Spotsylvania trying to avoid hike

Ah yes, the voice of sanity.

“We have to live within our means,” Supervisor Hap Connors said recently.

The plan now under consideration avoids a tax increase through a combination of $2.9 million in unexpected additional revenue and various cost savings. Among the savings is a $900,000 state-authorized reduction in contributions to the Virginia Retirement System for county teachers.

The proposal includes money for more deputies to patrol residents’ neighborhoods, more firefighter/medics to respond to emergencies and the opening of a new high school.

The board will meet at 3 p.m. tomorrow to decide on last-minute budget additions and may approve the spending plan. Hagan says even if all of issues aren’t settled this week, a budget for the fiscal year that begins July 1 will be in place by the end of the month.

I’ll be there. This is good news indeed for Spotsylvania taxpayers.