Hundreds of Spotsy Conservatives Tell Supervisors to "Hold The Line!" On Proposed Tax Rate

from today's Free Lance-Star

Even though they face as much as a 42 percent increase in their real-estate tax bills, Spotsylvania County business owners were largely absent from last night's public hearing on the fiscal year 2011 budget.

But some residents showed up to urge supervisors to keep taxes low.

Business owners will pay more in real-estate taxes because the 2010 assessments for commercial property increased three-tenths of a percent. With an equalized tax rate of 83 cents per $100 assessed value, a commercial property owner would pay $1,062 more for a building assessed at $500,000.

An equalized tax rate means the county will generate the same amount of revenue as it did this fiscal year.

If the rate approved is 88 cents, which is what supervisors advertised, businesses will pay 42 percent more.

Residential property assessments declined overall by 28.2 percent, and more than half of county residents will pay less or the same in real-estate taxes with an equalized rate. How much more those who did have increases in their residential assessments will pay depends on the rate supervisors approve later this month.

One man said his real-estate tax bill could increase at least $900 a year.

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Virginia Tea Party Rally: Taxpayer March on Washington, September 12, 2009 Meetup

TEA PARTY RALLY IN WASHINGTON, D.C.

Several local area citizens including Republicans, Independents and yes, some Democrats too, are organizing a bus from Spotsylvania County, VA on Saturday, September 12 to Washington, DC so we can attend the Taxpayer March on Washington.

We will gather at the VDOT commuter lot behind Ukrops off Route 3 (Plank Road) about 2 miles west of I-95 off Exit 130, at 7:00AM.

Once in DC, we will be able to take part in the march (about 1 mile) and then attend the rally. Our goal is to return to the commuter lot no later than 7PM.

The cost is only $30 per seat and we currently have 22 seats remaining as of Tuesday, Sept 5.

Tell your friends!

If you are interested in going or need more information, contact Scott Mellott at 540-847-6017 or scottmellott@verizon.net . Info about the march: http://www.912dc.org/ .

April 15 Tax Tea Party: Richmond, VA- Spotsylvania County Republicans Will Be There!

Anyone going from the Fredericksburg Area- meet at 3:00PM on April 15th at Southpointe Walmart Parking lot (off I-95, Exit 126-b south on Route 1, first right into Southpointe II), south end of the lot- across from Longhorn Steakhouse.

To show unity on April 15th we are asking everyone, whether you're going to the tea party or not, to place either a sticker or printed copy of the Gadsden flag (DON'T TREAD ON ME with snake) on the rear window of their car.

Here's an example (feel free to use it or find another similar):