2008

RALEIGH — North Carolina’s mental health reformers will miss the boat if they focus solely on the structure of the mental health system, according to a new John Locke Foundation…

The Polk County commissioners are asking county residents to approve a sale-tax increase on November 4. This report identifies over $11 million in revenue and savings the county could use to meet its needs — almost 12 times the amount that the proposed land-transfer tax increase is estimated to produce.

RALEIGH — Chowan County commissioners could avoid a proposed sales tax increase for 14 years by diverting almost $4.5 million in savings and existing revenue streams to high-priority county government…

RALEIGH — Polk County commissioners could avoid a proposed land-transfer tax increase for 12 years by diverting more than $11 million in savings and existing revenue streams to high-priority county…

The Chowan County commissioners are asking voters to approve a sales-tax increase on November 4. This report identifies almost $4.5 million in revenue and savings the county could use to meet its needs — more than 14 times the amount that the proposed tax increase would produce.

RALEIGH — Cherokee County commissioners could avoid a proposed sales tax increase for 11 years by diverting almost $10 million in savings and existing revenue streams to high-priority county government…

RALEIGH — Columbus County commissioners could avoid a proposed sales tax increase for 15 years by diverting almost $14.2 million in savings and existing revenue streams to high-priority county government…

RALEIGH — Guilford County commissioners could avoid a proposed sales tax increase for four years by diverting almost $65.3 million in savings and existing revenue streams to high-priority county government…

RALEIGH — Tyrrell County commissioners could avoid a proposed land-transfer tax increase for nine years by diverting more than $6.4 million in savings and existing revenue streams to high-priority county…

The Cherokee County commissioners are asking voters to approve a sales-tax increase on November 4. This report identifies nearly $10 million in revenue and savings the county could use to meet its needs — over 11 times the amount that the proposed tax increase would produce.