New Taxes? (Winston-Salem, Huntersville, Lenoir: sales, transfer, schools)

[mm34b]

Voters in 26 counties will be deciding on new taxes on Tuesday, November 6th.

When the General Assembly passed a new budget in July, it included two local-option revenues for counties – a quarter-cent sales tax increase or a 0.4 percent land transfer tax. A county can only enact one option, and whichever option a county chooses must first be approved by the public in a referendum.

Ten counties voting on the land transfer tax, Brunswick, Chatham, Gates, Henderson, Hoke, Macon, Moore, Pender, Swain and Union.

Eleven counties are voting on the sales tax option — Catawba, Columbus, Cumberland, Greene, Hertford, Lenoir, Martin, Pitt, Robeson, Sampson and Surry.

Five counties (Davie, Graham, Harnett, Johnston and Rutherford) are voting on both options.

[silverwing]

Originally Posted by mm34b

Five counties (Davie, Graham, Harnett, Johnston and Rutherford) are voting on both options.

Give Davie County a cause and they'll fight over it Schools, taxes, hospitals ... all are/have been the subject of squabbles.

The land transfer tax has vociferous opposition; signs are all over. If money has to be raised, popular opinion seems to be swayed toward a higher sales tax.

[mountain_time_Blues]

Mecklenburg county is also having the referendum on whether to repeal the half cent transit tax.

[mm34b]

Nov. 6th Referenda by County

Brunswick - 0.4 percent land transfer tax Failed
Catawba - 0.25 percent sales tax Passed
Chatham - 0.4 percent land transfer tax Failed
Columbus - 0.25 percent sales tax Failed
Cumberland - 0.25 percent sales tax Failed
Davie - 0.4 percent land transfer tax Failed
Davie - 0.25 percent sales tax Failed
Gates - 0.4 percent land transfer tax Failed
Graham - 0.4 percent land transfer tax Failed
Graham - 0.25 percent sales tax Failed
Greene - 0.25 percent sales tax Failed
Harnett - 0.4 percent land transfer tax Failed
Harnett - 0.25 percent sales tax Failed
Henderson - 0.4 percent land transfer tax Failed
Hertford - 0.25 percent sales tax Failed
Hoke - 0.4 percent land transfer tax Failed
Johnston - 0.4 percent land transfer tax Failed
Johnston - 0.25 percent sales tax Failed
Lenoir - 0.25 percent sales tax Failed
Macon - 0.4 percent land transfer tax Failed
Martin - 0.25 percent sales tax Passed
Moore - 0.4 percent land transfer tax Failed
Pender - 0.4 percent land transfer tax Failed
Pitt - 0.25 percent sales tax Passed
Robeson - 0.25 percent sales tax Failed
Rutherford - 0.4 percent land transfer tax Failed
Rutherford - 0.25 percent sales tax Failed
Sampson - 0.25 percent sales tax Passed
Surry - 0.25 percent sales tax Passed
Swain - 0.4 percent land transfer tax Failed
Union - 0.4 percent land transfer tax Failed
Washington - 1 percent land transfer tax Failed

NC Association of County Commissioners

[silverwing]

Originally Posted by mm34b

Land Transfer Tax
Voting Results by County
Davie

County Sales Tax Increase
Voting Results by County
Davie

Will update as more election results are reported.

Big thumbs down to both. Doesn't surprise me
Winston-Salem Journal | 2 tax proposals defeated in Davie (http://tinyurl.com/24xa27 - broken link)

[mm34b]

Originally Posted by silverwing

Big thumbs down to both. Doesn't surprise me
Winston-Salem Journal | 2 tax proposals defeated in Davie (http://tinyurl.com/24xa27 - broken link)

Thanks for the update.

[mm34b]

Originally Posted by mountain_time_Blues

Mecklenburg county is also having the referendum on whether to repeal the half cent transit tax.

Repeal of the current transit tax failed.

[groove1]

Originally Posted by mountain_time_Blues

Mecklenburg county is also having the referendum on whether to repeal the half cent transit tax.

Meck voted against the repeal by more than 2-1; the transit tax stays. Only obstacle now is new politicians in Huntersville (n. meck).

[Asheville Native]

County commissioners in these counties are already busy figuring out how to wrangle another tax increase without approval of voters.