Schedule for 2014 Budget, Capital Improvement Project
Budget planning for FY2014 will come to a close on May 1.
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Wednesday, December 5, 2012
Monday, September 24, 2012
Transportation Funding Survey Opens Today
How do you think Fairfax County should fund $3 billion in needs over 10 years?
Fairfax County residents can provide input starting Monday on how the county should fund an estimated $3 billion gap in transportation funding over the next 10 years. From Monday to Sept. 12, residents can take an online survey and submit their thoughts on how Fairfax County transportation needs should be funded. The Board of Supervisors and the Transportation Advisory Committee will also host a series of nine public meetings in the coming weeks before making a decision. The first meeting will be held at 7 p.m. Monday at Springfield Government Center, 6140 Rolling Road, in Springfield. Officials have outlined 20 potential options to increase revenues for transportation infrastructure, including a 1 percent sales tax on services and a .5 …
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Tony Z
12:35 pm on Wednesday, September 26, 2012
For the record T-Bird, a license to operate a motor vehicle and ownership of a motor vehicle is a privilege, not a right. So there is no reason why the government can't regulate the drivers/vehicles more thoroughly. And if drivers would follow the basic rules we were taught in drivers education traffic would flow more smoothly in the area. more ›
Thursday, July 26, 2012
Treatment Centers Spared in Potential CSB Cuts
Fairfax County's Human Services Council has recommended $5 million in human services cost-saving measures.
Fairfax County officials have recommended approximately $5 million in reductions to services and personnel in an effort to fill holes in the Fairfax-Falls Church Community Services Board’s (CSB) FY2013 budget. The CSB, a county agency that coordinates and provides substance abuse treatment, mental health services and care for adults and children with intellectual disabilities, was faced with an $8 million budget shortfall in FY2012 and a $9.5 million shortfall for FY2013. But money from the upcoming FY2012 budget carryover process could close the CSB’s remaining $2.6 million shortfall for last year, and cover $3.5 million in personnel costs and fringe benefits for FY2013, shrinking this year’s shortfall to a still-substantial $6 million. …
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Thursday, May 3, 2012
Real Estate Taxes Raised for 2013
The tax rate jumps from 93.7 cents to $1.01.
UPDATE: Some additional information added. The council approved a real estate tax rate increase of about 7 cents at Wednesday night's budget meeting. Taxpayers will have to contend with a $1.01 per $100 assessed value. One cent of that is for the city's stormwater fund. That's under the new Fairfax County tax rate of $1.095 per $100 of assessed value (2 cents of that dedicated the county's stormwater fund). Fairfax City staff initially recommended raising real estate taxes by 11.5 cents to $1.05 by $100 assessed value. Last year the council reduced the real estate tax rate to 93.7 cents from the recommended $1. For homeowners, that amounts to The average 2012 real estate tax increase to commercial property owners in the city, based on the…
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Irvin Watkins
11:13 pm on Sunday, June 3, 2012
City real estate taxes have gone up almost 50% since 2004, and in addition the city elects to distribute city services such as garbage pickup to some city residents, but not to others. The city has let Giant Food, Harris Teeter, the Metro Diner, Mama Lucia's and other businesses leave the city while the city is focused on better rewarding its own. To make up some of the lost revenue, the city has… more ›
Wednesday, May 2, 2012
Tonight's Agenda: Budget Adoption
Council members are set to adopt the FY2013 budget.
Current city council members are set to approve the FY2013 budget at a special meeting tonight. The proposed budget would raise real estate taxes by 11.5 cents. Last year the council reduced the real estate tax rate to 93.7 cents from the recommended $1. Next year taxpayers could face a tax rate of $1.05 per $100 assessed value. Click here to see how the proposed budget would affect your wallet. Budget adoption comes one day after voters chose a new mayor and added a brand new council member. Adoption was initially scheduled earlier, but moved to May 2 to allow Fairfax County to pass their budget first, said Chris Cohen of the city's information office. Fairfax City relies on the county for several services. Current Mayor Rob Lederer will…
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Thursday, March 1, 2012
Braddock District Meets on County's FY2013 Budget
Three town hall meetings on the proposed FY2013 budget are scheduled in the Braddock District.
Editor's Note: For those of you who live outside the city limits: County Executive Tony Griffin presented the county's FY2013 proposed budget to the Board of Supervisors on February 28. There are currently 11 town hall meetingsscheduled for community comment on the budget. Three are in the Braddock District. They are: The proposed $6.7 billion budget provides taxpayers with no new services, gives the schools less than they requested, eliminates the police cadet program, and leaves the property tax rate at $1.07 per $100 of assessed value. The average homeowner will pay nearly $34 more, however, because the mean assessed value of homes has risen.
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Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Proposed Fairfax County Budget: No New Services, Property Tax Rate Remains Steady
Fairfax County Public Schools will received less than requested.
The Fairfax County chief executive Tuesday morning proposed a $6.7 billion budget that provides taxpayers with no new services, gives the schools less than they requested and the property tax — the county's chief source of money — remains unchanged. However, the average homeowner will pay nearly $34 a year more because the value of homes has increased. County Executive Anthony H. Griffin's proposed budget kicks off the county's annual budget season. The Board of Supervisors also got first glimpse of the County's proposed 2013 budget when County Executive Anthony Griffin presented it this morning. The supervisors will approve a budget the end of April. Now citizens get a chance to comment in a series of public meetings scheduled for March …
Staff Suggests Real Estate Tax Raise to Deal With Budget's Perfect Storm
Tax rate could go up by 11.5 cents.
Fairfax City staff suggested increasing real estate taxes to make up a fiscal year 2013 deficit of about $8 million at Tuesday's council meeting. Perfect storm-like conditions mean tough decisions for council members in the next two months. This budget season, the city will have to contend with reduced cash reserves, the need for significant street maintenance, an off-the-charts school bill, and payments to Fairfax County for a wastewater plant overhaul. "I've stood up here too many times apologizing... and I have to do it one more time," said City Manager Bob Sisson as he presented the budget on Feb. 28. Sisson and his budget group recommended raising real estate taxes by 11.5 cents. Last year the council reduced the real estate tax rate …
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Jim Kaplan
9:08 am on Friday, March 2, 2012
"Fairfax City staff suggested increasing real estate taxes...The staff-proposed FY2013 budget is $164,306,976, an 18.6 percent increase over the 2012 adopted budget." I hope the Council rejects staff recommendations to tax more and spend more. I am a federal employee and my Defense agency is facing a 10-15% cut in actual dollars this year. My pay has been frozen for two years - with three more … more ›
Sunday, February 19, 2012
Poll: Do You Support Obama's 2013 Proposed Budget?
Let us know where you fall on the issue in our Patch poll.
President Obama stopped by the Annandale campus of Northern Virginia Community College on Monday to talk about his 2013 budget, which includes an $8 billion fund to train people for careers in high-demand industries. The proposal also includes programs that will increase taxes on the wealthy and increase spending on infrastructure. If you'd like to get into the nitty-gritty, a full copy of his proposal is available on the White House's website. Let us know your inital reaction to the plan by weighing in on our Patch poll. Feel free to elaborate in the comments section.
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Brooke Hardin
9:14 am on Monday, January 7, 2013
2ND PUBLIC HEARING SCHEDULED - The City of Fairfax Planning Commission will hold a public hearing at 7:00pm on Monday, January 14, 2013 (City Hall Annex, Room 100 - 10455 Armstrong Street) on the proposed Capital Improvement Program (CIP) for fiscal years 2014 through 2018. The CIP is a recommended schedule of public, physical improvements within the city for the next five years. The proposed CIP… more ›