Pro-tax folks were once again defeated in an attempt to hide the growth of local government revenues. Avery County residents, whose leaders held the 200% increase in the land transfer tax referendum on the 3rd of February hoping only supporters would turn out, originally thought they had won. But the facts are that one of the precincts transposed the numbers while reporting in.
Final numbers 1414 FOR the tax and 1449 AGAINST
Those are the official posted results. Word is that the county will seek once again to put the measure on the ballot. People saying “NO” to new taxes isn’t enough. . .
