Tag: taxes
Virginia Senate passed bill to raise gas tax
More state transportation funds are needed for projects to relieve traffic congestion, including roads like Little River Turnpike as shown here. The Virginia Senate passed a transportation package this week that would generate $900 million in new revenue for annually and enable localities to put in place additional funding to meet their transportation needs. The … Continued
Free income tax help available in Annandale
AARP volunteers are providing free walk-in tax preparation assistance at the Mason Government Center from Feb. 1 through April 15. This service will take place on Mondays and Thursdays 1-8 p.m.; Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Fridays 9:30 a.m.-1 p.m.; Saturdays 9 a.m.-1 p.m. All returns will be filed electronically. Bring last year’s tax return, a photo … Continued
Transportation funding: Lots of complaints, few solutions
Little River Turnpike in Annandale. At the final meeting of the Board of Supervisors’ outreach sessions on transportation funding last night, residents of the Braddock District had plenty to complain about but offered few solutions on how Fairfax County should pay for road improvements. Here’s a sampling of citizens’ comments: The county shouldn’t be paying … Continued
Mason District residents weigh in on transportation funding
By Roger Hoskin and Carol Turner Mason District residents offered some creative solutions to Fairfax County officials Oct. 1 at a lively community outreach meeting on transportation funding. There’s a $3 billion deficit, so the county is holding a series of meeting to determine how local residents feel about the possibility of new taxes to … Continued
Community meetings address tax options for funding transportation
Biesiadny Fairfax County can no longer county on state funding for transportation projects to relieve congestion. The county needs $3 billion over the next 10 years, while state funding has dropped to zero and federal funding for transportation has been allocated through 2018. So the county either has to come up with a new revenue … Continued
Community input sought on how to pay for transportation as state funding runs out
Fairfax County will be holding a series of community outreach meetings over the next couple of months to explore what the public thinks should be done about paying for transportation in light of diminished state funding.Various options are on the table, including a meals tax. The meeting for Mason District residents will be Oct. 1, … Continued
Taxes and spending concerns dominate Mason District budget meeting
Griffin Outgoing County Executive Anthony Griffin and Mason District Supervisor Penny Gross addressed local residents’ concerns about taxes and spending at a Mason District Town Hall Meeting on the Fairfax County budget March 14. Griffin, who’s retiring in April after serving as the county’s CEO since 2000, presented an overview of the advertised budget for … Continued
Annandale homeowners face slight rise in tax assessments
Most Annandale residents can expect a slight increase in their property tax assessments for 2011. The assessed value of residential properties in Annandale (zip code 22003) rose 0.06 percent from 2010, Fairfax County reported. That’s below the countywide increase of 0.71 percent. The average value of assessed residential property in Annandale was $366,097, compared to … Continued
FXCO advertised budget includes 2 percent salary increase
The advertised budget presented by Fairfax County Executive Anthony Griffin to the board of supervisors Feb. 28 calls for a 2.18 percent salary increase for county employees and increases in stormwater and other fees. The $3.52 billion budget estimates revenue to increase a moderate 3.4 percent in FY 2013. While the budget document anticipates a … Continued
AARP volunteers provide free tax assistance
AARP volunteers are providing free walk-in assistance with federal and state taxes at the Mason District Government Center beginning today and continuing through April 17, this year’s deadline for federal tax returns. The AARP volunteers will be available Mondays and Thursdays,1-8 p.m.; Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, 9:30 a.m.-1 p.m.; and Saturdays, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. The … Continued
Free tax preparation available
Lower-income people will be able to take advantage of free tax preparation services through the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program. Known locally as the Northern Virginia CASH (Creating Assets, Savings, and Hope) Campaign, the program is available to working families and individuals who earned less than $50,000 in 2011. A coalition of public agencies, businesses, … Continued
Connolly: deficit reduction must include revenue increases
U.S. Rep. Gerry Connolly told members of the local business community Sept. 20 that any efforts to reduce the nation’s debt must include increases in revenue, as well as spending cuts. At a joint luncheon of the Falls Church Chamber of Commerce and the Greater Merrifield Business Association, Connolly said he supports “the broad thrust” … Continued
Annandale’s American Legion post commemorates Memorial Day
“In Flanders fields the poppies blow. Between the crosses, row on row, That mark our place; and in the sky The larks, still bravely singing, fly Scarce heard amid the guns below.” These are the opening lines of the famous poem written by John McCrae during World War I. American Legion Post 1976 Auxiliary member … Continued
Braddock supervisor candidate Greidinger not afraid to talk about taxes
At a time when few politicians have the courage to openly talk about tax increases to address huge budget deficits, Marc Greidinger, a candidate for the Fairfax Board of Supervisors, says a tax increase is “absolutely necessary.” Greidinger, a Democrat, is hoping to unseat the Republican incumbent, John Cook, as supervisor for the Braddock … Continued
Annandale tax assessments up 3 percent
Real estate tax assessments for Annandale residents are up 3.07 percent from last year, the Fairfax County Department of Tax Administration reported Feb. 22. The mean assessed value for residential property in Annandale was $365,567 in 2011, compared to $359,674. The overall equalization change for residential properties is up 2.34 percent. Nearly 64 percent of … Continued