From the blog of Cary Mayor Harold Weinbrecht, covering the week through January 16, 2011. This was a busy week which was highlighted by a short council meeting and the staff/council retreat.…
From the blog of Cary Mayor Harold Weinbrecht, covering the week through January 9, 2011. Wastewater, Chatham County and Red Light Cameras On Tuesday I met with the town manager to go over current issues. We discussed the Western Wake Regional Wastewater Management Facilities, the new Chatham County commissioners, and…
From the blog of Cary Mayor Harold Weinbrecht, covering the week through December 26, 2010. SAS Photo by Hal Goodtree. This week was a week to start slowing down and enjoying the holidays. The big items of the week included the Mayors Association Dinner, an announcement by SAS and the…
This week was the last busy week of the year. The week included a work session and a marathon council meeting. …
Thursday I, along with the town manager, met with David King of Triangle Transit. He wants to start holding weekly meetings to focus on the transit needs of the communities in Wake County. To be more specific to Cary, he would want to know what it would take for the…
In closing, I would like to leave you with a quote from Robert Strauss that goes: “Success is little like wrestling a gorilla. You don’t stop when you get tired - you stop when the gorilla gets tired.” …
"Those were difficult times - coping with the influx of people moving into Cary. We really had to get our act together." - from the notebook of Fred Bond.…
Opinion by Hal Goodtree, Publisher of CaryCitizen. Photo by Keith Kissel under a Creative Commons license. Cary, NC – The headline, splashed in big letters across the top of Wednesday’s newspaper, read, “EASLEY CONVICTED OF FELONY” In small type underneath, it explained: “Former Governor to pay $1000 fine for one…
What does the Opt Out mean for Cary? All projects have a time limit once they are approved to ensure they are built and meet current code or at least “newer” code. By giving projects more time there is a potential that they will not meet current code.…
Cary, NC – Editor’s Notes: Imagine my surprise to get an op-ed request from North Carolina Governor Bev Perdue. I immediately suspected it was the popularity of Mayor Harold Weinbrecht’s blog here on CaryCitizen. Actually, the Governor’s office sent out the op ed to newspapers across the state. Few will…
