Updated 4 p.m. — It took multiple attempts, votes to reconsider, and 12 hours filled with arguments and accusations, but Stafford County now has the fiscal year 2024 budget that will take effect July 1, 2023.
The Stafford Board of Supervisors hiked Real Estate taxes by 14% 11% to fund the $947 million spending plan, with a 93 cent tax rate on every $100 assessed home value. Supervisors made their final decisions close to 1 a.m. after several voting rounds on Wednesday, April 19, 2023, and rescinding a plan that would have raised taxes by only 7%.
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