"People understand 'Pay me now or pay me later,' " Commissioner Moses Carey Jr. said.
The board held a work session to discuss the revenue options approved last year by the legislature, a quarter-cent sales tax increase or a 0.4 percent land transfer tax. The board is scheduled to decide next week to put one or both options on the May ballot. It can impose only one, should both pass. The board also discussed what to tell voters about how it will spend the money. (link to News and Observer article)