george conklin
2007-09-26 12:35:04 UTC
Here is a post from NC which suggests that new cities (called towns in the
article) cost the county money and make it harder to build new schools. I
am posting it without comment:
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Davidson County officials say they have lost more than $1 million in
sales-tax revenue after Midway and Wallburg became towns. And with talk of
Southmont incorporating, they fear losing more.
Last night, the commissioners tabled a request from a group pushing to make
Southmont into a town. The group asked the commissioners to send a letter
outlining what kind of services the county would provide if Southmont became
a town. It wasn't a letter asking for support because the effort is in the
preliminary stages.
But with two incorporations within the past five years, Davidson County
commissioners were clearly wary of the possibility of a third new town.
"I don't think we're ready to send a letter of any type unless it's a letter
to say we're not ready to send a letter," said Don Truell, the vice chairman
of the board of commissioners.
Wallburg incorporated in 2004, and the General Assembly approved Midway's
incorporation last year.
.....Commissioners have become increasingly concerned about the revenue the
county loses when a new town is formed.
In June, commissioners voted to charge both Wallburg and Midway a total of
$123,510 for law-enforcement services. But Midway officials sent out a
letter yesterday opposing the charges.
"I know of no legal requirement to distribute the county's cost to the Town
of Midway in this fashion," Warren Kasper, the town's attorney, said in the
letter. "Nor is the town required to accept this shifting of statutorily
mandated county expense, and it chooses not to do so."
Commissioner Max Walser said he is not opposed to Southmont incorporating,
but he is worried about the effect on the county's finances when new towns
are formed, especially since the county builds the schools.
"We lose the sales-tax money," Walser said. "It cuts down on the ability to
build schools."
article) cost the county money and make it harder to build new schools. I
am posting it without comment:
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Davidson County officials say they have lost more than $1 million in
sales-tax revenue after Midway and Wallburg became towns. And with talk of
Southmont incorporating, they fear losing more.
Last night, the commissioners tabled a request from a group pushing to make
Southmont into a town. The group asked the commissioners to send a letter
outlining what kind of services the county would provide if Southmont became
a town. It wasn't a letter asking for support because the effort is in the
preliminary stages.
But with two incorporations within the past five years, Davidson County
commissioners were clearly wary of the possibility of a third new town.
"I don't think we're ready to send a letter of any type unless it's a letter
to say we're not ready to send a letter," said Don Truell, the vice chairman
of the board of commissioners.
Wallburg incorporated in 2004, and the General Assembly approved Midway's
incorporation last year.
.....Commissioners have become increasingly concerned about the revenue the
county loses when a new town is formed.
In June, commissioners voted to charge both Wallburg and Midway a total of
$123,510 for law-enforcement services. But Midway officials sent out a
letter yesterday opposing the charges.
"I know of no legal requirement to distribute the county's cost to the Town
of Midway in this fashion," Warren Kasper, the town's attorney, said in the
letter. "Nor is the town required to accept this shifting of statutorily
mandated county expense, and it chooses not to do so."
Commissioner Max Walser said he is not opposed to Southmont incorporating,
but he is worried about the effect on the county's finances when new towns
are formed, especially since the county builds the schools.
"We lose the sales-tax money," Walser said. "It cuts down on the ability to
build schools."