Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-13
Arlington Set
To Cut Taxes
On Real Estate
Action Moy Offset
Property Rise Due
To Reussessment
By SAM EASTMAN

ArllngCOnS new tax rates are
expected TO be cut 81 cents per
500 on real estate and Is cents
on personal property-almost
enough to Offset the average gen.
eral reassessment increase.
The present real estate levy
repeatedly will be dropped from
1851 to $500. and the personal
property rate from $3.50 to $4.25.
Adding to the tax bills for
county residents, however, will
be a net increase from a slightly
more than IL per cent increase
in total assessed value. of real
estate.
The county board will meet
at Sis pm. tomorrow to adopt
school and county budgets, and
set the tax rates. for the forth
coming fiscal year. No official
figures can be announced until
that meeting.
In Accord ON Cuts
However. at a five-and-a-half-
hour conference ending early to-
day, the board reached general
agreement on cuts amountinO In
more than 100000.
In addition, surplus carryover
figures Of 1888. 900 in the School
Boards proposed budget and
$l24.000 in County Manager
A. T Lundberg's recommended
budget will be applied toward
a tax reduction.
An agreement by the three
board members present at the
conference.-the. Leone Buch-
-holtz. Ralph Raul, and DR.. L. H.
Blevins-reportedly was reached
to apply this reduction so as to
set the real estate rate at $500
and personal property at $4.25,
This comes out to a decrease
of about 8.8 per cent in the
real estate tax levy. Therefore,
Ia resident whose property was
reassessed upward at less thar
8.8 per cent will pay a smaller
real estate tax bill. Any property
owner whose reaSsessment went
up more than this figure will pay
a higher tax bill.
The School Boards proposed
budget covers $10,520.272 for op-
Grating expenses and 0,0OC
for capital improvements from
current revenue. There is also
$4.5 million in bond money for
classroom construction.
Water Increases Needed
County Manager Lundberg's
recommended budget is $685.
I994 for general county expenses
$1,0ll.000 for capital improve
ments from current revenue
$3.4 million in bond money, and
50. 122.94l for water and sewer
utilities. A 5 per cent water
rate increase would be needed
During last nights conference
the three board members agreed
on the following school board
cuts:
From the capital improvements
budget. $4,000 for improve
ments at Clay Elementary School
In the operating budget. $780,
600 for custodial service, $85. 00(
for maintenance and $4,000
more for savings realized ir
teacher turnover.
In Mr.. Lundberg's proposed
budget. the cuts were 1911 900 In
capital improvements and 500 .00C
from operating expenses. The
county manager and his staff
today were working out areas
where the capital improvements
slash would be effected.
The county board cannot d.
rect the school board as to wher,
decreases should be applied.
Hospital Fund Added
on the other side Of the ledg
err. the county board member
decided TO add:
$4,000 more for Anderson
Hospital: $4,000 for a librar!
site: a $1,000 salary increase TO
Circuit Court and County Cour
judges; and an increase in Mr.
Lundberg's salary from $1,000
to $1,000.
The board also decided h
eliminate the office Of directo
Of public safety which co-ordi
mates police and fire activities
but create in its place the pos
OF assistant police chief.
The local civil defense offic'
will be but back, but not elimi
mated as has been prouosed.