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Citizen urges revisiting 'pennies for progress' and advance land banking for future schools
2576489 · March 12, 2025
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Resident Jack Brown urged the board to consider a local sales-tax option called "pennies for progress" to accelerate road projects and recommended banking land now for future school sites as county population grows.
Jack Brown, a Gaston County resident who spoke during the citizens recognition portion of the March 11 work session, urged commissioners to consider resurrecting a local sales‑tax option often called "pennies for progress" to accelerate road construction and relieve long lead times…
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