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Welcome
to WakeUP, a voice for taxpayers who care about good growth
in Wake County.
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of activities ranging form hosting candidate and issues
forums to blogging in the local political sites. Please
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In
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- Durham
council approves impact fees. Starting July 1, fees will
go up
for new construction in downtown and in southern Durham,
about 24 and
30 percent respectively. Fees in northern Durham will
drop by about
55 percent.
http://www.newsobserver.com/news/durham/durham/story/1005344.html
- Impact
fees, teardowns dominate public hearing talk. The Raleigh
City
Council hears from the public on two contentious proposals
that are
sent to the Planning Commission for further review. (031908i.htm)
http://www.newsobserver.com/news/wake/raleigh/story/1005337.html
http://www.wral.com/news/local/story/2598762/
- Orange
County will spend no more than $100,000 to educate residents
about a land transfer tax that will be on the May 6 ballot.
The
Daily Tar Heel
http://www.heraldsun.com/orange/10-934678.cfm
- WakeUP's
Karen Rindge, recently participated in a WRAListens
community panel on Raleigh issues. Rindge highlighted
the need to pay for growth in Raleigh in a way that is
fair to all citizens, calling for higher impact fees and
a transfer tax. She also called for county and city coordination
in growth planning for schools, water, transit and more.
- Raleigh
should triple its impact fees on new development to help
pay for growth, says Raleigh City Councilor Crowder. Read
story here: http://www.wral.com/news/local/story/1808587/
- Battles
over the transfer tax are heating up in counties like
Johnston. The N&O's Ruth Sheehan questions who is
behind the opposition to a fair growth funding option
like a transfer tax - the special interests or the citizens
who see that growth must be paid for fairly? Read her
column here: http://www.newsobserver.com/674/story/698675.html
- According
to a July 18 Public Policy Poll, 84% of North
Carolinians support having a referendum on a local option
for a transfer tax as a way to help pay for the
costs of growth. Also, more than 80% support impact fees
on new development. Click
here to read more (PDF)
- The
News & Observer recently asked local
leaders about who can truly solve the puzzle of growth
in Wake County. See comments of WakeUP chair,
Karen Rindge, in the Q section. http://www.newsobserver.com/news/growth/story/622866.html
- "Wake
Commissioners Hear School Funding Options"
(ABC News 11)
- "Tax
Hike Not Only Way to Fund More Wake Schools, Group Says"
(WRAL News)
WakeUP
Letters and Columns
- July
6, 2007: Letter to the editor by Karen Rindge.
- http://www.newsobserver.com/print/sunday/opinion/story/645244.html
- http://www.newsobserver.com/print/sunday/opinion/story/645244.html
- "Amusing
Claims" by Greg Flynn: http://www.newsobserver.com/opinion/letters/story/631984.html
- The
State House and Senate are at loggerheads over the transfer
tax. According to WakeUP’s Stan
Norwalk, the special interests are putting
immense pressure on legislators to oppose it. Read more
in IndyWeek…http://www.indyweek.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A157247
- Column
by Steve Ford: (News & Observer) Sell house, pay
tax, count blessings (May 13, 2007)
- Column
by Stan Norwalk: (News & Observer) "Taking
7 steps for schools" (May 10, 2007)
- Letter
to the Editor (News & Observer) "Raising the
Money " (January, 2007)
- Letter
to the Editor (News & Observer) "Financing
schools" (January, 2007)
- Letter
to the Editor (News & Observer) "Election"
(November 20, 2006)
- Letter
to the Editor (News & Observer) "Gurly and
Transfer Tax" (August 21, 2006)
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