In addition to the lone Republican incumbent Andy Wilkie, two other Republican candidates are running for the Chatham Country Board of Commissioners in 2020. With a 4-1 majority currently for the Democrats, it is important to please vote for all three Republican candidates to the Board of Commissioners. All the three candidates are veterans and Chatham County natives.
Jay Stobbs is running for District 1. He is a retired Colonel with thirty years of service in the U.S. Army. After retiring from the army Stobbs worked as a Senior Scientist and Engineer for six years at Northrop Grumman Corporation.
Jimmy Pharr is a candidate for District 2. A businessman and Bible Professor, he served in the U.S. Air Force as a Communications specialist.
Andy Wilkie is the incumbent candidate for District 5.Appointed by the Board of Commissioners in 2019 to fill a vacancy, he served for six years as a paratrooper in the U.S. Army Reserves at Fort Bragg. Commissioner Wilkie created the Project Help non-profit for serving the homeless people in Sanford.
All the three Republican candidates agree on four issues: Debt, courthouse statue, tax, and zoning. Even though Chatham Country consistently ranks in the top five in North Carolina for per capita income, 11.7% of the residents are within the federal poverty level. With wealth concentrated in the eastern part,particularly in the northeast quadrant, the county can expect poverty challenges at the extreme ends of the income curve.
According to historical documents, the Chatham Country Confederate statue was owned by the United Daughters of the Confederacy and Chatham County gave permission to place the statue on public grounds. The 2015 Historic Artifact Management and Patriotism Act prohibited moving or removal of Confederate statues in communities across North Carolina. On the matter of the Confederate statue, the consensus of the Republican candidates is to oppose its removal..
Property tax, on the actual value of the property, is an important source of revenue for county and town/city governments. The rate is set by the Chatham County Board of Commissioners. Another noteworthy source of revenue is sales tax from businesses. All three Republican candidates are opposed to raising property and sales taxes.
Local governments regulate land use zoning ordinance. In 2015, the Board of Commissioners voted to begin the zoning process in areas that were not then zoned. Whereas bona fide farms are exempted from zoning regulations,farmers in western part of Chatham County are concerned. The above three Republican candidates are committed to safeguarding farmlands.
To reiterate, in borrowing from locals, the county government needs to listen to everybody, but the Democrats govern like they are entitled to power. Let me emphasize again that we need to vote for all three Republican candidates to the Chatham County Board of Commission: Jay Stobbs, Jimmy Pharr,and Andy Wilkie.
Date: Mon, 21 Sep 2020 19:57:41 +0000 (UTC)
From: mainuddinr
Subject: Chatham County Board of Commission