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Town considers revenue-producing options Determined not to levy a sales tax, Stokesdale looks at three ways to improve its bottom line by STEVE MANN STOKESDALE – Three items on Stokesdale Town Council’s weekly meeting Feb. 1 had one thing in common: generating revenue for the town.
Still fighting to regain its share of tax revenue lost when the Guilford County commissioners changed the method of sales tax distribution in 2003, while determined not to levy a property tax, Stokesdale is exploring ways to improve its bottom line. With that in mind, the town council examined information from the Greensboro ABC Board about bringing
a store to Stokesdale, took its first look at whether to pursue a contract with a company that would negotiate licensing agreements with wireless carriers for antenna space on the town’s water tank, and agreed to seek bids for a professionally produced brochure to advertise rental options for the town park and town hall facilities. Last July, council member Frank
Bruno said he had been asked by citizens to explore the possibility of bringing an ABC store to Stokesdale. At that meeting, the council voted to have Bruno conduct some research on the feasibility. But when the agenda item came up for discussion the following month, Bruno was met with some resistance from
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‘Say no to PD,’ ‘Say yes to PD’ – what will it be? With emotions surrounding a proposed PD zoning district running high, Summerfield Town Council will hold a Q&A session on the PD zoning district on Feb. 9, followed by a public hearing on Feb. 16. by PATTI STOKES SUMMERFIELD – Although the idea of a Planned Development zoning district has been kicked around in Summerfield for over 10 years, it has garnered much more attention since a proposed text amendment to add the district to the town’s development ordinance was presented to the town’s Planning and Zoning board last fall. Fast forward to Jan. 23, ‘No PD’ signs have been popping up throughout Summerfield in recent weeks in opposition to a proposed text amendment that would add a Planned Development zoning district to the town’s development ordinance.
when the board held a public hearing for citizen input, after which it voted 5-1 to recommend approving it. The final decision now lies with the town council, and citizens on both sides of the issue want to make sure their opinions are taken into consideration before the council is expected to vote on the issue on Thursday, Feb. 16. Opponents to the zoning district have placed “No PD” signs throughout Summerfield in recent weeks and flooded town council members and staff with emails and phone calls. In
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