Cabarrus Cheap Seats

Note: I’ve recently been asked to provide a weekly article to the Concord Standard. So, for Standard readers: This is not deja vu. Welcome to the Cheap Seats.
In a recent article of the Standard, attorney Jim Scarborough was featured on the front page as a crusader taking on City Hall to defending us [...]

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Everybody you talk to these days wants to talk about growth. It is, I believe, the number one issue for the 2008 election cycle. School requirements, road needs, and tax issues are all directly related to how we handle growth. First, I want to explain some of the facts surrounding [...]

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I’ve been trying every evening to provide a few articles for you to read in order not to leave you with the drivel I write and publish.
However, today there’s only one article and it is a MUST READ FOR ANYONE WHO WANTS TO UNDERSTAND WHAT’S DRIVING GROWTH IN THE CHARLOTTE AREA.  This article shows the [...]

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Two things happened yesterday:
A landmark agreement for the NCRC is settled and the Speedway is saved by offering road improvements (and renaming one road) [here's the Observer Article on the Speedway]
Now, ask yourself this question: Could the old majority - who took 5 years to decide to build a jail that was needed immedately; who [...]

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Update: I was right 
In 1999, then Sheriff Canady presented the jail over-crowding problem to the Board of Commissioners; and we’re starting the eighth year with the problem still unresolved. Even though the County is constructing an annex to the jail to help relieve some immediate strain, it’s only enough to cover the a short-term need. The [...]

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OK, I’ll admit, the last question was pretty tough. So, we’ll throw around something that’s on the mind of every voter in the county and it’s a fundamental part of the job you’re seeking.
If you were elected to office, what would be the top three things you’d do to manage, encourage, control, stimulate, or eliminate [...]

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On Thursday Night, I had the pleasure of hearing a reasoned and thoughtful discussion on the fiscal implications of growth from John Locke Foundation President John Hood. Harold Smith was there too. Here’s his inane, slanted take on the whole thing:

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