Arlington maintaining real estate tax rate

Published April 13, 2011 4:00am ET



Arlington’s real estate tax rate will remain steady in the next fiscal year.

The County Board told County Manager Barbara Donnellan to maintain the current rate of 95.8 cents per $100 in her final fiscal 2012 budget, on which the board will vote Saturday. Some taxpayers’ bills will still increase, however, thanks to a 6.3 percent rise in property assessments.

Donnellan’s original proposed budget also kept the tax rate steady, though the board had advertised a one-cent increase in February.