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Here I sit in the empty chamber of the Vance County Board of Commissioners along with six of the seven commissioners. Tonight starts the budget review process for the county. Based on the attendance property owners and voters have little interest in the process. The first fifteen minutes have been a discussion on how to present the data. A discussion the Chair, Commissioners, Finance Manager, and County Manager should have held for the ten months prior to the printing of a box of paper. Especially since the changes discussed will trigger printing of another box of paper.
Owning no property, I have no voice. People I know who own their homes feel they have no voice, as I’ve been told by several friends. Though I don’t own my house, it is my home, so what negatively affects the owner, affects me. I have, however, attended some B of C meetings and was not impressed with their earnestness in promoting what was best for the people. I do find it interesting that more folks don’t check in on the meetings from time to time.
Zep, you sell your shelf short. Unless you are pay no rent you are paying the landlords property taxes indirectly through your rent.
I realize that. Hence my concern for the property tax. My landlord does not live in the area. I have not had my rent raised in ten years, which means my landlord has absorbed the increased taxes during that time. I ask for no assistance in maintenance and treat the property as if it is my investment…my home.
If everyone who posts on HIH has had a chance to read the delinquent taxes list published in the Dispatch recently–for you renters–just be aware some of the worst offenders are landlords–and not just for one year–do you cound yourselves among who are paying taxes??
and the Early Falsom owners have a parent who is into Real Estate big time in the Vance,Granville, and Warren County area. Do you think they could go to mommy and ask for a loan so they can pay the taxes they OWE so that my relatives water,sewer, and sanitation rates don’t go up seemingly every year? Do a lil’ research and see who owns some of these companies who are delinquent and you’ll find out that most of them live in one of the country clubs either in Vance or Granville County. Guess it must be nice……………but here’s another argument altogether…..Why do citizens continue to vote in Brenda Peace-Jenkins onto the Henderson City Council and Emeron Cash onto the Vance County Board of Education. Both are TAX DEADBEATS who don’t pay what they OWE by LAW. Not to mention your areas infamous Deryl Von Williams whose letter to the Editor in the Daily Dispatch was advising parents who have to meet with a representative of any school to bring an advocate such as herself. Talk about making a good impression…………All I can do is SMH………………..
Deception
A word of caution from my lessons in life, do not trash someone when your facts are wrong.
You started your latest tirade implying that Early Falsom, LLC is in arrears on their 2013 taxes. Either you were looking at the 2012 paper or something else. Early Falsom, LLC is not listed as delinquent for 2013. The Member Manager of Early Falsom LLC’s numerous other businesses are on the 2013 listing. Vance County tax records indicate a green status for Early Falsom, LLC.
As for your other observations based the following is based upon my calculations:
Brenda Peace Jenkins, Pastor of the Greater Little Zion Holiness Church, owes $12,272.84 for years 2007 – 2013.
Emeron Cash, Vance County tax records show he owes $3,035.76 for 2013 only.
Ms. Deryl Von Williams, although a controversial person she is not a elected official, Vance County tax records show she owes only for 2013.
To your other point why voters continue to vote favoring Brenda Peace Jenkins and Emeron Cash gets to one root of the decay throughout the county. A decay that will continue so long as the property tax paying registered voters remain the silent majority.
Bobbitt; I stand corrected on the 2013 tax delinquencies….was looking at other names that the owner/manager/owners have in their control and made an error as far as that particular LLC. The owner(s)/managers of these properties as a whole seemingly has a history of being late on payment if they are paid at all.
If memory serves me correct Peace-Jenkins was actually given land/houses over by the Greater Little Zion Holiness Church in the Flint Hill area by owner(s) of another rental agency in Vance County years ago. Last name being Rogers’ if I’m not mistaken. As far as DVW being delinquent I am fully aware that she isn’t a “public official” or an “elected official” but she is historically delinquent on her taxes…year after year. Public Offical/Elected Official or not…..PAY YOUR TAXES!!! IT’S THE LAW!!!!
What Vance County has done has allowed the same group of people to avoid doing their civic duties by changing names of LLC’s instead of paying what they owe. Why can’t the city garnish Peace-Jenkins’ $$$ she receives from the Henderson City Council(or a % of it) to help pay on what she owes? It’s not against the law to garnish someone’s pay when they are delinquent on their taxes. I’m quite sure she has been delinquent enough years she qualifies for a wage garnishment. The fact is that within the next couple of months she will have a VOTE on whether to raise water,sewar, and sanitation rates in the city of Henderson and I will forever SCREAM that if she doesn’t pay her own tax bill then she shouldn’t be allowed to vote on any issue involving $$$. NOT ONE ISSUE!!!! until she becomes current or has a ‘set payment plan’ in place to satisfy her taxes.
If you can’t understand or see that this isn’t right then it goes w/o saying your city/county will continue to be what it is……………evidently Hendersonians must like it that way?
On this issue, I absolutely agree with Deception. Until a leader pays their taxes, they should NOT be able to vote. And if he/she can’t pay their taxes, they should NOT be able to get a check for their leadership. All of that money should go towards the delinquent tax.
Some fun facts from the published 2013 Tax Lien data
Total 2013 taxes due is $1,377,838.11 compared to $1,408,744.86 due in 2012. A decrease of $30,906.75; any decease in the amount owed is a good decrease. Total number of property owners listed is 1624 a decline of 152 from 2012. Some of the decline in amount owned was paid by the property owners, for others the property is now owned by the County or the City through foreclosure, sadly an additional $105,805.84 in taxes due was added by four new members to the list.
Sorting the 2013 taxes due from the largest amount due to the smallest amount the top 100 property owners collectively owe $620,345.48 or 45.02% of the $1,377,838.11 owed. The top ten collectively owe $231,982.98 or 16.84%. Of the top ten property owners nine are LLCs, or public corporations, and one is a local country club. Three of the top ten LLCs are listed as dissolved by the Secretary of State.
For 2013:
The highest individual amount owed is $57,385.30, which is owed by a dissolved LLC.
The lowest individual amount owed is $3.31, which owed by an individual.
The median amount owed is $440.60 and the average is $848.82.
Questions for those curious:
How many churches are listed? I count 4.
Why would Carolina Power and Light and SunTrust be on the list?
Why is the Vance County Housing Authority new to the list owing $8,271.25?
Extremely interesting info Mr. Bobbitt. Thank you for taking the time to gather that info and share.
Deception I owe you an apology and anyone who read my error.
In my posting on Friday in response to your posting about taxes, I said that a Deryl Von Williams only owed for 2013. The “Derylvon Williams” actually owes taxes for years 2003 – 2013.
I have attempted to retrace my steps to understand how I made the error. I believe I just fat fingered the keyboard when searching the on-line tax data and did not check the results.
My apology.
No problem MB…..I’m not like the majority of posters on HiH who get their panties in a wad anytime someone “tries” to correct them………By the way, to all the Service Men & Women I say a BIG THANK YOU!!!!!!!!! Without your service to the greatest country in the world we wouldn’t be able to come to HiH and have dialogue………how trivial some of it may be!!!
Once again….THANKS!!!!! and GOD BLESS THE USA!!!!