For Jones Orange County is at a critical point. Cost of Growth, Affordable Living and How Dense Should We Be? These are the vital issues before the Orange County Board of Commissioners. A $200 million city school debt faces us. Commissioners act as if it came from outer space.
Category: Opinion
Endorsement Letters: Bernadette Pelissier
For Pelissier Bernadette Pelissier would make a great county commissioner. She’s capable and fair-minded and will put energy and time into the position. If elected, she will put an emphasis on social services, including mental health and health care. She’ll be a strong advocate for affordable housing and the environment. She’ll make a good link…
Endorsement Letters: Moses Carey
For Carey I expressly disassociate my personal sentiments expressed here from those of the NAACP, in which I play a leadership role. I write to express my support for Moses Carey to represent us in the North Carolina Senate. Like many of my friends, I love Ellie Kinnaird and have the greatest respect and admiration…
Endorsement Letters: Ellie Kinnaird
For Kinnaird It’s unfortunate that we must choose between two fine public servants, Ellie Kinnaird and Moses Carey. Both have served us well for many years. Both are willing to raise controversial issues. Both are Democrats with liberal leanings. I missed their debate, but I heard it wasn’t much of a debate because they agree…
Wild weekend
Might as well just bring a tent and a sleeping bag to the Town Commons next weekend. The sequence of events goes like this: Friday, May 2 — Arcade Fire, Superchunk rock show and rally for Obama Saturday, May 3 — Farmers’ Market 30th Anniversary/First Really, Really Free Market of Spring Sunday, May 4 —…
Letter from the Editor: “In playâ€
Those are the words being used to describe North Carolina by pundits across the country after Hillary Clinton’s win in the Pennsylvania primary. Anyone who kept an eye on the race for the delegates of that state knows that as it wound down, things got downright nasty. Accusations flew, ads got muddy and ABC debate…
Letter from the Editor: Postponed
As you may notice, a flood of letters on the upcoming primary rolled into the office this week — items we feel obligated to print. So, with apologies, we’re bumping a story on the effect of gas prices on the local economy until the primary dust has settled. In the meantime, if you have a…
Letter from the Editor: Call for submissions
A reminder that we are seeking fiction and creative non-fiction works by local authors for to run in MILL, our monthly arts, music and literature publication. Stories should be between 500 and 600 words and should pretty much be suitable for the whole family. Send inquiries to editor@carrborocitizen.com
A week after primary day
By Chris Fitzsimon One week after North Carolina voters head to the polls in the May primary, the General Assembly will convene for its summer session. Lawmakers are likely to spend much of their time in Raleigh struggling to pass a budget based on lower revenue projections and balancing expectations about the session with their…
County, schools need transfer tax
By Mike Nelson I know. No one likes to have their taxes raised. Who would? But sometimes a need is so great that raising a tax is an appropriate course of action. Here in Orange County, we have serious school and park needs. For example, Morris Grove Elementary School, the Chapel Hill-Carrboro system’s newest school,…
Transfer tax irresponsible
By Brian Voyce To present a balance in the editorials and letters on the upcoming vote on the local transfer tax, I present the following guest editorial. Voting for the home equity/local land transfer tax rewards the financial incompetence of our politicians.
Endorsement Letters: Transfer Tax
For the transfer tax With Orange County growing so fast, it seems we need new schools every time we turn around. Somehow we have to pay for educating these new children, who are our future. Counties have very few options in paying for schools. Mostly, they rely on the property tax. Every property owner has…
Thanks Price, Watt
We want to thank Reps. David Price and Mel Watt for their endorsements of Barack Obama, the clear choice for the Democratic nomination. We are glad they listened to North Carolina voters, more than 2,000 of whom have signed petitions over the past two months asking N.C. superdelegates to back Obama.
Endorsement Letters: Leo Allison
Support Leo Allison The Orange County commissioners race this year includes seats for several districts. One of the reasons we changed to district representatives was to ensure that all parts of the county were represented by their own community representatives. I am thrilled and honored to support Leo Allison for county commissioner in District 2.
Endorsement Letters: Bernadette Pelissier
Bernadette Pelissier I encourage Orange County Democrats to support Bernadette Pelissier for county commissioner. Growth and water are the two biggest issues Orange County will face over the next four years. As a member of the county’s Planning Board and former chair of the OWASA Board, Bernadette has a great deal of experience in handling…