Tag: Nancy Fiorillo

Pinehurst 2011: All hail the queen!

Posted on November 9, 2011 by Brant Clifton

Pinehurst voters made history Tuesday evening by electing the village’s first female mayor (Ginsey was appointed) and the first council member from Pinewild. From the beginning, mayoral candidate

The plot thickens on Pinehurst historic landmark status

Posted on November 3, 2011November 3, 2011 by Brant Clifton

The Fayetteville Observer profiled the Pinehurst mayoral race this week, and included THIS passage: Fiorillo said her primary goal as mayor would be implementing changes to the Village Green, which

Pinehurst 2011: Candidate Forum Follies

Posted on October 22, 2011October 22, 2011 by Brant Clifton

The League of Women Voters held a forum this week for ALL EIGHT candidates for Pinehurst village offices. It was quite dog-and-pony show. It was a dream for

Pinehurst 2011: Mayoral ‘qualifications’

Posted on October 17, 2011 by Brant Clifton

Don’t you just love the empty buzzwords and catchphrases political candidates use in their ads? As an example, let’s look at the campaign of Pinehurst mayoral wannabe Joan Thurman. Her

Pinehurst 2011: A mayoral connection?

Posted on October 12, 2011October 12, 2011 by Brant Clifton

It appears that — if Nancy Fiorillo and David McNeill are successful in November — The Village of Pinehurst and The Town of Southern Pines will have a very friendly

Pinehurst 2011: The Village Green

Posted on October 12, 2011 by Brant Clifton

Plans to update or revamp the village’s historic downtown area have been a hot topic for the last couple of years. Controversies have grown from village government’s consideration of

Pinehurst 2011: Google search reaps even more water talk

Posted on October 12, 2011October 12, 2011 by Brant Clifton

A media report on a 2010 public hearing before the Moore County Board of Commissioners featured this item: And Nancy Roy Fiorillo of the Pinehurst Village Council said the town

Pinehurst 2011: Water, Agua, eau

Posted on October 10, 2011October 10, 2011 by Brant Clifton

Moore County has had more than its fair share of water drama in recent years. Long periods without rain have mad water access — in a county with limited

NO, Nancy & Ray are NOT MOVING to Greensboro

Posted on October 8, 2011 by Brant Clifton

To all of you Moore County campaign operatives who read this blog religiously, PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO WHAT I AM ABOUT TO SAY. I have had several emails and

Pinehurst 2011: Development a key issue in races

Posted on October 8, 2011October 8, 2011 by Brant Clifton

It’s become increasingly clear that development is playing a key issue in the 2011 village council races. Voters are expressing frustration with an eroding downtown, a failed residential development