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The Virginia Supreme Court has laid the smackdown on the NVTA, saying it is not a government and therefore cannot raise a tax. Could this court ruling be used as a lever against Metro Washington Airport Authorty's claim to authority to impose gun restrictions on places like Rt. 28?
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The Virginia Supreme Court has laid the smackdown on the NVTA, saying it is not a government and therefore cannot raise a tax. Could this court ruling be used as a lever against Metro Washington Airport Authorty's claim to authority to impose gun restrictions on places like Rt. 28?
Link here.
[align=left]NVTA Tax Opponents From Loudoun React To Virginia Court Ruling
02-29-2008 7:41 AM
[align=left](Leesburg, VA) -- The Virginia State Supreme Court has ruled that the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority is not a county, city, town or regional government and it's unconstitutional for it to impose taxes. Last July, the NVTA voted to create seven new taxes and fees to raise 325-million-dollars a year for regional transportation improvements as part of the General Assembly's effort to address traffic problems in Northern Virginia. Many officials in Loudoun County spoke out in opposition to the Authority's ability to impose taxes with Delegate Robert Marshall and the Board of Supervisors heading-up legal challenges. Board chairman Scott York, Loudoun's only NVTA representative, tells the "Loudoun Times" that, quote, "we didn't think it was constitutional for a non-elected body to raise taxes and fees." He adds that "there is a process to changing the constitution; you just can't violate it." York believes that local jurisdictions will be able to make up for some of the lost revenue by increasing commercial tax rates to fund road improvements.[/align]
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