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said he d doubled appraisals on houses but increased values on land by five times, on an average.
“The problem is we’ve already taken off $5 million from the same people that land use will help,” Luke interjected.
Citing the gap between parity and market prices for beef, wheat, cotton and milk that already has farmers struggling to survive, Irvin Kilby maintained that agriculture is important to Rappahannock as both an economic base and a beautifying asset. With action on land use, he told the supervisors, “you have to make the decision on what kind of county you want.”
Development Equals
High Taxes
Taxes on a house and one acre lot in Fairfax County went from $358 to approximately $3,000 in ten years, according to Bob Dennis. He attributed the steep rise primarily to an increased demand for services, created by the development of farms into subdivisions.
Higher assessments under
Baseball
Registration
Registration for Amissville’s midget baseball team for youngsters ages 1012 will be held Saturday, April II. from II a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Amissville baseball field.
For further information, contact coaches Clarence Dodson at 937-5218 or Ronald Dodson at 937-4606.
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