Yesterday Jackson County Commissioners voted 4-1 to put in place a 5 month growth moratorium. A report conducted by Dr. James Carland from WCU states:
With the moratorium of six months as initially proposed, Jackson
County stands to lose $72.5 million in taxable revenues and $32 million
in direct labor payroll for a loss of 1,605 jobs, according to James
Carland, a Western Carolina University professor of entrepreneurship.
On the wall behind my desk there is a quote by Ben Franklin that states:
“Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.”
When it?s all said and done, that is what has happened.
