42,000 citizens in Cumberland County woke up this morning as the
newest members of Fayetteville. In the largest and most argued
“forced annexation” case in NC finally ends, these residents will now
get those city services imposed upon them with the new tax bill as well.
In
the end, the city will reap another $9 million in taxes annually (well,
increasing annually). The great part about this is that the city
water and sewer benefits may not reach many of those residents for
another 10-15 years because the plans aren’t in place yet. So,
they get to subsidize the water and sewer for the rest of Fayetteville.
Letters
to Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas were summarily dismissed thus
avoiding a challenge in the U.S. Supreme Court at this time.
