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Council
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Ms. Bruce said she could find about $40,000 in unneeded expenditures in the budget. “We are fortunate to have the revenues,” she said. “Everyone is saying they want taxes cut back. 1 hate to see the town finding ways to spend money because the tax money comes to us so easily.” She noted that most of the taxes the town receives are paid by customers of The Inn who do not live in town or even in Rappahannock County.
“We have two choices,” she said. “Cut the meals and lodging tax, or if that is not palatable, put it in a reserve fund and not. spend it. It should be earmarked for something important. It could be used for an emergency, but it should be set aside for a sewer system.”
Ms. Bruce- serves on the committee looking into the possibility of having a sewer system for the town. She said, “We have no idea what it would cost.” She said it could be as high as $3 million, and to borrow money for a sewer system the town would be expected to put up 20 percent. “If we save $40,000 a year, in 10 years we will have $400,000,” she said with additional funds from interest earned on the savings.
She said her estimate of $40,000 in savings included some of the $13,000 designated for the Washington Volunteer Fire Department for capital expenses. She suggested the town put some money aside for purchasing a new fire truck;
Mayor Willis said, “Every year we don’t spend the budget. We were able to put $72,000 into the water system up front for new meters and taps.”
Members of council generally
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