Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-03-24
'S6,167,37O Fairfax
Budget Slated for
Hearing on April 30

A Fairfax County budget Of
$6.167,370 that would double most
tax bills is proposed for the fiscal
year beginning July /.
The Board of Supervisors yes
terday authorized that the sum be
advertised for public hearing on
April 80. the deadline for adoption
of the budget. AS now proposed,
the budget includes the full $40
million sought by the school board,
|plus $1,073.125 for general county
Operations.
In addition, there are separate
accounts set up as follows: $685.
900 for the fire fund: $1,000 for
the police retirement fund, and
S29, 900 for interest on the court
house construction bond issue.
A total tax rate of 1928 per
500 of assessed valuation would
be required by the proposed
budget. This is only slightly
Iabove the current rate of 1919.
Most county real estate valuations
have been doubled as a result of
this years general reassessment,
however, and the supervisors said
the new proposed rate would CON-
pare with a $6.40 rate on the old
assessment. The old assessment
was 81 million and the new one
is 1913 million.
Can Cut Later.
Wallace Carper, chairman Of
the board, made it clear that the
supervisors can reduce the budget
after the public hearing.
I'VE had many requests for
sums to be included in the bud
GET said Mr.. Carper, land we
wanted to give the public an OPP
portunity to be heard on them"
He said he had reference to a
number of contributions like $780,
600 to buy back the county's aims
house for a health center: $25, 900
for the Arlington Hospital addi-
ton: $25, 900 for the District Home
for the Aged addition; $4,000 to
Alexandria Hospital.
These sums and other contribu-
tons account for $263,38 of the
total $395.943 increase over the
current year in the proposed coun-
ty operating budget.
Supervisor Robert Dye said that,
although he was voting to have
the full budget advertised. he al
ready knew of one item he would
oppose when it comes up for final
adoption.
Would Cut Health Item.
Il certainly won't support the
full amount sought by the health
department" said Mr.. Dye. He
pointed out that the health officer,
DR.. Fred c. Heath, has asked $43,-
342 from the county-a $25, 900
increase over the current year.
i think we ought to cut that
increase in half" he added.
The full $40 million school
budget was included by the super
visors after they made sure it
could be cut later. The supervi-
sors, on Thursday, had asked the
school board to reduce the sum,
but the school board declined.
commemorative Attorney High
B. Marsh advised the supervisors
that he felt they were obligated
!, to advertise the full sum sought
|, by the school board, regardless of
any ideas they might have about
cutting it later.
i 1t was necessary to make pro-
vision in the budget for the new
county executive government that
takes effect next January /. Since
the shift replaces the present ex-
ecutlve secretary with county
executive, and replaces the treas
urer and commissioner of revenue
with a director of finance, the
supervisor set up sums to &C
commodate those Offices on a six
month basis.
: Sums for Each Period.
Tie sums for the first six months
include $4,000 for the executive
secretary's Office, $16,228 for the
commissioner of revenue and $40.
984 for the treasurer. The Sec
ond six months is set I'D as
follows: $4,000 for the county
executives office, $500 for a pur-
!. chasing agents Office and S38,458
for the director of finance.
The total 1928 levy would be
. divided as follows to finance the
proposed budget: $2.56 for schools.
56 cents for general county oper-
atoms, Z cents fire levy, / cent
police retirement levy, and a 8
cent levy for interest on the court
house construction bonds.
Residents of the countys Sani-
tary District No. l, in addition.
Will have to pay l5-cent levy for
retirement of the So million sewer
; improvement bond issue approved
IN referendum in the fall of
1919.
For the current year, the 1919
rate is composed of $2.65 school
| levy, 39-cent county operating
levy, accent fire levy and 1-cent
police retirement levy.
The supervisors figure the So
cent county operating levy will
, bring in 1921, 7e3-nearly triple
the amount set up to be raised by
taxes for general county opera
lions in the current year. In
addition to the sum raised by
, local taxes, funds for the county
, operating budget would include
S215,753 in State ABC revenues:
$10,500 capitation tax: $4,000
, excess fees; $1,000 wine tax:
S48,500 in trial justice court COL
Elections; $4,000 in electrical Ii.
Icenses and $4,000 from subdivi-
sion permits. Altogether, the
county would receive $451,422 for
its operating budget from sources
Iother than local taxes.
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