Rising property values in Johnston County, NC: up 70.6%

I was born a raised up in Jonhnston County and I can verify this is true. My 58 year old home tax value went up just over 100% ($204,000), my small 15 acre farm, that has no improvements,it is just cleared farmland, my wife and I are raising livestock on went up 180%($165,000). I live east of I-95 which saw the highest percent gain over the rest the county. I told people 10 years ago if something isn’t done Johnston County will be nothing but a suburb of Raliegh. A few years back the real estate market exploded bidding wars where happening over homes. Seemed like market manipulation was taking place to me i.e. Blackrock.
There seems to be 2 factions here in the county, those that praise the inflated real estate market and those that want more zoning regulations i.e. gov’t control over private property to curb the out of control growth. You will hear county commissioners say they can’t control what a private landowner wants to do with their property i.e private property rights but then turn around and say we need more zoning. Every county commissoner seat is held by republicans.
It is par for the course here just like every where else in the country, the vast majority of people are cluless. I have been told I should run for public office in the county, My response is prove to me the that the current state gov’t that is in control now is legitimate and I will. Their eyes usually grow wide and they change the subject. Agian straight up sheep!

Here in East Texas property taxes are going through the roof. In my small town the majority of the property tax goes to the communist school district. No matter how much money the school district receives it always demands more. Of course the school district does not want to talk about the fact that college entrance exam scores have declined every year for decades. Teachers are the highest paid group in my county. The teachers are high reward for low effort. Who is $ John Galt?