Way to Go Cary

Yesterday Cary elected a new Mayor, Harold Weinbrecht. I worked hard to help get it done, along with over a hundred fellow Cary citizens. I met and worked with some amazing people. These people all believed Cary can do better, and they all put it on the line to give us that chance. Ernie McAlister reported $150K in campaign funding in his most recent report, versus $32K for Harold Weinbrecht. It didn't matter.

Already, some are worried that Harold Weinbrecht is the second coming of Clubber Lang. Some say Harold will kill growth, while others say he cannot control it. Until Harold takes office in December, speculation will fuel much debate over the future of his administration.

Cary had two choices in this election, and made the right one. Here's why: Instead of electing a Mayor whose compaign was paid for by development special interests, we chose the candidate who is only beholden to the citizens of Cary. Harold has a platform of balanced growth and environmental conservation. More importantly, Harold is committed to listening to the citizens of Cary and letting us help shape our town's future. We help decide how much growth makes sense. We help decide what kind of growth we want. We help decide how to pay for growth. We help decide issues like performing arts centers, transfer taxes and water management. We get to help decide because Harold is beholden only to the citizens of Cary. That is where his campaign money came from and, more importantly, the support of Cary citizens is what propelled him into office. He won't forget.