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NASH COUNTY <br /> <br />NASHVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA 27856 <br /> <br /> RESOLUTION REQUESTING <br />ADDITIONAL LOCAL OPTION SALES TAX <br /> <br />J CLAUDE MAYO, JR. <br /> <br /> J WAYNE DEAL <br /> <br /> VINCE DURHAM <br /> <br /> WAYNE MOORE <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, the Nash-Rocky Mount Board of Education and the North Carolina <br />Department of Public Instruction have identified many capital needs in the Nash-Rocky <br />Mount Schools; and, <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, the Nash-Rocky Mount Board of Education has developed a plan for meeting <br />the identified capital needs of the schools; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, the capital needs of schools in Nash County are approximately sixty-five <br />million dollars; and, <br /> WHEREAS, at the request of the Nash-Rocky Mount Board of Education, a bond <br />referendum totalling thirty-five million dollars has been called by the Nash County <br />Board of Commissioners; and <br /> WHEREAS, many Nash County citizens have stated their opposition to increased <br />property taxes but favor an additional local option sales tax for capital needs of <br />education in Nash County; and, <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, the Nash County Board of Commissioners has voted unanimously to seek <br />legislative authority for additional local option sales tax to meet the pressing <br />capital needs of education in Nash County; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, the one hundred counties of North Carolina appear to be in need of <br />additional revenue sources for capital needs of education and other pressing financial <br />needs; and, <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, an additional local option sales tax would help to provide funding for <br />necessary capital needs of education in Nash County and throughout the State of North <br />Carolina; <br /> <br /> THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Nash County Board of Commissioners does hereby <br />propose that the North Carolina Association of County Commissioners seek from the North <br />Carolina General Assembly, authority for counties to enact additional local option <br />sales tax for capital needs of education; and, <br /> <br /> BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that each board of county commissioners throughout North <br />Carolina is hereby encouraged to provide strong leadership and support for this <br />endeavor. <br /> <br /> COMMISSIONERS: Kermit Richardson, District #1; James E. Odom, District #2; Billy Morgan, Dislrict #3; Tommy May, District #4; <br /> Bill Buchanan, District #5; J. Claude Mayo, District #6; Randy Stewad, District #7. <br /> <br /> <br />