Tag: tax rate
Your View: Inflation offsets tax increases
To the editor:
I read your “Our View” editorial entitled “Something’s Wrong Here” and, initially, was concerned that property taxes were out of control. However,...
Our View: An excessive tax increase
In most years, a 2-cent increase in the city’s proposed tax rate would be acceptable, as inflation raises the cost of doing business year...
City manager proposes 2-cent real estate tax hike with FY2021 budget
By Cody Mello-Klein | [email protected]
City Manager Mark Jinks presented his Fiscal Year 2021 budget proposal, which includes a 2-cent real estate tax increase, to...
FY2020 budget passes without tax rate hike
By Missy Schrott | [email protected]
Council unanimously adopted the fiscal year 2020 operating budget on May 1, maintaining the real estate tax rate for the...
Final add/delete session results in no tax rate hike
By Missy Schrott | [email protected]
Council agreed on a combination of budget adds and reductions in new spending that will allow the city to maintain...
Council raises proposed maximum tax rate
By Missy Schrott | [email protected]
City council voted to increase the advertised real estate tax rate for Fiscal Year 2020 by a half cent, from...
Our View: Public safety must come first
Public safety is the first function of government at every level. This necessity stems from the fact that, without protection, we live in a...
Opinion: 130 businesses oppose BID
To the editor:
We, the undersigned businesses and property owners, do not support the business improvement district as it is proposed and urge the city...
Our View: Council needs to better steward our tax dollars
The concept of stewardship should be central to any discussion of city council’s historic 6-1 vote at Monday night’s add/delete session to raise local...
City Council expected to set record-setting tax hike
By James Cullum | [email protected]
The Alexandria City Council is poised to approve an unprecedented 5.7 cent real estate tax hike when it votes to approve...
