This video speaks to the very money issues that are being debated today and will be decided tomorrow. It serves us well to go back to the future, as it were, and remember what these elected officials all said in September of 2007. Each person must draw their own conclusions. Little did I know how very right Mrs. Caddigan and Mr. Jenkins were.
Prince William County Tax Rate Discussion $112,500 Home Value Loss equals $548 ‘Savings’
At tomorrow’s PWC Supervisors’ meeting, an advertised tax rate will be determined. Last year’s discussion, included no less than 7 votes before a final rate was adopted. This year should be equally as interesting.
I have concerns about the numbers proposed by Chairman Stewart as he proports to claim an average $548 savings. Our personal property tax bill is determined by our Assessed Value divided by 100 then multiplied by the tax rate plus some additional fees ie stormwater. Our previous tax rate was 98 cents, Stewart now proposes $1.19 which is a 21 cent increase. The proported decrease in the bill will be due to the lowered assessed rates. So, how much value will you have had to lose in your home to qualify for the $548 ‘savings’? $112,500.
Prince William County Crime Stats After Passage of Resolution
Chairman Stewart wants to claim crime statistics have decreased since the passage of the resolution. Maybe he should check the numbers. In fact, what we had was a decreasing crime rate during the time period where Stewart claims an influx of illegals. And well now… 2008 rates show increased burglary, auto theft, larceny etc… Maybe he should rethink his line of argument?
Personally, it seems related more to the economy than anyone’s immigration status. Remember, murders and rapes supposedly are non-trendable anyways so we should not make any assumptions based on those numbers.
The yellow highlighted row is mine. It’s a year-to-date calculation, whereby we can compare 2007 numbers to 2008 running totals.
Statistics come from the Prince William County Police Department’s website. As of today, there are no reports available for fourth quarter of 2008.
Note: Based on the explanation given to me by Officer Chinn of the PWC, negative numbers in the Rape statisitics are used to offset a previously reported case. I presume an example would be someone who recants their account.
