UPDATE 4/29: Budget Passes Amidst Criticism From Teachers
Updated 4/29
The Board of Supervisors passed the county budget yesterday amidst criticism from teachers who say they fear that their cost of living salary increase may be reduced. The article is here.
Updated 4/22
The Board of Supervisors passed the rate increase yesterday. The news is here.
Updated 4/21
The three cent property tax increase isn't going to fix the county's budget problems all by itself according to this analysis in yesterday's Metro section.
Originally posted 4/7
According to this story from Sunday's Metro section, the property tax rate in Fairfax County is likely to rise by three cents in response to the county's budget woes and what some members of the Board of Supervisors say is a public demand to maintain services. The final budget for the next fiscal year is scheduled to be adopted April 21.
By Focus on Fairfax |
April 29, 2008; 9:23 AM ET
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The article does not mention how much of the money is exchanged with Fairfax City for maintenance of their schools under the long-standing contract between the city and the county.
This bothers me because the Fairfax City council, which oversees the contract, is holding its election next month, and one candidate who will stop at nothing to get elected is David Meyer, a shady character who has been involved in all kinds of fraudulent contracting and misappropriation of government money in his job at the U.S. Labor Department.
David Meyer's dossier also includes a string of EEO complaints, sexual harassment allegations, and ethics complaints, among other things. But like I said, Meyer will stop at nothing to get elected, which will put his dirty hands on Fairfax city and county tax dollars. He certainly has the resources, including time, computers, subordinate staff, and telecommunications at the Labor Department.
People often frame this tax debate in terms of liberal versus conservative ideologies rather than factoring in personal greed and misappropriation of tax dollars by dishonest bureaucrats.
Posted by: spelunking_today | April 7, 2008 10:20 PM
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