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9 <br /> NORTH CAROLINA ASSOCIATION OF <br /> ' COUNTY COMMISSIONERS <br /> ^ ° <br /> waeior,NORTNOOaou M Zory-era TELEPanNE019171122ad wy 91 w3l0W <br /> January 31,2002 <br /> 'FIteHOnmuble MiGael F.Fadery <br /> Ofdcuefthe Gicemor <br /> 20301 Mail9amce Center <br /> Raleigh,Noah Cataluna 21 699 03 01 <br /> Dese eovetnor Easley <br /> We ^ndaamrd me su'mus problems facing the suite with regmd m the correct year budget <br /> County budgets are being negatively affected by the same aconondc forces. Therefore,we urge <br /> you net W delay or cour to the payment of S95 Trump in inventory tax dentbwe n to <br /> sclvdnled far Apt1130,2102 <br /> The current aunomie amwd^wn not ody has csmd a decline To wwty cal,,and property tax <br /> collection,, bat also increased the neat for county semces to mumployed and emnomically <br /> disadvantaged cafzms. Court Ile me blue. also face escalating hlediwfd con foreasts. <br /> Wien the prystod shoe fall in dm stairs Medicaid estimated, eouury Medicaid pawning may <br /> 033%or S95 trillion over last yeses pmjutums. Ourpoorm end mode coal catards first it <br /> incereamingly difficult to pay 0r Their residents od adicwd yevirew from Cowry,with 32%of <br /> ,is population McAui-,Iupbk, must mc 30F of its p cceary tax rate to per fm the tit➢s <br /> arm,of Medicaid Few atrsoums ire led:wcsm fund school,public safety,and emu critical <br /> wunry°ervice;cavmgthe romry at amjor exorcism wlopmmblisadvmlage <br /> 'far wwties. lice the suite, have mken action be respond to the fiscal crisis. Sixty counties <br /> raised propenygm mew in this budget year.with rata Increases avenging mom thw Sp per$160 <br /> - <br /> Scotland County,with over 30%of its population eligible GrMWicaid,raised its rate by 176 to <br /> Seto. Mecklenburg County"steed'is property go rate by nearly 11¢. between County,with <br /> 33% of Its populaion stubble for Medicaid, added IN to us tire. Now over 310 of R06°sou <br /> County's tax rare,represwtiuu lV%of is budget,is used Our Methcaid clone. Counties reported <br /> layfog o6nafG deftnfng argued a yen&teres,and emulog caress the heard budget em;in order <br /> _ <br /> to balmw their battered this ycur lose of the pmmlvmd inventory Her r°®bamamaara further <br /> jcopandiza our because,faced hallu <br /> In askifiary wwdm arc already considering drastic wooer to contain ,pmm ... vdfor The <br /> net years budget. For namplS Mmklmbwg Cocty is amrm all oflm departments,f Jodvrg <br /> its prop,mhotsystem to cut 10%a0m their currcm sibecavens. <br />