posted April 13, 2008 by Dr. Terry Stoops, Joseph Coletti, Dr. Michael Sanera
The Lincoln County commissioners are asking voters to approve a sales-tax increase on May 6. This report identifies $26.3 million in revenue and savings the county could use to meet its needs — over 17 times the amount that the proposed tax increase would produce.
posted April 13, 2008 by Dr. Terry Stoops, Joseph Coletti, Dr. Michael Sanera
The Nash County commissioners are asking voters to approve a sales-tax increase on May 6. This report identifies $18 million in revenue and savings the county could use to meet its needs — six times the amount that the proposed tax increase would produce.
posted April 13, 2008 by Dr. Terry Stoops, Joseph Coletti, Dr. Michael Sanera
The Wayne County commissioners are asking voters to approve a sales-tax increase on May 6. This report identifies $39.1 million in revenue and savings the county could use to meet its needs — almost 15 times the amount that the proposed tax increase would produce.
posted April 13, 2008 by Dr. Terry Stoops, Joseph Coletti, Dr. Michael Sanera
The Ashe County commissioners are asking county residents to triple the land-transfer tax rate on May 6 (from 0.2 to 0.6 percent). This report identifies $9.4 million in revenue and savings the county could use to meet its needs — nearly 10 times the amount that the proposed tax increase would produce.
posted April 13, 2008 by Dr. Terry Stoops, Joseph Coletti, Dr. Michael Sanera
The Gaston County commissioners are asking voters to approve a sales-tax increase on May 6. This report identifies $54.4 million in revenue and savings the county could use to meet its needs — almost 12 times the amount that the proposed tax increase would produce.
posted April 8, 2008 by Dr. Terry Stoops, Joseph Coletti, Dr. Michael Sanera
The Duplin County commissioners are asking voters to approve a sales-tax increase on May 6. This report identifies about $17.7 million in revenue and savings the county could use to meet its needs — more than 21 times the amount that the proposed tax increase would produce.
posted April 8, 2008 by Dr. Terry Stoops, Joseph Coletti, Dr. Michael Sanera
The Lee County commissioners are asking voters to approve a sales-tax increase on May 6. This report identifies almost $10.3 million in revenue and savings the county could use to meet its needs — over 6.6 times the amount that the proposed tax increase would produce.
posted April 8, 2008 by Dr. Terry Stoops, Joseph Coletti, Dr. Michael Sanera
The Randolph County commissioners are asking voters to approve a sales-tax increase on May 6. This report identifies $33.5 million in revenue and savings the county could use to meet its needs — more than 13 times the amount that the proposed tax increase would produce.
posted April 8, 2008 by Dr. Terry Stoops, Joseph Coletti, Dr. Michael Sanera
The Stanly County commissioners are asking voters to approve a sales-tax increase on May 6. This report identifies $23 million in revenue and savings the county could use to meet its needs — over 16.7 times the amount that the proposed tax increase would produce.
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