An article by Joe Killian at the Greensboro Thread makes the case that the members of the Greensboro City Council were victimized by Republicans in the state General Assembly; and that they had little choice but to raise taxes. Recall they had raised property taxes by 19% and water/sewer rates […]
Tag: tax and spend
Will Guilford Commissioners Feel Restrained Because of Greensboro’s Whopping 19% Tax Increase?
The Board of County Commissioners in Guilford County has not yet decided on its budget and property tax rate. Given the fact that many of its residents are now facing a huge increase in Greensboro city taxes, there are rumblings they might take this into consideration when deciding on their […]
Hartzman: Property Tax Increase Paying Mostly For More Compensation For City Employees
George Hartzman’s analysis reveals that 57% of the revenue from our 19% tax increase will go to overall compensation for city staff. He points out this is much different than the justification offered to the public for the astronomical tax increase. They lied to us. Big time.
Greensboro City Council Raises Property Taxes
The vote was unanimous, thereby demonstrating that they are ALL socialists at this point. There is no evidence of a concerted effort to find spending reductions. The homeowner does not have a single representative on the Greensboro City Council. At this point, it is more than predictable. They are trying […]
Will Governor Josh Stein Sign The Property Tax Moratorium?
NC House Republican passed yesterday the measure to prohibit property tax revaluations from becoming effective this year. That is a cause for celebration. It now heads to the governor’s desk. He has ten days to make a decision. It appears that a veto would be overridden. But here is the […]
Socialist Council Members Call For Budget Cuts In Greensboro
The ongoing saga regarding property tax revaluations has led to an occurrence we don’t see often. Several Greensboro City Council members called for budget cuts to alleviate anticipated property tax increases due to revaluations. Greensboro News and Record: During a budget work session on Thursday, some council members said they […]
City Of Greensboro Implementing Another Giveaway Of Taxpayer Dollars
Scott Yost reports that the city is going to be providing financing for development of marginal commercial properties in partnership with several commercial banks. This is yet another sell-out to development interests. The money to be loaned by the city will be amounts the private markets are not willing to […]
Whopping Greensboro Tax Increase Proposed
Both the News and Record and the Rhino Times report regarding the city of Greensboro’s proposed budget. The bottom line is that there will be both higher property taxes and higher fees under this budget if approved. George Hartzman estimates that the average magnitude of the property tax increase will […]
Is The Guilford Socialists’ Change of Heart Real On Property Taxes?
We had discussed yesterday how Skip Alston has had a change of tune with regard to property tax increases and is now discussing budget cuts. Now, it seems the dam is bursting. The county GOP chairman is stating that the socialists would be committing “financial rape” if they do not […]
Guilford/ Greensboro Tax/ Fee Update
Now, Skip Alston is signaling that he will place on hold his plans to increase property taxes in view of the General Assembly’s planned passage of its one-year moratorium. The Rhino Times reports that he plans some budget cuts. Of course, we need to be vigilant. We need to watch […]