The James City County board of supervisors will hold a pre-budget public hearing Tuesday for the express purpose of getting taxpayers’ comments and suggestions before staff begin preparing the budget for the next fiscal year.
Consider this fair warning for all the voters who complain after the fact that they were not aware of what the county was doing!
The hearing would be a good time to share your thoughts on what the county should do about the tax rate, given that it expects real estate assessments to go up by double digits this year. The meeting begins at 5 p.m. Tuesday in the county government center.
In Williamsburg, the planning commission is inviting citizen comments on what should be included in next year’s capital improvement plan. That hearing takes place during the planning commission’s regular meeting Wednesday, Jan. 14, at 3:30 p.m. in the Stryker Center.
Government financial budget years begin July 1.