"When I received my real estate assessment, it took me back to California in the mid-1970s when real estate prices and the associated property taxes were skyrocketing. ... In response, California citizens overwhelmingly passed Proposition 13, and property taxes rolled back to the 1975 level."
— Jim Raube, Centreville
"Fairfax County delivers first-class services. How many [citizens] would like to live back in 1975 without the services we have today? Woodson High School has a center for hard of hearing students. Where would they be without it? [This is among] examples of things that cost more than the cost of inflation."
— Bob Griendling, Fairfax
"The bottom line is, we either pays you now, or we pays you later."
— Neal McBride, Springfield
"The taxpayers’ new reward for giving you an extra $1 billion is crowded roads and crowded schools. … Your dealings with taxpayers are deceptive, and your programs are not working.”"
— Arthur Purves, Vienna
"Lower the tax rate so it is revenue-neutral to the citizens."
— Carter Thomas, Fairfax Station
"Our petition on www.RepublicanAction.com got 1,000 signatures. One of them said “The Democrats’ tax increases are obscene.”
— James Parmalee, Centreville
"This trend cannot continue, or only rich, double-income families will be able to afford to live in Fairfax County."
— Rex Turner, Vienna
"A tax is a tax. The property tax is in your control."
— Nicholas Fattu, Falls Church
"This is a sizable increase that greatly exceeds population, inflation, school growth, or any other measurement you want to use."
— Charles McAndrew, Franklin Farm
"We are asking that you folks be responsible."
— Jose Balderas, Falls Church
"I always thought that after the mortgage was retired, I would own my home. But Fairfax County owns my home. ... We only have one chance every four years to vote you out of office."
— John Theon, McLean
"The Board of Supervisors suffers from the perception of unfairness in [tax] assessments. We look for this process to be fair. We do not get the same kind of services that are extended to the rest of the county. We have no water and sewer."
— Dr. John Roberts, Great Falls
"Great Falls is unsewered intentionally."
— Board of Supervisors Chairman Kate Hanley
"I would suggest you not go there, because I can give you a whole long list of other services that are not provided in Great Falls."
— Dranesville District Supervisor Stuart Mendelsohn