Citizens of Virginia Beach Against Real Estate Tax Increase

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A Petition of the Citizens of Virginia Beach
Presented to the Virginia Beach City Council

WHEREAS Virginia Beach 2007 residential real estate assessments have increased by an average of 21.4 percent, and

WHEREAS annual real estate tax increases have risen more than six times greater than the increase in the Consumer Price Index, and

WHEREAS Section 58.1-3321 of the Code of Virginia requires that when any annual assessment of real property would result in an increase of 1 percent or more in the total real property tax levied, the city shall reduce its rate of levy for the forthcoming tax year so as to cause such rate of levy to produce no more than 101 percent of the previous year's real property tax levies, and

WHEREAS Section 2-186.1 of the Municipal Code of the City Of Virginia Beach requires the city manager to prepare an annual budget using no more than the previous fiscal year's real estate tax levies plus any additional real estate revenues resulting from new development, and

WHEREAS we citizens of Virginia Beach require our City Council to be good stewards of our public funds,

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of Virginia Beach shall establish a revised tax rate of no more than $0.78 per hundred dollars of assessed value for all residential real estate property for the 2007-2008 tax year. Be it further resolved that all future real estate tax increases shall be limited to the increase in the Consumer Price Index.

This petition is submitted by the following citizens of the City of Virginia Beach:

