James city county ranked #1 Best county to retire to in Virginia

Williamsburg , Va. — Stacker, using data from Niche, has created a list of the best counties in Virginia to retire. James City County made it to number one on the list in the state of Virginia. A number of factors go into what makes a county an ideal spot to retire to, including “cost […]

New Homes Open House Weekend

Liz Moore and Associates is hosting open houses at several new homes this weekend. Builders represented will include Steven Alexander Homes, Kar San Development, Westmoreland, Marquee Homes, Centex Homes, HH Hunt Homes, Hallmark Builders, Charles Ross Homes, and Wayne Harbin, Builder. The featured homes are in Ford’s Colony, Governor’s Land, Kensington Woods, Marywood, and Quarterpath. […]

James City County Real Estate Assessments Increase Slightly

James City County real estate assessments increased approximately 1.43% for Fiscal Year 2017 with .84% of the increase attributed to existing property and .59% to new development. Approximately 16,300 change-in-assessment notices were mailed on Feb. 29. Assessments are used to calculate a County property owner’s real estate taxes which is currently 84 cents per $100 of […]

Ready to renovate? Let the experts show you where to start!

Come be inspired by the Southern Living Showcase Home & learn from Williamsburg’s best in home renovations on Saturday, February 20th from 1-4pm at 109 Ford’s Colony Drive. Wayne Harbin Builder’s Inc. renovation team and Danny Coates from the Ferguson Showroom will discuss the updates you should make to your home before selling, changes to […]

Kidsburg renovations to start

The renovation of James City County Mid County Park, including the Kidsburg playground, is scheduled to begin Tuesday, Jan. 22. Kidsburg is being replaced; however, its design and theme will be retained in a new playground structure. The new 30,000 square-foot playground includes a general play area, a ship replica, swing area and a separate […]

James City County recognizes Kingsmill Resort

James City County’s Board of Supervisors and Economic Development Authority (EDA) recognized Kingsmill Resort at its 19th annual Celebration of Business. Kingsmill Resort was this year’s recipient of the Captain John Smith Award, given by the County’s economic development team to a business, organization or individual for exemplary contributions in the James City County (JCC) […]

James City County maintains positive bond rating

Two major national credit rating agencies, Fitch Rating, Moody’s Investor Service, Poor all renewed James City County’s triple-A credit rating.  In addition, Moody’s Investors Service affirmed its Aa1 rating for General Obligation Bonds and revised its outlook to positive. The positive outlook represents an improvement in Moody’s rating from its previous Aa1 which had no […]