Comments on: Town Council Splits on Tax Increase https://capecharleswave.com/2013/04/town-council-splits-on-tax-increase/ Your Online Newspaper in Cape Charles, Virginia Fri, 07 Aug 2015 21:55:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.1 By: Deborah Bender https://capecharleswave.com/2013/04/town-council-splits-on-tax-increase/#comment-10289 Fri, 26 Apr 2013 22:34:20 +0000 http://capecharleswave.com/?p=6322#comment-10289 Maybe the town should eliminate the building code enforcer. Every citizen in this town is already paying for a building inspector in Eastville. Maybe back in the day when so much was being built in Cape Charles we needed our own building inspector but that ship has sailed. There are actually a lot of employees in this town that aren’t needed. This town is so used to spending money like crazy they don’t know when to stop. Yes by all means give them a raise and raise taxes to pay for it. UGH!

I for one would like to know — why is our activities director looking for a master (or mistress) of ceremonies for the 4th of July? I believe that is the mayor’s job. Maybe the mayor needs to cut out her little yard sale and DO HER JOB!

]]> By: Steve Downs https://capecharleswave.com/2013/04/town-council-splits-on-tax-increase/#comment-10272 Fri, 26 Apr 2013 13:41:39 +0000 http://capecharleswave.com/?p=6322#comment-10272 The value of properties in Cape Charles has been inflated for many years due to the buying and flipping frenzy that occurred beginning in the late 1990s and early 2000s. The reassessment values are more in line with reality.

As for raises, staff should not even be considering increasing their salary while talking about raising taxes. In fact, maybe a reduction in their pay might help balance their budget.

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