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North Carolina

mahatmakanejeeves

(57,647 posts) Fri Nov 11, 2022, 03:12 PM Nov 2022

Popehat Retweeted

Not from The Onion: "Haywood voters elect unexperienced college student as new tax collector" https://themountaineer.com/news/haywood-voters-elect-unexperienced-college-student-as-new-tax-collector/article_fd0c9fba-5fed-11ed-a317-a71b715aac28.html

"West, who achieved the highest tax collection rate in the county’s history, was ousted... Cothran had something West didn’t, however: an 'R' beside his name" 🤦‍♂️

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Not from The Onion: "Haywood voters elect unexperienced college student as new tax collector" (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2022 OP

Was that Haywood Jablome? Blue Owl Nov 2022 #1

Ha ha. mtngirl47 Nov 2022 #2

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1. Was that Haywood Jablome?

Fri Nov 11, 2022, 04:37 PM

Nov 2022

(991 posts)

2. Ha ha.

Fri Nov 11, 2022, 04:49 PM

Nov 2022

Haywood County, NC which includes the cities: Waynesville, Maggie Valley, Canton

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3. Plenty of wealthy retirees in those hills. Many of the homes are second homes, too.

Fri Nov 11, 2022, 06:07 PM

Nov 2022

May they get everything that they deserve. I think that's the phrase Niyad uses. ❤️

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4. How to turn $40 million in collected tax revenues in $24 million owed, deferred, or uncollected.