No Incorporation for Sneads Ferry North Carolina

After 5 years, the people of Sneads Ferry spoke out loud and clear that they do not want Incorporation for their community. According to the Onslow County Board of Elections website (http://results.enr.clarityelections.com/NC/Onslow/15772/24292/en/summary.html) 1570 voters voted resoundingly against Incorporation (1,133 against versus 437 for).

The vote for raising the Onslow County Sales and Use Tax was voted in favor by a similar margin according to the Onslow County Board of Elections data.

Tracking Tuesday's Election Results

For those of you who are following our local elections including Sneads Ferry Incorporation / NIP, the Onslow County election results will be on http://results.enr.clarityelections.com/NC/Onslow/15772/23195/en/summary.html.

Please get out and vote!

More than 2,000 hit polls early at Jacksonville Commons

More than 2,000 hit polls early - Jacksonville Daily News

2,192 had voted on the one-stop machine at Jacksonville Commons before end of early voting on Saturday. Area voters can vote on: U.S. House and Senate candidates, 1 seat in North Carolina's house of representatives, 2 seats on the Court of Appeals, 4 on the Board of Education, and  referendums of  quarter-cent sales tax, and incorporation of the village of Sneads Ferry.

Voting for those who did not participate early is Tuesday between 6:30 a.m. and 7:30 p.m.

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Sneads Ferry NIP ralley slated for Tuesday

NIP ralley slated for Tuesday - Jacksonville Daily News

If the incorporation referendum passes May 4, 2010, Sneads Ferry will be paying not less than .10 cents per $100 of property valuation. The Interim Council proposes to provide four services: fire, solid waste removal, zoning and street lights. Some local voters are still on the fence how to vote.

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Wondering What the Upcoming May 4, 2010 Voting Ballots Will Look Like?

For those of you wondering what the upcoming May 4, 2010 Voting Ballots will look like for Sneads Ferry, North Carolina voters, wonder no more.

The sample ballots can be found at: http://www.onslowcountync.gov/elections/content.aspx?id=14665

These ballots are separated by House of Representatives District, Party Affiliation, and Age (those who are 17 cannot vote yet on Sneads Ferry Incorporation).

Sneads Ferry Incorporation Meetings Scheduled by Both Sides Before Voting May 4th

Both sides of the Sneads Ferry Incorporation issue will be holding meetings before voting occurs May 4, 2010.

Meetings will be at the Community Center, 126 Park Lane, Sneads Ferry, North Carolina.

• For Incorporation Meeting - April 6, 2010 @ 7 pm
• For Incorporation Meeting - April 22, 2010 @ 7 pm
• No Incorporation Please - April 27, 2010 @ 7 pm

Early Statements Show NIP of Sneads Ferry Supporters Over Incorporation

With the upcoming vote in May 2010 on placing the referendum on the ballot for the November 2010 elections, early support for NIP is shown on the Sneads Ferry News Facebook poll (see Where do you stand on Sneads Ferry Incorporation poll).


As of the time this article was written, the poll showed 100% against Sneads Ferry Incorporation with strong statements against additional taxes. The poll has only been online for a few days and it only represents those on Facebook and mostly in the Sneads Ferry, North Carolina region.

So... where do you stand on Sneads Ferry, NC Incorporation?

Constructive comments are most welcome!

Sneads Ferry North Carolina: To Incorporate or NIP Discussion on Facebook

The Sneads Ferry News Blog has an Incorporation (or NIP) discussion thread started on Facebook giving people the opportunity to present both pros and cons about the choice to Incorporate or not. This is very important for the community at this time with the upcoming vote in May for the referendum to be place on the November ballot.


So where do you stand on Incorporating Sneads Ferry, NC?

Direct link to the discussion thread: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Sneads-Ferry-NC/Sneads-Ferry-News-Blog/112309608780626?v=app_2373072738#!/topic.php?uid=112309608780626&topic=7

Upcoming Sneads Ferry Community Council Meeting

The Sneads Ferry Community Council regularly meets the second Thursday of each month. Meetings are held at the Sneads Ferry Community Building, 126 Park Lane. The next meeting will be February 11, 2009 at 7:00 p.m.

Referendum For Sneads Ferry Incorporation

In case you were not aware, the whole issue of Incorporation of Sneads Ferry, North Carolina has not gone away. There are numerous new articles about this including the recent one on EncToday.com (Sneads Ferry residents to vote on incorporation by Suzanne Ulbrich and Barry Smith).

The point seems to have been conceded that incorporation would raise the tax rates considerably and that some of the "benefits" originally proposed through incorporation, like control of zoning, will not happen. Some of the other benefits still touted and that may be gained include garbage removal and street lighting.

Depending how you feel about higher taxes and/or the real necessities incorporation brings, your ability to vote on this issue may be as soon as May 4, 2010.

*Note: this is not a November vote when other major elections are held!!!