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FCG - The county is proposing to establish a new position
of Public Information Officer (PIO) at an annual cost of $%0,000
for salary, benefits and supplie. During the Budget
meeting is was discussed of possible layoffs. Where would
the county spend money to place the information so the majority
of citizens would benefit. Comcast has about 6000
subscribers, Fauquier Times Democrat has ?, Star Exponent has ?,
Free Lance Star has ?, and Directv has ? and Dish Network has ?.
It
was mentioned that this position would first be used to
promote/explain the need for the "4% Meal Tax" that will appear
on the November Ballot.(05/02/08) |
| CCNB - May 5 -
Battle of Buckland Mill at the Battlefield Baptist Church, 7 PM,
click here |
| FCG - The county
administration has advised the county departments to reduce
their budgets by 1.5%. Exceptions - Community Development
must cut $120,000, Park & Rec's must cut $100,000, Public safety
departments are exempt from the reductions.(4/17/08) |
| WSA - A public hearing has been
scheduled for 24 June at 3:15, yes 3:15. How many working
people will be able to make this meeting with out taking leave
or without pay. This public hearing is about raising water
& sewer rates approximately 6% and some charges even more.
Email or call your WSA Board member,
click here. |
| RE - Prince William County recently mailed
their 2008 Real Estate reassessment notices which show the value
has decreased by 8.5% since 1 January 2007. What can the
home owners in Fauquier expect when we receive ours in 2010.
Remember, if assessed value goes down, tax rate goes up and
county spending will continue either way.
(4/16/08) |
| CAG - Monday Apr.
07 - 4 hour hearing before Judge Parker took place with the
results to be presented in writing at a later date.
(4/07/08) |
| FCG - Constitutional Officers
(Clerk of the Court, Treasurer, Comm. of the Revenue, Comm.
Attorney, and Sheriff sign agreement to make employee of the
above departments "at will" employees. There are approximately
189 employee covered by this agreement. To read the signed
agreement
CLICK HERE
for PDF Document. |
| Wednesday, Apr. 02 - FCG - The BOS will
meet at 5:00 PM to vote to adopt the budget, CIP and set the tax
rate for FY-2009. This will be the rate that will be used
for your Real Estate bills due JUNE 5,
2008. |
| Friday, Mar. 28 - FCG - BOS settles on a
12 cent increase in the Real Estate tax rate = $0.765 per $100
To see how the county will reduce spending
click here. |
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If any citizen has suggestion on how to
reduce spending please let your supervisor know, remember county
managers will not find ways to cut funds from their pet programs
or projects. We need the citizens input. Email or
call your supervisor or thru Fauquiernews.com on the lower left.
Lets all see if we can get the tax rate down from what the staff
wants. You can speak at any BOS meeting and the budget hearings.
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Thursday, Dec 13 - CAG - New organization to fight COSTCO coming to New
Baltimore, see CAG - Address updated |
Scott District appointments are being added
as Holder selects his committee/board members. see CCNB
(11.30) Fauquier
Election section will be removed shortley.
(2.26) |
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