Tag: Pinehurst

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

Campaign 2011: IS IT OVER YET ??????

Posted on November 8, 2011 by Brant Clifton

Ah, yes. This wonderful expression of democracy we’ve been treated to here in the county of Moore for the last few months will mercifully come to an end

Pinehurst 2011: Is the V-A-T a B-U-S-T?

Posted on November 7, 2011 by Brant Clifton

The Village Action Team took to the stage at the beginning of the campaign like a storm. It pushed a specific agenda and endorsed the candidacies of Nancy Fiorillo, Mark

Pinehurst 2011: Some thoughts on Strickland’s road thoughts

Posted on November 4, 2011 by Brant Clifton

We’re offering up kudos to Pinehurst village council candidate for actually listening to residents and offering up some thoughtful ideas: A Pinehurst Village Council 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: Marcum on deficit spending

Posted on November 1, 2011 by Brant Clifton

I finally pinned down mayoral candidate John Marcum and got him to talk in detail about his accusations of deficit spending in Pinehurst village government. (The documents he is referencing

Partners In Progress moving to downtown Pinehurst?

Posted on October 30, 2011 by Brant Clifton

Could Moore County’s chief economic development organ be leaving its current location in the Moore County Chamber building on 15-501 to the more exclusive environs of historic downtown Pinehurst? My

Razook’s endorses Joan Thurman

Posted on October 30, 2011 by Brant Clifton

Razook’s, the world-renowned women’s clothing store in downtown Pinehurst, has endorsed Joan Thurman for village mayor. Yep, that’s right. You can see her campaign signs in the windows of the

Pinehurst 2011: Vacation $$$ for Pinehurst village workers

Posted on October 29, 2011 by Brant Clifton

According to village government financials, dated 6/30/11 (page 12), the budget included a long term liability for “accumulated vacation” totaling $558,806.. “That is what you would have to pay

Pinehurst 2011: Andy’s 8-year contract and a NEW police chief