Leadership

Francisco Salmeron, Publisher & Founder The Camden Tribune was founded by Francisco Salmeron, a South Mills resident with a deep commitment to the future of Camden County. With a decades-long professional background as a public servant Cloud Migration Engineer, Francisco brings a highly analytical, data-driven approach to local journalism. This technical expertise drives the Tribune’s focus on deep investigative research, tracking complex public records, and understanding the systems that keep our local government and infrastructure running.

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Francisco Salmeron is the publisher and founder of the Camden Tribune. He has a professional background as a public servant and cloud migration engineer.

2026 North Carolina General Election

I won’t approve subdivisions until we verify:
✓ Road capacity and safety
✓ School capacity
✓ Water/sewer capability
✓ Emergency service coverage

Growth pays for itself through impact fees—not your property taxes.

Francisco Salmeron for Camden County Commissioner

Said growth should pay for itself through impact fees rather than property taxes.

- Said growth should pay for itself through impact fees rather than property taxes.

Economy

As of April 6, 2026, Francisco Salmeron’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Public Services

But there’s a third option—and it’s the one I’m offering.

While current commissioners formed a committee just this month to begin studying the problem, I’ve already spent months researching solutions from counties that got it right. I have 8 specific amendments ready to implement—proven tools borrowed from Currituck, Chatham, and Buncombe Counties that protect infrastructure while enabling responsible growth.

About Francisco Salmeron

I’m running for Camden County Commissioner because our current approach to growth is broken.

As your commissioner, I will:

✓ Implement the 8 amendments BEFORE the moratorium expires
✓ Protect property rights while verifying infrastructure capacity
✓ Work productively with state legislators on shared priorities
✓ Ensure professional, non-political county administration
✓ Make every decision transparently and explain every vote

That’s prepared, professional leadership.

NC 343 is more congested. Schools are more crowded. Property taxes keep rising to pay for services that new development should be funding.

This isn’t sustainable, and it’s not fair to families who already live here.

I won’t approve subdivisions until we verify:
✓ Road capacity and safety
✓ School capacity
✓ Water/sewer capability
✓ Emergency service coverage

Plans to implement eight unspecified amendments to protect infrastructure while enabling responsible growth before the development moratorium expires.

Plans to implement eight amendments to protect infrastructure while enabling responsible growth before the development moratorium expires.

Pledges to withhold subdivision approvals until road safety, school capacity, water and sewer capability, and emergency-service coverage are verified.

- Plans to implement eight amendments to protect infrastructure while enabling responsible growth before the development moratorium expires.
- Pledges to withhold subdivision approvals until road safety, school capacity, water and sewer capability, and emergency-service coverage are verified.

Housing & Urban Development

Public Safety

Transportation & Infrastructure

Energy & the Environment

Francisco Salmeron

- Pledges to withhold subdivision approvals until road safety, school capacity, water and sewer capability, and emergency-service coverage are verified.

Francisco Salmeron is from South Mills, North Carolina. He and his wife, Elizabeth, have two children together.

Francisco is the publisher and founder of the Camden Tribune. He also has experience as a cloud migration engineer and public servant.

Francisco is currently a Camden County Commissioner. He was elected in 2026 and is serving his first term.

Believes new subdivisions are being approved without adequate infrastructure improvements, such as road upgrades.

Candidate Francisco Salmeron acknowledges the increasing overcrowding in schools each year.

Supports that growth pays for itself through impact fees, not through property taxes.

Believes new subdivisions are being approved without corresponding upgrades to existing two-lane roads.

Believes schools are becoming increasingly crowded each year.

Francisco's campaign for Camden County commissioner at-large is his first time running for public office.

Believes new subdivisions are being approved without corresponding improvements to road infrastructure.

Supports that growth pays for itself through impact fees rather than property taxes.

Believes that schools are becoming increasingly crowded each year.

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- 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.

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