Comments on: Loudoun & Charlottesville http://www.realcentralva.com/2006/02/28/loudoun-charlottesville/ Tracking Charlottesville's Real Estate Market since 2005 Sun, 12 Feb 2012 23:56:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Dean Settle http://www.realcentralva.com/2006/02/28/loudoun-charlottesville/#comment-611 Dean Settle Fri, 07 Apr 2006 00:47:12 +0000 http://www.realcentralva.com/2006/02/28/loudoun-charlottesville/#comment-611 What happened was that several years ago, developers had a powerful lobby in the General Assembly. They got the GA to eliminate "impact fees" in preparation for the forward march that they were betting on in bedroom communities to DC. I believe that you will run into state-supported impact fees in every other state that borders Virginia. To further the discussion about the taxpayers.. I'm at a loss as to how to explain the griping and tempers that rule the landscape for three to four weeks, and then the complete silence until it happens again the next year. I knew some Duncans out in Reva. They owned a huge farm there. Edward III is the last of the line that I remembered. He had just returned from the Airforce and took over his father's place as I was leaving for DC. What happened was that several years ago, developers had a powerful lobby in the General Assembly. They got the GA to eliminate “impact fees” in preparation for the forward march that they were betting on in bedroom communities to DC.
I believe that you will run into state-supported impact fees in every other state that borders Virginia.

To further the discussion about the taxpayers.. I’m at a loss as to how to explain the griping and tempers that rule the landscape for three to four weeks, and then the complete silence until it happens again the next year.

I knew some Duncans out in Reva. They owned a huge farm there. Edward III is the last of the line that I remembered. He had just returned from the Airforce and took over his father’s place as I was leaving for DC.

]]> By: Jim Duncan http://www.realcentralva.com/2006/02/28/loudoun-charlottesville/#comment-591 Jim Duncan Mon, 27 Mar 2006 12:05:15 +0000 http://www.realcentralva.com/2006/02/28/loudoun-charlottesville/#comment-591 And yet the general public does not demand accountability for their money - do they really fall for the "we're cutting your taxes (but jacking up assessments - shhh!)" bit? This has always confounded me. Thank you for commenting, Dean - I too, am originally from Culpeper, the farm I grew up on is now a development. If you need any help looking for a farm, please let me know. :) I don't yet know the solution to making developers (and those buying their product) more responsible, because I haven't figured out an equitable way, but something is broken in the system. And yet the general public does not demand accountability for their money – do they really fall for the “we’re cutting your taxes (but jacking up assessments – shhh!)” bit? This has always confounded me.

Thank you for commenting, Dean – I too, am originally from Culpeper, the farm I grew up on is now a development. If you need any help looking for a farm, please let me know. :)

I don’t yet know the solution to making developers (and those buying their product) more responsible, because I haven’t figured out an equitable way, but something is broken in the system.

]]> By: Dean Settle http://www.realcentralva.com/2006/02/28/loudoun-charlottesville/#comment-589 Dean Settle Mon, 27 Mar 2006 05:02:17 +0000 http://www.realcentralva.com/2006/02/28/loudoun-charlottesville/#comment-589 Proof was in the taxes this year. Assessments went up 40-60% in one year, and then the tax rate was jockeyed to get around actually admitting that the infrastructure is breaking us. COCS rates here in Loudoun are currently Residential $1.75, Commercial at .45, and Rural properties in at .35 The residential rate is currently .25 higher than the rest of the country, indicating that it's being done too fast and too cheaply (developer isn't pulling his weight for the damage he leaves behind). I'm originally from Culpeper, and I'm actively looking for another farm down there. Jim is good people. So are 4 more of the Supervisors who constantly vote to help the little man with his tax situation. Tullock and company are in developer's pockets, and as such will milk away at the people of Loudoun as long as they will tolerate it. Proof was in the taxes this year. Assessments went up 40-60% in one year, and then the tax rate was jockeyed to get around actually admitting that the infrastructure is breaking us.
COCS rates here in Loudoun are currently Residential $1.75, Commercial at .45, and Rural properties in at .35
The residential rate is currently .25 higher than the rest of the country, indicating that it’s being done too fast and too cheaply (developer isn’t pulling his weight for the damage he leaves behind).

