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Harold’s Blog: Technology, Planning and No Political Positions

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I believe this is the year for the town to catch up with the rest of the world in technology. And updating our web site would be a great start. …

Harold’s Blog: Land in Chatham County

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The main interest in the meeting seemed to be the Public Hearing on the joint land use plan with Cary and Chatham County. Unfortunately, many Chatham County residents see this as Cary aggression. It is important to understand that the Town of Cary isn’t acquiring land in Chatham County.…

Harold’s Blog: Growth and My Soapbox

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In the local newspaper on Sunday this week was a story about a potential bond referendum in Cary. Unfortunately, I was not asked for my opinion so I will use this medium.…

Harold’s Blog: Retreat Week

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In another email a lady said that she was praying God would turn my life into hell because the town won’t close the dump or build a wall around it. Ouch! …

Harold’s Blog: Costco, Fracking & Neon

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In my opinion what people want is something spectacular which does not equate to neon. I think we should even think about something creative like maybe using LED lighting.…

Harold’s Blog: State of the Town

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I am very proud to have called Cary my home for more than three decades. Here my wife and I, along with many other Cary citizens, are extremely fortunate to have realized the American dream: We live in a beautiful place where we can raise our families, work in satisfying…

Humorist: Bang a Pan, It’s New Year’s Eve

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At midnight, whoever was babysitting would send us out onto the driveway and have us hit pots with wooden spoons. Several new years were rung in to the sounds of some sort of saucepan violence. As a result, it is possible that various cooking sets dreamed of one day having…

Harold’s Blog: Busy Week, Prepping for 2012

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In other emails I received a solicitation from Goose Busters III. This business uses border collies to chase away geese which I think is an interesting idea.…

Harold’s Blog: Cary Policeman Employee of the Year, Christmas Fun and Skittles Incident

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Cary was named the third safest in the nation among municipalities with populations of 100,000 to 499,999 by CQ Press.…

Harold’s Blog: Trains and Trees

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There were several notables in the crowd including former mayors Booth and Ritter. Mayor Ritter told me that he brought in the first tree for the first tree lighting 24 years ago. I would like to know more about that event.…

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