050219731 593
594
595
596
597
598
599
600
601
602
603
604
605
606
607
608
609
Ida P. Hinnant
Ophelia McLean
M. Irene Lassiter
Lida R. O'Quinn
Hattie E. Barnes
Rebecca S. Coleman
Louise M. Lloyd
M. H. Canady
Hoyt B. Fowler
Donald Ray Womble
Brenda L. Johnson
Alta Pearl Pope
Margaret N. McDonald
Herbert E Hudson
Jean M. Irvin
Thomas T. Lanier
Lillian B. Smith
280.05 610
210.43 611
779.87 612
635.97 613
580.65 614
595.90 615
566.86 616
648.63 617
617.04 618
611.82 619
358.97 620
308.81 621
342.63 622
490.76 623
424.11 624
625.63 625
322.13 626
Roy S. Godwin
Corbett A. Coats
Robert J. Burnette
Alvis Lee McKay
Andrew M. Anderson
William Fred Hall
John Jay West
Virginia S. Warren
Tony M. Tucker
Bessie W. Moss
Muriel F. Cann
Myrtle D. Register
Margaret R. Randall
Flora Margaret Shaw
Janet H. Johnson
Nina P. Bethune
Melanie Beth Hamilton
70.61
382.94
363.55
143.11
115.80
112.30
103.56
313.10
728.25
367.01
574.08
581.21
508.80
248.18
160.52
173.56
73.44
MAY 2, 1973 - PUBLIC HEARING TO COMPLY WITH PROPER GS IN THE LEVYING OF THE I¢ SALES TAX.
Public hearing, set for I0:a.m., May 2, 1973, in the Superior Courtroom, Courthouse, Lillington,
was called to order at 10:00 a.m. by the Chairman of the Board of County Commissioners, for the pur-
pose of hearing discussion relevant to the levying of the I% sales tax.
The Chairman, after calling the meeting to order, indicated that proper legal notification had been
made in the mwspapers and that the people of the County were duly notified of the holding of the
public hearing.
All members of the Board were present, with the exception of Duncan P. Ray, Jr., Vice Chairman, being
hospitalized in the Betsy Johnson Memorial Hospital in Dunn, N. C.
Chairman Brock asked the County Attorney, Edward H. McCormick to take charge of the hearing and allow
all persons present whishing to be heard, a chance to speak.
Issues to be spoken to: 1. should the It sales tax be imposed
2. is this tax more equitable than other taxes.
Then, if levied, should collection thereof be on per capita basis (giving more to the county) or should
collection be on ad valorem basis, (giving municipalities more).
Mayor W. P. Elmore, Dunn, presented the following written statement:
"Mr. Chairman and members of the County Commissioners
1 would like to submit here today a copy of the resolution the Dunn City Council approved on September
7, 1972, asking the County Commissioners to levy the extra It sales Tax for Harnett County.
No one is more aware of the increase in costs and the demand for better and more services than you
Gentlemen of the County Board of Commissioners. Those of us who are in places of responsibility in our
respective municipalities are also being called on for better and more services, and just to stand
still is more expensive each year;
No one wants to pay more taxes, but if we as elected officials are to carry out the programs that we
now have, and improve them and expand them, then we must have more revenue. In the past, it has been
that we increased the property tax, but it is not realistic to continue to make real property carry
the large share of the financing of these services.
Harnett County is surrounded by other counties who have levied this tax and now 83 out of the 100 coun-
ties have already levied this increase.
Considering the fairness of this tax, 1 submit that we should levy the I% sales tax and spread the cost
to all persons on a fair and equal basis.
William P. Elmore, Mayor Dunn. N. C.
Jonah Caudle, Dunn, N. C. spoke against the commissioners' levying the taxes, wanted it to be only upon
the vote of the people.
Hoke Smith, Mrs. Haywood Hall, Alton Gray and Mayor Ronald Coats spoke in favor of the tax being levied
by resolution of the Commissioners.
The Board took no definite action but did indicate that a resolution was being prepared for the May
meeting and would be taken under consideration at that time at the May Meeting.
Meeting adjourned at 11:00 a.m.
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