Chatham Chatlist Highlights

Date: Sat, 27 Feb 2010 14:14:37 -0500
From: Gene Galin
Subject: Candidates for local 2010 Chatham County political races

County Commissioner – District 3

Brian Bock 133 Saxaphaw Run REP (919) 357-7044
Chapel Hill, NC 27516

Cadle W. Cooper 1918 Russell Chapel Rd. REP (919) 548-6336
Pittsboro, NC 27312

George Lucier (Incumbent) 628 Redbud Rd. DEM (919) 542-4629
Pittsboro, NC 27312 (919) 548-4151

County Commissioner – District 4

Pamela Stewart 1395 Van Thomas Rd. REP (919) 302-3037
Pittsboro, NC 27312

Tom Vanderbeck (Incumbent) 8180 Old Graham Rd. DEM (919) 545-2160
Pittsboro, NC 27312

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Date: Fri, 26 Feb 2010 07:28:59 -0500
From: Kachergis
Subject: Chatham County Democratic Party Precinct Meetings

For a county that takes its politics seriously.  The Chatham County  Democratic Party invites all registered Democrats to participate in  the first rites of Spring — annual Chatham County Democratic Party  precinct meetings!  Learn about candidates, sign up for the  convention, meet your neighbors.  Bring your resolutions and your  resolve.

Thanks for the Chatlist Gene,

Karl G. Kachergis
Chair, Chatham County Democratic Party
919-542-3458  919-444-1346 

Albright Precinct will meet Tuesday, March 2 at 7 p.m. at the voting  place, Silk Hope Fire Station, 5226 Silk Hope Liberty Rd., west of  Crutchfields X Road.

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Date: Mon, 22 Feb 2010 10:50:37 -0500
From: Mike Fox
Subject: The “truth” about the General Store Cafe

My wife and I have been to the General Store on many occasions.  The objective fact of the matter is that they are extremely inconsistent.  You can have an awesome dining experience on one visit, and then a terrible one on the next visit and then an awesome experience on the following visit again. There is no pattern that I can discern, and  I think this partially accounts for why you see such divergent opinions and reviews.

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Date: Tue, 9 Feb 2010 22:43:49 -0500
From: Brad Johnson
Subject: Brian Bock filed to run for Chatham County Commissioner Monday 2/8/10

Brian Bock has launched his bid to unseat George Lucier in District 3. On Monday, February 8, 2010 Bock filed his Notice of Candidacy at the Chatham County Board of Elections.

Bock decided to run for County Commissioner “because the actions and proposals of the current county leadership are raising our taxes, trampling on our property rights, and spending our tax dollars on unnecessary pet projects in a time of severe recession. The current and proposed policies create an environment that is hostile to job creation and retention. They are policies that will scare off, rather than attract new businesses to Chatham County.”

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Date: Tue, 2 Feb 2010 21:37:30 -0500
From: Larry Hicks
Subject: George Lucier to Seek Second Term

Commissioner Lucier will run for a second term

George Lucier will seek re-election as Chatham County Commissioner from District 3. Lucier, a Democrat, was elected in 2006, and has a long record of public service at the local, state and national levels. He is currently Vice Chair of the Board of Commissioners and served as Chair in 2008 and 2009.  Lucier also serves on the Board of Trustees for the Central Carolina Community College, the Chatham County Board of Health and the Economic Development Corporation.

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Date: Tue, 2 Feb 2010 20:02:37 -0500
From: Brad Johnson
Subject: Brian Bock for Chatham County Commissioner

You are invited to attend the Campaign Kickoff for

BRIAN BOCK

Candidate for Chatham County Commissioner

Sunday, Feb 7 at 1:00 pm

The Pittsboro Community House – 65 Thompson Street, Pittsboro

Brian decided to run because the actions and proposals of the current county leadership are raising our property taxes, shredding our property rights, and spending our tax dollars on unnecessary pet projects and staff increases in a time of severe recession. The current and proposed policies create an environment which is hostile to job creation and retention, policies which scare off, rather than attract new businesses to Chatham County.

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Date: Tue, 2 Feb 2010 17:19:21 -0500
From: Diane Pettus
Subject: Tom Vanderbeck Announces Bid for Re-election in Chatham County

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – February 2, 2010
Contact: Tom Vanderbeck 545-2150

Tom Vanderbeck announces bid for re-election as County Commissioner from District 4

Chatham County Commissioner Tom Vanderbeck announced today that he is seeking re-election. Vanderbeck, a Democrat, resides in District 4.

“In 2006, I ran on a campaign of open, honest government, sustainable economic development, thoughtful growth and quality schools,” Vanderbeck states. “I believe that we have turned Chatham County in the right direction and have made significant progress; however, there is much more to do to make Chatham the sustainable community we all desire.”

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Date: Sun, 17 Jan 2010 10:22:15 -0500
From: Wallace Kaufman
Subject: Whiners and winners: Recession brings Chatham golden choices

A recent article in The Independent about thousands of acres of failed, stagnant or bankrupt development obscures several golden opportunities by the writer’s choice to whine about the past rather than think about the future.  

The Independent writer quotes Chatham County Commissioner Sally Kost, “who worked for more than 20 years as a government budget professional” as saying,  “Chatham County is not in this subdivision business. Eventually, someone will buy them.  I know there are many Chatham citizens that wish we would buy Westfall but our real dilemma is that of ensuring the county’s infrastructure keeps up with its growth.”

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Date: Thu, 29 Oct 2009 21:48:10 -0400
From: “Munn Family”
Subject: Bill Crawford for Pittsboro mayor

I strongly support Bill Crawford for Pittsboro mayor. Bill is a lifelong friend of my husband’s family. He has worked in restaurant management for the past 30+ years. He has a family (wife Cathy is a OB nurse at UNC who also works in the ER at Chatham Hospital, one daugther at Horton, daughter and son at PES). He is well-read and knowledgeable in a broad range of topics. He has been interested in government and politics all his life. He is honest, hardworking, smart, tenacious, and loyal.

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Date: Wed, 28 Oct 2009 20:32:30 -0400
From: Gene Gallin
Subject: Get your political endorsements in

Election day is Tuesday, November 3rd.

Everyone is reminded to get their political endorsements in for their favorite Pittsboro, Siler City and Goldston candidates in by Monday.

If you feel a candidate is not qualified, you have to get your email in by Saturday. That way your least favorite candidate and their advocates have time to respond before the election.

Gene Galin
Chatlist moderator

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