Lee District Town Hall Planned On Proposed 2022 Budget

KINGSTOWNE, VA — After Fairfax County Executive Bryan Hill presented his fiscal year 2022 budget proposal, a Lee District town hall meeting on the budget will be held on April 1.

The Lee District budget town hall will be held at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 1 to discuss the county and school district budget. Lee District Supervisor Rodney Lusk and Lee District school board representative Tammy Derenak Kaufax will participate.

The meeting will information on the county and school budgets and a chance to ask questions. The town hall will be shown on Channel 16, and livestreamed on Supervisor Lusk's Facebook page. Questions in advance can be directed to leedist@fairfaxcounty.gov.

The proposed county budget calls for a one-cent real estate tax cut, which would make the real estate tax rate $1.14 per $100 of assessed value. But based on increased property assessment values, the average real estate tax bill could go up by $224.

The Board of Supervisors set the real estate tax ceiling at $1.15 per $100 of assessed value — the current rate — which means a higher rate cannot be considered. During the March 9 board meeting, Lusk said he plans to look for savings opportunities within the budgets as fixed-income residents in his district face higher assessment values. The Lee District had the highest average residential property value increase in 2021 assessments.

The Board of Supervisors will hold public hearings on April 13 to 15, mark-up of the budget on April 27, and adoption on May 4.

Residents can find out more about participating in budget public hearing by contacting the Clerk to the Board's Office at 703-324-3151 or registering to speak through an online form. Written testimony can also be provided by email, phone or video submission.

For more information on the budget proposal, visit www.fairfaxcounty.gov/budget/advertised-budget-plan.