Stafford supervisors back away from parking fees at county beaches
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Stafford supervisors vote Tuesday on new budget, tax rates
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Stafford residents face tax hike, county government outlines priorities
Updated at March 11, 2021 - Uriah Kiser
Just as coronavirus numbers are starting to fall, taxes in Stafford County could be going up.
Homeowners face a 4% increase to their property taxes under county administrator Fred Presley’s proposed budget for the fiscal year 2022.
A homeowner with a house valued about $325,000–the county’s median home value–would see their tax bill increase about $130, creating an average tax bill of $3,287.
Presley proposes hiking the tax rate to the pre-pandemic level of $1.01 per $100 of the assessed home value, up from 97 cents. Supervisors dropped the rate last year at the onset of the pandemic.
Stafford residents plagued by late U.S. Mail deliveries
Stafford County has been experiencing delays from the U.S. Postal Service with residents receiving their mail weeks late.
The Postal Service has stated that these delays were a result of the combination of the increased online orders from people staying at home and a decrease in staff because of the coronavirus pandemic.
The Stafford Board of Supervisors addressed these delays at their meeting on Feb. 2 and continued discussion at their meeting on Feb. 16.
At the Feb. 2 meeting, Hartwood District Supervisor Gary Snellings said that the delays had become a serious issue in the western part of the district.