We should attract businesses to Stafford County, VA. If businesses close, does taxing them increase revenue.
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Patrick Conneen
1 month ago
Manage income better, more revenue doesn't equal good management.
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Matt Hrubes
1 month ago
For what we pay in taxes and get in return for services is absolutely ridiculous!
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Andrea Hoover
1 month ago
I'm a small business
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Cynthia Keidel
1 month ago
We need local small business.
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Lisa Vignerot
1 month ago
Im a small business who can't afford more taxes. I will simply move my business to a better and cheaper zipcode
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Liaquat Ali
2 months ago
I came to stafford because it was affordable and now it's more expensive than ever
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Stephen Franchak
2 months ago
Stafford over taxes us. They can not keep to budget. Too many county e.ployee use county vehicles for personal use on and off the clock. If they can not manage the budget they pass with out new taxes, they should be replaced
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Richard Puerto
2 months ago
We already pay too much in County taxes and don’t see the benefits.
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Joshua Adams
2 months ago
Stop taxing us. Maybe just maybe stop building homes that require more schools we can’t afford. Then try to put our dollars towards actual governing of this county
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Abdul Zahed
2 months ago
We can hardly afford exiting taxes let alone more!
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Lisa Layton
2 months ago
Because I’ve been a small business owner in this community for over 33 years, I’ve employed many people through the years, have grown many Hairstylists who have made careers for themselves. This BPOL tax will be detrimental to my business. Since Covid, the bottom line has decreased. I don’t understand how you can just slap this on the small businesses that do under $2 million worth of business. cash only businesses how are you gonna Audit them Have you looked into all of the home businesses?
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Christopher McGuire McGuire
2 months ago
Stafford economic development and services are lagging behind our neighbors despite having some of the highest tax rates compared to them. We can do better than them!
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J Gregory Hiti
2 months ago
Enough government. Enough taxation.
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Penny Lambert
2 months ago
Quit passing your (the board) poor leadership skills onto the tax payer. People are leaving this county for a myriad of reasons. This is one more. We have an escape plan in place.
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Patricia Hudson
2 months ago
Enough is enough. Stafford residents are not ATMs. This will kill our small businesses and further strain all residents.
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Darren Billington
2 months ago
I am writing to you not only as a Stafford County resident, but also as a local business owner who is extremely concerned about the possibility of Stafford County implementing a Business, Professional and Occupational License (BPOL) tax.
I strongly oppose the implementation of a BPOL tax in Stafford County.
Residents and small-business owners are already facing an increasing tax burden. Property values in Stafford County.
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Jen Firlong
2 months ago
As a small business owner and 20 year Stafford resident, this tax will be impactful and NOT in a good way. Our economic development office is working very hard to bring businesses to Stafford, develop a workforce that lives and spends their money in the county and create a thriving environment for new revenue streams. Over taxing the businesses who are building those revenue streams will not yield the results the county is looking for. It will be detrimental to growth and development.
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Paul Nightingale
2 months ago
A tax on gross revenue is unreasonable and unfair.
This is flat out ridiculous. Period!
We should attract businesses to Stafford County, VA. If businesses close, does taxing them increase revenue.
Manage income better, more revenue doesn't equal good management.
For what we pay in taxes and get in return for services is absolutely ridiculous!
I'm a small business
We need local small business.
Im a small business who can't afford more taxes. I will simply move my business to a better and cheaper zipcode
I came to stafford because it was affordable and now it's more expensive than ever
Stafford over taxes us. They can not keep to budget. Too many county e.ployee use county vehicles for personal use on and off the clock. If they can not manage the budget they pass with out new taxes, they should be replaced
We already pay too much in County taxes and don’t see the benefits.
Stop taxing us. Maybe just maybe stop building homes that require more schools we can’t afford. Then try to put our dollars towards actual governing of this county
We can hardly afford exiting taxes let alone more!
Because I’ve been a small business owner in this community for over 33 years, I’ve employed many people through the years, have grown many Hairstylists who have made careers for themselves. This BPOL tax will be detrimental to my business. Since Covid, the bottom line has decreased. I don’t understand how you can just slap this on the small businesses that do under $2 million worth of business. cash only businesses how are you gonna Audit them Have you looked into all of the home businesses?
Stafford economic development and services are lagging behind our neighbors despite having some of the highest tax rates compared to them. We can do better than them!
Enough government. Enough taxation.
Quit passing your (the board) poor leadership skills onto the tax payer. People are leaving this county for a myriad of reasons. This is one more. We have an escape plan in place.
Enough is enough. Stafford residents are not ATMs. This will kill our small businesses and further strain all residents.
I am writing to you not only as a Stafford County resident, but also as a local business owner who is extremely concerned about the possibility of Stafford County implementing a Business, Professional and Occupational License (BPOL) tax. I strongly oppose the implementation of a BPOL tax in Stafford County. Residents and small-business owners are already facing an increasing tax burden. Property values in Stafford County.
As a small business owner and 20 year Stafford resident, this tax will be impactful and NOT in a good way. Our economic development office is working very hard to bring businesses to Stafford, develop a workforce that lives and spends their money in the county and create a thriving environment for new revenue streams. Over taxing the businesses who are building those revenue streams will not yield the results the county is looking for. It will be detrimental to growth and development.
A tax on gross revenue is unreasonable and unfair.