Tag: Pinehurst

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

Posted on October 29, 2011 by Brant Clifton

Mayoral candidate John Marcum has made an issue of Pinehurst government having three managers. He and his campaign have noted that manager Andy Wilkison has an EIGHT-YEAR contract paying him

Pinehurst 2011: Howard and …… JOAN??????????

Posted on October 25, 2011 by Brant Clifton

Yes, like many Moore Countians, I had to do a double take at that picture in the Sunday edition of The Pilot (of course, after wiping up the mouthful of

Pinehurst 2011: Village govt speaks up on ‘deficit spending’ claim

Posted on October 24, 2011October 24, 2011 by Brant Clifton

Charges of deficit spending by village leaders have arisen in the current campaign for mayor and village council. Sensitive to the charge, the professional staff at Village Hall has

Pinehurst 2011: More village govt numbers

Posted on October 23, 2011 by Brant Clifton

I got my hands on the financials for village government, as of June 30 2011. Click here to see them for yourself. The package includes some gems like: The total

Pinehurst govt by the numbers

Posted on October 22, 2011October 23, 2011 by Brant Clifton

There’s been a lot of talk about village government finances during this year’s campaign for village government offices. I thought it might be interesting to compare some of the

Pinehurst 2011: The Return of NewCore

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

The elections for local village offices will be here soon. Two candidates, Nancy Fiorillo for mayor and John Cashion for council, have publicly endorsed the idea of pushing