Tax Highlights of Griffin's Proposal
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Fairfax County Executive Anthony H. Griffin proposed a $3.3 billion spending plan yesterday for the budget year that begins July 1. Key points:
¿ The property tax rate would remain at 89 cents for each $100 of assessed value.
¿ The average assessed value of a single-family home in Fairfax this year is $617,541, down about 3 percent from last year. The typical single-family homeowner will pay $5,495 a year in taxes, a drop of about 3 percent from last year.
¿ The budget would include no new programs or enhancements to services such as public safety, human services and code enforcement.
¿ To close a projected $152 million gap between spending and revenue, Griffin has proposed cutting scheduled pay raises for county employees, increasing fees, reducing capital project funding, using new transportation revenue and spending from reserves.
¿ Schools would get the same amount as last year, about $1.5 billion, although the school system has asked for a 4 percent increase.
