Enough's enough
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What are the county supervisors trying to do to the senior citizens of Fauquier County? It appears they are trying to tax them out of their homes.
On April 9, the Times-Democrat published Linda Lawler's letter (“Priced out”), a rather sad statement about the plight of senior citizens facing increasing taxation. Our board of supervisors is showing no regard for the elderly members of our community.
Where does the board think that senior citizens get their money? We are living on fixed incomes, Social Security and investment savings and, perhaps, limited pensions. We are all facing record-high gas and heating oil prices, as well as skyrocketing food prices.
We moved to Warrenton in our retirement in 1985, and bought a $200,000 home. The recent assessment lists our home at $649,000. We are living in a home that we could never afford to buy now, and we are being taxed on this newest assessed value.
In today's market, we could never realize that amount in a sale.
Our three grown children were never a burden to the Fauquier school system. We pay for our garbage collection and home maintenance. I can't understand how the supervisors can continually expect the retired elderly, unemployed senior citizens, to be able to increase their tax burden.
It is unfair to economically force our retired seniors to abandon Fauquier County after a lifetime of contributing to our society.
They have paid their dues. After age 65, no more tax increases. It's that simple.
Arnold C. Holeywill
Warrenton
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