CROSSROAD FOR INDIAN TRAIL

Indian Trail is at a crossroads this election. The only potential returning person to the council is the Mayor. She has to overcome her less than stellar reputation in order to repeat. Two strong candidates that are fresh and willing to work with the council wait in the wings. Both challengers appear to have integrity, honesty, and the ability to work with others something the current mayor has not been able to display in the past 2 years.
The race for the three open council seats seem to be a David vs Goliath situation. The Goliath in this case is the special interest group called ITCFP that has 3 of their officers running for office. They are well organized, well funded thanks to developer money, they have their opinions just like everyone else on how to run the town and in fact take it a step further with the aire of superiority that is unmatched in this election. Their attitude that their way is the best and that they all have to be elected in order to change the course of the town. Indicates to me that they would be unwilling or unable to work with others on the board to get things done. The other thing to keep in mind is if these 3 are elected to the council the question has to be ..Why would they listen to any common citizen?? They won't have to unless it matches their opinions.
The David's in this group are myself and John Hullinger. Though I don't know Mr. Hullinger well, the two times I have met him, he seems to be very intelligent and able to work with people with a decent attitude. Neither Lee Godwin nor John Hullinger will take donations from people that may want something from the council in the future...ie developers, real estate people, and so on. My campaign is being run on a shoestring unlike that of the well funded special interest group that has already started with color flyers in neighborhoods. They are trying to buy the election for their group and expect a lot more prior to the election. I just won't spend a lot of money for a position that is designed to help the community. Why spend thousands of dollars to claim a position paying $200.00 per month?
To the voters:

1. Get to know the candidates, follow the money. Who stands to reap benefits if they are elected? Ask questions of the candidates.
2. Don't be swayed by slick advertising campaigns just because some can afford such things.
3. Get involved
4. VOTE....VOTE....VOTE Its the most important step in this process. The 3 candidates of the special interest group all live in the same neighborhood, all town business will come through them as will all the solutions. Do you really want to give one area that much power???