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One of the many \.
delights of living ill
Rappahannock County is the ease of dealing with its ? very small government. * County government here* ?operates on a personal, t human scale that has nearly vanished in 21st Century * America.
In contrast to our regional neighbors who wait in long lines at county or city > offices and deal with dyer- » changing bureaucrats who? don’t know or care who they are, folks here can get theii* business done in a hurrj—f and with a smile—at th^ little brick buildings surrounding the county courthouse. In a few minutes, you can pay your taxes, get a dog license, register to vote, look up a property record or chat personally with the top county administrator, even without an appointment. Where else can Americans do that?
These thoughts on the joys of small government came to mind when I discovered that Rappahannock County is hatching plans for bigger government. At last week’s Board of Supervisors meeting, a large crowd turned out to protest a proposed property tax of $.02 per $100 in assessed valuation to finance a new scheme to buy development rights on farmland. But the tax protestors seemed to overlook—or be unaware of—an even larger tax increase to finance a new county govern•■■*.**
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