Virginia Beach Circuit Court Clerk Tina Sinnen is looking out for taxpayers in the city. According to this article, she is charging the grantor's tax, collected when a property is sold, based on the sales price and not on assessed value. Her rationale for not following the 2007 law, which says that taxes should be … Continue reading VB Clerk looking out for taxpayers
Day: February 23, 2009
Spruill on redistricting: right and wrong
The blogosphere is all abuzz about the comments made by Del. Lionell Spruill Sr. regarding redistricting. Republicans have reacted with glee and Democrats with disdain. My sense is that both sides are unwilling to acknowledge that Spruill is both right and wrong. Spruill is right when you consider the historical treatment of blacks at the … Continue reading Spruill on redistricting: right and wrong
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