The full commission meeting agenda can be viewed here. Citizens would decide the proposed 1% sales tax hike that was made available to all Virginia localities through provisions in the state budget that took effect this month. If voters approve the increase, Mayor Danny Avula has said he would propose requesting a 1% reduction to the city’s meals tax rate, cutting that rate to 6.5%, and propose a budget for next fiscal year based on a 1-cent reduction to the real estate tax rate. The reduction from $1.20 to $1.19 per $100 of assessed value would be the first drop in the real estate tax rate since 2008. West Ridge is well under construction, and county officials held a topping-out event for the upcoming high school in June.