Research Report
Does Avery need a land-transfer tax increase?
posted January 11, 2009 by Dr. Terry Stoops, Joseph Coletti, Dr. Michael Sanera
The Avery County commissioners are asking county residents to approve a sale-tax increase on February 3. This report identifies over $10 million in revenue and savings the county could use to meet its needs; more than triple the amount that the proposed land-transfer tax increase is estimated to produce.