The States People Are Fleeing In 2013 - Yahoo! Finance

By Jenna Goudreau | Forbes – Fri, Feb 8, 2013 2:40 PM EST

At No. 1, New Jersey has the highest ratio of people moving out compared to those moving in. Of the 6,300 total moves tracked in the state last year, 62% were outbound.

top-10 states people are leaving are located in the Northeast and Great Lakes regions, including Illinois (60%), New York (58%), Michigan (58%), Maine (56%), Connecticut (56%) and Wisconsin (55%). According to Stoll, this reflects a consistent trend of migration from the Frost Belt to the Sun Belt states based on a combination of causes.
The economy has been a major push factor for residents in the Frost Belt, particularly those in hard-hit areas like Michigan. “

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Planning Department requests that new administrative assistant be full time rather than part time

The following increase in staffing will be discussed Feb 12, 2013 – at Boone County’s  Finance, Taxation & Salaries Committee Meeting. The Wednesday meeting begins at 6:30 PM.

This document is available at:  http://www.boarddocs.com/il/boone/Board.nsf/files/94QRUB6FA894/$file/Planning%20dept%20staffing.pdf

Assessments across Boone County Down for 2013 tax levy

The following are the assessment totals for 2012 assessment year. The 2012 assessments are the basis for which the taxes paid in June 2013 are based.  This information is available at:  http://www.boarddocs.com/il/boone/Board.nsf/files/94FR2T6BB696/$file/2012%20Boone%20County%20Assessment%20report.pdf There are a number of other revealing statistics available at this “boarddoc” site.