Fairfax County 1-Cent Tax Increase: Penny for Your Thoughts
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 …
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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 ›