Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-15
F aiirfax Facing Rise
Of Csc in Tax Rate
S13.2 Million
Budget Offered
To Supervisors
BY MARY LOU WERNER

A 95-cent tax rate increase
confronted Fairfax County resi-
dents today after presentation OF
estimated budget requirements
for 1867 totaling $l3.2 million.
The tax increase may even go
as high as $1.13 if three other
items totaling $533,758 are added.
The 95-cent increase would
raise the county's tax rate on real
ESTATE and personal property
from $2.70 to $3.65. 1t would be
the largest tax jump ever i'm
posed.
County Executive c. C. Massey
submitted the budget picture to
the Board of County Supervisors
yesterday. He emphasized it is
ia preliminary presentation" for
the supervisors to study and not
the final recommendation of his
office or the supervisors.
81 Million Over Sc Budget
The 1892 million figure rep
lresentS all anticipated require
Iments from the county general
fund during 1867, including an
I$8.6 million contribution to the
school budget. The remainder of
the tentative $122 million school
budget would come from State
funds.
The total general fund budget
Iof 1882 million is more than 81
million above the 1866 general
fund budget.
More than SIS million of the
increase is result of the school
budget request. Mr.. Massey noted
that the School Board still is
working on it's budget, however,
in an effort to trim down it's re-
quests before submitting a final
proposal to the supervisors.
Already the School Board has
figured out a way to reduce its
tentative budget between $780,
900 and 100000 by spreading
teacher salary increases over
several years. This is calculated
to bring down the anticipated
tax hike 7 to 10 cents.
Biggest Increase for Schools
AS the budget now stands, 70
cents of the anticipated tax in
crease would be required for
schools, and the other 10 cents,
by other general fund require
ments.
Next to schools, the biggest
increase is set up for the police
department. The tentative bud
get gives this department SITS
935. an increase of 1929, 400. This
would permit hiring of % addi-
tional officers, two new clerks
and five more crossing guards.
Mr.. Massey commented that
the police department has been
understaffed for many years. A
substantial increase was author
lied last year, and the additional
men proposed for 1867 will
greatly improve the ratio of the
number of police to the popula-
ton of the county" the county
executive noted.
Other stable increases in the
tentative budget include the fol-
lowing:
Department Of Assessments,
$26,805, principally for additional
personnel; recreation. $4,000;
public health, $4,000 for the ad-
Idition of three new nurses, two
Isanitarians and two clerks: sub
division street design and inspec-
ton. 1895 for additional per-
sonnet to handle the increasing
problems of development; PLAN
ming and coming, $35, 1906, princi-
pally for additional employees.
Also. building inspector, $751;
285 for additional employees;
plumbing inspector, $27, 604 for
additional employees; elections,
$28, APO; county retirement fund,
$4,000 Ga new item not budg-
eted last year but necessitated
by the institution of a county
retirement PLAN; public assist
Iance, $263.791; transfer to fire
levy fund, $77,500; county Ii
brary fund. $67.50 and county
contribution to George Wash
Iington parkway, $4,000.
Assessments Higher
The county's present tax rate
plus other sources of income
fall $2.7 million shy of meeting
Iall these increased budget re-
Iquirements. This is true, even
Though assessments for 1861
total 1913 million as compared
with last years $265 million
total assessments.
The additional budget requests
that would bring the tax in
Grease to $1.13 include $425. 900
for a new library headquarters
and two branch libraries; $103,-
780 for a sewage treatment plant
and additional land at Great
Falls Park, and $4,000 additional
for the county Child Guidance
Clinic.