The headline in Cumberland County's Sentinel Newspaper this morning reads: County may raise taxes
The byline mentions a possible 3% tax hike.
The county's median price range is steady at right around $180, 000. The proposed increase in taxes would mean an approximate additional ELEVEN DOLLARS a year for someone with a home value in that range.
While it's important to be informed, I hope there is some perspective presented on tonight's evening news.
What may be a bigger topic is that the county apparently spent $60, 000 on consultants to figure out to raise the taxes. It will be easy to think they over spent, but if the best solution was found by a third party -- I'm all for it.
What do you think?
The byline mentions a possible 3% tax hike.
The county's median price range is steady at right around $180, 000. The proposed increase in taxes would mean an approximate additional ELEVEN DOLLARS a year for someone with a home value in that range.
While it's important to be informed, I hope there is some perspective presented on tonight's evening news.
What may be a bigger topic is that the county apparently spent $60, 000 on consultants to figure out to raise the taxes. It will be easy to think they over spent, but if the best solution was found by a third party -- I'm all for it.
What do you think?