Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-19
Budget-Poring PorIey
Proposed in Foirfox

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A joint meeting between the
Fairfax Board Of County Super
visors and the School Board Is,
proposed to consider ways Of
trimming the $14 million county
budget recommendation for
1856.
Chairman q. Wallace Carper
Of the supervisors and Chairman
Richard Stands Of the School
Board agreed at the end of a long
budget hearing yesterday that q
conference between the two
boards was in order.
The supervisors are anxious to
adopt a budget that requires no
tax increase. The present budget
proposal would require a ascent
increase in the levy, making a
total rate Of $2.95 per 500 Of
assessed valuation. The pro-
posed school budget accounts for
$9.3 million Of the total.
Budget Supported
From 10 am. until $50 pm.
yesterday, the supervisors heard
arguments on the record budget
proposal. PTA and civic groups
gave the full budget general sup
port. Residents of the county's
more rural sections, including
representatives from the con-
sentative Freeholders' Protective
Association took the opposite
view. demanding a reduction Of
at least 100000 so no increase
in the present $2.70 levy will be
necessary.
The anti-tax increase group
won its most encouraging sup
port from Fred w. Robinson Of
the School Board.
Mr.. Robinson, appointed to the
board from rural Dranesville
District, told the audience of
nearly 200 in the Circuit court
room that the farmers have been
"hard hit" by increasing taxes
and lower profits.
Sentiments expressed by those
who spoke went like this:
]. C. Storm-"You're going
wild with high taxes. We farm
ers have to live. / think we
ought to hire an efficiency ex-
pert to see If we can accomplish
what we are trying to do with
less money"
Manning Gasch-"Instead of
spending more money on schools
we should spend less. People are
not going to want to spend
money on an integrated school
system"
Rufus Wright-"The Tauxe-
mont Community Association
urges support Of the budget gen.
orally"
DIR. Samuel Dugan-"If these
people were familiar with the
number of maladjusted children
we have they would plead for a
higher budget to pay more help
ing teachers for these slinfor-
tunate youngsters"
Paul vollmer-"Couldn't we
adopt a sales tax for more rev.
enue? I'd like to support the
school budget"
C. *. Lewis-"I'm not too keen
about the idea Of an efficiency
expert"
John C. Shover--"The pro-
posed budget has the approval
Of the Fairfax Federation Of
Citizens Associations. We be-
lieve some improvement could
be made in the presentation of
the county budget"
Mrs. Albert E. 1.-THE
League Of Women Voters of
Fairfax County is happy to have
this opportunity to express its
general approval of the increased
services provided by the proposed
budget. We regard this budget
as a forward step. We par
ticularly wish to support the
proposed expenditure for con-
struction of a regional detention
home for juveniles. ="
Mrs. Clyde Miller-"Why tax
me for someone else's pleasure
in this recreation program. The
county might just as well pay
the salary Of my maid"
Mrs. Jane Wellemeyer-"This
isn't a rural county anymore.
We need organized recreation. "
DR.. Molly Carroll-"The Free
holders want a 10 per cent across
the board cut"