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FCPS schools budget - higher property taxes???
Posted by:
taxpayer
()
Date: November 28, 2007 02:12PM
http://www.fairfaxtimes.com/news/2007/nov/28/schools-ask-more-money/
The link is to an article including the fact that FCPS might ask for more money from the board of supervisors than is available. That means an increase in the residential property tax rate. FCPS gets 2 big transfers: one is for the operating budget and the other is the debt service on the bonds.
Quote:
"The school system received $1.73 million from the county last year, approximately 52 percent of the budget.
A bigger school budget would mean cuts for other county services unless the supervisors decide to raise real estate taxes, said County Executive Anthony Griffin, who prepares the county's budget and is already looking for ways to cut costs countywide for fiscal 2009.
Raising taxes is “the easy way out,” and making cuts to other vital services is not a good option, said County Board vice chairman Sharon Bulova (D-Braddock)."
The link is to an article including the fact that FCPS might ask for more money from the board of supervisors than is available. That means an increase in the residential property tax rate. FCPS gets 2 big transfers: one is for the operating budget and the other is the debt service on the bonds.
Quote:
"The school system received $1.73 million from the county last year, approximately 52 percent of the budget.
A bigger school budget would mean cuts for other county services unless the supervisors decide to raise real estate taxes, said County Executive Anthony Griffin, who prepares the county's budget and is already looking for ways to cut costs countywide for fiscal 2009.
Raising taxes is “the easy way out,” and making cuts to other vital services is not a good option, said County Board vice chairman Sharon Bulova (D-Braddock)."
Re: FCPS schools budget - higher property taxes???
Posted by:
Leon
()
Date: November 28, 2007 02:41PM
taxpayer Wrote:
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> http://www.fairfaxtimes.com/news/2007/nov/28/schoo
> ls-ask-more-money/
>
> The link is to an article including the fact that
> FCPS might ask for more money from the board of
> supervisors than is available. That means an
> increase in the residential property tax rate.
> FCPS gets 2 big transfers: one is for the
> operating budget and the other is the debt service
> on the bonds.
>
> Quote:
> "The school system received $1.73 million from the
> county last year, approximately 52 percent of the
> budget.
>
> A bigger school budget would mean cuts for other
> county services unless the supervisors decide to
> raise real estate taxes, said County Executive
> Anthony Griffin, who prepares the county's budget
> and is already looking for ways to cut costs
> countywide for fiscal 2009.
>
> Raising taxes is “the easy way out,” and making
> cuts to other vital services is not a good option,
> said County Board vice chairman Sharon Bulova
> (D-Braddock)."
Why are you so surprised?!? This was inevitable with the evergrowing debt that the voters of Fairfax keep overwhelmingly voting for when school bonds appear on the ballot.
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> http://www.fairfaxtimes.com/news/2007/nov/28/schoo
> ls-ask-more-money/
>
> The link is to an article including the fact that
> FCPS might ask for more money from the board of
> supervisors than is available. That means an
> increase in the residential property tax rate.
> FCPS gets 2 big transfers: one is for the
> operating budget and the other is the debt service
> on the bonds.
>
> Quote:
> "The school system received $1.73 million from the
> county last year, approximately 52 percent of the
> budget.
>
> A bigger school budget would mean cuts for other
> county services unless the supervisors decide to
> raise real estate taxes, said County Executive
> Anthony Griffin, who prepares the county's budget
> and is already looking for ways to cut costs
> countywide for fiscal 2009.
>
> Raising taxes is “the easy way out,” and making
> cuts to other vital services is not a good option,
> said County Board vice chairman Sharon Bulova
> (D-Braddock)."
Why are you so surprised?!? This was inevitable with the evergrowing debt that the voters of Fairfax keep overwhelmingly voting for when school bonds appear on the ballot.
Re: FCPS schools budget - higher property taxes???
Posted by:
Gonzo
()
Date: November 28, 2007 06:38PM
Anyone who voted for Connelly knew this was coming. Too late now.
Re: FCPS schools budget - higher property taxes???
Posted by:
duh
()
Date: November 28, 2007 08:55PM
Quote:
"The school system received $1.73 million from the county last year, approximately 52 percent of the budget.
That has to be a typo...$1.73 BILLION would be more like it.
"The school system received $1.73 million from the county last year, approximately 52 percent of the budget.
That has to be a typo...$1.73 BILLION would be more like it.
Re: FCPS schools budget - higher property taxes???
Posted by:
duh
()
Date: November 28, 2007 08:59PM
And I doubt they will raise property taxes....but DO NOT expect your property taxes to go down just because your house value has dropped by a third from a couple years ago.
The tax rate will indeed go up, and up a LOT!
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 11/28/2007 09:00PM by duh.
The tax rate will indeed go up, and up a LOT!
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 11/28/2007 09:00PM by duh.
Re: FCPS schools budget - higher property taxes???
Posted by:
SueBonnetSue
()
Date: November 29, 2007 03:00AM
Of course they will raise taxes and of course the schools will get more money for things like >>>foreign language in the elementary schools and teacher leadership.
“We need to keep those programs on track,” Niedzielski-Eichner said.<<<
Why must teachers receive CONSTANT training and re training? Why don't they come trained? Other jobs don't require ALL this training.
Who the heck cares about foreign language in elementary schools when they can't teach kids to read and write ENGLISH?!
The budget for this year was $2.1 BILLION.
The schools will get more money because the school board is 10 to 2 democrats and so is the board of supervisors. They ALL love to tax and spend. The BOS will raise taxes because they can.
“We need to keep those programs on track,” Niedzielski-Eichner said.<<<
Why must teachers receive CONSTANT training and re training? Why don't they come trained? Other jobs don't require ALL this training.
Who the heck cares about foreign language in elementary schools when they can't teach kids to read and write ENGLISH?!
The budget for this year was $2.1 BILLION.
The schools will get more money because the school board is 10 to 2 democrats and so is the board of supervisors. They ALL love to tax and spend. The BOS will raise taxes because they can.