Williamson Road Service Area Tax

Williamson Road Service District Tax

Pursuant to Sec. 32-103 of the Code of the City of Roanoke, an additional tax is levied upon property in the Williamson Road area. This tax, set by City Council, is used to provide special area services such as:

Economic and business development
Promotional activities intended to foster business retention
Business recruitment and developer recruitment
Planning for the development or revitalization of the area

The current tax rate is 10 cents of every 100 dollars of assessed property value, or 0.01%. This tax is assessed in addition to the 1.10% general real estate tax.

The revenue generated from this tax is managed by the (WRABA), a non-profit organization under contract with the city of Roanoke. Like the general real estate tax, the Williamson Road Area Service District Tax is due on or before October 5 and April 5 of each year. Taxes collected are remitted to WRABA on November 5, May 5 and July 25 of each year.

The tax became effective July 1, 1993. The actual revenue generated by this tax is as follows:

Fiscal Year	Revenue
1994	$48,219.00
1995	49,612.00
1996	51,394.00
1997	52,041.00
1998	53,388.00
1999	53,710.00
2000	56,428.00
2001	56,986.00
2002	61,174.00
2003	64,408.00
2004	66,592.33
2005	74,757.68
2006	79,738.03
2007	85,273.61
2008	$86,541.59
2009	$89,278.86