On the subject of taxes... With our new property tax bill due to arrive shortly, I presume, there have been two recent articles in The Gazette that caught my eye. One, "Town taxes to nearly double in Brentwood", reports that Brentwood has voted itself a tax increase in order to buy into Mt. Rainier's police force protection. Raising their rates from 24.8c per $100 of assessment to 47.6 -- nearly double -- is a pretty dramatic statement that they want the additional security that comes with having a hometown police force, and are willing to pay for it. I guess they want to be more like us! Time will tell if this partial buy-in gets them what they want.
Cheverly is also raising its taxes, according to the article "Cheverly gets second tax increase in two years", but only by 3c (from 45 to 48c per $100) this year after a 5c raise last year. Reportedly, the town is battling a continuing budget deficit.
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