Tax Hike For CHCCS District; OC Prop Tax Unchanged
County commissioners signaled on Thursday that they will hold the line on property taxes, but the CHCCS special district tax will go up.
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BoCC Eyes CHCCS District Tax, Not Property Tax, For School Funding
Posted by Staff | Jun 6, 2013 | Local Government
CHAPEL HILL- Orange County Commissioners signaled on Thursday that they’re looking for more money to fund public schools, but they stopped short of supporting a countywide property tax rate increase. “As much as I believe in a...
Read MoreParents Lobby BoCC For School Funding
Posted by Staff | May 30, 2013 | Local Government
CHAPEL HILL- For the second time in two weeks, parents and teachers raised their voices to ask Orange County Commissioners to raise more money for schools. Nearly a hundred residents turned out for Thursday’s public hearing on...
Read MoreOC Parents Plead For School Funding: “I’ll Pay More”
Posted by Staff | May 24, 2013 | Local Government
HILLSBOROUGH- More than a hundred parents, teachers and children squeezed into Thursday’s public hearing on the county budget, while others spilled out into the hallway at the Department of Social Services, waiting for their...
Read MoreLack Of County Property Tax Increase Could Change
Posted by Staff | May 22, 2013 | Local Government
Orange County’s recommended budget doesn’t include a tax hike, but that might change if county commissioners decide to increase school funding.
Read MoreOC Commissioners Commit to Culbreth Labs, But Other Projects Face Delays
Posted by Staff | May 10, 2013 | Local Government
CHAPEL HILL- Orange County Commissioners on Thursday re-prioritized the five-year capital spending plan in order to kick-start construction on a nearly $5 million dollar science wing for Culbreth Middle School. “In terms of it...
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