With the Orange County property tax rate ready to jump to 99.8 cents per $100 comes a comment from Orange County Commissioner Mike Nelson, a proud liberal whose blog is called “Leading from the Left.”
According to this News & Observer blog, Nelson sent out a newsletter this week with a note that validates what many of us have been writing and saying for a long time about the oppressive, anti-family tax policy of the county. Among his comments, says the N&O (emphasis is mine):
Once adding in city taxes and school district taxes, a homeowner in Carrboro or Chapel Hill would be paying nearly $2 per hundred in local property taxes. And in year in which OWASA’s is increasing rates by 17% such a significant tax increase is untenable.
For lower income and even middle-income families, it’s becoming more and more difficult to remain in Orange County. Consequently, the Commissioners sought ways to alleviate the tax burden while maintaining access to human services, good schools, and parks.
