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Don't miss this week's Hendersonville Lightning
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Don’t miss this week’s Hendersonville Lightning. Read Story »
Tags: Hendersonville Lightning | local budgets | local government budgets | American Rescue Plan Act | ARPA
Henderson County News
Laurel Park to spend $1.74M on its ‘biggest problem’ — roads
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LAUREL PARK — While the “Town on a Mountain” has history, charm and views aplenty, what it lacks is good roads. Read Story »
Tags: Laurel Park | local government budgets | Laurel Park roads
Henderson County News
City’s $52M budget adds positions, keeps taxes level
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The Hendersonville City Council will hold a public hearing this week on a $52.5 million no-new-taxes budget that raises city residents’ water bills by 12 percent, funds numerous water and sewer improvements and adds 9½ new general fund positions, including a police sergeant, a civilian animal enforcement position, a deputy fire chief, an IT director, a communications coordinator, a sustainability manager, three street maintenance workers and a parttime budget analyst. Read Story »
Henderson County News
LIVE COVERAGE: Commissioners edge toward budget and tax decisions
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Henderson County commissioners are discussing a $178.4 million budget and edging toward final decisions on spending and the property tax rate for the fiscal year beginning July 1. Read Story »
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Henderson County News
County manager unveils $178M budget; Lapsley wants tax cut
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Presenting his first spending blueprint as the county's top administrator, County Manager John Mitchell on Monday night recommended a $178.4 million budget fiscal year 2022-23 budget that keeps the property tax rate at 56.1 cents per $100 valuation. Read Story »
Tags: local government borrowing | local budgets | local government budgets
Henderson County News
County's rainy day fund looks sunny
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Henderson County’s bank account is better than healthy. Read Story »
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Henderson County News
Cities get Powell Bill allocation for streets
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The N.C. Department of Transportation is distributing more than $143.1 million in State Street Aid to Municipalities, also known as Powell Bill funds, to 509 municipalities statewide. Read Story »
Tags: local budgets | local government budgets | highway construction | Powell Bill | Laurel Park roads
Henderson County News
City Council OKs 3-cent tax increase, 10 percent pay raise
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The Hendersonville City Council on Thursday night adopted a $45.2 million budget that raises the property tax by 3 cents in order to fund a 10 percent pay raise for city employees, buy first responder and public works vehicles and pay for major capital projects including the new police station and a new Seventh Avenue streetscape and in the coming years a new fire station, City Hall renovation and Edwards Park and Dogwood lot park improvements. Read Story »
Henderson County News
City forecasts 7-cent tax increase over three years
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A boost in employee pay and benefits, growing debt service on major capital projects and a dozen new firefighters transitioning to the city payroll from a federal grant are leading to property tax and fee increases for Hendersonville taxpayers. Read Story »
Tags: local government budgets | property taxes | 2021-22 local budget
Henderson County Four Seasons Politics
Small towns teeter on edge of insolvency
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RALEIGH — After a decade of financial struggle, the small town of East Laurinburg in Scotland County could soon cease to exist. Read Story »
Tags: local government borrowing | local government budgets | Local Government Commission
Henderson County News
Covid relief funding allows infrastructure projects, premium pay for essential workers
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Although broad categories of how a windfall of economic recovery money can be spent are known, local government organizations are awaiting detailed rules from the U.S. Treasury Department. Read Story »
Tags: local government budgets | 2021-22 local budget | American Recovery Act
Henderson County Four Seasons Politics
Covid relief spending boosts N.C. budget forecast
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RALEIGH — The state budget may be spared economists’ worst fears from the COVID pandemic, according to a new tax revenue forecast. Read Story »
Tags: local government budgets | 2021 Legislative session | 2021-22 local budget
Henderson County Four Seasons Politics
Wyatt honored for his service to local government
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Henderson County Manager Steve Wyatt, the county's top administrator for the past 15 years, received the prestigious John Whitehurst Service Award at the North Carolina City & County Management Association Winter Seminar on Thursday for his service and dedication to local government management. Read Story »
Henderson County News
Commissioners hear of plans to repair, renovate VFW post
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The cost for basic repairs to the VFW Post 5206 building would be just under $1 million while improvements for offices and social space to serve veterans would add more cost as well, an architect told the Board of Commissioners on Wednesday. Read Story »
Tags: local government budgets | Hedrick-Rhodes VFW Post 5206 | VFW Post 1506
Henderson County Four Seasons Politics
Commissioners begin shaping 2021-22 budget
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Henderson County commissioners are reviewing the county's current financial situation, getting their first look at budget requests and beginning the process to shape a new budget for the fiscal year beginning July 1. The Lightning will update the highlights during the daylong retreat. Read Story »
Tags: local government borrowing | local budgets | local government budgets | 2021-22 local budget
Henderson County News
City faces a tough shot on Mini-Golf
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At a special meeting earlier this month, Hendersonville City Council member Jerry Smith exhibited his chops at explaining wide-ranging and complex subjects in a clear and concise way. Read Story »
