Thursday, April 4, 2013
Group recommended Fairfax Officials approve rate at $0.04 per $100 of assessed value, raising the tax each year, though projections show a higher, steady tax rate might help fund projects sooner.
Tysons leaders and stakeholders have decided on an appropriate tax model for the tax district that will partially fund millions of dollars in transportation improvements over the next 40 years – now it’s in the hands of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors. The Tysons Transportation Service District Advisory Board voted Wednesday night to recommend phased approach to the tax — starting at $0.04 per $100 of assessed value for residents and developers in the Tysons Service District — instead of starting with a higher, steady tax rate from the start. Collections would begin July 1. The rate would follow a “bell curve” model, increasing to $0.05 in FY2015 and to $0.06 in FY2016. From there, it would remain at $0.06 until FY2033, when it …
Tuesday, March 5, 2013
Vienna-area residents in the newly-created Tysons District could pay anywhere from $312 to $720 more in taxes, on top of the proposed countywide real estate hike.
Vienna area residents who live in the newly-formed Tysons Tax District will be hit harder than most other county residents on their tax bill in the coming year. It's one of the number of proposed Fiscal year 2014 tax increases the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors is expected to advertise Tuesday, kicking off the public hearing and community input process ahead of final approval in April. The district, which hikes property taxes on both residents and developers, will help fund billions of dollars in transportation infrastructure over the next 40 years, moving the area closer to becoming the county’s new urban downtown center. See also: Fairfax Board Approves Tysons Tax District A bill from Del. Mark Keam (D-Vienna) attempted to exempt …
Tuesday, February 5, 2013
Will taxpayers see a high, steady tax or one that starts small and increases annually? Supervisors debate both options ahead of vote set for April.
Fairfax County supervisors took the first steps Tuesday toward deciding on a rate for a controversial Tysons tax district they approved in early January. While the board will work with an advisory committee to set the tax rate —expected to be approved in April and implemented next year — supervisors mulled two methods of setting the rate Tuesday: introducing a higher, steady tax rate that can remain unchanged for decades, or starting low and raising the rate in small increments every year. The district, which hikes property taxes on both residents and developers, will help fund billions of dollars in transportation infrastructure over the next 40 years, moving the area closer to becoming the county’s new urban downtown center. The stable …
Tuesday, January 8, 2013
Businesses and residents will pay 7 to 9 cents more per $100 of assessed value, generating $253 million over the next 40 years.
The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday to increase property taxes on Tysons residents and developers as a means of partially funding billions of dollars in transportation infrastructure that will help turn the area into the county’s walkable, mixed-use downtown center. The decision, which passed by an 8-2 vote, came about a month after a two-hour public hearing in which many angry Tysons residents objected the tax hike. With an expected increase of between 7 and 9 cents per $100 of assessed value, the district is expected to generate $253 million over the next 40 years. The exact rate will be set during the adoption of the county’s Fiscal Year 2014 budget in April. After a rate is set, tax collection in the new district …
Resident says 40-year tax Fairfax County officials will vote on Tuesday is a "major financial burden" for existing and future homeowners.
This is a letter resident TJ Crane wrote to local officials and Patch about the proposed Tysons Tax District. It remains unedited. I am writing to request you vote against the proposed Tysons Tax. My wife and I have been owners in The Colonies Condominiums for the past eight years. The tax will have a disproportionate impact on existing residents of Tysons Corner, particular those that chose to live in condominium or apartment communities as a method of hedging their risks because of fixed incomes. This 40 year tax is a major financial burden on existing residential and small business owners and merely serves to decrease the desirability of living inTysons Corner. This tax will force people to live in a nearby community that is not …
Resident says proposed payment structure would hurt small businesses, those with fixed incomes.
This is a letter resident Allison K Marin wrote to local officials and Patch about the proposed Tysons Tax District. It remains unedited. As a co-owner in The Colonies community in McLean since March 2003 and an area resident since the mid 1980's, I have seen many changes and am writing to request you vote against the formation of a service district for Tysons Corner. A 40-year tax would be an undue financial strain on existing resident owners, many of whom are living on fixed incomes. Imposing this tax would drive not only current resident owners to leave the Tysons Service District but also small businesses would relocate to neighboring areas/communities. Keeping small businesses long-term in the area is vital to the economy and …
Monday, January 7, 2013
Constituents invited to ask questions, talk issues at Saturday meeting in Vienna.
Del. Mark Keam (D-35th) and Sen. Chap Petersen (D-34th) are teaming up to host their annual town hall Saturday, just days after the start of the Virginia General Assembly's 2013 Session in Richmond. The meeting is scheduled from 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday at the American Legion Dyer-Gunnell Post 180's Auxiliary, 330 N. Center Street, Vienna. Keam and Petersen will give an overview of the bills they have filed, or plan to file, this session, as well as the House and Senate's agenda for the year. Constituents can also talk about issues or give ideas and suggestions to the legislators. Petersen has pre-filed several bills (see Petersen's bills for the 2013 session), including one that would help restore voting rights to residents convicted of …
Wednesday, December 19, 2012
Resident says since state "all but abandoned us to find our own source of funds," tax in Tysons is necessary — but with it should come with more input from the people who live there.
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Wednesday, December 19, 2012
Controversy has shrouded the planning process of Tysons once again, this time in protest to the long debated (over two years in fact) tax for infrastructure on all land owners in the district. At its heart opponents believe the tax is just another nuisance being imposed on them, and many say it should be the developers who pay for these costs, as they reap all the benefits. Some feel that Fairfax County's Board of Supervisors envisioned plans that were grand, but avoided figuring out a way to pay for it. They believe the unforeseen costs are now being passed onto the residents. Those are interesting points, but sadly most who are arguing this case simply have not been in touch with the discussions and reality of the past three years. This …
Nein Juan Juan
10:30 am on Monday, April 8, 2013
Well at least they are only increasing the taxes for another 33 years and I'm sure that they won't find a reason not to reduce it as scheduled (remember the tolls that were supposed to go away when the highway was paid for). It's too bad that Fairfax County isn't experience economic and population growth which would increase revenue. Beware politicians who are constantly looking for ways to take … more ›