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PROPOSED BUDGET FOR ORANGE COUNTY 1981 -82 Submitted to the County Commissioners on 6/16/81 Orange County Courthouse Hillsborough, NC Proposed Budget County Commissioner - $10,063,430 (Property Tax Revenues) $16,725,396 (Citizens Proposed Budget Approved $ 8,981,955 10.7% decrease Saving in Property Taxes $ 1,081,475 Tax Rate 51.2 cents per hundred Budget Proposal Philosophy: The thrust of the county commissioners to heavily tax the citizens of Orange County by property taxes needs to be halted. The author firmly believes that this proposed budget is a budget supported by the majority of Orange County citizens and taxpayers and it has not been subjected to any pressure groups or any emotional, issues that so often surrounds the courthouse at budget time. If the trend of increasing government in Orange County prevails, the cost incurred will be devastating. Many people on fixed income, low income families and middle Americans will be unable to weather the burden. For many of us, taxation through our land is a harsh tax and the return that is afforded us by the Orange County government can never be equitable. I would like all the county commissioners to look back on the 1981 -82 budget and be proud that it was their decision to stop the socialistic trends our county has acquired, uutt a halt to large government and unnecessary agencies throughout the county. A few years ago, we the citizens voted to spend approximately $2 million on capital improvement for a jail and Grady Brown. This proposed budget 1981 -82 by the county commissioners still reflects more money to complete the capital building programs. Many of us realize that we made a mistake when voting to give the county commissioners the money to improve facilities for all we have now is more government and more bureaucracy and an ever - increasing tax burden to cover the escalating governmental agencies. This budget is submitted in good faith and recommended that you fully implement all of its budget cuts so we can start to make Orange County govern- ment efficient cost wise as I believe the majority of the taxpayers request.