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Residents urge Vienna to fund indoor pool and fitness center; some warn meals tax could hurt restaurants
Summary
Multiple residents told the council they support building an indoor pool and fitness center and backing it with a temporary 1% meals tax; some business owners urged caution, recommending coordinated timing with Fairfax County’s tax schedule.
Several Vienna residents used the public-comment period on July 7 to press the Town Council to fund an indoor aquatic and fitness facility and to back the project with a temporary 1% meals tax.
Beth Vazikas told the council she strongly supports a 1% temporary meals tax to fund the proposed fitness center and pool, and emphasized safety and swim access: “Drowning is the leading cause of unintentional death in The United States for children aged 1 to 4 and is the second leading cause of…
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