In continuation of our last post, we are back to catch you up on property tax issues in the news.  This past news cycle was a busy one, and below are links to fourteen articles ranging in date from June 4, 2012 to June 22, 2012.  As was the hot topic last time around, most of these articles discuss various municipalities considering whether or not to raise property tax rates to meet budget shortfalls.  That said, there are some discussions about appeal extensions in Mecklenburg County, bond issues in Fayetteville, and the general trend of overassessment in North Carolina.  Enjoy the links!

 

• Alamance County Will Not Raise Property Tax Rates for 2012-13 (June 5, 2012 article by Chris Lavender posted in The Burlington Times News)

 

• Yadkin County Manager's 2012-13 Budget Plan is Free of Property Tax Rate Hikes (June 4, 2012 article by Monte Mitchell in The Winston-Salem Journal)

 

• The City of Mount Holly's 2012-13 Budget Plan is Free of Property Tax Rate Hikes (June 5, 2012 article by Amanda Memrick in The Gaston Gazette)

 

• Craven County is Cutting the Property Tax Rate (June 5, 2012 article by Sue Book published in The Newbern Sun Journal)

 

• Mecklenburg County Calls for Bids on Outside Revaluation Probe Relating to the Ongoing Citizen Uprising (June 5, 2012 article by David Perlmutt in The Charlotte Observer)

 

• The Town of Hillsborough's 2012-13 Proposed Budget Includes a Property Tax Jump (June 6, 2012 article by Erin Wiltget in The News of Orange County)

 

• The City of Winston-Salem's 2012-13 Proposed Budget Includes a Property Tax Jump (June 5, 2012 article by Adrianna Amato published at digtriad.com)

 

• The City of Graham's Property Tax Rate Will Remain Constant for 2012-13 (June 7, 2012 article by Jay Ashley published in The Burlington Times News)

 

• Fayetteville City Council May Delay Approval of a Parks and Recreation Bond Which Would Raise Property Tax Rates (June 10, 2012 article by Andrew Barksdale in The Fayetteville Observor)

 

• Mecklenburg County Residents who did not Push Property Tax Appeals to the North Carolina Property Tax Commission Based on Misinformation from the County get an Extension (June 10, 2012 article by Carmen Cusido in the The Charlotte Observer)

 

• The Charotte City Council Rejects Proposed Property Tax Rate Hikes, Despite Previous Reports, but the Budget is Not Set Yet (June 11, 2012 article by David Spunt on WBTV.com)  

 

• The City of Elon will see a Property Tax Rate Increase in 2012-13 (June 14, 2012 article by Molly McGowan in The Burlington Times News)

 

• Rockingham County is Decreasing its Property Tax Rate for 2012-13 (June 22, 2012 article by Charlie Glancy at myfox8.com)

 

• For the First Time in a Long Time, Property Across the State is Generally Overassessed (June 22, 2012 article by Doug Clark at news-record.com)

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