https://jocoreport.com/voters-will-be-asked-in-november-to-approve-school-bond-referendum/ Why are they not charging the developers for this?
How do you propose that is done? If the developers stop creating lots and homes, does that solve the growth problem or will people still want to live here? Sincere question.
It means you pay at the door, not 10 years down the road. It also means you pay to play / direct impact tax. It also means your taxes dollars aren't going to interest payments. Start assessing growth NOW instead of mortgaging it.
Harvey said it right, You pay really ahead of time (before folks move in). That said I get your counter point of developers stop,but I dont see the growth stopping, I see it turning into a problem of economics. Houses become more expensive. They pass the cost onto the buyer. Which is fine by me, you want to live here, you pay to support the are to support you living here. I forgot that they cant charge for this, honestly then I would say let the planning boards kick in. Area cant support growth for schools, no new permits. Those same developers which "passed" the law will then demand it be revoked so they can keep building. Less income due to higher cost is better than no income for them.
It was a whisper ... you know speak softly and carry a big stick. As for google, you would have to hope they got the right answer, which is not always the case .....
Update (3/6/18): https://jocoreport.com/schools-asks-commissioners-for-207-million/ On Monday, Dr. Renfrow appeared before Johnston County Commissioners asking for a total of $207 million in “needs not wants” by 2027 as recommended by the Operations Research and Education Laboratory (OREd) at NC State University. [...] As of February 1st , the County of Johnston still had $249,753,069 in debt to repay for prior school bond referendums. Pretty scary how overcrowded the existing (and some fairly new) schools already are...
Yep. It doesn't seem like any news to accompany this comes from re-examining the development process/code or attracting new major employers within the County. They chased away the CSX project, which would have meant more jobs inside JoCo.
http://www.newsobserver.com/news/business/article182620886.html CSX plans for a major rail hub in Rocky Mount are now in doubt BY CRAIG JARVIS November 03, 2017 04:54 PM Updated November 06, 2017 09:37 AM
I attended the public meeting in which the report was unveiled and discussed. The OREd report was a joke. They used first month attendance when generating their report, even though they acknowledged that for the past 2 years, the second month attendance numbers were 50% higher. So right off the bat, their numbers are low. Additionally, they did not attempt to factor in the impact of charter schools (current and planned) on the future attendance. Nor did they measure the impact of Smithfield and Selma (which represent ~10% of the county). Color me unimpressed.
Unbelievable. Color me not-surprised too. Sounds like OREd is a bunch of (free) NC State college interns, and their sloppy report (our future) was a meaningless final exam just to pass the semester.
