Evening star., 1947-04-17
Adopts
Record Budget
OF 0fS4,745,561
Finances to Provide
II More Policemen,
/ eochers' Pay Rise

] eochers Pay Rise
A record budget with estimated
expenditures of $4,745,561 for the
fiscal year beginning July was
unanimously adopted for Fairfax
County yesterday by the County
Board Of Supervisors.
The budget was adopted without
debate, on motion Of Burns N. Glib
son, seconded by Herbert Blunt.
The county tax rate to raise the
county's share OF the estimated ex-
penditures was set at $3.0T on 800
valuation of real property-the
highest county wide rate ever set
and an increase Of 66 cents over the
current years rate:
The budget is an increase OF ap-
proximately $1,000. 900 over that for
the current fiscal year. Expendi-
lures for the school operating fund
are set at $4,218,185.84, and school
debt fund, sos, ,121.59 or total for
schools of $4,313, ,306.43.
The budget also provides: County
operating fund, 1888, ,7049 81; fire levy,
$24,818.65; police retirement fund,
$23, ,731.37.
The tax rates are broken down as
follows: School operating fund,
$40; school debt fund, 20 cents;
county levy, 80 cents; county fire
fund, Z cents, and pension fund,
cent.
IL More Policemen.
An increase in the amount set up
for the Police Department will allow
employment OF IL additional police
men, and the minimum salary for
teachers with degrees will be $4,000
a year, as compared with 81 800 for
the current term. Teachers this
year received an increase of $500
over the minimum as the result of
additional State and county appro-
priations Of the special session OF
the General Assembly this year.
After a delegation headed by DR..
H. v. Hailman protested the present
location Of the county dog pound
and Potter's field, the board author
lied Executive Secretary r. M.
Loughborough to take necessary
steps to relocate the pound on an
other site If one can be obtained.
Most members of 1.-The delegation
were residents owning property ad-
jacent to the pound.
The board indorsed an application
of the county School Board re-
questing a loan of $1,000 from the
State literary fund for improve
ments at Madison Elementary
School.
The board granted five rezoning
applications, denied two and con-
tinued two others.
Application Granted.
Granted were those of Mary C.
Lewis and A. E. Sirnpkins, Lincolnia
suburban residential to. rural busi-
ness; Max Stein, Little River pike
urban residential to general bust
ness; John E. Ellison, Centreville
rural residential to rural business;
Joseph G. Geraci, Groveton. subur.-
ban residential to general business
and Dante v. Facchina, agricultural
to suburban residential.
Applications of M. A. Moore, Fort
Hunt road, to rezone 40 acres from
suburban residential to general bust
ness, and Floyd B. Tilley, Groveton
suburban residential to general busi-
ness, were denied on recommends
ton of the County Planning Com
mission. Residents of Belle Haven
also opposed the application of Mr.
Moore by contending there was nc
need for a general business district
in this area at present. An appeal
to the County Circuit Court was
noted by the applicant.
The application of Kings Kitchen
Lee boulevard, to rezone a tract from
suburban residential to general busi-
ness to erect hotel, was continued
until the next meeting to permit
board members to view the site. The
request of George c. Landrith, New
Alexandria, for rezoning from subur.
ban residential to general business
for shopping center, also was con.
tinued until May 81.
Permit for Dwelling Denied.
The board affirmed the decision
Of the Board of zoning Appeals il
denying the application of K. H
Shilling to operate a duplex dwelling
OH Old Dominion drive.
Grayson Hanes of Herndon wa.
appointed member of the County
Planning Commission, and William
Moreland of Forestville, was namee
member of the Board of zonint
Appeals, to fill existing vacancies.
Mr.. Loughborough was authorized
to take steps at once to obtain neces.
sary information to set up retire.
ment and pension fund for al
county employees, permitted under
recent legislation of the General AS.
sembly.