The Stanly News & Press: Election 2022: Q&A with candidates-Oakboro

Oakboro, Town Council

Supports fostering a "safe place to live with nice parks for the children, young and mature."

Supports becoming a Tree City USA in order to "protect and grow" natural resources.

- Supports fostering a "safe place to live with nice parks for the children, young and mature."
- Supports becoming a Tree City USA in order to "protect and grow" natural resources.

Public Services

As of July 31, 2024, Fred Smith did not have a website or any information online.

Economy

Public Safety

Education

Supports utilizing grants from the State of North Carolina to improve neighborhoods in order to ensure fair treatment for all residents.

Plans to install public electric car chargers.

- Supports utilizing grants from the State of North Carolina to improve neighborhoods in order to ensure fair treatment for all residents.
- Plans to install public electric car chargers.

Housing & Urban Development

Believes maintenance of "roads, schools, fire department, town sewer, and police department" is necessary to handle town growth.

- Believes maintenance of "roads, schools, fire department, town sewer, and police department" is necessary to handle town growth.

Transportation & Infrastructure

Fred Smith

Town of Oakboro, Town of Oakboro Board of Commissioners

LinkedIn

As of July 31, 2024, Joey H. Carpenter did not have a website or any information online.

Joey H. Carpenter

Facebook

Oakboro, Town of Oakboro Board of Commissioners

As of July 31, 2024, Lanny Hathcock did not have a website or any information online.

Lanny Hathcock

The Stanly News and Press, ELECTION 2022 Q A with Candidates Oakboro

North Carolina State Board of Elections, 11/08/2022 OFFICIAL GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS - STANLY

As of July 31, 2024, Lisa Cratty did not have a website or any information online.

Lisa Cratty

As of July 31, 2024, Renee Goodman Watkins did not have a website or any information online.

Renee Goodman Watkins

- Town commissioners serve as the legislative body for the town government. 
- Town commissioners have the authority to decide the services offered to the town, pass the budget, decide the property tax, acquire property, and enter into agreements with other governments. 
- The town commissioners can create or abolish any offices, positions, departments, etc. to improve the organization of the town. 
- Town commissioners may make investigations into the town or any of its departments or agencies. 
- Most town commissioners in Georgia are elected in odd years to staggered 4 year terms. Elections are nonpartisan. 