Monday, March 25, 2013
What will it mean for the local economy?
(Editor's note: In case you missed it, Patch recently spoke with Fairfax County Executive Ed Long and spoke with him about sequestration - an issue that affects thousands in Northern Virginia.) Fairfax County Executive Ed Long is advising Northern Virginians to save their money for potentially dark days, because, he says, the effects of sequestration on Northern Virginia are not yet known. "Prepare for the worst, hope for the best - whether you're a business, a government or an individual," said Long to Patch from his office in the Fairfax County Government Center. "Two-thirds of GDP is consumer spending, but I think that's the prudent thing for folks to do… You don't know what's going to happen, and I think that in these times of …
Wednesday, February 27, 2013
County Executive Ed Long will chat with residents on proposed $7 billion Fiscal Year 2014 county budget.
Do you have questions about Fairfax County’s FY2014 proposed budget? Your chance to get answers from County Executive Ed Long is coming Thursday morning. Long will host an hour-long chat starting at 9:30 a.m. Thursday to discuss his proposed $7 billion budget, which he unveiled for officials and the public Tuesday. The advertised package includes a 2-cent increase in the real estate tax rate from $1.075 per $100 of assessed value to $1.095. The increase is projected to raise nearly $42 million in count revenue. But when coupled with increases in real estate assessments, the proposed rate would cost the average county household about $262 more in real estate taxes. The budget also reduces funding for parks and libraries, and allots the …
Wednesday, January 2, 2013
Not addressing sequestration puts business growth, NOVA economy in limbo, Fairfax County leaders say.
Fairfax County officials are disappointed Tuesday’s last-minute “fiscal cliff” bill does not address a solution for sequestration cuts that could endanger Northern Virginia’s economic well being. Board of Supervisors Chairman Sharon Bulova said she was grateful Congress took action and passed the bill, which keeps the Bush-era tax cuts for individuals making less than $400,000 and couples making less that $450,000. It also makes permanent the fixes for the Alternative Minimum Tax and delays government spending cuts for two months. “Even though it’s not a comprehensive resolution to everything at least people are talking and at least things have gotten started,” she said. “But we’re disappointed that we still have waiting to do.” Bulova …
Thursday, September 20, 2012
The county executive has asked all agencies to prepare for a possible five percent cut in FY2014.
Fairfax County Park Authority (FCPA) Director John Dargle will hold a Listening Forum in the Springfield District at Hidden Pond Nature Center on Thursday, Sept. 20, at 7 p.m. The Springfield forum is one of several being held across the county, inviting residents to discuss with the director their ideas and concerns about Fairfax County Parks. County Executive Ed Long has asked all county agencies to present him recommendations for a possible five percent budget cut from the general fund for fiscal year 2014. Hidden Pond Nature Center is included on one of the Park Authority's lists under consideration. Park Authority staff presented two preliminary lists to the Park Authority Board, according to Judy Pederson, public information officer…
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Ron DeFore
9:41 am on Tuesday, March 26, 2013
It's outrageous that a cut in federal spending of only a tiny percent (only 1% the remainder of this year) would cause such havoc. It is so obvious that these are just scare tactics of this Administration. Several credible studies have identified billions of dollars in federal waste and duplication - how about federal managers doing their jobs and getting rid of that instead of picking all these … more ›