The McLean Citizens Association will host a March 11 town-hall meeting at the McLean Community Center to learn more about Fairfax County government’s proposed fiscal 2025 budget.
The meeting, which starts at 7 p.m., will be attended by Supervisor Jimmy Bierman (D-Dranesville) and School Board member Robyn Lady (Dranesville District).
County Executive Bryan Hill’s proposed budget includes a 4-cent increase in the property-tax rate, from $1.095 to $1.135 per $100 of a home’s assessed value. Assessed values of homes in greater McLean generally rose between 2 and 10 percent this year, MCA leaders said.
The county executive also recommended that the Board of Supervisors give themselves flexibility to raise the tax rate by more than 4 cents, given uncertainties about the county’s fiscal 2025 contribution to the Metro system and the state’s funding for Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS).
The school system is asking supervisors for a $254 million (10.5%) transfer increase, which is $89 million more than the $165 million hike recommended by the county executive.
For more information about the meeting, contact Louise Epstein at b-t_committee@mcleancitizens.org. The meeting will be recorded and posted in the MCA’s video library at mca-va.clubexpress.com/VideoLibrary.
