Evening star., 1954-12-23
Fairfax Heads
FayorCanceIino
Hoyf Survey
Majority Of Board
Books Action; Reulty
Holdings Are Cited
BY Mary Lou Werner

~ WuEy LOU Wefuef
A majority Of the Fairfax
Board Of County Supervisors
hopes TO cali of q long overdue
financial survey by economic
analyst Homer Hoyt. who has
acquired large real estate hold
ings in the county since he was
placed under contract for the
job more than two years ago.
The supervisors employed Dr..
Hoyt for the fiscal study at
the same time he was engaged
for the economic land base and
population survey.
The contract for both Jobs
was signed on September 10.
1852. In it DR.. Hoyt agreed
to complete all the work In six
months.
Terms Of the contract pro-
vided that DR.. Hoyt be paid
$4,000 for the economic land
base and population study, and
5000 for the fiscal study.
Not Pressed BY County.
The economic land base and
population study was completed
last spring. and the county paid
DR.. Hoyt the $4,000. County
Executive C.. C.. Massey said Or.
Hoyt was granted one extension
Of about six months for the
first section Of his studies. which
advanced the final completion
date to around September, 1853.
Beyond that he has been granted
no further extensions. Mr..
Massey said the county has not
pressed for completion Of the
fiscal study. however.
The county executive said DR..
Hoyt was in his Office several
weeks ago and stated that he
was about to get started on the
fiscal study. Mr.. Massey said DIR.
Hoyt. at that time, estimated
the Job would be finished next
spring.
When the status Of the Hoyt
fiscal study was called to the at
tention of the supervisors. four
Of them promptly suggested that
the survey be Cancelled. They Of
fered several reasons, principally
that DR.. Hoyt had been too slow
and that any recommendations
he might make could not be as
effective now that he owns some
664 acres in the county for de-
velopment.
Reached by telephone In
Beaumont, Tex where he IL an
q business trip. DR.. Hoyt said
he did not feel his land holdings
"would prejudice my views about
the county"
.4I acquired the land after my
first report was completed" he
added. "It was done as an In
vestment. It just shows my In
terest in the county"
Won't Argue Case.
DR.. Hoyt said. however. he
would not argue with the super
visors II they decided to cancel
the contract for the financial
survey.
"But I'd like q chance to talk
to them about 1t first" he said.
He said he hasn't done much
work" on the financial survey
yet, but he hopes to complete
1t by next spring. He said he
thought $1,000 "a very reason
able fee" for such q survey.
."The reason for the delay on
It." he added. els that we wanted
to do a very thorough job"
DR.. Hoyt said he would talk to
Mr.. Massey and the supervisors
on his return to Washington
January 8.
The following items were set
out In the contract to be COW
cred by the fiscal survey:
l. Analysis Of tax structure,
including existing sources of
county revenue and tax legisla-
tion available to the county.
2. Analysis Of and recommen-
dations on potential sources of
revenue, including recommends
tions on potential legislation for
sound methods Of spreading and
increasing the tax base and for
financing permanent improve
ments and public services.
8. Analysis Of present assess
ment policy. including sugges-
tions as to revision (if necessary
Of present taxing and assessment
methods.
4. Analysis Of the financial
status Of the county as to bonded
Indebtedness.
S. Analysis Of the economic
feasibility Of county acquisition
Of existing water systems and Of
future county expansion Of such
systems II acquired.
The four supervisors who feel
the fiscal study contract with DR..
Hoyt should be cancelled are
Chairman q. wallace Carper.
Mrs. Anne wilkins. Arthur Shat
fer and Maurice Fox.
Other Sources Tapped.
Mr.. Carper said the super
visors have turned to other
sources for the information DR..
Hoyt was supposed to provide in
the fiscal study. He mentioned
the Citizens Tax Committee the
supervisors appointed. which
submitted q report earlier this
year recommending new tax
sources. He also noted that q.
Hubbard Massey. consulting engi-
neer. and Lehman Bros. financial
experts. had been engaged to
study the water situation.
Mrs. wilkins said she would
offer . motion to cancel DR..
Hoyt's contract at the next
meeting OF the supervisors Janu-
arys 5.
cit very clearly ought to be
cancelled said Mrs. wilkins.
sThe only question In that sur
.