Transfer tax will be the best for Orange County

…Misinformation about the proposed transfer tax for Orange County is being disseminated to voters who will make a decision on the tax on the May 6 ballot. I wish to correct that misinformation by showing what the effect is on the five counties that have had the transfer tax for many years…

- Senator Ellie Kinnaird, Daily Tar Heel, April 8th

Transfer Tax Needed

…I urge all Orange County voters to join the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Board of Education in support of the Land Transfer Tax referendum so that we are poised to meet the growth that continues in our community and the renovation needs of our aging facilities…

- Pam Hemminger, Carrboro Citizen, March 20th

Tax Has Positives

…Our current over-dependence on property taxes to finance government services has driven away more and more lower- and middle-income homeowners, lessening the diversity and character of our community. The land transfer tax offers the county a new revenue tool and promises a little tax relief to the average homeowner. If passed, the sale of a $300,000 house would incur a $1,200 tax bill. My guess is that this new cost would be shared among the seller, buyer and, if involved, real estate agent — perhaps that’s the part of this tax that Mr. Zimmerman and his industry group find really unfair…

- Jack Nestor, Carrboro Citizen, March 20th