NOTICE OF PROPOSED REAL PROPERTY TAX INCREASE

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This notice is required by State law. The City Council has authorized a proposed real estate tax rate for advertising purposes of $1.135 per $100 of assessed value. The tax rate may not exceed $1.135, it could be less, and it will not be set until April 30, 2025.

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The City of Alexandria proposes to increase the current property tax levies.

1. Assessment Increase: Total assessed value of real property, excluding additional assessments

for new construction, or improvement to property, exceeds last year’s total assessed value of real

property by 1.80 percent.

2. Lowered Rate Necessary to Offset Increased Assessment: The tax rate which would levy the same

amount of real estate tax as last year, when multiplied by the new total assessed value of real estate

with the exclusions mentioned above, would be $1.115 per $100 of assessed value. This rate will be

known as the “lowered tax rate.”

3. Effective Rate Increase: The City of Alexandria proposes to advertise a tax rate of $1.135 per $100

of assessed value. The difference between the lowered tax rate and the advertised tax rate would be

$0.020 per $100, or a 1.80 percent increase. This difference will be known as the “effective tax rate

increase.” Individual property taxes may, however, increase at a percentage greater than or less than

the above percentage.

4. Proposed Total Budget Increase: Based on the proposed real property tax rate and changes in other

revenues, the total budget of the City of Alexandria (including the General Fund and all Special

Revenue grant funds and other sources) will exceed last year’s by 3.6 percent.

5. The City proposes to continue an additional tax rate of $0.20 per $100 for all properties that have

been classified in the Tier I Potomac Yard Metrorail Station Special Services District.

A public hearing on the effective increase will be held on Tuesday, April 8, 2025, at 5:30 p.m. The hearing shall be open to the public. The governing body shall provide persons desiring to be heard an opportunity to present oral testimony within such reasonable time limits as shall be determined by the governing body.

City Council Public Hearing:

The Webinar will open at 5:00 PM to allow individuals to join while the Public Hearing will begin at approximately 5:30 PM.

The April 8, 2025 Tax Rate Public Hearing Meeting of the Alexandria City Council is being held in the Council Chamber (301 King Street, Alexandria, Virginia, 22314) and electronically. Members of City Council and staff are participating either in person or from a remote location through a video conference call on Zoom. The meeting can be accessed by the public in the City Council chamber, through the live broadcast on the government channel 70, streaming on the City’s website, and can be accessed via Zoom by the following link:

Registration link: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_mgyuVtNnQMGOMCDjruzEGQ

Webinar ID: 937 2243 9374

Webinar Passcode: 112671

Dial-in number: 301-715-8592

If you use the Zoom webinar application, please be sure you have updated the application to the latest version for best results. If you are unable to access Zoom, please use the Dial-In number to access the meeting. ***PLEASE LOG-IN EARLY IF POSSIBLE. If you wish to use Zoom to watch the meeting or to address Council, you must register first. The meeting will be webcast live and video and audio recordings will be available a few days after the meeting.

Speaker’s Form: https://apps.alexandriava.gov/SpeakerSignup/

Those wishing to address Council should submit a Speaker’s Form. Submission of written statements is encouraged. Please sign up after the docket is created and you are able to verify the meeting date on the City’s website. If the docket is not posted, you will have to return at a later date to complete the speaker’s form in order to speak at a Council meeting.

Public Comment will be received at this meeting: All persons wishing to speak before City Council must complete a Speaker’s Form (see link above). If you have a prepared statement or written comments for the record, you may email it to the City Clerk at gloria.sitton@alexandriava.gov. Speakers are encouraged to submit their written comments to the City Clerk. When your name is called to speak, the Zoom host will prompt you to unmute your microphone. If you are participating via smartphone, press *6 to mute/unmute your microphone. You will be called on by your name or the last 4 digits of your phone number when it is your turn to speak. When you are finished speaking or at 3 minutes (whichever comes first), you will be muted again. If you would like to submit a written comment, you may use the “Fiscal Year 2026 Budget Public Comment Form: https://app.smartsheet.com/b/form/59beaa62fc1645a4a4a8d35fe0eaf985

Individuals with disabilities who require assistance or special arrangements to participate in the City Council meeting may call the City Clerk and Clerk of Council’s Office at 703.746.4550 (TTY/TDD 838.5056). We request that you provide a 48-hour notice so that the proper arrangements may be made. City Council meetings are closed-captioned for the hearing impaired. Individuals requiring translation services should contact the City Clerk and Clerk of Council at gloria.sitton@alexandriava.gov or at 703.746.4550. We request that you provide 24 to 48 hour notice so that the proper arrangements may be made. Please specify the language for translation when you make the request.

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