Author: Jeff Aydelette

Publisher/Editor jeff@compassnews360.com

Surprise, Pamlico!! Sales Tax Hike on Your Ballot

Known as a referendum. The proposed increase, if approved by a majority of voters, would take the current rate from 6.75 percent to an even 7 percent – possibly boosting county revenues by an estimated $400,000 per year. Back in April, the Pamlico County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved putting the measure on every ballot. Their rationale is that a modest sales tax increase is easier for taxpayers to swallow…

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WHAT CAN POSSIBLY GO WRONG?

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