Cabarrus Cheap Seats

22 Comments in 4 days from 4 different commenters over at this article: Friday Five: COPs for NCRC = Stupid Idea.  That’s a record.

Here’s a taste of what people are talking about:

Aaron:

The point is, saving money today versus saving money in twenty years is irrelavent. This is a project that benefits me how? What will I get from the NCRC? What will any local taxpayer who already has a good job stand to gain from the NCRC? What makes this a public good worthy of one red cent of my tax dollars?

Liberal_NC: 

The fact that the NCRC will increase the property value of peoples houses can indeed be a problem.
As property values increase in a given neighborhood, the property taxes for the neighborhood’s long-term owners will rise. If the owners cannot afford the tax increases, they are forced to sell their house.

Local_Son:

I am firmly of the opinion that everybody in this county who is against the NCRC and/or the TIF (they are almost one and the same), falls in line with one of those three (highly-exaggerated) examples. Obsessive nostalgia, blithering shortsightedness, or plain and simple jealousy - only forces strong as these could keep rational people from accepting the logical fact that, while this is a lot of money to invest and a very serious investment for the county to make, the risks far outweigh the benefits.

And, well, me:

What I do have a real problem with is a disingenious proposal like COPS instead of TIF being pushed by cynical local officials who care more about gaming the system than they do about the future of this community. Also, I have not been impressed with local media basically being stenographers for the County Manager’s office. It’s pretty sad when it takes a guy who runs a website in spite of having a growing family and demanding job to raise the red flag that this is another badly constructed debt situation that will seriously jack our taxes up for no good reason.

The conversation is still alive and well and the water is fine, click here to check it out: Friday Five: COPs for NCRC = Stupid Idea. 

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