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By DAPHNE HUTCHINSON Rappahannock New* Staff Writer
There were no smiles around the board table on Monday as the Rappahannock supervisors took their first look at the first draft of a 1983-84 budget that carries with it an 81 percent increase in property taxes.
“I find this very bleak,” remarked Supervisor Charles K. Estes. “I can lose my sense of humor just looking at it," he said of proposed expenditures and accompanying hike in taxes from 32 cents per $100 of assessed value to 58 cents.
While the proposed tax rate reflects an 81 percent increase, the bottom line on the preliminary budget— $3,891,891—is up only 11 percent over the 1982-83 total of $3,486,054.
According to accountant Wally Cox, the staggering tax leap required to support the first draft budget is the direct result of the board’s
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