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Don Frantz: What’s All the Buzz About?
From the blog of Town Council member Don Frantz. Photo by Bob Gutowski.
Cary, NC – I love my job on the Cary Town Council. It has been one of the most rewarding experiences in my life – and at times one of the most surprising. This is one of those times. Read more
Harold’s Blog: Trip to the Nation’s Capitol
From the blog of Cary Mayor Harold Weinbrecht, covering the week through February 19, 2012. Photo by Wally Gobetz.
Cary, NC – This week consisted mostly of my trip to Washington. Read more
Harold’s Blog: Table Tennis, No Special Treatment For Me and Chickens
From the blog of Cary Mayor Harold Weinbrecht, covering the week through February 12, 2012. Photo by Hal Goodtree.
Cary, NC – This was a busy week and included a work session, a council meeting, and a little home drama. Read more
Opinion: The Straight Story on Morrisville & Taxes
Written by Jackie Holcombe, Mayor of Morrisville, North Carolina. Photo by Hal Goodtree.
Balance Between Services and Cost
This year, as every year, the Town of Morrisville will consider how best to balance a desire for a well-maintained, safe community that offers reasonable quality of life amenities with taxpayer cost. Over the next 5 months we will examine revenue and growth projections, review strategic priorities and receive departmental staff reports. We will hold workshops, virtual open houses and public hearings, all dedicated to our Fiscal Year 2013 budget. And when that budget is adopted in June, if we have done our job and listened well, the balance between services and cost will reflect the desires of our community. Read more
Harold’s Blog: Technology, Planning and No Political Positions
From the blog of Cary Mayor Harold Weinbrecht, covering the week through February 5, 2012. Photo by Hal Goodtree.
Cary, NC – A week that was supposed to be relatively light and have some open days, filled up quickly. So I was unexpectedly busy this week. Read more
Don’s Blog: Spring Chickens
Story by Don Frantz, Cary Town Council member, District B. First published on Blogspot. Photo by Max Westby.
Cary, NC – Call me a flip-flopper if you want, but I have changed my mind regarding chickens in Cary. It has nothing to do with “sustainability” or many of the “green” arguments chicken proponents point to – it has everything to do with freedom. Read more
Opinion: Let’s Be the “Technology Town of NC” Once Again
Story by Lori Bush, photo by Seth Meranda. Story republished from LoriBush.org.
Cary, NC – It’s happened at the Town already. It was just a matter of time. I’m the “techy” one, so I’m used to it. Yes, I’m now “technical support.” Read more
Harold’s Blog: Land in Chatham County
From the blog of Cary Mayor Harold Weinbrecht, covering the week through January 29, 2012. Photo of Jordan Lake by Hal Goodtree.
Cary, NC – This week was a tough week for me with a council meeting and two speaking engagements. Read more
Don’s Blog: Neon
Story by Don Frantz, Cary Town Council member, District B. Republished from Blogspot. Photo by Anita Hart.
Cary, NC – The council has received about a dozen or so emails in opposition to our consideration of a neon theater marquee sign on the soon to be renovated downtown Cary theater.
As much as I would like to take credit for our initiating specific amendments to our town’s sign code to allow for high intensity/neon lighting downtown, I cannot. Read more