successful appeal. A decision issued by the Property Tax Commission can only be appealed through an action filed with the North Carolina Court of Appeals or the North Carolina Supreme Court.

 

Question: Now I know my assessed value, but what does that mean for my tax bill?
Answer: This will be decided during the Board of Commissioners annual budget process, which begins in February with a 2-day retreat and ends in June with the approval of the new fiscal year budget. The Granville County fiscal year runs from July 1 to June 30.

 

Question: Will the tax rate change? If so, how much?
Answer: Based on the dramatic increase in assessed value in Granville County, and in all other counties that are conducting revaluations this year or in recent years, the tax rate will likely decrease dramatically. This will be decided no later than June 30 during the approval of the annual budget.

 

Question: What is a revenue neutral tax rate?
Answer: As part of the revaluation process, the Budget Officer must identify a “revenue neutral tax rate.” This is the tax rate that would produce the same amount of revenue for Granville County as the previous year, after adjusting to natural changes in population.

 

Question: Will the county adopt a revenue neutral tax rate?
Answer: The final tax rate will be decided at the conclusion of the budget process once the Board of Commissioners has been able to fully evaluate the needs of all departments and other entities like the Granville County Public School System. The new tax rate is likely to be much closer to the revenue-neutral rate than to the current rate.

 

Question: What else do I need to know about my next tax bill?
Answer: The final tax bill is calculated differently depending on where you live. All Granville County property owners pay the County Tax Rate. Those who live inside the city limits of Butner, Creedmoor, Oxford, Stem, and Stovall also pay taxes to their municipalities as determined by each of their governing bodies. Those who live outside of a municipality in “unincorporated” Granville County OR in the Town of Stovall also pay a Fire District Tax, which can only be used to fund fire service protection. All three tax rates (county, fire district, and municipal) will be determined no later than June 30.

 

Question: I am on a fixed income. Are there any assistance programs available?
Answer: The State of North Carolina offers three tax relief or deferment programs for seniors and disabled veterans. More information is available on the Granville County website: https://www.granvillecounty.org/government/tax-department/assessment-and-listing/property-tax-relief/ or by calling 919-693-4181.

 

Question: I still have questions. Who do I talk to?
Answer: The Granville County Tax Administration Office can be reached at 919-693-4181 or reval.2024@granvillecounty.org. You can also visit www.granvillecounty.org/reval for more information.

Board of Commissioners Meeting Recap – March 4, 2024

Posted March 11, 2024

 

The Granville County Board of Commissioners held a regular meeting on Monday, March 4 at the Granville County Convention and Expo Center. The meeting featured the approval of the 2024 Recreation Master Plan developed by McAdams Company in conjunction with the Granville County Parks, Greenways, and Recreation Committee. The plan was developed in 2022 and 2023 with significant public input and will help guide the expansion and development of new parks and greenways over the next decade. More information about the plan is available on the Granville County website.

 

The Board of Commissioners also received an update from the Granville County Library System Board of Trustees about activities and programs at the county’s four library branches. Library System Director Will Robinson was joined by Library Board Chair Juanita Rogers and Vice-Chair/Secretary Karen Alley. They spoke about the increasing use of Granville’s library facilities in addition to online resources like research databases, e-books, and professional development tools like LinkedIn Learning. Some recent achievements and initiatives by the Library Board include the establishment of a historic marker at the location of the former Granville Street Colored Library in Oxford that operated from 1942 – 1975, teen cooking competitions, and receiving a local oral history collection from James Edward McCoy. For more information about library programs and resources, visit the library system website.

 

Other business conducted on March 4 included:

 

–  County Attorney James Wrenn provided a report on an error discovered in the published 2024 Tax Administration Schedule of Values. A corrected schedule will be published reflecting the actual adjustment factors used to calculate assessed property values during the revaluation process and the Board of Commissioners will utilize the same statutory process prescribed by the State of North Carolina for adoption of this updated publication. The discovered error in the publication and the process to correct it did not and will not affect the assessed value of any property in Granville County. The corrected pages are available for public inspection on the county website (granvillecounty.org/reval) and will be subject to a public hearing on Monday, April 1 during the regular Board of Commissioners meeting scheduled for 7:00 p.m.

–  Approval of a revised Memorandum of Agreement with NC State University Extension that updates the terms and conditions of the Granville County Cooperative Extension Office’s operations.

–  Authorization for county staff to engage in contract negotiations with Huff Soil Conservation Services, Inc. to operate Granville County’s solid waste operations. The final draft contract will be subject to approval and award by the Board of County Commissioners following negotiations.

–  Approving a sixty-day due diligence period for Portman Industrial, LLC property purchase contract at Triangle North Business Park.

–  Appointing Mary Ellen Lemberg to the Granville County Social Services Board. She will be joined on the Social Services Board by Ernestine Howard who was appointed by the North Carolina Social Services Commission.

–  Appointing Rob Adkins to the City of Oxford Planning Board.

–  Appointing Laura Howerton (District 5) to the Granville County Board of Adjustment.

–  Appointing Blaine Holmes (District 5) to the Granville County Planning Board.

–  Appointing Punitha Srini as hotel owner representative to the Granville County Tourism Development Authority.

