RFP Staff
♦ Gov. Pat McCrony and Cultural Secretary Susan Kluttz took 73 junkets to 52 towns on the taxpayer dime and only got an embarrassing $8 million dollar Historic Tax Credit plan to cover the entire state in the new state budget. Thank you N.C. Senate for holding the line and providing the historic preservationists with “chump change”. The greatly reduced Historic Tax Credit won’t amount to much and will no doubt dissuade many from embarking on historic renovation projects.
Many taxpayers and business owners throughout North Carolina don’t like the idea they’d have to fork money over to line historic renovators pockets or spend money on someone else’s house or building. Taxpayers and business owners would much rather spend money on their own desires and businesses.
In a state where really major issues exist, why was Gov. McCrony investing so much time in pitching such a low priority?
http://rowanfreepress.com/fighting-historic-preservation-and-gentrification/
