http://www.chris4council.net Chris Nickels for Mount Pleasant Town Council Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:57:03 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Voters pick Page, Burn, Carrier and Rhyne By Prentiss Findlay The Post and Courier Wednesday, November 4, 2009 MOUNT PLEASANT -- Linda Page, John Burn, Elton Carrier and Dr. Craig Rhyne were elected to Town Council on Tuesday night. In unofficial results, Page had 9.9 percent of the vote, Burn had 9.6 percent, Carrier 8.4 ... http://www.chris4council.net/news-media/4-win-mt-pleasant-council-seats/ With nineteen candidates vying for just four Mount Pleasant Town Council seats, evaluating their qualifications may seem to be a daunting task. But given the considerable influence the Town Council has on our everyday life, it is important that we cast an informed vote for those candidates whose priorities most ... http://www.chris4council.net/news-media/casting-an-informed-vote/ Voter Recommendations--A local group of conservatives and members of the Charleston GOP met and interviewed candidates for local races. They have made the following recommendations for local offices which we support. These candidates have been identified as conservative candidates for these local non-partisan elections. We are asking your support of these ... http://www.chris4council.net/news-media/conservatives-charelston-county-gop-endorse-nickels-for-council/  The next Council will need to establish priorities and make hard choices. We need to pay for essential services that make Mount Pleasant a great place to live and keep taxes low. These are difficult economic times for all municipalities. We must look for new ideas and funding sources to ... http://www.chris4council.net/issues/mount-pleasant-will-weather-the-economic-downturn/ Dear Mr. Nickels: It has been over four years since The BRC for School Accountability issued its report to Town Council. As you recall, the 32 page report outlined three recommendations on how the Charleston County School District (CCSD) could improve educational quality in Moultrie District 2. The recommendations called for ... http://www.chris4council.net/issues/the-brc-for-school-accountability/ Town Staff’s interpretation of Council’s approval was that the Town would study traffic conditions on Coleman Boulevard to determine if we could have on-street parking during off peak hours. If traffic conditions warranted, the Town might develop a plan that, during certain hours during the day and week ( i.e. Saturday and ... http://www.chris4council.net/issues/coleman-boulevard-revitalization-two-lanes/ October 9, 2009 Dear Chris, Thank you again for taking the time out of your busy campaign schedule to meet with the Charleston Trident Association of REALTORS® Candidate Screening Committee. We write to inform you that the Screening Committee has completed its work and the findings were approved by the association’s Board ... http://www.chris4council.net/news-media/charleston-trident-association-of-realtors%c2%ae/ Incumbent Mount Pleasant Town Councilmen Gawrych & Glasson support my candidacy.    I will work hard to earn the support of Mount Pleasant voters.  Please check out my web site www.chris4council.net for an overview of my platform and important documents you can easily download.   Please vote on November 3, 2009 http://www.chris4council.net/news-media/councilman-paul-gawrych-endorses-chris-nickels-for-town-council/ By Prentiss Findlay / The Post and Courier Tuesday, September 29, 2009  MOUNT PLEASANT -- In the area's most high-profile political race, this town's three mayoral hopefuls are busy pressing the flesh and getting to know the concerns of voters. Joe Bustos said he has visited 1,000 homes on a door-to-door bicycle ... http://www.chris4council.net/news-media/campaign-building-up-steam/ The upside to impact fees is they produce needed revenue. Any money collected through impact fees can be used to help keep property and sales taxes from going up or be used to make necessary improvements. For those folks already in place, impact fees, on the surface, appear as a ... http://www.chris4council.net/issues/stimulating-development-impact-fees/