Monday, April 29, 2013
County residents say they are skeptical, but not surprised about the real estate tax increase in the FY2014 budget. What do you think?
The average Fairfax County homeowner’s real estate tax bill will increase by more $200 when the Board of Supervisors approves the Fiscal Year 2014 budget next week, begging the question: How do residents feel about it? Brigitte, a Tysons resident who only provided her first name, wasn’t particularly concerned about the increase she told Patch on Thursday outside the Tysons-Pimmit Regional Library.. “It doesn’t really bother me that much,” she said. She was, however, much more concerned with the increase in her real estate assessment due to the Silver Line, which is scheduled to open at the end of December 2012. Brigitte said she didn’t think the cost of the Silver Line project was worth the benefit. “As a resident here, all we get as a …
Monday, March 4, 2013
Residents in the newly-created Tysons District could pay anywhere from $312 to $720 more in taxes, on top of the proposed countywide real estate hike.
The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors are expected to advertise a number of proposed tax increases for FY2014 during its meeting Tuesday, kicking off the public hearing and community input process ahead of final approval in April. The hit for Tysons residents is expected to be larger than usual this year, thanks to a newly-formed Tysons Tax District. The district, which hikes property taxes on both residents and developers, will help fund billions of dollars in transportation infrastructure over the next 40 years, moving the area closer to becoming the county’s new urban downtown center. See also: Fairfax Board Approves Tysons Tax District A bill from Del. Mark Keam (D-35th) attempted to exempt residents from the taxes, but it was put …
Tuesday, January 8, 2013
Businesses and residents will pay 7 to 9 cents more per $100 of assessed value, generating $253 million over the next 40 years.
The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday to increase property taxes on Tysons residents and developers as a means of partially funding billions of dollars in transportation infrastructure that will help turn the area into the county’s walkable, mixed-use downtown center. The decision, which passed by an 8-2 vote, came about a month after a two-hour public hearing in which many angry Tysons residents objected the tax hike. With an expected increase of between 7 and 9 cents per $100 of assessed value, the district is expected to generate $253 million over the next 40 years. The exact rate will be set during the adoption of the county’s Fiscal Year 2014 budget in April. After a rate is set, tax collection in the new district …
Monday, January 7, 2013
Tax district would fund $253 million in transportation improvements.
The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors will vote Tuesday whether to raise taxes on Tysons Corner residents and developers as a way to fund extensive transportation improvements in the area. Supervisors have endorsed plans for a special service tax district that would require landowners and developers to help pay for billions of dollars of transportation projects meant to help Tysons thrive as the county’s new urban downtown area. With a hike of 7 to 9 cents per $100 of assessed value, the proposed service district is expected to generate approximately $250 million over the next 40 years. But the Board chose to defer a vote on the matter last month after a public hearing in which many angry residents objected to paying more taxes. Tysons …
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3:22 pm on Wednesday, May 1, 2013
I don't think it's "struck a balance" when the county advertises it's salary schedule and places the words "Initial Placement with the following years of experience" next to it's step column and then says there will be not step increase. It's false advertising. As a result you have some teachers who are in their 4th year of teaching and working on step 2, instead of step 4. http://www.fcps.edu/hr… more ›