Hi I’m Will Radle, first I want to acknowledge thousands of our neighbors who quietly serve the community of Fairfax County. Volunteers make in important difference in our community everyday. With over 20 years experience serving on state, regional, local public committees as well as non profit boards. My focus remains on creating effective sustainable solutions to the challenges facing our community.
Standing here on March 29th, I shared how to prevent future governors from denying Fairfax County our fair share of funding for public education. Friends I also shared that it is your responsibility and privilege to advocate for the best interest of Fairfax County and our people.
We need to advocate for fair treatment for Fairfax County taxpayers and students. In the past quarter, the 13 weeks since March 29th we have not heard a peep, a whisper, a word showing you’re ready to fight for our community. The taxpayers of Fairfax County subsidize other taxpayers at an annual cost of 501 million dollars annually to meet a state mandate. This amount represents more than 24% of the revenues we generate through real estate taxes.
Let me share how our real estate taxes are driven up by 31.5% to subsidize other taxpayers in meeting a state mandate. The general assembly has two methods of funding it’s core requirement for basic education. The first is state income taxes, which is fair in every locality as every taxpayer pays the same income tax rates. However, what is unfair is that they look to Fairfax County and they ask us to carry a larger burden share (rounding to whole numbers) 72% of the cost and they ask other localities (Lee County) to carry 17% of the cost.
What is their argument for increasing our tax burden to subsidize other taxpayers. Well, they say that Fairfax County is rich and other localities are poor. Did you know that every year at least one month (according to community needs assessment) 25% of Fairfax County households are unable to meet their basic needs. 25% of Fairfax County residents is 275,000 Virginians. Do you want to look at them and tell them they are rich? It’s unfair. There is only one real estate tax and it’s driven up 31.5%. The voters of Fairfax County elect 22.5% of our state senators and 17% of our state delegates. Since march 29th, I’ve had the privilege of speaking with democratic and republican senators and delegates. What they’ve shared with me is that there is the need for unifying force, and that unifying force should be the chairman and board of supervisors standing up and speaking for our community. Thank you
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