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Supervisor John Cook to Host Town Hall Meetings on County Budget

The first meeting will be March 18.

Braddock District Supervisor John Cook will host two budget town hall meetings to gather feedback from residents about Fairfax County’s proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2014.

Cook announced the meetings in his latest Cook Advisory published Thursday.

The first meeting is on Monday, March 18 at 7:30 p.m. at Little Run Elementary School with the County's Chief Financial Officer. The second meeting will be on Tuesday, April 2 at Robinson Secondary School with the County Executive at 7:30 p.m.

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Cook's comments about the budget, which were unveiled on Tuesday, were also included in the advisory:

"It's not a pretty picture," commented Supervisor Cook after the budget presentation.  "Citizens are asked to pay a five percent increase in taxes for the same level of services, and county employees are asked to work harder for no increase in pay."

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The advisory goes on to state:

Cook noted that the County Executive proposed only about $20 million in cuts in the $3.59 billion budget. In that vein, Supervisor Cook asked the County Executive to provide the Board with a comprehensive list of potential savings which agencies had identified in the budget process but were not included in the proposed budget. Supervisor Cook asked that County officials be prepared to discuss their reasons for not implementing these potential cuts at an upcoming budget committee meeting.

Public hearings on the FY2014 budget will be held April 9-April 11. The Board of Supervisors will vote to adopt the budget on April 30.


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