PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, VA. -Prince William citizens will now have a chance to opine on the county's fiscal 2011 budget proposal, beginning at 7:30 p.m. Monday at the McCoart Administration Building.
The hearing will also be streamed on the county's Web site at www.pwcgov.org/BOCSmeetings and broadcast live on Comcast Channel 13 and Verizon Channel 37. On top of that, a second public hearing is set for Monday, April 12, same time, same place.
The budget plan is sparse and prioritized according to need -- with security and safety topping the list of funding concerns -- and is aimed at preserving the county's AAA bond rating, as well as meeting the five year goals.
"The total Prince William County budget for all funds increases by .62 percent from fiscal 2010 to fiscal 2011," states a budget highlight sheet from the county.
In fiscal 2010, the county adopted a government expenditure plan of nearly $661 million. For fiscal 2011, that proposed amount is for just over $754 million, a difference of almost $94 million or 14 percent.
General Fund expenditures, by contrast, came in about $437 million for the county government for fiscal 2010. Proposed for fiscal 2011 is a $2.6 million drop to about $435 million, according to the summary sheet from the county.
School expenditures from the funds are calculated separately.
Potential areas to cut in fiscal 2011 include the library system and the Cooperative Extension office, among other agencies.
Average residential tax bills for this coming fiscal year are estimated at $3,078, according to county figures. That comes in comparison to fiscal 2009, when average bills were $3,437, and fiscal 2010, when the average stood at $3,017. Increases are coming, however, under the county's five-year budget plan. Between fiscal 2011 and fiscal 2015, the average bill paid by a homeowner in the county will increase from $3,078 to $3,563, the county estimates.
Staff writer Cheryl Chumley can be reached at 703-530-3903.
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