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Updated: 11:39 PM Oct 15, 2009
Winterville Population Soars
The city with the second largest population expansion in the east is Winterville.
Posted: 7:40 PM Oct 15, 2009Reporter: Dave Jordan |
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The city with the second largest population expansion in the east is Winterville.
The Office of Management and Budget put out the stats Thursday that show Winterville increasing in population from 2000 to 2008 by nearly 87 percent. The current population is nearly 9,000.
Winterville's mayor says he feels many people like living close to Greenville without having the congestion of a big city. The city has also seen a large annexation increase over that time period.
Mayor Doug Jackson believes there is one major reason why so many people are choosing to call winterville home. "The first thing I would say is the tax rate. In 1907 the tax rate for Winterville was 40 cents per $100. Now it's 45 cents."
The town with the largest population increase in the east is Princeville in Edgecombe County.
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Whats up with Winterville's roadsides, the grass and weeds along the roadways are terrible. look at the entrance around the Handi-mart and SECU
i agree scott
i have to agree main st. is a mess and needs to hurry up and be fixed but on the other half firemen have to eat too, winterville is not all volunteer, they actually have to be with a fire truck and respond to calls, if you ask me money shouldnt be too demanding for a fire dept, of course unless you want to put your own house out? also have you thought about the money that goes to the police dept, paying all the public safety, you know who needs cops firemen and emts, you make a valid point
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