The Chapel Hill-Carrboro Chamber of Commerce is actively participating in several 2009 municipal election activities to learn more about candidates for mayor, council and aldermen in Chapel Hill and Carrboro so that the Chamber can share its priorities with the candidates, assess their positions on those priorities and distribute this information to our members and their employees.

To assist in this effort, the Chamber Board of Directors unanimously approved Community Vision 2009, which outlines the Chamber’s goals for the upcoming municipal elections. In late August, Community Vision 2009 was distributed to the candidates, and you may read the document by clicking on the link.

The Chamber also surveyed all 20 candidates about important municipal issues related to economic development and business climate. Each survey was followed by an in-person candidate interview to obtain more detailed information about candidate viewpoints on these important issues.

On October 7 and 8, the Chamber hosted two community forums with partners EmPOWERment, Inc., The Daily Tar Heel and WCHL 1360 AM. These forums gave candidates from Carrboro and Chapel Hill the chance to weigh-in on key issues in their respective communities. The Chamber is proud to participate in these election activities and support our members and their employees in learning more about each candidate’s commitment to our community.