2011/04/18 RESOLUTION PETITIONING ITS LEGISLATIVE DELEGATION FOR A TWO PERCENT LOCAL SALES TAX FOR PUB SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION & FINANCINGHarnett
COUNTY
NORTH CAROLINA
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RESOLUTION OF THE HARNETT COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
PETITIONING ITS LEGISLATIVE DELEGATION FOR A TWO PERCENT LOCAL
SALES TAX FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION AND FINANCING
WHEREAS, the Harnett County Board of Commissioners has a record of responsiveness to the capital
needs of the public school system in providing adequate facilities; and
WHEREAS, Harnett County is facing unprecedented growth pressures as indicated by the 2010 census
and State projections indicate these trends will continue for the next two decades as the third fast growing County
In North Carolina; and
WHEREAS, the County's fiscal condition is stressed with a significant debt load, depleted fund balance
reserves, and a structural budget deficit; and
WHEREAS, the governing body is actively working to analyze its fiscal position and is taking steps to
correct the County's fiscal weaknesses; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Education has presented its student population growth model with estimates
requiring 134 additional mobile classrooms beyond the current 193 mobile class units; and
WHEREAS, there exists immediate need for new construction of a new Harnett Central Elementary
School and anew Highland Middle School; and
WHEREAS, there are projected short term capital needs for school construction of new Western Harnett
and Southwest Harnett Elementary Schools; and
WHEREAS, there is a projected long term capital need for a new Highland High School, and the sum of
these capital needs is in excess of $146 million dollars; and
WHEREAS, this burden should not be placed solely on the land owners, and property taxpayers of
Harnett County citizens, working families, and retirees; and
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Harnett County Board of Commissioners seek
legislative authority to levy a two percent sales tax dedicated for school construction debt service, effective
January 1, 2012 and to sunset on January 1, 2037.
Adopted this 18" day of April 2011.
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HARNETT COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Attest:
n� ^ (�.� : im thy B. McNeill, Chairman
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