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Believes in enhancing public services like libraries, parks, and recreation to foster community building and sustainable development. Plans to invest in these areas to ensure a vibrant future for Cumberland County.

Believes in enhancing public services like libraries, parks, and recreation to foster community building and sustainable development.

- Believes in enhancing public services like libraries, parks, and recreation to foster community building and sustainable development.

Public Services

Supports job creation, bolstering local businesses, and securing economic opportunities to cultivate a thriving middle class in Cumberland County.

Believes in greater fiscal discipline to ensure tax money is invested properly for the county’s long-term future.

Advocates greater fiscal responsibility to ensure investment in the county’s long-term future.

- Supports job creation, bolstering local businesses, and securing economic opportunities to cultivate a thriving middle class in Cumberland County.
- Advocates greater fiscal responsibility to ensure investment in the county’s long-term future.

Economy

Believes quality education is essential for a thriving community and supports advancing schools, championing educators, and broadening educational opportunities for families in District 2.

Supports advancing schools, championing educators, and broadening educational opportunities for families in District 2.

Believes in funding K-12 education to ensure future generations are well-prepared and educators have necessary resources. Supports prioritizing school facilities as a key investment for a strong education system.

Prioritizes investment in school facilities.

Believes in empowering youth through quality education to ensure community prosperity. Plans to "equip our youth with the tools they need to excel" and create opportunities for every student to thrive.

Supports empowering youth through quality education to ensure community prosperity.

Believes expanding healthcare education programs and establishing a medical school will improve access to quality healthcare. Supports retaining trained healthcare providers to enhance community healthcare services and overall quality of life.

Believes expanding healthcare education programs and establishing a medical school will improve access to quality healthcare.

- Supports advancing schools, championing educators, and broadening educational opportunities for families in District 2.
- Prioritizes investment in school facilities.
- Supports empowering youth through quality education to ensure community prosperity.
- Believes expanding healthcare education programs and establishing a medical school will improve access to quality healthcare.

Education

Believes in prioritizing safety and wellbeing through quality healthcare and crime reduction. Plans to collaborate with law enforcement to enhance community safety.

Plans to collaborate with law enforcement to enhance community safety and crime reduction.

Believes in forging a safer and healthier community by supporting initiatives that ensure secure living and accessible healthcare for all residents.

- Plans to collaborate with law enforcement to enhance community safety and crime reduction.
- Believes in forging a safer and healthier community by supporting initiatives that ensure secure living and accessible healthcare for all residents.

Public Safety

As of June 14, 2024, Pavan D. Patel’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Housing & Urban Development

Believes leadership should be held accountable for water contamination and infrastructure issues, emphasizing the need for clean water to support rural areas, farmers, businesses, and economic growth.

- Believes leadership should be held accountable for water contamination and infrastructure issues, emphasizing the need for clean water to support rural areas, farmers, businesses, and economic growth.

Transportation & Infrastructure

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Pavan D. Patel

Henry Tyson: Cumberland County Board of Commissioners candidate

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

Said, “We must look to make good sound budgetary decisions so that we can be more competitive across the state and provide relief to our tax payers.”

Wants to introduce incentive-based pay standards for county employees.

- Said, “We must look to make good sound budgetary decisions so that we can be more competitive across the state and provide relief to our tax payers.”
- Wants to introduce incentive-based pay standards for county employees.

Supports funding firefighters and emergency services and personnel.

- Supports funding firefighters and emergency services and personnel.

Wants to expand utility access and job security by increasing infrastructure capacity and creating more employment opportunities.

- Wants to expand utility access and job security by increasing infrastructure capacity and creating more employment opportunities.

Wants to utilize third-party reviewers on county construction projects.

- Wants to utilize third-party reviewers on county construction projects.

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Karla Icaza (Cumberland County Board of Commissioners District 2, North Carolina, candidate 2024)

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

Supports attracting sustainable industries to improve economic growth and creating jobs that offer more than a living wage.

Believes in attracting "better-paying, sustainable jobs" to strengthen Cumberland County.

- Supports attracting sustainable industries to improve economic growth and creating jobs that offer more than a living wage.
- Believes in attracting "better-paying, sustainable jobs" to strengthen Cumberland County.

Supports increasing the funds available to public schools to improve student resources.

Proposing increasing funds available to public schools to increase teacher salaries.

- Supports increasing the funds available to public schools to improve student resources.
- Proposing increasing funds available to public schools to increase teacher salaries.

Supports solution-oriented strategies to improve access to addiction treatment, community education programs, and responsible prescription practices.

- Supports solution-oriented strategies to improve access to addiction treatment, community education programs, and responsible prescription practices.

Believes in developing integrated county-city solutions to address access barriers for at-risk individuals.

- Believes in developing integrated county-city solutions to address access barriers for at-risk individuals.

Supports fostering partnerships with municipalities, the School Board, and the Public Works Commission for cohesive county growth.

- Supports fostering partnerships with municipalities, the School Board, and the Public Works Commission for cohesive county growth.

Karla Icaza

City View, KIRK DEVIERE: Cumberland County Board of Commissioners candidate

Aims to implement standards and safeguards to remove PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, also known as forever chemicals) from Cape Fear River basin.

