Surprising observers throughout the region, the City of Falls Church adopted its coming fiscal year budget Monday by a unanimous vote that raised the residential real estate tax by a mere two cents. The $76,427,560 Fiscal Year ’09 budget fully funds the School Board request and will actually cost the […]
Tag: increase
A Penny for Your Thoughts
Fairfax County’s FY 2009 budget was marked up on Monday, with formal adoption scheduled for the regular Board of Supervisors meeting on April 28. In her remarks that set the context for this year’s deliberations, Budget Chairman Sharon Bulova (D-Braddock) reminded the Board that the current fiscal issues are similar […]
Fairfax, Arlington Will Use New Commercial Tax Hike; F.C. No
Lost in most reports of the current budget struggles by regional jurisdictions has been the new option approved in Richmond last year to raise the commercial real estate tax rate above that of residential real estate. In these tough fiscal times, the focus has been entirely on the residential real […]
F.C. Council Puts Ceiling on Tax Rate, Average Tax Bill Will Drop
New Development Buffers Impact of Housing Downturn It came as a startling revelation to some on the Falls Church City Council Monday that, despite prospects of raising the real estate tax rate from $1.01 to $1.04 to balance the coming fiscal year budget this spring, the result will be […]
Letters to the Editor
Wants Campaign in F.C. ‘Based on the Facts’
Senator Whipple’s Richmond Report
It’s good to be home again now that the 2008 regular Session has concluded, just a few days over the 60-day limit.
The Peak Oil Crisis: Stirrings in Ottawa
Based on recent experiences, some believe this week’s interest rate cuts soon will send oil to circa $120 a barrel.
F.C. School Superintendent Proposes 7.5% Budget Hike
Despite acknowledging that growth in revenues available to the City of Falls Church in the coming fiscal year will be “less than a half of one percent,” Falls Church School Superintendent Dr. Lois Berlin unveiled her school budget recommendations to the School Board Tuesday projecting a 7.5% budget increase, a […]
Holiday Hoopla
MCLEAN HIGH SCHOOL GUARD Peter Kannellias (left) drives to the basket during the Highlanders’ 51-48 victory over rival Langley. Kannellias, a senior, hit a pair of critical three-pointers during the contest, including the game-winner with four seconds left in regulation. Kannellias also hit a half-court shot to end the first […]
The Peak Oil Crisis: Decision at Abu Dhabi
For those of you who came in late, it might be useful to recall that 35 years ago marginal world oil production (and therefore prices) was controlled by the Texas Railroad Commission. In those days, most oil production in the U.S. was hauled off by trains so by mandating how […]
