The Top of Virginia Regional Chamber opposes the proposed increase in meals tax (Section 155-118) from 4% to 6% and encourages the Frederick County Board of Supervisors to delay such increase until a later date or not at all.
During the past 18 months, the businesses that provide prepared meals such as restaurants, quick service restaurants, caterers, delicatessens and convenience stores have faced incredible difficulties and challenges due to COVID-19. Profit margins that were already extremely tight have been reduced even more. Supply issues, increased cost of goods, increased labor costs, decreased labor participation and improved cleaning and sanitization have put more pressure on these industries which in many cases were already struggling.
The financial impact extends to every person and family that dines out or orders food for delivery also. Increased costs for dining out due to a tax increase could further deter customers and slow the hopeful return of business to pre-pandemic levels.
The TVRC feels that now is not the time to institute such an increase and hopes that the Board of Supervisors will vote “No” on raising the meals tax and “Yes” to supporting our local businesses and residents.
Approved by the Top of Virginia Regional Chamber Executive Committee
August 11, 2021
I am in Opequon District and I am opposed to Mr. Graber using his position on the BOS to express his personal and political agenda by directing a 'discussion' on de-funding Lord Fairfax Community College. It appears he just wants his extremist supporters to know he shares their views and that, since he personally was opposed to a name change of the school and they defied him, he's going to punish them. He speaks of a 'waste of money' involved in the name change, but how about the money and time he is wasting on holding these 'discussions'? The only thing accomplished by de-funding a Community College is that the local children attending that school will suffer; I suppose that doesn't affect Mr. Graber much, as well-to-do Republicans (with a few exceptions) don't tend to send their sons and daughters to Community Colleges.
The Top of Virginia Regional Chamber opposes the proposed increase in meals tax (Section 155-118) from 4% to 6% and encourages the Frederick County Board of Supervisors to delay such increase until a later date or not at all.
During the past 18 months, the businesses that provide prepared meals such as restaurants, quick service restaurants, caterers, delicatessens and convenience stores have faced incredible difficulties and challenges due to COVID-19. Profit margins that were already extremely tight have been reduced even more. Supply issues, increased cost of goods, increased labor costs, decreased labor participation and improved cleaning and sanitization have put more pressure on these industries which in many cases were already struggling.
The financial impact extends to every person and family that dines out or orders food for delivery also. Increased costs for dining out due to a tax increase could further deter customers and slow the hopeful return of business to pre-pandemic levels.
The TVRC feels that now is not the time to institute such an increase and hopes that the Board of Supervisors will vote “No” on raising the meals tax and “Yes” to supporting our local businesses and residents.
Approved by the Top of Virginia Regional Chamber Executive Committee
August 11, 2021
John Fox
Board Chair, TVRC
I am in Opequon District and I am opposed to Mr. Graber using his position on the BOS to express his personal and political agenda by directing a 'discussion' on de-funding Lord Fairfax Community College. It appears he just wants his extremist supporters to know he shares their views and that, since he personally was opposed to a name change of the school and they defied him, he's going to punish them. He speaks of a 'waste of money' involved in the name change, but how about the money and time he is wasting on holding these 'discussions'? The only thing accomplished by de-funding a Community College is that the local children attending that school will suffer; I suppose that doesn't affect Mr. Graber much, as well-to-do Republicans (with a few exceptions) don't tend to send their sons and daughters to Community Colleges.