Alcorn Hosts Virtual Town Hall On Proposed FY 2021 Budget

RESTON,VA — Hunter Mill Supervisor Walter Alcorn is hosting a virtual budget town hall Friday, April 24, at 12:30 p.m., to discuss the revised Fiscal Year 2021 Proposed Budget County Executive Bryan Hill submitted to the Board of Supervisors on April 7.

Hill resubmitted his budget to take into account the impact the coronavirus pandemic has had on the county's spending and will continue to have once the pandemic is over. Gone is the 3-cent increase to the Real Estate Tax rate, which would've raised the average household tax bill by $346 next year. Hill also eliminated the 4 percent Admissions Tax on the sale of movie, theater and concert tickets he had proposed back in February.

"This budget is essentially a continuation of tax rates and spending levels from the current fiscal year, and because it does not take into account inflation or growth in school population or demand for services, the effect is similar to an across-the-board reduction," Alcorn said, in the latest Hunter Mill newsletter.

School Board member Melanie Meren (Hunter Mill) and Christina Jackson, the director of the county's Department of Management and Budget, will join Alcorn Friday for his lunchtime budget town hall. Channel 16 (Cox Channel 1016; Verizon/Comcast Channel 16) will televise the town hall, which will also be streamed and available for viewing on Alcorn's Facebook page.

Hunter Mill residents can participate in the town hall in a number of ways:

• Email questions to huntermill@fairfaxcounty.gov before and during the town hall. Include "town hall" in the subject line.
• Ask questions during the town hall via Facebook Live comments.
• Members of the public can also participate by video by emailing huntermill@fairfaxcounty.gov by Thursday, April 23, at 12 noon. Include "video participant" in the subject line and contact information in the body of the email.
• Residents can call 703-324-1020 during the town hall to ask questions.

Alcorn hosted a virtual budget town hall on April 8 with Jackson. That video can be viewed here.

See also ...

New Fairfax County Budget Proposal Reflects Impact Of Coronavirus

Real Estate Tax Hike, Admission Tax In Fairfax's Proposed Budget