Editions D.C. Maryland Virginia    | | OPINION COLUMNS GOSSIP SPECIAL SECTIONS FEATURES Council intent on reducing property taxes By MICHAEL NEIBAUER Examiner Staff Writer Published: Monday, June 20, 2005 10:23 PM EDT | Rejecting the concern of Mayor Anthony A. Williams that it will benefit only the wealthiest home owners, the District City Council today is expected to move forward with a 4-cent property tax rate reduction when it adopts the fiscal year 2006 budget support act. Council Chairman Linda Cropp, D-at large, said Monday she agreed with Williams that residents with more highly valued homes will "get a higher return." But everyone in the city is suffering, she said during a briefing with reporters, from the young couple just starting out to the retired couple on a fixed income. "If they sell their house, where are they going?" Cr

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