– Approving Budget Amendment #7 for fiscal year 2023-2024.

– Approving Project Ordinance Amendment #1 – Triangle North Water and Sewer Project.

– Approving Tax Refunds, Releases, & Write-Offs for January 25, 2024, to February 21, 2024.

– Approving Board of Commissioners meeting minutes from January 2, 2024, January 16, 2024, and February 5, 2024.

 

The next meeting of the Granville County Board of Commissioners will be Monday, March 18 at 7:00 p.m. at the Granville County Convention and Expo Center.

 

To stay informed about upcoming meetings of the Board of Commissioners, visit the Granville County website where you can sign up for the “Sunshine List” and follow the county on Facebook.

Board of Elections Meeting Notice – March 12, 2024

Posted March 11, 2024

 

The Granville County Board of Elections will meet in the Board of Elections office located at 208 Wall Street, Oxford at 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday, March 12, 2024 to conduct the Sample Audit Count and Write-in Count with a bipartisan team, count absentee ballots and count Provisional ballots.    

Notice of Possible Quorum – March 14, 2023

Posted March 8, 2024

 

A quorum of the Granville County Board of Commissioners may be present at a tour of the NC State Plant Sciences Building located at 840 Oval Drive, Raleigh, NC.  The tour will take place on Thursday, March 14, 2023, at 9:00 a.m.  No action will be taken.  For more information, please contact the County Manager’s Office at 919-693-5240.

Notice of Public Hearing – April 1, 2024

Posted March 7, 2024

 

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Granville County intends to amend the Granville County Real Property Assessment Manual (2024) which is the schedules, standards, and rules to be used in appraising real property for market and use value in Granville County as required by G.S. §105-317 by replacing pages 352 through 360.  Such replacement pages have been submitted to the Granville County Board of Commissioners and are available for public inspection in the Assessor’s office at 141 Williamsboro St., Oxford NC and on the County’s website.

 

The reason for the replacement of these pages is that the 2018 neighborhood adjustment factors were included in the 2024 Property Assessment Manual in error.  Granville County’s tax software had the correct neighborhood adjustment factors reflecting fair market value for 2024 revaluation so no errors in appraised value arose from the erroneous inclusion of the 2018 neighborhood factors in the Property Assessment Manual. 

 

A PUBLIC HEARING on the amendment will be held on Monday, April 1, 2024, at 7:00pm, during the commissioner’s regular meeting, at the Granville County Expo and Convention Center, 4185 US Hwy 15 South, Oxford, NC.

 

            This 7th day of March 2024.

 

Jennifer Short

Tax Administrator

Granville County

March 5, 2024 Election Day Information & Results

Posted March 4, 2024

 

Tuesday, March 5 is Election Day for party primaries and for the Granville County Board of Education general election. Polls will be open from 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. on the 5th.
 
All registered voters are assigned to one of the 15 precincts in Granville County. You must vote at your assigned polling place on election day.
 
View your sample ballot or confirm your voting precinct by using the NC State Board of Elections voter lookup tool.
 
 
Valid photo identification is required to vote. Ensure you have everything you need to cast your ballot by visiting this page.
 
Voting by mail? Ballots must be received by the Granville County Board of Elections no later than 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 5. Ballots received after that point will not be counted.
 
 
You can toggle the “contest” drop-down box to view specific races. To see statewide results for Federal & State offices toggle the “county” box and change to  “state” instead of Granville.
 
For more information, contact the Board of Elections at 919-693-2515.

Notice of Public Hearing – March 18, 2024

Posted March 4, 2024

 

The Granville County Board of Commissioners at their meeting on Monday, March 18, 2024 will hold a legislative hearing at 7:00 PM or later at the Granville Expo and Convention Center at 4185 US Highway 15 South, Oxford, N.C. 27565.  

 

The purpose of the legislative hearing is to hear public comments on the following zoning map amendment (rezoning) petition:

 

Zoning Map Amendment (Rezoning) Petition

 

Z-1-2024: Mr. Steven Hayes of Gatekeeper Investments, LLC has petitioned to rezone 4 lots (Lot #1, Lot #2, Lot #3, and Lot #5) recorded at Plat Book 52, Page 179 that have frontage on both NC 56 Highway and NC 96 Highway in Wilton  from Agricultural Residential 40 (AR-40) to Neighborhood Business (NB)

 

Mr. Steven Hayes of Gatekeeper Investments, LLC has petitioned to rezone 4 lots (Lot #1, Lot #2, Lot #3, and Lot #5) recorded at Plat Book 52, Page 179 that have frontage on both NC 56 Highway and NC 96 Highway in Wilton from Agricultural Residential 40 (AR-40) to Neighborhood Business (NB). The rezoning petition encompasses 12.258 acres.  The lots are also identified as Tax Maps #182700507440, #182700600358, #182700602140, and #182700605089.   

 

Changes may be made in the advertised proposals which reflect debate, objections, and discussions at the hearing.  Any interested citizen is invited to attend.

 

For additional information or public examination, contact the Granville County Planning Department, 122 Williamsboro Street, P.O. Box 877, Oxford, NC 27565; phone 919-603-1331 or fax 919-693-6794.

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