Research Report
Get the Math Right: Columbus County leaders are wrong about proposed tax hike’s size, need
posted October 12, 2010 by Dr. Terry Stoops, Joseph Coletti, Dr. Michael Sanera
Columbus County commissioners are overselling the value of a proposed tax increase to voters by at least $300,000. County commissioners have repeatedly said the new quarter-cent sales tax increase would raise $1.0 million, but recent county estimates suggest the tax would bring in about $700,000. That would be equivalent to a 2.2-cent property tax rate increase.