Sen. Mary Margaret Whipple (D-Alexandria) and Del. Jim Scott (D-Fairfax) met with about 50-60 residents Saturday at a standing room-only neighborhood meeting on the budget stalemate. Sen. Whipple said the Senate’s dropping the gas tax for transportation means only maintenance would likely be done because, by Virginia law, maintenance must come first.
She also said there is some evidence that lowering the state’s bond rating may not mean higher interest rates on state loans. She pointed to North Carolina as an example.
No one at the meeting spoke against the Senate’s tax increases. Instead, several spoke in favor of them.
Another public meeting in Northern Virginia will be held Tuesday, March 23, 7:00 p.m. at the Board Chamber in the McCoart Administration building, 1 County Complex Ct., in Woodbridge. The meeting is organized by the Prince William House delegation.