Tag: March 1957
Tax Hike Fuels Fairfax Frenzy: Residents Reel as Budget Boosts Burden
On March 6, 1957, Fairfax County Executive C. C. Massey set off a firestorm when he proposed a 1958 county budget of approximately $22 million. The plan, which would raise the county tax rate by 23 cents and increase the price of automobile license tags by $5, sent shockwaves through the community. The Board of…
