Her application includes support for local business and first responders in addition to affordable housing. The election was originally supposed to happen in 2021 but was delayed because of redistricting from the 2020 Census. I have decided to instead support Outling. It's important to note, the elections for Greensboro City Council and Greensboro Mayor have been rescheduled to 2022. In terms of what you reference here I am supportive of reviewing the 911 process to validate that what you claim is accurate. Four City Council incumbents, including current City Council President Brenda Jones, as well as Andre Spivey, Raquel Castaneda-Lopez and Gabe Leland, will not seek a new term. I want to work towards: BILL MARSHBURN: To protect the individual citizens rights. Its time to work together for the betterment of all of our citizens. From Sept. 11, 2001, to now. The email address on the BOEs files for Felton Foushee did not work, either. Thats all we need to know really. Of course, when she announced, the primary was scheduled for October 2021, but thats a long time to be shaking hands and kissing babies. So again, you have a See, hes pro-police token gesture when in reality, GPD and the City of Greensboro continue to lag far behind other municipalities because of decisions made by your council, Outling included. MARIKAY ABUZUAITER: I think we need to take another look at some form of a panhandling license. The new online platform allows readers to connect and interact with each other as well as the journalists. Its interesting that former District Court Judge Mark Timothy Cummings is running for mayor. All four candidates in the race for District 2 responded, as did at least two candidates in Districts 3 and 5. The issues that face us will require negotiation, deliberation, and compromise to resolve these issues that confront our city. GOLDIE WELLS: We have made a lot of progress. I 100% agree with Wayne and Glenn. We must establish creative solutions to increase density, partner with developers to identify city policies that add unnecessary expenses to the development process and create a land banking program to push back against gentrification. We will need to feed and house people. Mayor Nancy Vaughan and all nine incumbents are on the ballot for re-election, and Vaughan has three challengers by herself. Matheny was an active and effective city councilmember when he served. The difference between home care and domestic violence is one group needed someone to care for them with activities of daily living due to old age or physical disability to care for themselves. This was all supposed to happen in 2021 as part of the regular cycle for municipal elections, but then there was that census issue, which delated population counts, which delayed the ability to draw the lines for the citys five electoral districts. We have other pressing issues, homelessness, crime, police policy are just three that also need immediate attention. The Board of County Commissioners unanimously approved its first official Minority Women Business Enterprise (MWBE) policy and procedure manual. All they do is talk. Fax: (336) 763-2585, P.O. I understand the time commitment of holding office, and I understand how important this city is to my family which is one reason I want to do everything in my power to provide the best community not just for my family, but for all families in the Triad. Need your vote to remove the current city council and mayor. Im ready to give Outling a chance at setting the priorities of the council. Some projects have been started that havent been completed, and there are plans being made that havent been fully developed. She was first elected to the City Council representing District 4 in 1997 and served until 2001, when she took a break, and then was elected as an at-large city councilmember in 2009, serving until 2013. In 2005, I was appointed to the Zoning Commission, where I was able to work closely with city staff and the community. The Mayor and City Council, who are elected to office for a four-year term, develop City policies for the City of Goldsboro. However, City Attorney Chuck Watts doesnt see a problem with Matheny serving as both a city councilmember and president of DGI. Look at how the alphabet people have more rights than those who live right. Barber was a sitting council member in 2017 when he was narrowly defeated by Kennedy for one of three at-large seats. PORTIA SHIPMAN: For over 30 years, I was either a home care agency owner or worker at Shipman Family Home Care and Reliable Home Care. Matheny served as the District 3 city councilmember from 2007 to 2015, when he resigned to accept the position of president of Downtown Greensboro Inc. (DGI). The result was that the City Council discovered the check was issued to the ICRCM without a signed contract. No supportive of our police department, giving our tax dollars ( 100s of thousands) to other council members for projects with NO accountability to the citizens of Greensboro. The Greensboro City Council would be much more effective and efficient