County Board Gets Set for Budget and Tax Hearings
Arlington citizens get to talk back to the Arlington County Board at next week's budget and tax rate hearings -- Tuesday, March 28 for the budget hearing and Thursday, March 30 for the tax rate hearings. The Arlington Sun-Gazette has two stories on page 4 (tax rate and water rate) dealing with the Board's decision to advertise no cut in the real estate tax rate and a possible 12% increase in water bills. If the Board keeps the real estate tax at its current 87.8 cents per $100 of assessed valuation, it would result in a 16.3% effective tax rate increase. And that's by the county's own calculation. The burden on taxpayers will be higher, though, since the Board is likely to increase other taxes and fees.