Henderson County candidates focus on growth and safeguarding services
Sheila Franklin, mayor pro tem of Fletcher, running for Henderson County Commissioner, emphasizes protecting quality of life, environment, housing and workforce issues. Erik Weber, environmental protection specialist, seeks growth controls, school funding, affordable childcare, and streamlined regional services while retaining residents. Franklin prioritizes fiscal restraint and safe infrastructure without tax increases, and Weber pushes land-use code and cross‑municipality cooperation.
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Henderson County School Board candidates push for funding and reforms
Candidates discuss free meals, nonpartisan classrooms, proper gun laws, and opposition to vouchers. They address improving school rankings, teacher pay, tutoring, and safety, with calls to restore the free lunch program and enhance local funding amid state defunding concerns.
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North Carolina
Henderson County
Carey
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Tors
Mark Garrett
Cavid
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