Friday, March 29th, 2024

Author: John Hammer

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All Councilmembers Who Voted For Tax Increase Won On July 26

One of the unwritten rules of the City Council bit the dust with the Tuesday, July 26 election. The rule was, “Don’t raise taxes in an election year.”  The belief among members of the City Council for decades was that if they voted for a tax increase in an election year it would hurt their chances of being reelected.

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Inflation Costs North Carolinians About $8,000 A Year

It’s been reported that inflation in June reached an annualized rate of 9.1 percent across the nation. Anyone filling their car up with gas or making a trip to the grocery store doesn’t have to be told that prices have increased, and the Congress Joint Economic Committee has been publishing a “State Inflation Tracker” to inform people how inflation is affecting prices in their state as compared to the nation.

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Early Voting For City Council Election Ends Saturday

Early voting for the Tuesday, July 26 Greensboro City Council election ends Saturday, July 23 at 3 p.m. at all early voting sites. Predictions were that voter turnout for this unique summer City Council election would be low, and the early voting totals so far indicate those predictions will be accurate.

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Strong Seller’s Market Continues In Residential Real Estate

Residential real estate in the second quarter of 2022 continued to be a strong seller’s market according to the latest report from the Greensboro Regional Realtors Association The report states that Greensboro and Guilford County saw some increase in inventory in the second quarter of 2022 (from April through June), but houses continued to sell at above list price and sales prices continued to rise.

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Mayoral Campaign Issue Raised At City Council Meeting

With election day a week away, it was no surprise that the campaign raised its ugly head at the Greensboro City Council meeting on Tuesday, July 19. The two mayoral candidates, Mayor Nancy Vaughan and District 3 City Councilmember Justin Outling, have been having a back and forth on recusals during the campaign.

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Here’s Why Your Property Tax Bill Is So High

Property tax bills in Guilford County have been sent and by now the vast majority of people have received a bill much higher than last year.

Social media sites lit up with comments about the “massive” tax increase and many of the comments indicated that people were not clear about why their tax bill dramatically increased.

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First Tee Youth Golf Clinic Returns To 2022 Wyndham Championship

Young golfers will once again have the opportunity to get instruction from PGA Tour professionals at the Wyndham Championship this year. The youth clinic is back at the 83rd annual Wyndham Championship this year conducted by The First Tee – Central Carolina.  The First Tee Youth Golf Clinic will be held at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 2 at the Grandover Resort practice range.  The clinic is open to junior golfers ages 7 to 18 and is free of charge. 

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Tournament Town Has Busy Three Weeks Ahead

Greensboro will be earning its moniker Tournament Town in the next three weeks by hosting three major athletic events. During the next three weeks, Greensboro will host the AAU Junior Olympic Games, the YMCA Long Course National Swimming Championships and the Wyndham Championship PGA golf tournament.

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Tanger Center Has Remarkable 10 Month First Fiscal Year

The Steven Tanger Center for the Performing Arts had a remarkably successful first fiscal year despite the fact that the year was only 10 months long. The fiscal year ended on June 30, but because of COVID restrictions The Tanger didn’t have its inaugural performance until Sept. 2, 2021.

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City Council Endorsements

All indications are that the Tuesday, July 26 election will set a record for low voter turnout, which means the few who turn out to vote will determine the direction the city will take in the coming four years.

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Vote No On The Bonds

Five individual bond referendums are on the ballot for the Tuesday, July 26 election.  In all they total $135 million. According to the City of Greensboro website, there is still $45.3 million unspent of the $127.6 million in 2016 bonds.

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First Day Numbers Indicate Light Turnout For City Council Race

The prediction all along has been that the voter turnout for the Tuesday, July 26 Greensboro City Council election would be dismal. After one day of early voting there are now a few statistics that indicate the percentage will fall in the range that many were predicting – between 5 percent and 10 percent of the registered voters will cast ballots in this election to choose the nine people who will run the City of Greensboro until 2025.

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Early Voting In the Greensboro City Council Election Opened Today

The proud, the few, the voters in the Greensboro City Council election finally have the opportunity to cast their ballots. Early voting in the Tuesday, July 26 City Council election, originally scheduled for Nov. 2, 2021, opened at 8 a.m. on Thursday, July 7 at six locations in Greensboro and ends on July 23.  The complete schedule for early voting times and locations can be found here: Early Voting .

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Despite What City Council Says There Is No 7-7-7 Rule

On Tuesday, June 21, the Greensboro City Council voted unanimously to start charging residents $25 for not complying with the ordinance requiring them to remove their garbage and recycling containers from the street, apparently having little idea what that ordinance actually states.

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