Evening star., 1949-05-24
10c Tax Boost
Asked in Budget
For Montgomery
l7Million Expenditure
Urged; Lower Lew
Sought IN Bethesda
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capital expenditure trfsap3ssrSa
IN tlae i2-Dacta prtlssa aeggsat2ak
july /
The proposed e,gsFa;lis ek-
penses are approximately o. zoo
900 mose than to} tt1r current
wear
Mr. MeSayG eeos4asnei4tsalsohs
we're submitted TO tas Cqa4nIy
Council In = meeting ai Resks!lls
but they @sil not t,s acted on ant1i
public hearings arr held neat
month Budget nearea and tlqe
new tar rate must ec approved
by June 80.
Proposes Tax Cats-
The county manager proposed
To reduce The tax rate Ia the
suburban Bethesda ard SILVER
Sp4ing districts srosn ~ 10 -
cents This would ottset tire
county tax increase for persons
living In and around Destsesda
In Silver Spring and rtcinlts the
reduction would help cushion tie
impact os higher assessments
The State rsAaaessneni program
has l4st raised tax bases IN The
Silver Spring -Colesville area as
much as 500 per cent
The county manager gsepn-
mended that the Council appgo-
PIRATE sT,sst .e2s 30 fos general
operating expenses 81 6aa 900 for
capital expenditures. including
new school buildings and roads
81, los $50 TO cover retnittaness of
taxes collected ior other flscal
units. s2lssa6 Sc for suburban
district streets; sI$S Sls2 a. iot the
fourth Bethesda suburban dis-
triet. and si46,islS3 ioT The NTH
Silver Sprine suburban dlstrlet.
MIR. MeNayr proposed that as
$50 900 be approved for school
construction and reiated capital
outlays. and that the work he
financed with state funds rather
than a county bond isslIs Under
this plan, Montgomery would re-
ceiye q grant in~aid al about ti.-
2ee 900 and thsn would borrow
Isppgoxsmaieiy ss.7so.ooo from q
State credit pool Tor a0ool build
tins.
The county MANAGER recon-
mcndcd that the school operating
budget proposed by the Board of
Education be cut from 81 Tss TOT
TO s3.3S2.sis
He advocated . bond iKssIs ef
about 81 900 900 for street and
drainage projects and completion
OF the Silver Spring parking lot
system. These amounts would be
AUGMENTED by funds otherwise
available
The suburban diatfiet tax re-
duction was proposed IN riew of
action by the General Assembly.
which aliocatsS 10 these areas
certain funds heretofore specified
for general county use
Million Asked for sshseis
The County Council was urged
10 approve An outlay Of sty6a2 600
on sehool buildings and sites. am
other s34s 900 for school reeondi.
tioninR and furniture, sii27 600
for county roads and storm drain
age.
In addition. Mr. heNAyf recon-
mended that plans be started for
construction In fiscal Iase-ai Of q
s7To 900 county once building ard
q $4,000 health building He
urged that during that tame year
$500 900 be spent 10 give Bethesda
an osI-streei parking lot SYSTEM
like thai In Silver Spring
The capital improvement pro-
gram for the fiscal year starting
July comprises almost 20 PER
cent Of the eountys total tsidwes.
The recommendation are con"
tanned In 4 nve~ycAy program
which would cost si7 327 300 for
schools. ts572 900 for reads and
s2.is0. 900 for miscellaneous pro-
jecta. Mr. kesays said. however.
II would be advisable Ia revise ss~
Inmates OF later expenditures from