Lusk to host town hall meeting on county budget
Lee District Supervisor Rodney Lusk is hosting a town hall meeting this Saturday on Fairfax County’s fiscal year 2021 budget proposal.
The town hall will be held at the Franconia Governmental Center from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. The government center is located at 6121 Franconia Road (see map).
County Executive Bryan Hill unveiled the 2021 budget at last week’s Board of Supervisors meeting. It includes a 3.65 percent increase in school funding over the previous year, but falls around $4 million short of the school board’s request. However Hill said that he believes an increase in state funding will cover the shortfall.
The county is raising the real estate tax after holding it steady last year. Hill has proposed a three cent increase to $1.18 of every $100 of assessed value. There is also a proposed 4 percent Admissions Tax on the sale of tickets to movies, theater, and concerts. Proceeds from that tax would go toward arts, cultural, and tourism activities.
The Board of Supervisors are scheduled to adopt the budget at their May 5 meeting.
More information on the proposed budget can be found on the county’s website.
There is absolutely no justification for Fairfax County to raise taxes. Did you receive your latest Real Estate Assessment Notice – Ours increased almost 7%. So add that to the proposed 3 cent rate increase and our taxes will take a big hike. But as far as the admissions tax – they can add $10 to a movie ticket – We won’t waste our money on any of those things anyway. If they want to raise taxes on an amusement, how about $1.00 on every six pack and $1 on every pack of cigarettes.
This County is a disgrace – under ongoing democrat majority rule they never saw a tax they didn’t like. All they ever say is that they need money for education. When they can waste tax dollars to study what bathroom a mentally ill child wants to use, they do not need another penny of my hard earned dollars. They have too much money and need to cut.
As a 60 year resident of Fairfax County – my family has all but abandoned Fairfax County. Both of our daughters laugh when we suggest they settle back here. We cannot afford to live in that county they exclaim and they are correct. Both now live is southern Virginia. And as soon and my wife and I retire – we are kissing Fairfax County; our used to be wonderful home state of Virginia and all the democrat windbags a fond farewell as we will be relocating to a state that values our citizenship over that of illegals; our Constitutional rights over progressive nonsense and our tax dollars as the hard earned resources that they are. And we will not be shedding any tears as we wave goodbye. Frankly, the voters of Northern Virginia and Fairfax County should be ashamed that we have elected leaders who think taking guns from law abiding citizens is a solution to evil in our society and that the taxpayers are an ATM for every liberal based agenda item they can invent. Frankly, I’ve had enough.