without District 1 City Councilmember Sharon Hightower. Ultimately, this motion did not pass through City Council. Defund that mess & Cure the Council instead! sales@rhinotimes.com, Designed by Elegant Themes | Powered by WordPress. Sep 10, 2021 0 GREENSBORO Former City Council members Mike Barber and T. Dianne Bellamy-Small are among the people who have submitted their names to be considered for the seat recently. And, lastly, we must ensure that the elderly are allowed to stay in their homes by better funding housing safety nets like the Housing Coalition, and organizations of the like. Roth was then appointed by President Barrack Obama to be the senior advisor for strategic communications for the Small Business Administration and, in 2017, founded Roth & Associates, which does strategic communication and business consulting. If they had enough support to win the last election, they almost always have enough support to be in the top two or six in the primary, which means the primary is largely to decide who will run against the incumbents in the general election. Other people who submitted their names before the 11:59 p.m. deadline Thursday include two current candidates for council, Tracy Furman and Katie Rossabi. Questions? Too many residents are just one serious illness, injury, or financial emergency away from disabling debt. We had one for years, but it was voted down several years ago. This morning Eric Robert announced: I have just uncovered that The City of Greensboro used tax payers monies to buy itself a gun show for $400,000 for no other purpose but to KILL IT. I think its important that if you want to be considered that youre prepared to tell us why we should support you at the City Council meeting.. It is generally accepted that voter turnout in the primary will be much higher than a stand-alone City Council primary because of the statewide races on the ballot and that the turnout in the stand-alone general election on July 26 will be much lower than normal because its being held during the summer, with all its distractions. Vote for anyone other than these clowns already in charge. For instance, he simply asked for a copy of the contract with the International Civil Rights Center and Museum regarding a $1.5 million loan. These teams handle conflict resolution, welfare checks, substance abuse, and suicide threats. If you are a pro-police citizen, Outling is not for you. Voters that are indecisive about the District 5 City Council race must either have no political opinions or have trouble making decisions. GREENSBORO, N.C. (WGHP) First the election date was delayed, then it was again, and now it has a firm date, and through all those meanderings the interest to serving on the Greensboro City Council appears to be unwavering. At the time, the city attorney advised Matheny that he would have to resign before he could become president of DGI because it is funded by the city. Working at DWB taught me how to resolve conflicts on a wide scale. Tony Wilkins for Council 2022. This experience has given me extensive experience balancing fiscal responsibility and investing for future growth, giving me a unique perspective on what it takes to foster strong economic development. Increase the availability of choices for energy efficiency and renewable energy production, particularly in Green Zones, is important. Thompson also noted that he thinks they have "some room for improvement." "We're all kind of learning from each other too, because this is fairly new for the state of North Carolina," he said. engagement with our immigrant neighbors and community seeking refuge, offering more funding, translation options, and stronger enforcement against discrimination. Thus current council members all have longer terms, and those elected will have to run again in 2025 (barring some future change). Greensboro, NC 27401 And that brings us to this note of explanation: Unlike all the other races up and down the ballot, city elections are non-partisan and take on a little different form. We need to avoid the dissolution of the United States. Positive policing and trust is another main issue we face in Greensboro. WGHP attempted to ask five uniform questions of every candidate on the ballot. The center will host events thro. For those who did participate we present here their lightly edited responses, broken down by the districts and in alphabetical order. Mayoral candidates Ray Basaldua Frank Adam Muniz Tim Atwood Denise Gutierrez-Homer Ron Nirenberg * Gary Allen J. L Miller Michael "Commander" Idrogo Greg Brockhouse Antonio "Tony" Diaz Dan Martinez Justin Macaluso Joshua James Galvan John M. Velasquez HUGH HOLSTON: What differentiates me is that I am uniquely positioned and prepared to serve successfully for the benefit of all of Greensboro. I am a small business owner and executive director for Triad Local First, a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting locally-owned independentbusinesses. If they hadnt torn it apart, it wouldnt need building back! Robert is a designer and partner at QUB Studios and has