
                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: WEDNESDAY, June 27, 1990                   TAG: 9006270496
SECTION: VIRGINIA                    PAGE: B-6   EDITION: EVENING 
SOURCE: New River Valley bureau
DATELINE: PULASKI                                LENGTH: Short

PULASKI TAX INCREASE PROPOSAL PROTESTED

A handful of residents who spoke at a public hearing on a proposed tax increase Tuesday urged council members to reconsider before they adopt the town's 1990-91 budget.

"Every year I sit back and watch tax increases come and go," said Jim Reynolds, who owns Master Chef restaurant in Pulaski. "I'm sick of them." Reynolds said the cost of running his business has continued to increase over the years. "I'm concerned," he said. "When is the end coming?"

Council has proposed an increase of 5 percent for real estate and personal property taxes and a 2.5 percent increase for utility taxes to help balance the proposed budget, which includes $4.46 million for the general fund.

Other proposals include a 10 percent increase in water rates and a 20 percent increase in sewer rates.

"This water hike is what's killing us," said Carolyn Hager, who owns the E-Z Way Launderette.

by CNB