budget – Moore County Edition

Jun

21

2023

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By Lauren Rose

Pinehurst approves FY24 budget with $0.23 tax rate

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PINEHURST – The Village of Pinehurst Council met Tuesday, June 13, with the passing of their FY 2024 budget ordinance and the approval of a few broader county-related matters on the agenda. The council approved the FY 2024 Budget Ordinance for the Village of Pinehurst, but before that vote took place, Mayor Pro Tem Pat Pizzella proposed an additional tax rate cut. The original proposed tax rate in the budget is $0.23, which is already $0.08 lower than the previous tax rate and $0.005 lower than the projected revenue-neutral rate. Pizzella’s request was for the lowering of the rate by…

Jun

07

2023

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By Ryan Henkel, North State Journal

Pinehurst approves official zoning map and text amendments for implementation of Village Place and Pinehurst South Small Area Plans

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PINEHURST — The Village of Pinehurst Council met Tuesday, May 23, with two public hearings as well as a handful of ordinances on the agenda. The council held two public hearings, with the first being for the FY24 proposed budget. The proposed budget totals $26.9 million dollars which is 8% less than the amended general fund budget of the current fiscal year. “Primarily, it’s less on the revenue side because we do not have the American Rescue Plan funds that kind of washed in over the last couple of years, and on the expenditure side, it’s lower because we had…

May

24

2023

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By Ryan Henkel, North State Journal

Southern Pines approves Whitehall Master Plan

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SOUTHERN PINES — The Southern Pines Town Council met Tuesday, May 9, with two public hearings on the agenda. The first hearing was for the proposed 157-acre Whitehall Master Plan at Reservoir Park. “We had three goals with one plan,” said Parks and Recreation Director Cindi King. “The three goals were resource preservation, passive recreation and publicly accessible.” According to King, for resource preservation, the town will focus on the preservation of the longleaf pine stands and red-cockaded woodpecker habitats, the capitalization of infrastructure at Reservoir and Elizabeth Rounds, the restoration of the pond to attract waterfowl, the maintenance of…

May

24

2022

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By Ryan Henkel, North State Journal

Aberdeen approves budget for upcoming fiscal year

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ABERDEEN — The Town of Aberdeen Council met Monday, May 23 where the proposed budget for fiscal year 2022-23 was presented and approved. The proposed budget has a total operating budget of $17,048,910 and will see an increased tax rate of $1 for residential and commercial garbage collection rates and a 3% higher volume rate for water and sewer. However, due to Aberdeen’s steady growth – property valuations in Aberdeen rose approximately 7% – the property tax rate and base rate for water and sewer will remain the same. “We have a great town,” said Mayor Robert Farrell. “It’s growing…

May

18

2022

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By Ryan Henkel, North State Journal

Proposed budget sees reduction in Pinehurst property tax rate

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PINEHURST — The Village of Pinehurst Council met Tuesday, May 10, to further discuss the proposed fiscal year 2023 budget and vote on multiple action items. Village Manager Jeff Sanborn gave an updated presentation to the council on the fiscal year 2023 budget and strategic operating plan. The Village is looking to have a $27.1 million budget, which is 6% above the 2022 amended general fund budget. The proposed budget will also see a reduction in the property tax rate to $0.31, down half a cent from the previously projected rate. The budget also includes five initiative action plans that…

May

18

2022

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By Ryan Henkel, North State Journal

Southern Pines preliminary budget sees tax rate remaining steady

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SOUTHERN PINES — The Town of Southern Pines Council met Tuesday, May 10, where they went over their preliminary budget for fiscal year 2023 and continued public hearings from their last meeting. The Town of Southern Pines saw a tax base growth of 5% which means that the town received enough income to keep their property tax rate at $0.40 for another year, which it has remained at since 2017-18. “Bottom line, all current service levels are maintained, property tax rate is held at $0.40, obviously we continue to move money towards capital assets and facilities, the rainy day fund…

Apr

13

2022

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By Ryan Henkel, North State Journal

Board approves school budget increase

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CARTHAGE – The Moore County Board of Education met on Monday, April 11 with the preliminary 2022-23 budget the focus of the agenda. The board approved a significant budget increase of $7,689,500 for the 2022-23 school year – helped along by federal emergency funds – for a total budget request of $39,539,500 to be presented to the County Commissioners for approval. “You might say that a 24% increase in local funding is a big ask, and it is a back ask,” said board member David Hensley. “But in addition to paying our people properly after a decade plus of not…