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Selma mayor warns state bills could limit local zoning as town readies new public-safety hires
Summary
At a Planning Board meeting, Selma's mayor said state legislation could curb municipal zoning authority, explained the town left its tax rate unchanged after revaluation, and described budget increases to add police and firefighter positions and a planned second fire station.
The mayor of Selma, North Carolina, told the town planning board on Aug. 25 that recent state legislation proposals could change municipalities' zoning authority and described town decisions on taxes and public-safety staffing.
The mayor said Selma did not change its tax rate after the recent property revaluation, so rising property values increased town tax revenue; he contrasted that with Johnston County, which lowered its own rate to offset revaluation. "The town of Selma did not change its tax rate with the reevaluation," the mayor said. "The town of Selma left its tax rate the same, so that was an increase in the tax revenue from the increased values of the property."
The mayor told the board that he has been watching several bills in the state legislature that could affect local planning and zoning, and specifically referenced a bill he…
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