Pr. William Property Tax Cut Proposed (New Record Low Rate)

The Washington Post ^ | 02/22/05 | Washington Post

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EXCERPT: Pr. William Property Tax Cut Proposed Rate Would Fall 15 Cents, Mitigating Rise in Values Prince William County homeowners would see a cut of nearly 15 cents in the property tax rate under a spending plan proposed yesterday to the county supervisors. The reduction is the largest proposed so far in Northern Virginia as localities launch the spring budget season. Real estate values have skyrocketed throughout the area, and taxpayers have clamored for cuts in the rate at which their property is taxed. ... The Prince William Taxpayers Alliance, an anti-tax group, would like the average increase to "be along the lines of the inflation rate," said Rick Hendrix, the group's chairman. "But this is a step in the right direction." The alliance has hounded board Chairman Sean T. Connaughton (R) as he runs for lieutenant governor, saying he has played down the role of assessments in rising tax bills. "We might have been better off if he had run for statewide office earlier," Hendrix said. Connaughton said his run for lieutenant governor had no role in yesterday's proposal to cut the tax rate. He said everyone has been working toward the tax cap "to try to make sure the tax burden doesn't get out of hand." http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A45358-2005Feb22.html

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See what the Connaughton Camp says about this tax cut proposal: http://www.connaughton4ltgov.com/pressrel5.shtml