Tags: local government budgets | Fire Station 1 | Laura E. Corn Mini-Golf | capital spending
Henderson County News
Don't miss this week's Hendersonville Lightning
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This week's Lightning is on the street! Read Story »
Tags: Hendersonville Lightning | local government budgets | 2019 reappraisal
Henderson County News
Mills River homeowners will see tax increase
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Many Mills River homeowners and businesses will see an increase in their property tax bills this fall after the Town Council adopted a budget that increases the tax rate by a penny. Read Story »
Tags: Mills River | local government budgets | 2019 tax reassessment | 2019 reappraisal
Henderson County News
Facing rising costs, city may seek sales tax referendum
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Hendersonville City Council members had endured two days of financial forecasts, volleyed 10 “revenue options” and seen their feedback memorialized on sticky notes a facilitator plastered onto poster board when Councilman Steve Caraker pitched his ask for the next budget get-together. Read Story »
Tags: local government budgets | taxes | 2019 reappraisal
Flat Rock Business
Reappraisal Q&A
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Tags: local government budgets | 2019 tax reassessment | 2019 reappraisal | 2019-20 county budget
Henderson County News
Mid-priced homes likely to see biggest appraisal spike
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There were as many tax office staffers on hand as there were taxpayers when Darlene Burgess, Henderson County’s tax administrator, convened the first public information session to explain the 2019 reappraisal. The crowds may get a lot bigger when the new home assessments hit mailboxes six weeks from now. Read Story »
Tags: housing | local government budgets | 2019 tax reassessment | 2019 reappraisal | home construction | housing starts | 2019-20 county budget | 2019-20 local budgets
Henderson County Four Seasons Politics
Commissioners again decline to fund SROs at schools in city
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The Henderson County Board of Commissioners ratified its earlier decision that rejected funding police officers covering four schools in the city of Hendersonville. Read Story »
Tags: school shootings | local government budgets | 2018-19 budgets
Henderson County News
County rejects funding SROs at schools in city
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The Henderson County Board of Commissioners turned down one commissioner's request to fund police officers in schools in the city of Hendersonville, a shift in budget policy that would have given a break to city residents who are facing a tax increase to pay for new officers. Read Story »
Tags: school shootings | local government budgets | 2018-19 budgets
Henderson County Four Seasons Politics
SCHOOL SAFETY: 'They're asking parents to parent'
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Propelled into action by the Parkland High School shootings and a rise in threats to schools here, Henderson County Sheriff Charlie McDonald, elected officials, school administrators and parents on Thursday announced broad and aggressive strategies to make schools safe. Read Story »
Tags: school shootings | local government budgets | 2018 School Board election
Henderson County News
LIGHTNING EDITORIAL: Don't eat the ice cream
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Ice cream first or ice cream for dessert? Read Story »
Tags: local government borrowing | local government budgets | 2017-18 local budgets
Henderson County News
LIGHTNING EDITORIAL: Borrow and spend becomes the new normal
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For a second year in a row, Henderson County commissioners have loaded an ambitious list of capital projects in the buggy and are racing for the checkout line. Read Story »
Tags: local government borrowing | local government budgets | 2015-16 capital construction plans | HHS construction plan
Henderson County Four Seasons Politics
Lapsley wonders if county has too much money
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Tags: local budgets | Bill Lapsley | local government budgets | taxes
Henderson County News
Watchdog warns Laurel Park on water fund
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LAUREL PARK — The Laurel Park Town Board adopted a plan to make up a shortfall in its water system revenue after the state’s local government watchdog warned the town that its water fund was running a deficit. Read Story »
Tags: Laurel Park | local government budgets
Henderson County Four Seasons Politics
LIGHTNING EDITORIAL: Towns push back on county fees
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Henderson County administrators and the elected Board of Commissioners are quick to criticize the state Legislature when the state body delays critical decisions that affect the county budget. Read Story »
Tags: volunteer fire departments | local budgets | local government budgets | taxes
Henderson County Four Seasons Politics
Towns to county: Tell us the price
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Wary that they will be hit with new costs after they wrap up budget deliberations, mayors urged Henderson County officials to release a new fee schedule as soon as possible. Read Story »
Tags: local government budgets
Flat Rock Four Seasons Politics
LIGHTNING EDITORIAL: County demands cities raise taxes
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The proposal by the Henderson County Board of Commissioners to force Flat Rock to pay for the cost of law enforcement would be folly even if the discussion of the idea had not been based on a $620,000 error. Read Story »
Tags: Flat Rock Village Council | local government budgets | taxes
Henderson County Business
Bond rater affirms solid forecast for county
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A bond rating service has affirmed ratings of AA- (double-A minus) for Henderson County financing of construction and a rating of AA for general obligation bonds. Read Story »
Tags: finance | Finance Director Carey McLelland | local government borrowing | local government budgets
Henderson County News
Business briefs: Bank stock, privilege tax, Warm Co., BB&T
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Tags: economic development | local government borrowing | banking | local government budgets
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