tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post1063365194517632707..comments2023-06-30T03:37:24.439-04:00Comments on Arlington Yupette: Homeowners Will Be Hit With Big Tax Increases in FY 2016 -- UpdatedArlington Yupettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00238598782969327427noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-34817463392841117562014-11-15T02:25:09.876-05:002014-11-15T02:25:09.876-05:00FY 2014 Closeout and FY 2016 projections are now o...FY 2014 Closeout and FY 2016 projections are now on-line....Agenda Items 31 and 32 of the County Board's November 18th Agenda.<br /><br />Residential real estate rate will rise 4.4%Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-71309844086756400332014-11-13T17:58:10.694-05:002014-11-13T17:58:10.694-05:00'Seats for Students'? They really mean big...'Seats for Students'? They really mean big commissions for boutique school architects.<br /><br />If I pay $600 more in taxes that's $600 less that I will have to put in a savings account for my kid's college education.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-9657423648821169732014-11-13T08:48:23.660-05:002014-11-13T08:48:23.660-05:00Appears that about 10% of the APS CIP will be spen...Appears that about 10% of the APS CIP will be spent building parking lots, parking garages, and soccer fields...that's about $45 million.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-68742173740706180362014-11-13T08:38:36.419-05:002014-11-13T08:38:36.419-05:00Does anyone care that I'm going to pay $600 mo...Does anyone care that I'm going to pay $600 more in real estate taxes next year? That's $600 that I won't be spending in the local economy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-59598405293758473732014-11-13T08:36:42.380-05:002014-11-13T08:36:42.380-05:00ArlNow has become a bigger shill for the status qu...ArlNow has become a bigger shill for the status quo than the Sun Gazette.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-34487469162437467782014-11-12T20:54:30.851-05:002014-11-12T20:54:30.851-05:00RE: School Bus: I know that for my kid's scho...RE: School Bus: I know that for my kid's school, they changed the bus boundary so that fewer kids live within the "bus zone" and more live in the "walk zone", which means they get driven to school. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-56398547609550585942014-11-12T11:53:12.467-05:002014-11-12T11:53:12.467-05:00Anybody see ArlNow lately? And I thought the Sun G...Anybody see ArlNow lately? And I thought the Sun Gazette was shilling for the status quo.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-57249265794690183512014-11-12T11:51:07.888-05:002014-11-12T11:51:07.888-05:00APS is lying about budget shortfalls because Arlin...APS is lying about budget shortfalls because Arlington County will be resettling a lot more than 300 refugee children per year over the next several years.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-46647635200300469232014-11-12T11:49:08.268-05:002014-11-12T11:49:08.268-05:00Yes, how much of the APS CIP will be spent buildin...Yes, how much of the APS CIP will be spent building new parking lots and soccer fields for soccer parents?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-41947968970039897262014-11-12T11:47:18.285-05:002014-11-12T11:47:18.285-05:00Anyone taking bets on when the CB and CM will reve...Anyone taking bets on when the CB and CM will reveal how big a tax increase hit homeowners will take next year - this Saturday or next Tuesday?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-32384280072142662872014-11-12T11:44:25.582-05:002014-11-12T11:44:25.582-05:00I saw a couple guys with a pickup truck late at ni...I saw a couple guys with a pickup truck late at night removing Clement signs while they removed Howze signs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-64834345096492085032014-11-11T17:34:02.341-05:002014-11-11T17:34:02.341-05:00How about APS telling us how many schol bus seats ...How about APS telling us how many schol bus seats are filled by students before building more million-dollar parking lots for SUV soccer parents?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-62328177003151422312014-11-11T17:30:28.212-05:002014-11-11T17:30:28.212-05:00Then, if the residential assessment increase isn&#...Then, if the residential assessment increase isn't enough, the County Board majority can always increase the residential tax rate.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-76784409215918183702014-11-11T17:20:45.032-05:002014-11-11T17:20:45.032-05:00Second the motion, local media are corrupt.Second the motion, local media are corrupt.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-50780031133550012252014-11-11T10:39:11.934-05:002014-11-11T10:39:11.934-05:00I guess we will have to wait until next Tuesday, w...I guess we will have to wait until next Tuesday, when the County Board takes this up.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-37500673048519788232014-11-10T17:28:12.719-05:002014-11-10T17:28:12.719-05:00I'll go you one better...LOCAL MEDIA ARE AS CO...I'll go you one better...LOCAL MEDIA ARE AS CORRUPT AS COUNTY GOVERNMENT !Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-48582500098689926692014-11-10T15:36:49.395-05:002014-11-10T15:36:49.395-05:00Last week Democrats stole most of Audrey Clement&#...Last week Democrats stole most of Audrey Clement's campaign signs when they removed Howze's from street medians.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-53566739884012956462014-11-10T15:32:17.467-05:002014-11-10T15:32:17.467-05:00Who elected Barbara Kanninen? The local media ! Ev...Who elected Barbara Kanninen? The local media ! Even a week after the elections they won't publish the facts - Arlington County will face at least a $100 million budget shortfall over the next three fiscal years. largely due to extravagant funding for the Arlington Public School System.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-31347828488030103852014-11-10T12:44:56.585-05:002014-11-10T12:44:56.585-05:00No information whatsoever about this work session ...No information whatsoever about this work session on the County's Web site !!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-51991765780332631822014-11-10T10:22:15.447-05:002014-11-10T10:22:15.447-05:00School Bus Seats for Students !!School Bus Seats for Students !!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-39225228576041551452014-11-10T08:07:52.707-05:002014-11-10T08:07:52.707-05:00I was confronted with the same choice at Abingdon ...I was confronted with the same choice at Abingdon almost 20 years ago and I pulled my daughter out of Abingdon and enrolled her in a private school...at tremendous cost.Cindynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-56685222439216555942014-11-10T08:04:40.133-05:002014-11-10T08:04:40.133-05:00I am really really tired of hundreds of parents dr...I am really really tired of hundreds of parents driving SUVs dropping off and picking up students in my neighborhood.<br /><br />Does anyone know how many school bus seats are occupied, by school?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-53193972040182248462014-11-10T07:41:06.376-05:002014-11-10T07:41:06.376-05:00One option at TJ is to build an underground parkin...One option at TJ is to build an underground parking garage and big drop-off area along with the new soccer fields.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-78211970882318558202014-11-10T07:38:57.463-05:002014-11-10T07:38:57.463-05:00Why does APS hire veteran teachers rather than ent...Why does APS hire veteran teachers rather than entry-level teachers? Because Arlington schools are a mess and entry-level teachers can't handle the kids.Wakefield Parentnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-7112288828503852522014-11-09T17:08:39.604-05:002014-11-09T17:08:39.604-05:00I'm a parent and I'm fed up. Adolescent re...I'm a parent and I'm fed up. Adolescent refugees from Central America are a major league problem and nobody wants to do or say anything. Dozens have been suspended (or would be suspended if APS and the politicians weren't afraid of offending the Latinos) for everything from fighting to inappropriately touching younger female students. Whose idiotic idea was it to put 14-year olds and 10-year olds in the same classes in the same classrooms?<br /><br />My kid is outta APS next semester. Too bad I have to max out on home equity loans to send her to private school.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com