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Carrboro mayoral candidates' positions on the issues

The local environment

Mark Chilton
  • Continue the development of the greenway system to limit car usage.
  • Refocus infrastructure priorities away from single-passenger vehicles.
Amanda Ashley
  • Lay foundation for a trolley or light rail system.
  • Implement electric car charging stations.
Brian Voyce
  • Audit energy use across the town to contain environmental impacts.
  • Create a plan on efficient energy use that incorporates residential growth.

 

Town growth

Mark Chilton
  • Encourage compact growth along transportation corridors and established neighborhoods.
  • Institute a plan to efficiently develop land in northern Carrboro.
Amanda Ashley
  • Cap the population at 25,000 people.
  • Limit further annexations of southern Orange County.
Brian Voyce
  • Unify the economic visions of towns in Orange County. 
  • Examine municipal cost sharing projects with Chapel Hill.