renovated several downtown properties. Take 30 minutes out of your busy lives, do your own homework and vote for who you think are the best candidates. The mayor has one vote. To add insult to injury, his mother Mary, and the rest of the family was maligned, ridiculed, and given no respect in the midst of their loss. This all happened shortly after the Greensboro riots in 2020, when everyone was jumping on the police are racists bandwagon. The winners of the primary are almost certainly going to be Mayor Nancy Vaughan and District 3 City Councilmember Justin Outling. I have organized around housing, healthcare and mental health safety with local and national organizations. BILL MARSHBURN: The austerity to come. Residents feel safe and secure throughout the city. Former District 3 City Councilmember Zack Matheny is running for his old seat back and deserves to win it. They wanted that class to have 40 people in it. Greensboro, NC 27401 He is currently suing the city and Vaughan over a public records request, and in 2015, he sued the city over redevelopment money. Lastly, I would wish for better. I agree with you on giving the police the resources they need. Ten candidates have filed to run for an at-large seat on the Greensboro City Council, and the top six candidates will be on the ballot for the July 26 general election. Thats the reason Id like to serve for the next four years to see some of the things that Ive started working on come to fruition. Our City hits record or near record homicide numbers every year. GREENSBORO, N.C. The Municipal General Election is Tuesday. Tuesdays meeting to select the next council member will be held virtually and each candidate will sign up and speak to council members through a video connection. Just remember on your number 2 if you dont vote youre giving the person who wins your vote because you didnt vote against the winner. Every current council member is part of the sham. That makes a lot of sense to me (especially given the fact that 911 is a county service and not a city one or part of the police force). Assist the police department in recruiting officers to fill vacancies that are having a substantial impact on the amount of patrol officers we have on a daily basis. City Council races are nonpartisan, but there is not a single Republican or conservative on the City Council. Jobs that will produce food and home ownership. DUSTIN KEENE: I feel we overpay for underdelivering a lot. MARIKAY ABUZUAITER: That every resident of Greensboro lives in a safe environment and has the opportunity to have housing, a good-paying job, good transportation opportunities and the ability to be able to have enough time to enjoy everything that Greensboro has to offer. We are growing and we need leadership that can plan that growth so that our housing, jobs and transportation work at peak level at all times. Connor Perrett. It was originally scheduled for October and November 2021, but the primary was postponed to March 8 because the US Census data required for redistricting was delayed due to the COVID-19 restrictions. I decided at that time to become more involved in our city, and I started learning everything I could about how our city functions. Early, in-person voting began last Thursday for the Primary Election in North Carolina, which culminates May 17, and voting for the Greensboro City Council, which was to have occurred last year, is underway with 27 names on the ballot for mayor and four district and three at-large seats. Kennedys departure rankled some in and out of city government, who said her unexplained resignation followed by a day of silence from the city before announcing her new job, raised questions about the secrecy of her appointment to the professional city position. Are you both going to tread water until the election and hope you are not too pro-police that you piss off the woke and the east side, but not too negligent in your duties to have a full police department so you do not piss off the people that pay the taxes and do not want the crime on their doorstep. Guided By Experience: A Comparative Analysis of the U.S. Military Responses to Natural Disasters in Haiti (2010 & 2021) Dec 2021 - Mar 2022 Article for the 2022 spring issue of the Journal of . We do this through public transportation that supports all parts of the city, parks and a parks and rec system that offer great programs and beautiful spaces, homes that everyone can afford, and jobs that pay wages so that people do not need two or three jobs to make ends meet. I disagree with you as to what Outling was questioning/proposing to understand. I have proactively, and successfully, engaged the residents and business communities of Greensboro from my service on boards and commissions, my commitment to community service and my business career, he wrote in his application. VOTER GUIDE: 2021 Municipal Elections. Johnson and Abuzuaiter were both elected to four-year terms in 2017. Oh wow, he voted to accept federal money that agencies, police related or not, always accept (free money). DUSTIN KEENE: While there