The Virginia Watchdog

I found that not one of the seven Board of Supervisor members got an increase in their assessment this year...and neither did the Hanover County Administrator nor Virginia's Lt. Governor, Bill Bolling who lives in Hanover.

However, 6,000 other parcels (out of almost 44,000 parcels) received increases for 2009 which means higher taxes for those folks.

Spot assessing continues in Hanover County.

How do you like the "spot" you're in?

Here are the Board members' assessments followed by the County Administrator's and the Lt. Gov's all gotten from County records:

Ashland: George E. Via, III, 10354 Wanchese Way, Ashland, VA 23005

Owns three parcels. No change to any of the three on that street for 2009 reassessment.

Parcel number: 7797-66-2828 Land: 65,000 Improvements: 170,500 Total: 235,500

Parcel number: 7797-66-2726 Land: 65,000 Improvements: none Total: 65,000

Parcel number: 7797-66-5424 Land: 48,800 Improvements: none Total: 48,800

Beaverdam: Aubrey M. Stanley, Jr and wife, 18055 Beaver Dam Road, Beaverdam, VA 23015

Unknown if IRS lien on it at present. Due to his troubles with tax evasion charges in 1991, he served jail time on a copped plea deal resulting in 2 misdemeanor convictions instead of the nine felony counts he was originally charged with...

No change to either parcel -

Parcel number: 7825-31-5534 Land: 110,100 (15.09 acres) Improvements 169,000 Total: 279,100

Parcel number: 7825-22-6695 Land: 171,500 (36.75 acres - owns with "etals") Improvements: none Total 171,500

Chickahominy: Robert R. Setliff and wife, 9111 Berkwood Court, Mech. 23116

No change -

Parcel number: 8716-02-0018 Land 78,000 Improvements: 281,300 Total: 359,300

Cold Harbor: Elton J. Wade, Sr., 5051 Crown Hill Road, Mech, 23111 (house owned by current wife).

Read about his exorbitant salary as a Hanover traffic guard...

No change -

Parcel number: 8734-92-5505 Land 76,500 Improvements: 397,100 Total: 473,600

Henry: Charles D. McGhee and wife, 4456 River Road, Mech, 23116

No change to either parcel -

Parcel number: 8748-60-3024 Land 68,600 Improvements: 168,100 Total: 236,700

Parcel number: 8748-31-8190 Land: 348,500 (40 acres in land use) Improvements: none Total he pays taxes on: 12,800

Mechanicsville: Deborah Coats, 8368 Windsor Drive, Mech 23111

No change -

Parcel number: 8704-37-0250 Land: 64,000 Improvements: 0 Total: 64,000

Note: She purchased this new home on 9/11/2008 for $309,935. However, this year houses all around hers were increased, but her assessment shows no improvements - only the land value. I think someone screwed up... The County's GIS system shows a two story house with 2789 sq. ft. of living area on that $64,000 lot. Why wasn't it assessed. It does not show up on the Assessor's files for 2009 assessments and it doesn't show up on the County's GIS system.

South Anna: John E. Gordon, Jr. and wife, 14102 Mountain Road, Glen Allen, 23059

No change to either parcel -

Parcel number: 7748-89-9113 Land: 87,000 Improvements: 175,200 Total: 262,200

Parcel number: 7748-89-0380 Land: 59,300 Improvements: 38,300 Total: 97,600

County Administrator: Cecil R. "Rhu" Harris, Jr. and wife, 12139 Newton Hills Court, Rockville, 23146... No change to his property.

Parcel number: 7709-42-3329 Land: 95,500 Improvements: 404,400 Total: 499,900

AND... LT. GOV. BILL BOLLING, 7995 Strawhorn Drive, Mechanicsville, VA 23116

He was on the Board of Supervisors when Hanover County, VA started "spot" assessing. He approved of this unfair taxation scheme and is running for re-election as Lt. Governor this year.

No change -

Parcel number: 8716-01-2598 Land: 78,000 Improvements: 259,600 Total: 337,600

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