Vote for RCC referendum on March 2

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January 27, 2010

Anonymous The Randolph Guide Wed Jan 27, 2010, 03:57 PM EST

It will benefit you financially to do a public service and vote for the Randolph Community College Education Referendum on March 2!

Normally, I would be the last person to encourage you to vote for another tax! But, this time there is good reason for all property owners to vote for and speak out for the RCC Education Referendum on March 2nd!

(1) With our unemployment percentage at 11 percent, there are several thousand students for whom RCC is a "lifeboat" - a pathway to employment and self respect. After years of close association with the college, I, personally, have never heard anyone speak poorly of it.

(2) The other reason will paint a clearer picture for you if you are a property owner. If this passes, the burden will be shared by everyone, local people and visitors alike, paying the small amount of one fourth-of-one-cent on whatever they buy. And, the tax isn't even applied to groceries, gasoline, or medicine. That's the fair way to share the burden.

(3) But, if it is voted down, the burden will fall entirely on the property owners and it will be significant. In fact, if your home is worth $ 100,000, you will have an additional 2 cent per hundred tax which will add up to an additional $ 20.

If you are a property owner and you vote "No" to this tax on March 2, you are saying, "I am against this level tax and, I want to pay it all myself !"

If you agree with my thinking, please do two things:

(A) Place an early "Yes" vote between Feb. 11 and (Feb.) 27 at the Board of Elections or the County Governmental Center. Or, place your "Yes" vote at the polling place on March 2. (B) Kindly send me an e-mail at hpowell2@triad.rr.com telling me that you agree and will help spread the word.

Hal Powell

Asheboro

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