« Added neighborhood patrols?!? | Main | Please allow me to introduce myself ... »

August 9, 2005

Ward 6 seat will likely remain vacant for now

Hopefully you caught the story inside Saturday's paper about the vacant Ward 6 seat, which represents northeast High Point. The post was vacated by Owen Strickland, who announced his resignation last month after buying a house in Randolph County. He had previously said he wouldn't seek reelection.

I can't find a link to Saturday's story, but here's a one-sentence summary: the seat will likely stay vacant until November's election. Council members don't want to appoint either of the two candidates for the position to council now for fear of giving that person an unfair advantage.

Some council members are willing to appoint someone with council experience to the seat as a temporary fill-in, but no one seems to know if such a person exists in Ward 6.

For a quick look at the candidates in Ward 6 and other city races, click here.

There will be lots more written about the candidates in the coming weeks and months. So if you have an issue you want the candidates to address, post it here or send me an e-mail.

Posted by Eric Swensen at August 9, 2005 9:17 AM

Comments

Give this blog a proper burial please.

There is NOTHING happening in North High Point/Jamestown that is worthy of blogging.

Until this fiasco of a school system quits--if ever--jerking around the citizens, families, and students of this area, there is nothing else more concerning to talk about.

Posted by: Six feet under at September

Posted by: Six feet under at September 13, 2005 8:46 AM

Now that Ward 6 has some candidates vying for the seat, can you please interview them so that voters can get a feel for who is running?

Thanks

Posted by: bw at September 23, 2005 2:10 PM

We're in the midst of putting together a voters' guide that will include bios of all the City Council candidates plus their stands on some of the big issues facing High Point.

Posted by: Eric Swensen at September 26, 2005 9:18 AM