Gaston commissioners adopt 2027 Schedule of Values 4-2; first notice set for Nov. 3
After a 3-3 tie Oct. 27, the board passed enactment 2026-359 at an Oct. 30 special meeting; Dec. 3 is the calendar's last appeal day
MOUNT HOLLY - Gaston County commissioners adopted the 2027 Schedule of Values on a 4-2 vote at a special meeting Friday, Oct. 30, according to the clerk's stamp on Adopted enactment 2026-359 for Legistar file 26-443. The county's Schedule of Values calendar lists Tuesday, Nov. 3, as the first public notice of that adoption.
Commissioner Tom Keigher made the motion and Vice Chairman Bob Hovis seconded it. Chairman Chad Brown, Commissioner Allen R. Fraley, Hovis and Keigher voted yes; Commissioners Cathy Cloninger and Scott Shehan voted no. Commissioner Jim Bailey was absent. An Oct. 27 motion had failed 3-3, the earlier vote record shows. Before Friday's vote, Shehan said, "I just cannot support it at this time," at about 35:26 in the county's meeting video.
The calendar lists Thursday, Dec. 3, as the last day to appeal the schedule to the North Carolina Property Tax Commission. The board action allows appeals within 30 days of the date when the notice of adoption was first published. The county Tax Office has not confirmed which date controls.
Source: Gaston County Adopted 2026-359; Legistar 26-443; SOV 2027 calendar; Oct. 30 meeting video (vote at 46:02-46:22); Oct. 27 vote record.
- Gaston County Adopted 2026-359 (clerk stamp and board action for Legistar 26-443, Oct. 30, 2026)
- Gaston County Legistar file 26-443 (Status Passed; Enactment #2026-359; final action 10/30/2026)
- Gaston County Board of Commissioners Special Meeting Oct. 30, 2026 (Legistar meeting detail)
- SOV 2027 Calendar of Events attached to Legistar 26-443
- Gaston County Government, Board of Commissioners Special Meeting October 30, 2026 (official video)
- Gaston County Legistar action details, file 26-443 (Oct. 27, 2026 roll-call vote)
- Gaston County Tax Office, Schedule of Values, Standards and Rules