Liberty
The Role of Government
An LTE of the Mountain Xpress signed by one Andrew Dahm criticizes the proposed increase in the hotel occupancy tax from 4% to 6%. He looks at things globally and…
Municipal services
Liberty
Creepy Mission’s Tether Broke
Residents of Cashiers and Highlands will likely get slapped with a fire tax. Why? Because government is so into creating positive energy these days, it has no funds left for…
Liberty
Payers Eschew, Payees Like – Wow.
It was suggested that Flat Rock either pay extra for county law enforcement or perhaps get their own force. After all, other municipalities within Henderson County have their own service.…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
Municipal services and how they are funded
View in your browser. Each local jurisdiction in North Carolina, whether it is a county or a city, has chosen to provide services for its citizens. Some have chosen to…
Liberty
Haunted by a BID
Ashevillians who will be affected by the Business Improvement District continue to fight against it. The Pursuit Group working on behalf of the BID, however, is committed. They can be…
Liberty
How we do business in G’boro
JLF has just released its latest report —-What Government Costs in North Carolina Cities and Counties FY 2010. Press release here; report here. Sift through the numbers if you like.…
Liberty
Adventures in garbage
Meck Deck shares his adventures in garbage. Now I’ll share mine. For starters, I’m bummed my garbage pick up changed from Thursday to Monday. I personally liked clearing out the…
Liberty
It is 6:15pm. My Recyclables Are Still on the Curb.
Hmmm. Maybe I should call 311 so I can be told something something something. Two weeks without pick-up. Are they taking the month off? I know! I’ll call up and…
Liberty
redWHY.org
That’s the name of Randy Pickle’s new Web site in Durham. He explains his goal on the site’s home page: I started this website because Durham is broken. It’s not…
Liberty
The sobering, but not shocking, truth
Residents in Southern Buncombe County are understandably upset that the City of Asheville is planning to annex them. But they have extra ammunition thanks to a city analysis clearly showing…