By Jim Tuttle
Smithfield Times Staff writer
Until they are satisfied that Isle of Wight’s newly contracted tax collection agency is operating legally, Smithfield officials will not piggy-back on the county’s contract.
“It appears to me … that he’s collected fees that are far in excess of what he is permitted to collect,” Town Attorney Bill Riddick said during a recent council meeting.
“Until this gets resolved, I would not recommend that the town enter into any agreement” with the company, he added.