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Click here to view and here to listen to Chad Adams discussing the By The Numbers report. RALEIGH – Local taxes and fees in Fayetteville totaled about $1,454…

RALEIGH – Charlotte still tops North Carolina’s list of cities with the highest local government costs, according to a new report from the Raleigh-based Center for Local Innovation. But…

Click here to view and here to listen to Chad Adams discussing the By The Numbers report. RALEIGH – Local taxes and fees in Asheville totaled about $1,892…

Click here to view and here to listen to Chad Adams discussing the By The Numbers report. RALEIGH – Local taxes and fees in Hickory totaled about $1,771…

Click here to view and here to listen to Chad Adams discussing the By The Numbers report. RALEIGH – Local taxes and fees in Greenville totaled about $1,480…

Click here to view and here to listen to Chad Adams discussing the By The Numbers report. RALEIGH – Local taxes and fees in New Bern totaled about…

Click here to view and here to listen to Chad Adams discussing the By The Numbers report. RALEIGH – Local taxes and fees in Rocky Mount totaled about…

RALEIGH — Local taxes and fees in Charlotte totaled more than $1,920 per resident in 2001, ranking North Carolina’s largest city No. 1 for local government costs among major cities…

By the Numbers 2003: What Government Costs in North Carolina Cities and Counties is the fourth in a series of studies that examine local taxes, fees, and charges in every North Carolina communities. Charlotte ranks first among major cities in combined local government costs per person, with Hickory, Durham, Wilmington, and Cary rounding up the top tier. Among large urban counties, Durham and Mecklenburg have relatively high costs as a percentage of personal income.

RALEIGH — Gov. Mike Easley and the state legislature have approved a revised budget for the current fiscal year that will likely result in hundreds of millions of dollars in…