Gaston Gazette, Meet candidates for the Gaston County Board of Commissioners' primary election

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As of June 14, 2024, Scott Shehan’s website did not contain information on this issue.

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Supports reducing regulations and bureaucratic hurdles to create a business-friendly environment, aiming to attract new businesses and promote economic growth.

Supports reducing regulations and bureaucratic hurdles, aiming to attract new businesses and promote economic growth.

Believes high land taxes burden families and businesses, hindering economic growth. Plans to alleviate this through fiscally responsible strategies and streamlined government spending.

Supports initiatives to help farmers and agricultural businesses succeed, recognizing their importance to the local economy.

Supports initiatives to help farmers and agricultural businesses succeed.

Opposes "unnecessary government intrusion and overreach" in regulations and will fight against legislation infringing on citizens' rights.

- Supports reducing regulations and bureaucratic hurdles, aiming to attract new businesses and promote economic growth.
- Supports alleviating high land taxes.
- Supports initiatives to help farmers and agricultural businesses succeed.
- Opposes "unnecessary government intrusion and overreach" in regulations and will fight against legislation infringing on citizens' rights.

Economy

Believes in the power of school choice and supports increased investment in education and training programs to align with local industry needs.

- Believes in the power of school choice and supports increased investment in education and training programs to align with local industry needs.

Education

Believes the safety and security of Gaston County residents are paramount. Plans to work closely with law enforcement to ensure they have necessary resources and support.

Plans to work closely with law enforcement to ensure they have necessary resources and support.

Believes responsible gun ownership is essential for personal liberty and opposes any restrictions on these rights.

- Plans to work closely with law enforcement to ensure they have necessary resources and support.
- Opposes gun control. 

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Housing & Urban Development

Supports smart growth and infrastructure improvements, prioritizing investment in roads, bridges, and broadband access while maintaining Gaston County’s unique character.

Supports investment in roads, bridges, and broadband access.

- Supports investment in roads, bridges, and broadband access.

Transportation & Infrastructure

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Scott Shehan

As of June 14, 2024, Sharlene Mullings’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Believes in community-driven tax policies shaped by resident input and collaboration.

Supports addressing key economic issues such as taxes, affordable housing, and sustainability to ensure a thriving community.

Plans to address key economic issues such as taxes, affordable housing, and sustainability to ensure a thriving community.

- Believes in community-driven tax policies shaped by resident input and collaboration.
- Plans to address key economic issues such as taxes, affordable housing, and sustainability to ensure a thriving community.

Believes ensuring fair education opportunities is crucial for creating a more equitable society. Supports addressing access to quality education, resources, and support for students from diverse backgrounds.

- Believes ensuring fair education opportunities is crucial for creating a more equitable society. Supports addressing access to quality education, resources, and support for students from diverse backgrounds.

Supports allocating funds to develop a crisis response service to aid crime victims, ensuring they receive necessary support and resources.

Wants to allocate funds to develop a crisis response service to aid crime victims, ensuring they receive necessary support and resources.

Believes in the transformative power of faith and the potential for positive change within the criminal justice system. Supports prison ministry as a means to offer hope and serve individuals in correctional facilities.

Believes in the "transformative power of faith" and the potential for positive change within the criminal justice system. Supports prison ministry as a means to offer hope and serve individuals in correctional facilities.

- Wants to allocate funds to develop a crisis response service to aid crime victims, ensuring they receive necessary support and resources.
- Believes in the "transformative power of faith" and the potential for positive change within the criminal justice system. Supports prison ministry as a means to offer hope and serve individuals in correctional facilities.

Believes advocating for accessible and affordable housing solutions is vital to address rising housing costs and limited affordable rental units.

Believes advocating for accessible and affordable housing solutions is vital to address "rising housing costs" and "limited availability of affordable rental units."

Believes the county faces challenges with rising housing costs, limited affordable rental units, and insufficient funding for affordable housing development.

Supports affordable housing, fair taxation, and sustainable urban development for Gaston County.

Supports sustainable urban development for Gaston County.

Supports empowering the community through "Affordable Housing, Reasonable Taxes, Infrastructure Growth, Education, and Sustainable Practices." Believes in shaping a brighter future for Gaston County.

- Believes advocating for accessible and affordable housing solutions is vital to address "rising housing costs" and "limited availability of affordable rental units."
- Supports sustainable urban development for Gaston County.

Supports understanding and improving infrastructure, including roads, bridges, public transportation, and utilities, to enhance county growth and connectivity.

Believes in understanding and improving existing infrastructure, including roads, bridges, public transportation, and utilities.

- Supports understanding and improving infrastructure, including roads, bridges, public transportation, and utilities, to enhance county growth and connectivity.

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Sharlene Mullings

- County Commissioners create and pass laws at the county-level. These laws show up in very tangible ways, such as determining how much you pay property and sales tax rates, public transportation, and maintaining infrastructure.
- County Commissioners are responsible for preparing and passing the county budget. The budget determines how much funding goes to various public services, such as public transportation, law enforcement, repairing roads, and maintaining infrastructure.
- County Commissioners oversee the administrative duties of your county’s government to ensure the safety, comfort, and well-being of county residents.
- County Commissioners can create, change, or abolish offices, positions, departments that are not required by law. 
- County Commissioners are elected to 4-year terms, with no term limits. Typically, you only vote for the County Commissioner that represents your county commission district.