are many issues facing our city, I believe affordable housing may be the biggest. Current Candidates Download complete Candidate information. Your email address will not be published. A North Carolina city council fired a man for 'white privilege and entitlement' after he refused to address a Black woman by her professional title. LATOYA BERNICE GATHERS: I am running because I believe When all Voices are Heard, Change Occurs. No ones voice should go unnoticed. Invest in mobility hubs and other mechanisms that support increased mobility with fewer cars and less driving. City of Greensboro 212 N Main St Greensboro, GA 30642 706-453-7967 706-453-2912 fax News Greensboro designated as a Georgia Exceptional Main Street- (GEMS) . All while appeasing developers and the new city manager that wants to build multifamily on an empty piece of land. He came to Greensboro to attend UNCG, graduated with a degree in economics and went on to get an MBA at Elon University. Hugh Holston, the chairman of the Greensboro Planning and Zoning Commission is one of the candidates. Here are the candidates on the ballot for Greensboro City Council: At-large candidates: Incumbents Marikay Abuzuaiter, Yvonne Johnson and Hugh Holston and Tally L. Buchanan, Melodi. Readers of The Rhino Times will be able to rely on rhinotimes.com for daily coverage and opinions of Greensboro while gaining insider access to important Guilford County work sessions and events. District 2 City Councilmember Goldie Wells is running for reelection and being challenged by Cecile (CC) Crawford, LaToya Bernice Gathers and Portia Shipman in the primary. What a high wire act that is. City officials said that they did not formally hire her for the position until after she resigned from council and that was the reason for the air of secrecy surrounding her departure. On the ballot is a bond referendum of $135 million that is broken down into five separate yes-or-no votes: $14 million for fire facilities; $30 million for housing; $70 million for parks and. Wilkins is a strong supporter of the Greensboro Police Department, unlike Thurm who voted to turn down a grant for the Police Department from the Justice Department the city had been receiving for years. Every vote is needed to rid of our current council who have no accountability or concerns of how our tax dollars are spent. However, since that time, we have been able to build a very positive working . sales@rhinotimes.com, Designed by Elegant Themes | Powered by WordPress, Former County Commissioner Steve Arnold Enters District 2 Commissioners Race, Next Countywide Revaluation May Be Here Sooner Than You Think. View the full list of candidates here or click on a selection below to jump to a section. Do you have to make political promises to seek an election? Share & Bookmark Share & Bookmark, Press Enter to show all options, press Tab go to next option. 2021 City Council Candidates. 21-2-134. Just look at what he did a couple years ago when officers were just trying to locate a guy with a gun on the Greenway. MAYORAL CANDIDATE ERIC ROBERT ANNOUNCES HE HAS UNCOVERED DOCUMENTS SUPPORTING ALLEGATIONS OF MALFEASANCE AND POTENTIAL CIVIL CONSPIRACY ON THE PART OF CURRENT GREENSBORO MAYOR NANCY VAUGHAN, COLISEUM DIRECTOR MATT BROWN AND CITY ATTORNEY CHUCK WATTS. Barber has also served on two elected boards, first as a member of the Guilford County Board of Commissioners from 2000-2004 and twice on the City Council, from 2005-2009 and from 2013-2017. We need a multi-pronged approach that combines financial investments, development incentives, updated planning and zoning rules, anti-displacement initiatives, non-profit collaborations, and new rent stability and affordable homeownership programs to address our housing affordability crisis. We need to get our road, public transportation, housing, and business opportunities up to speed before these companies open. The second group needed emergency help, shelter and protection because of someone elses negligence. Imoved away for college and spent some time in Baltimore and Washington DC before returning to raise my family in 2000. , Guilford County Health Department leaders looks at, Family shot in head at Florida home: sheriff, Infants death linked to contaminated breast pump,, Winston-Salem woman is typewriter wordsmith, Man charged with murder after bodies found in NC, Woman arrested after 9 puppies found in trash bag, 4 charged after assault, stabbing in Burl. Readers of The Rhino Times will be able to rely on rhinotimes.com for daily coverage and opinions of Greensboro while gaining insider access to important Guilford County work sessions and events. It might be because he cant run for judge. You seem to be a pro-police voter, which is good, but Outling does not share your point of view: Outling is a wolf in sheeps clothing. However, the City Council has no political diversity. TAMMI Z. THURM: During my first term, I advocated for written consent. I have been endorsed by Guilford For All and the Guilford County Community PAC. How we manage this growth and achieve even more