Mathews County Administrator Mindy Moran is urging county residents to attend a town hall meeting on the proposed 4 percent meals tax that will be held at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the historic courthouse. A referendum on the issue will be on the county’s Nov. 4 ballot.

Moran shared details in a press release Monday about what the tax would mean for Mathews residents. She said that restaurant sales in Mathews totaled $3.88 million in 2013, and if a meals tax had been in place, restaurants alone would have generated $155,000 in revenue. That amount would have equaled a 1-cent increase in real estate tax rates, she said, or a 3-cent increase in personal property tax rates.

“It’s the best option to take pressure off property taxes,” said Moran, “and would be paid by those choosing to eat out, including the increasing number of tourists and visitors coming to Mathews County.”

Earlier this year, the board of supervisors increased the real estate tax rate by 7 ...