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COL. E. A. McNEARwas given back $4,000 for his zoning office — to allow him to stay open an extra day a week, to keep up with development pressures — when the Rappahannock Board of Supervisors met last Thursday to adopt the budget and set the tax rate.
Restoration of the funds did not affect the tax rate, however, since Chairman Newbill Miller and the other members of the Board agreed with McNear that the increased fees and increased value to the county’s assessed valuation would more than “offset” the additional sum allotted this office.
Thus, the tax rate was set at $4.10.
McNear was the only person to speak at the public hearing on the budget. He presented his plea for additional funds in terms of extra pressures being exerted upon the county’s zoning office.
“Entrepreneurs from the Washington area are sending out scouts on a weekly basis,’’ he reported to the Supervisors.
“They’re not only coming here, they’re going to Page, to Warren, to Culpeper. It’s getting to be quite a chore to keep up
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