2007 Chapel Hill-Orange County Elections

2007 Carrboro Municipal Elections

Mayor
Mark Chilton
Chuck Morton
Brian Voyce

Board of Aldermen
Frank Abernethy
Joal Broun
Dan Coleman
Sharon Cook
Lydia Lavelle
Katrina Ryan

Brian Voyce
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Legend:
Y = Yes, N = No, U = Undecided

1.) Is increasing the commercial tax base in Carrboro an important priority for you?
Carrboro Mayor			Carrboro Board of Aldermen						Chamber Position
Chilton	Morton	Voyce	Abernethy	Broun	Coleman	Cook	Lavelle	Ryan	Chamber Position
Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y

2.) Would you support shortening thetime it takes to have a project approved or denied in Carrboro if the quality of the development and level of citizen input remained high?
Carrboro Mayor			Carrboro Board of Aldermen						Chamber Position
Chilton	Morton	Voyce	Abernethy	Broun	Coleman	Cook	Lavelle	Ryan	Chamber Position
Y	N	Y/N	Y	U	U	Y	Y	Y	Y

3.) Would you support creating a set of criteria for desirable development projects and then expediting the approval process for projects that meet those established objectives?
Carrboro Mayor			Carrboro Board of Aldermen						Chamber Position
Chilton	Morton	Voyce	Abernethy	Broun	Coleman	Cook	Lavelle	Ryan	Chamber Position
Y	N	N	Y	U	U	Y	Y	Y	Y

4.) Do you support land use regulations and regulatory practices that promote workforce housing and residential density along transportation corridors?
Carrboro Mayor			Carrboro Board of Aldermen						Chamber Position
Chilton	Morton	Voyce	Abernethy	Broun	Coleman	Cook	Lavelle	Ryan	Chamber Position
Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	U	Y	Y

5.) Would you support a cap on the privilege license tax?
Carrboro Mayor			Carrboro Board of Aldermen						Chamber Position
Chilton	Morton	Voyce	Abernethy	Broun	Coleman	Cook	Lavelle	Ryan	Chamber Position
N	U	N	Y	U	Y	Y	U	Y	Y

6.) Do you think a healthy growing economy is an equally important component of community sustainability as environmental protection and social equity?
Carrboro Mayor			Carrboro Board of Aldermen						Chamber Position
Chilton	Morton	Voyce	Abernethy	Broun	Coleman	Cook	Lavelle	Ryan	Chamber Position
Y	Y	Y	Y	U	Y	Y	U	Y	Y

7.) Do you generally support the concept of developing the Horace Williams Tract into a mixed use research park (Carolina North)?
Carrboro Mayor			Carrboro Board of Aldermen						Chamber Position
Chilton	Morton	Voyce	Abernethy	Broun	Coleman	Cook	Lavelle	Ryan	Chamber Position
Y	Y	Y	U	U	Y	U	Y	Y	Y

8.) Do you agree with the town’s stated goal of doubling commercial density?
Carrboro Mayor			Carrboro Board of Aldermen						Chamber Position
Chilton	Morton	Voyce	Abernethy	Broun	Coleman	Cook	Lavelle	Ryan	Chamber Position
Y	Y	Y/N	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y

9.) Will you vote to identify an additional commercial node in Carrboro?
Carrboro Mayor			Carrboro Board of Aldermen						Chamber Position
Chilton	Morton	Voyce	Abernethy	Broun	Coleman	Cook	Lavelle	Ryan	Chamber Position
Y	Y	Y/N	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y

10.) Do you believe the town should consider extending its moratorium in the Northern Study Area if it has not completed its rezoning process by its expiration in October?
Carrboro Mayor			Carrboro Board of Aldermen						Chamber Position
Chilton	Morton	Voyce	Abernethy	Broun	Coleman	Cook	Lavelle	Ryan	Chamber Position
Y	Y	Y	N	Y	U	Y	Y	Y	N

11.) Do you think the town needs to do more to make sure its committees and taskforces include more representation from the business community where there is currently very little?
Carrboro Mayor			Carrboro Board of Aldermen						Chamber Position
Chilton	Morton	Voyce	Abernethy	Broun	Coleman	Cook	Lavelle	Ryan	Chamber Position
N	Y	Y	Y	U	U	Y	Y	U	Y

12.) List up to three specific things you would do to make Carrboro a better place to do business.
Carrboro Mayor			Carrboro Board of Aldermen
Chilton	Morton	Voyce	Abernethy	Broun	Coleman	Cook	Lavelle	Ryan

Please click the following questions to hear the the candidates' response when asked at the forum held on October 10:
(for help in playing these files, please contact Randy Schmidt at 967-7075 x.32 or rschmidt@carolinachamber.org)

As an Alderman, what do you want to see happen in the area currently under moratorium?

Currently, the Town of Carrboro’s portion of the property tax is $.6537 per $100 valuation—the highest in Alamance, Chatham, Durham, Orange and Wake Counties. Is this tax rate too high? If so, what specific steps will you take to reduce it?

What do you believe should be the next step by the Board of Aldermen in regards to the Rogers Road transfer station planning?

Chamber Commentary:

Brian Voyce, an attorney, says he is running for mayor of Carrboro in order to raise awareness of the Rogers Road trash transfer site. Stopping Orange County’s use of this land as a transfer site is Mr. Voyce’s number one priority. In terms of the development process, Mr. Voyce believes the town should be clearer in defining what type of development it wants and where development should occur. He is very supportive of growing the commercial tax base in particular areas and eliminating the privilege license tax. Mr. Voyce would like to see some commercial development in Carrboro’s Northern Area but on a neighborhood scale and in environmentally appropriate locations. While the Chamber’s objectives are not foremost in Mr. Voyce’s campaign, the Chamber does see him as a strong candidate for quality economic development.