Elections

The Chapel Hill Herald reports on the second round of fundraising numbers for Chapel Hill Town Council candidates. Here's how it looks:

1. Rudy Juliano: $10,164 ($9,764 self-loan)
2. Sally Greene: $6,736.13 ($500 self-loan)
3. Diane Bachman: $5,600 (5,000 self-loan)
4. Bill Strom (i): $5,112
5. Thatcher Freund: $4,336 ($1,200 self-loan)
6. Doug Schworer: $2,480
7. Terri Tyson: $1,790.83 ($1,600 self-loan)
8. Andrea Rohrbacher: $1,450 ($1,000 self-loan)
9. Cam Hill: $1,105
10. Mike McSwain: $750 ($400 self-loan)
11. Jim Ward (i): $155
12. Woodrow Barfield is expected to spend less than $3,000 is therefore not required to report.

I will try post some numbers from previous elections along with the results of those races for camparison. More money does not equal more votes. But it can sometimes help determine who has a "serious" campaign.

In addition to a plethora of candidates on this year's ballot, Chapel Hill voters will have five bond questions to decide. They are (approximately):

$5.0m Parks & recreation;
$2.0m Open space preservation;
$16.2m Library improvement;
$5.6m Sidewalks & streets;
$0.5m Energy-efficent buildings 

Here's an article from the Chapel Hill Herald on the Town Council's approval of the bonds. What do you think? How will you vote?