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Manassas Park council debates balancing property tax relief with water and sewer rate increases
Summary
Council members discussed options to provide property tax relief while preserving enterprise fund stability, weighing a one-time steep rate increase against smaller, phased increases for water and sewer; no formal vote occurred.
At a budget work session, council discussion centered on finding a balance between giving residents property tax relief and maintaining adequate funding for city services, particularly water and sewer enterprise funds.
"I’m definitely a proponent of providing property tax relief to the citizens," said Kevin, who led the discussion and framed the trade-off between tax relief and preserving service levels. He…
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