For the past twelve years, at least one Commissioner has been a constant presence at the Monthly Town Board Meetings: Charlie Overcash served six terms – 12 years – as an Oriental Town Commissioner.

As of December 2025, every face on the Board is new.

December 2025 Town Board Meeting

Charlie Overcash previously served six terms, totaling 12 years, as an Oriental town commissioner.

December 2025 Town Board Meeting - TownDock.net

2026 North Carolina General Election

Charlie Overcash: In order to stimulate year around businesses, I believe we should encourage more tourist related businesses. This would bring more visitors to our great village. Many of those may chose to move here and, therefore, that would build a larger base of residents which would, in turn, result in more year around businesses.

Meet the 2019 Oriental Town Board Candidates

Advocates for encouraging tourism-related businesses to stimulate year-round business activity.

- Advocates for encouraging tourism-related businesses to stimulate year-round business activity.

Economy

Charlie Overcash: Yes, I would like to see Oriental have more green way area. Especially along the waterfront.

10. The ends of several streets in Oriental provide public access to the water. What’s your position on preserving the rights-of-way for public use at Wall, King, Neuse, Hodges and Church Streets?

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Charlie Overcash: I am for preserving these right of ways.

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2015 Candidates Respond To Questions

Charlie Overcash: I think that the closing of our last art gallery is a loss of an asset that has enhanced our village for a long time. A strong effort to help the artistic community should get more attention.

Meet the 2023 Oriental Town Board Candidates

Wants more waterfront greenway space in Oriental.

Supports preserving public rights-of-way that provide water access.

Calls for stronger efforts to support Oriental's artistic community.

- Wants more waterfront greenway space in Oriental.
- Supports preserving public rights-of-way that provide water access.
- Calls for stronger efforts to support Oriental's artistic community.

Public Services

Charlie Overcash: I believe that any commissioner should strive to address health and safety! Since 2020 several of these buildings have been renovated or demolished. For any building that is deemed unsafe or unhealthy I would actively support an ordinance to give the owners an ultimatum. Either clean it up or have it condemned!

Supports an ordinance allowing unsafe or unhealthy buildings to be condemned unless owners address the conditions.

- Supports an ordinance allowing unsafe or unhealthy buildings to be condemned unless owners address the conditions.

Housing & Urban Development

As of September 2, 2026, Charlie Overcash did not have a website or any information online.

Public Safety

Charlie Overcash: Several excellent means of maintaining our roads came out of that forum. I have personally reached out to the company that paved River Dune’s roads recently. I secured an onsite meeting with them on November 1st to do an initial assessment of Oriental’s roads. This may be one of the least expensive plans to get much of our village’s streets paved.

• Motion defeated to designate 50% of a 2024-25 surplus as a restricted fund for road repair. Request will be revisited in November after the final auditor’s report is issued. The vote was 3-2 with Overcash, Litzenberger, and Winfrey against.

October 2025 Town Board Meeting

Secured an initial assessment from a paving company for a plan that may pave many town streets at lower cost.

Voted against designating half of a 2024–25 surplus for a restricted road-repair fund.

- Secured an initial assessment from a paving company for a plan that may pave many town streets at lower cost.
- Voted against designating half of a 2024–25 surplus for a restricted road-repair fund.

Transportation & Infrastructure

Energy & the Environment

Charlie Overcash

As of September 2, 2026, Charlie Overcash’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Mauricio Mendez

Walter Ley

Don McGuire

Iris Cooper

Lou Ostendorff

Paul Jordan

- 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. 

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