I’m originally from Culpeper, and I’m actively looking for another farm down there.
Jim is good people. So are 4 more of the Supervisors who constantly vote to help the little man with his tax situation. Tullock and company are in developer’s pockets, and as such will milk away at the people of Loudoun as long as they will tolerate it.

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]]> By: Ray Hyde http://www.realcentralva.com/2006/02/28/loudoun-charlottesville/#comment-522 Ray Hyde Wed, 01 Mar 2006 22:45:19 +0000 http://www.realcentralva.com/2006/02/28/loudoun-charlottesville/#comment-522 I can see high powered executives living in Middleburg type areas trying to move their companies someplace where it is easier to travel to. I see places like Leesburg, Winchester, Front Royal and Culpeper developing more jobs. C'ville is still to far away to be affected yet, but Fairfax is getting pretty close to impossible. I can see high powered executives living in Middleburg type areas trying to move their companies someplace where it is easier to travel to. I see places like Leesburg, Winchester, Front Royal and Culpeper developing more jobs.

C’ville is still to far away to be affected yet, but Fairfax is getting pretty close to impossible.

]]> By: Jim http://www.realcentralva.com/2006/02/28/loudoun-charlottesville/#comment-519 Jim Wed, 01 Mar 2006 12:35:20 +0000 http://www.realcentralva.com/2006/02/28/loudoun-charlottesville/#comment-519 We don't have nearly the same scale of high-paying jobs here, but we have a surprisingly large presence of government contractors - SAIC, GD, Sperry, Lockheed, CSC ... and don't forget the University. We don’t have nearly the same scale of high-paying jobs here, but we have a surprisingly large presence of government contractors – SAIC, GD, Sperry, Lockheed, CSC … and don’t forget the University.

]]> By: Merv http://www.realcentralva.com/2006/02/28/loudoun-charlottesville/#comment-518 Merv Wed, 01 Mar 2006 10:38:01 +0000 http://www.realcentralva.com/2006/02/28/loudoun-charlottesville/#comment-518 UVA08 is exactly on target. Fairfax County is "built out." The NOVA poulation is exploding and there is no place to go but west into Loudoun and Prince William. Young upwardly mobile families have populated Loudoun straining our infrastructure including roads, schools and other public services. There are not easy answers. How we ultimately deal with these issues will define "smart growth" - good or bad. PS: Jim Burton is from Middleburg, the wealthiest of wealth in Loudoun and do not want their bucolic views spoiled. Special interest is still special interest. UVA08 is exactly on target. Fairfax County is “built out.” The NOVA poulation is exploding and there is no place to go but west into Loudoun and Prince William. Young upwardly mobile families have populated Loudoun straining our infrastructure including roads, schools and other public services. There are not easy answers. How we ultimately deal with these issues will define “smart growth” – good or bad.

PS: Jim Burton is from Middleburg, the wealthiest of wealth in Loudoun and do not want their bucolic views spoiled. Special interest is still special interest.

]]> By: UVA08 http://www.realcentralva.com/2006/02/28/loudoun-charlottesville/#comment-517 UVA08 Wed, 01 Mar 2006 04:15:44 +0000 http://www.realcentralva.com/2006/02/28/loudoun-charlottesville/#comment-517 There is also another demographic about the area that makes it very different from Loudon and that is that it isn't the suburb or within 30 minutes of a major US city with extremely high paying jobs. There is also another demographic about the area that makes it very different from Loudon and that is that it isn’t the suburb or within 30 minutes of a major US city with extremely high paying jobs.

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