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Some Arlingtonians learned of the County Board’s edaciousness last week when they received their water and sewer bills. Today, they learned that higher parking meter fees are part of that edacity. On Saturday, the Arlington Sun-Gazette reported that county workers would spend the weekend “changing rates and stickers on approximately 4,100 meters in order to be ready for the change.”
According to the Sun-Gazette, parking meter fees brought in about $4 million last year, but the higher fees will bring in an additional $900,000 annually, an increase of almost 23%.
To learn about the other taxes and fees raised by the Arlington County Board on April 21, look through the “Board reports” for agenda items 32.A. through 32.U. The Board did not raise the real estate tax rate, but they plundered Arlington taxpayers nevertheless.