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Volume 66 Number 21 • May 26, 2022
Goochland extends tax deadlines By Roslyn Ryan Editor
Photo by Roslyn Ryan
Virginia Lt. Gov. Winsome Sears, right, recorded the recollections of Second Union Rosenwald School alumna Gail Smith during a May 17 event held at the school, which has now been turned into a museum. Pictured in the photo is Julius Rosenwald, co-founder of the program that helped build over 5,000 similar schools for black students across the South during the time of school segregation.
Honoring a legacy of learning Alumni of Rosenwald school share how the education they received there shaped their lives
mother waved down the school bus that was headed to Second Union School and asked the driver to take him there instead. In short order, Miller or Raymond Miller, it all started with found himself standing in front of Ms. Fannie a bus ride. Beale, the teacher who would change his life. Noting that he seemed to spend On May 17, before an audience that included more time at recess than in the classsee Second Union > page 3 room at the school he was attending, Miller’s
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By Roslyn Ryan Editor
Noting that many residents’ real estate and personal property tax bills were higher than expected this year, Goochland County leaders have stepped in to help. On Thursday, May 19, the Goochland County Board of Supervisors moved to extend the time to pay real estate and personal property taxes without penalty or interest by nearly two months. This means that tax bills that were issued with a June 6, 2022, date for payment can now be paid as late as Aug. 1, 2022, without any penalty or interest. The extension of time to pay without penalty or interest applies to real estate, personal property and ad valorem taxes. The board’s action is in response to the substantial rise in value for real estate and personal property due to inflation. Since both real estate and personal property taxes are assessed based on the value of assets, the increased values have caused residents’ tax bills to be higher than anticipated. Interim county administrator Manuel Alvarez Jr. also announced at the board meeting that commissioner of the revenue Jennifer Brown has agreed to waive the March 1 deadline for high mileage applications. Residents who believe their see Taxes > page 2