potential will be keytomovingforward. When flights are inaccessible or there is continuing civil unrest, you must deal with challenges such as how to move items from Amsterdam or Brussels to the center of Burundi. DGI, by comparison, is largely funded through a Business Improvement District tax paid by downtown property owners. Stay up-to-date on the latest in local and national government and political topics with our newsletter. Qualified Candidates for the November 2 , 2021 General Election Skip to Main Content Home News Events Departments Government Business Contact Address City of Greensboro 212 N Main St Greensboro, GA 30642 706-453-7967 706-453-2912 fax News Greensboro designated as a Georgia Exceptional Main Street- (GEMS) Ten candidates filed to run in the at-large City Council race, including the three incumbents: City Councilmembers Yvonne Johnson, Marikay Abuzuaiter and Hugh Holston. We need to shore up our public safety so that everyone feels served, protected, and respected. The two incumbent candidates (Nancy and Justin) had their chance and have done nothing but spend other peoples money indiscriminately and wastefully. Crime and drug-free streets and neighborhoods. What he should be saying is I can help NOW! Either way, it seems like you are shilling for Outling here. Bradley Hunt, president of the Greensboro Chapter of the NAACP, stated that it is the position of his organization "that this body vote to postpone the Greensboro City Council elections initially scheduled to take place in November of 2021, until after U.S. Census data has been received, properly processed and certified." Derby City Council Member: 2023 Primary: Derby Ward 4: 875 English Ct: Derby: 67037: Nonpartisan: Jacob A. Bakk: School District 259: 2023 Primary: USD 259 District At Large: 2341 N. Fairview: Wichita: 67204 (316)550-2977: TONY WILKINS: See response to the first question. Her platform includes support for the police, increased transparency in government decision making, supporting small business and economic development, having a multi-pronged approach to the affordable housing crisis and focusing on youth development. TRACY FURMAN: We are a beautiful city and need growth to sustain our character and continue to offer opportunity to everyone who lives here. There are 4 people running for mayor. Rhino Times Justin Outling was one of them. Voters will choose among 6 candidates for 3 at-large seats on Greensboro City Council ANNETTE AYRES Jul 23, 2022 0 GREENSBORO Three City Council members hope to retain their. Wells has often been outspoken in this term on the City Council, making clear statements about an issue while her fellow city councilmembers were wasting time beating around the bush. I will demand, and on the council will demand a RUCO 2 revision. TONY WILKINS: Get crime under control and maintain a strong police department. Then the NC Supreme Court delayed the primary from March 8 to May 17 because of court challenges to the state legislative and congressional districts drawn by the NC General Assembly. I want to use my experience and my voice to champion my Three Pillars for Progress (Economic Development Public Safety Community Engagement). People know me and can trust that I will work hard to get the answers they have been waiting to receive. This will lead to crime by people needing food and shelter, particularly for families. (1) will vote for anyone who isnt presently serving or (2) will not vote. In the at-large City Council race, the top six finishers in the primary will be on the general election ballot and the top three finishers on July 26 will be elected to the City Council. For dire In other words, Evan, ask your councilmembers to stop making token gestures and to actually do something that makes enough of difference to make a difference. Also filing to run in District 1 were Felton Foushee and Timothy Kirkpatrick. Invest in and partner with others to enhance young peoples workforce development initiatives, so helping to reduce violence. Any suggestion that Justin would not be supportive of the police and the best of the 4 candidates I find very questionable. TRACY FURMAN: I would like to pause theReceivership Program that wasput in place from a consent agenda vote in August 2020 until some of the vagueness and process can be ironed out. Greensboro will need to govern to accommodate new housing stockfor the entire community (regardless of income) and an increased need forpublic safety,allwhile appropriately managing the budget. Proof positive that were fed up with the turd sandwich we have in place presently. TCB reported that in 2021, the BHRT program responded to 3,274 calls. From my experience with the city, it would be irresponsible for me not to be on the ballot. Im hopeful that my experience and familiarity with Staff, Council and current city issues will be of value, he wrote in his application. Greensboros T.Z. 2 former council members among 47 applicants to fill Kennedy's vacant seat on Greensboro City Council. It is time for change.
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