Virginia localities weigh 1% sales tax for school construction as voters decide on expansion

By: Nathaniel Cline

Outlets: Virginia Mercury

Published: October 5, 2026

Words: 1,974

Last Updated: 1 week, 6 days ago

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Six years ago, the city of Danville in Virginia’s Southside region struggled to raise funds for school construction and modernization across 15 schools, with nearly a quarter of its population, around 42,000, living in poverty.

But since the state authorized the city to levy an additional sales and use tax of up to 1% for school rehabilitation and voters agreed to the measure seven years ago, the future has changed for students, staff …

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