Letters to the Editor: Charleston City Council must look for other cuts before hiking taxes
The Post & Courier
December 10, 2020
I recently read that Charleston City Council is considering spending $3 million on Volvo Car Stadium and between $500,000 and $3 million to save two old smokestacks.
The kicker is that the City Council is discussing raising property taxes and reducing rebates in order to balance the 2021 budget.
We Support Act 388
Act 388 reduced homeowner property taxes by 50% without raising taxes on businesses or secondary homes. Act 388 reduced homeowner property taxes by 50% without raising taxes on businesses or secondary homes. In 2006, after a large public outcry from enraged homeowners, the General Assembly passed “ACT 388” in an effort to spread the burden…
Letter: School Taxes
Letter: School Taxes The article ,”Bursting at the seams,” in today’s Post and Courier contains a reference to Act 388 that requires further explanation. The article says: ”State law, Act 388, limits the kind of taxes a school district can levy, including a prohibition on taxing homeowner-occupied residential properties for operating expenses.” Actually the school…