9635 Signatures

  • Ruth Ann Macklin
    • Address, Zip Code
    • 2357 Rookery Way, 23455
    • Date
    • 3/21/07
  • David M Macklin
    • Address, Zip Code
    • 2357 Rookery Way 23455
    • Date
    • March 21, 2007
  • Phil Scotti
    • Address, Zip Code
    • 23454
    • Date
    • 03/21/07
  • Lawrence John Kates
    • Address, Zip Code
    • 2685 Majesty Lane
    • Date
    • 03-21-07
  • chaney.esposito
    • Address, Zip Code
    • 4795 Kempsville Greens Pkwy
    • Date
    • 3/21/07
  • Ann Gelardi
    • Address, Zip Code
    • 205 34th Street, #1405
    • Date
    • 3/21/07
  • Dianah Black Parker
    • Address, Zip Code
    • 4043 Sherwood Lane, 23455
    • Date
    • 3/21/07
  • Bart Hope
    • Address, Zip Code
    • 5972 Beechwalk Drive 23464
    • Date
    • 3/21/2007
    • Comments
    • My assessment on this rental unit went up $60,000 in one year, from $117,000 to $180,000. The same day I got the notice a gangbanger shot up the nieghborhood, this is NOT an area going up in value!!!
  • Martha Hope
    • Address, Zip Code
    • 5974 Beechwalk Drive 23464
    • Date
    • 3/21/2007
    • Comments
    • My husband and I own several houses in Level Green. Our assessment on this house went up $60,000 in one year, from $117,000 to $180,000. It is comical that we received the higher assessment the same day a bunch of gangbangers had a shoot out 300 yards away. Wake up and live within your budget VB. This is not a nieghborhood on the rise!
  • Sharon DeBerardinis
    • Address, Zip Code
    • 2009 Schubert Drive, 23454
    • Date
    • 03/21/07
  • James J. Fedor
    • Address, Zip Code
    • 416 Becton Place, Va. Beach, Va. 23452
    • Date
    • March 21. 2007
    • Comments
    • I believe that the increase is EXCESSIVE!!!!!!!
  • Christine E. Naramore
    • Address, Zip Code
    • 5516 Homeward Drive 23464
    • Date
    • 3/21/07
  • Dawn E. Best
    • Address, Zip Code
    • 1896 Eunice Court
    • Date
    • 03/21/07
    • Comments
    • do not increase tax assessment
  • Donnie D. Baker
    • Address, Zip Code
    • 1896 Eunice Court
    • Date
    • 03/21/07
    • Comments
    • do not increase tax assessment
  • Heather Meahl
    • Address, Zip Code
    • 1269 Eaglewood Drive, 23454
    • Date
    • 3/21/2007
  • Jill Corrente
    • Address, Zip Code
    • 3920 Cromwell Park Drive
    • Date
    • 3/21/2007
  • Bill Corrente
    • Address, Zip Code
    • 3920 Cromwell Park Drive, 23456
    • Date
    • 3/21/2007
  • Kimberly Cowen
    • Address, Zip Code
    • 509 Rodney Lane 23464
    • Date
    • 3/21/07
  • Madeline Merritt
    • Address, Zip Code
    • 4701 Eastwind Rd, Virginia Beach, 23464
    • Date
    • 032107
  • Evonne Creamer
    • Address, Zip Code
    • 4688 Miles Standish Rd Virginia Beach, Va 23455
    • Date
    • 3-21-2007
  • Fran Rohdenburg
    • Address, Zip Code
    • 2731 River Road 23454
    • Date
    • March 21, 2007
  • Dale H. Stoltz
    • Address, Zip Code
    • 2320 Trant Lake Dr.
    • Date
    • 03/21/07
  • Christine Brody
    • Address, Zip Code
    • 4113 Shoreline Circle
    • Date
    • March 21, 2007
  • Kurt Rohdenburg
    • Address, Zip Code
    • 2731 River Road 23454
    • Date
    • March 21, 2007
    • Comments
    • Our assessment went up $250,000!!!
  • Amber Genesevich
    • Address, Zip Code
    • 1321 Five Point Road, Virginia Beach, VA 23454
    • Date
    • 3/21/07
  • Debbi Morasch
    • Address, Zip Code
    • 1001 Gauguin Drive, 23454
    • Date
    • 3/21/2007
  • Elton Lee
    • Address, Zip Code
    • 3956 Whispering Oaks Place
    • Date
    • 3/31/07
  • Carole Lee
    • Address, Zip Code
    • 3956 Whispering Oaks Place
    • Date
    • 3/21/07
  • Barry Meahl
    • Address, Zip Code
    • 1269 Eaglewood Dr VB, 23454
    • Date
    • 03/21/2007
  • Joan Petruska
    • Address, Zip Code
    • 4820 Kempsville Greens Parkway, Virignia Beach,VA 232462
    • Date
    • March 21, 2007
  • Karl Machamer
    • Address, Zip Code
    • 1528 Bradford Road 23455
    • Date
    • 21 March 2007
    • Comments
    • * WHEREAS Virginia Beach 2007 residential real estate assessments have increased by an average of 21.4 percent -- mine increased more than 70 percent!!!
  • Catherine M. Blair
    • Address, Zip Code
    • 1112 Rollingwood Arch
    • Date
    • 3/21/07
    • Comments
    • В
  • Sandra Cullom
    • Address, Zip Code
    • 5112 Park Lake Court
    • Date
    • 3/21/07
    • Comments
    • В
  • Jonathan Blair
    • Address, Zip Code
    • 1112 Rollingwood Arch
    • Date
    • 3/21/07
    • Comments
    • В
  • Joyce Faubel
    • Address, Zip Code
    • 1180 Cypress Point Circle
    • Date
    • 03/21/07
    • Comments
    • I am opposed to the unrealistic tax increase.
  • ROBERT ARMACOST JR
    • Address, Zip Code
    • 3312 St Catherines Way
    • Date
    • 3/21/07
    • Comments
    • 71 and retired living on SS , Interest, and some Rental Income. None of these have kept pace with the tax assements. Let's see...SS increased 3.3\% and they took most of that back in the form of Medical Insurance,..CD's use to be around 8\%, now they are around 5\%....a drop of 3\%,....rentals, not much increase there....and now how about the tax assesment...increased to about 18\%. I must be missing something here; however, my insurance company didn't. They just told me my storm deductable went up to 5\% of the value of the house. If it blows the house down, I'll probably be better off than if a tree falls on it. Raise value of houses if you must ; but, keep a lid on the tax assesments for that increase.
  • Raymond Olsen
    • Address, Zip Code
    • 1508 Hadley Court, 23456
    • Date
    • 3/21/2007
  • William C. Rosser
    • Address, Zip Code
    • 1805 Rainbow Ct. Vabeach, Va. 23456
    • Date
    • 3-21-2007
    • Comments
    • As one standing alone I am nothing, but assembled as many we will be heard.
  • Kim D Fields
    • Address, Zip Code
    • 1416 Clemsford Ct
    • Date
    • 21 Mar 07
    • Comments
    • This is getting out of control and requires immediate attention!
  • Thomas H Holston
    • Address, Zip Code
    • 1242 Meadow Lake Road, 23454-2105
    • Date
    • March 21, 2007
    • Comments
    • I am overseas signing this petition
  • Linda E Hickman/Burton
    • Address, Zip Code
    • 4612 Staghorn Drive 23456
    • Date
    • March 21,2007
  • Angela D Whilden
    • Address, Zip Code
    • 2304 Lake Conrad Court
    • Date
    • 3/21/07
    • Comments
    • Outraged -is an understatement!
  • Josephine Sinnott
    • Address, Zip Code
    • 809 Pinecrest Road Virginia Beach VA 23464
    • Date
    • March 21, 2007
    • Comments
    • В
  • Kemi Elebute
    • Address, Zip Code
    • 802 Dryden St, Virginia beach, VA, 23462
    • Date
    • 3-20-07
  • Denise Bertelli
    • Address, Zip Code
    • 5339 Canterford Lane
    • Date
    • 03/21/2007
  • Susan L. Jackson
    • Address, Zip Code
    • 2200 Beckman Court
    • Date
    • 3/21/07
  • Liz Schuyler
    • Address, Zip Code
    • 23452
    • Date
    • 3/21/07
  • Jeffrey M. Schuyler
    • Address, Zip Code
    • 2820 Shearwater Cove, 23454
    • Date
    • March 21, 2007
  • THOMAS G MCLEMORE SR
    • Address, Zip Code
    • 2307 DINWIDDIE RD
    • Date
    • 3/21/2007
    • Comments
    • HELP!
  • Edward Hardison
    • Address, Zip Code
    • 624 San Marcos Lane- 23451
    • Date
    • 3-21-07
    • Comments
    • Enough already!