The Mathews County Board of Supervisors will hold a public hearing at its meeting at 6 p.m. next Thursday, Nov. 19, to determine whether to approve an ordinance that would allow for the establishment of special tax districts in the county. The board held a special meeting held on Thursday, Oct. 29, to learn more about the matter. County Administrator Ramona Wilson told the board that a group of residents in the Cherry Point area of Gwynn’s Island would like the county to create such an ordinance so that they will have a funding mechanism to pay for the dredging of Kibble Creek. If such an ordinance were passed, she said, the property owners’ association would subsequently request that a special tax district be established in the neighborhood surrounding Kibble Creek. The way a special tax district works, explained Wilson, is that the county pays for the project up front, then assesses a special tax on the neighborhood to get the money back over time. She said the dredging project for K...