Aims to create a water quality task force to remove contaminants from drinking water, such as GenX (a member of the PFAS group of chemicals).

Supports a water quality outreach program to keep residents informed of the city's clean water initiatives.

Supports creating a plan to address aging septic tanks.

Supports strengthening mental and public health resources, including through increased funding for mental health services, support and awareness initiatives for healthcare, and veteran services.

Supports public funding for childcare programs.

Supports investment into recreation and arts facilities.

- Aims to implement standards and safeguards to remove PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, also known as forever chemicals) from Cape Fear River basin.
- Aims to create a water quality task force to remove contaminants from drinking water, such as GenX (a member of the PFAS group of chemicals).
- Supports a water quality outreach program to keep residents informed of the city's clean water initiatives.
- Supports creating a plan to address aging septic tanks.
- Supports strengthening mental and public health resources, including through increased funding for mental health services, support and awareness initiatives for healthcare, and veteran services.
- Supports public funding for childcare programs.
- Supports investment into recreation and arts facilities.

Plans to streamline regulations and provide incentives for small businesses to attract economic growth.

- Plans to streamline regulations and provide incentives for small businesses to attract economic growth.

Supports partnering with local businesses, educational institutions, and non-profits to create more vocational training programs.

Supports a flexible daycare voucher system and funding for better facilities and staff training.

- Supports partnering with local businesses, educational institutions, and non-profits to create more vocational training programs.
- Supports a flexible daycare voucher system and funding for better facilities and staff training.

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

Supports measures to insure affordable housing.

Supports a multifaceted approach to relieving homelessness, including partnerships with local shelters, non-profits, community stakeholders and social service agencies to provide housing, support services, and resources.

- Supports measures to insure affordable housing.
- Supports a multifaceted approach to relieving homelessness, including partnerships with local shelters, non-profits, community stakeholders and social service agencies to provide housing, support services, and resources.

Aims to invest in infrastructure developments in smaller towns.

- Supports the expansion of broadband.
- Aims to invest in infrastructure developments in smaller towns.

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CityView NC, PETER PAPPAS: Cumberland County Board of Commissioners candidate

Aims to find ways to filter out PFAS (Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, also known as forever chemicals) from the Cape Fear River basin.

Plans to implement regular stakeholder meetings with residents, city council members, nonprofits, and government program managers to set priorities and coordinate responses.

- Aims to find ways to filter out PFAS (Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, also known as forever chemicals) from the Cape Fear River basin.
- Plans to implement regular stakeholder meetings with residents, city council members, nonprofits, and government program managers to set priorities and coordinate responses.

Believes a "pro-business government" can stimulate industry and create good-paying jobs.

Believes in retaining Fort Bragg retirees through a robust recruitment program to keep highly qualified potential employees and valued community members.

Believes in retaining Fort Bragg retirees through a robust recruitment program.

Plans to attract new industries and major employers, leveraging infrastructure projects like the Carolina Core freeway and Outer Loop improvements for economic development in Cumberland.

Aims to attract new industries and major employers, leveraging infrastructure projects like the Carolina Core freeway and Outer Loop improvements for economic development in Cumberland.

- Believes a "pro-business government" can stimulate industry and create good-paying jobs.
- Believes in retaining Fort Bragg retirees through a robust recruitment program.
- Aims to attract new industries and major employers, leveraging infrastructure projects like the Carolina Core freeway and Outer Loop improvements for economic development in Cumberland.

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

Believes Cumberland County opioid overdoses are "out of control" and that fentanyl is the "newest and most dangerous scourge fueling the opioid epidemic." Said the county's response team coordination with state and local authorities is "just not enough."

Supports increased measures to combat the high levels of opioid addiction and overdoses in Cumberland County. 

- Supports increased measures to combat the high levels of opioid addiction and overdoses in Cumberland County. 

Aims to coordinate planning across cities by creating a "City Liaison Officer" from each municipality who can coordinate responses and create joint initiatives for residents.

- Aims to coordinate planning across cities by creating a "City Liaison Officer" from each municipality who can coordinate responses and create joint initiatives for residents.

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Peter Pappas

Cumberland County, Commissioners

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

Believes in creating jobs that allow families to prosper and opportunities for people entering the job market.

Wants to create jobs that foster financial success for families and provide opportunities for those entering the job market.

- Wants to create jobs that foster financial success for families and provide opportunities for those entering the job market.

Believes in "investing in our public education system" to provide the best possible education for children. Supports policies that enhance K-12 education and college opportunities.

Supports investing in public education and ensuring high-quality instruction is provided. 

Wants to place a greater emphasis on foster care services and mental health systems.

- Supports investing in public education and ensuring high-quality instruction is provided. 
- Wants to place a greater emphasis on foster care services and mental health systems.

Believes in developing long-term solutions to reduce homelessness that include services and shelters.

Wants to develop long-term solutions to help reduce homelessness, which includes providing services and shelters. 

- Wants to develop long-term solutions to help reduce homelessness, which includes providing services and shelters. 

Toni Stewart

- 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.