GoBlueRidge.net - Loretta Clawson Comments on 2009 Election with an Eye Toward Boone’s Future - Constantly Updated High Country NC News Source

Fried Chicken

Registered | 11/04/2009 11:17AM

...and she wants to improve traffic problems by building more sidewalks, crosswalks and parking areas outside of the town limits and allow AppalCart to commute more daily workers. She also sees the Daniel Boone Bypass as a detriment to local businesses. Within the next two years, Loretta sees the improvement of Downtown Boone and Howard Street as a top priority.

Oh, wait... that wasn't Loretta who wants to help the Town of Boone. What was I thinking?

paulman1

Registered | 11/04/2009 11:20AM

Congratulations to Mayor Clawson and all the winners and participants of this years elections..
I just want to know if the promise by
Loretta for a New "McDonalds Restaurant"
on Hwy 421 (near the new High School)
will come to fruition by the end of her
4 year term.. My money says yes...

NoBS	Registered \| 11/04/2009 11:39AM

Congrats to all the winners of yesterday's elections, and thank you to all those who didn't make the numbers for a win but who were willing to put themselves forward for public service. It takes a lot to throw your hat in the ring, and I, for one, appreciate all the candidates' willingness to do so.

Artie_Lange

Registered | 11/04/2009 2:55PM

I want to puke everytime I see, hear or read about that woman. Typical fake-ass politician. "we've got a lot of greening to do". Give me a break! Maybe if more than 10% of the registered voters would come out we could get rid of this woman.

wildman

Registered | 11/05/2009 9:13PM

10% is pretty damn shameful but the people have heard all of this same BS for 20 years Revitalization of downtown, Howard St. and Parking. Step up ToB fix it and roll on. Or maybe we need to pay for one more parking survey and consultant to tell us what to do because we're too lazy to figure it ourselves.

LBOH	Registered \| 11/04/2009 5:09PM

Got Got Got

Wow that word drive me nuts, especially over and over as in her quote.

Hey Loretta, try the word "have" on occasion

NoBS	Registered \| 11/04/2009 8:51PM

I don't think you got any class.

AppGirl

Registered | 11/04/2009 6:40PM

Hey, where's her picture? You mean to tell me that she won the election and there's no picture to go with this article!!! Oh, my, she just might go into withdrawals.

Artie_Lange

Registered | 11/04/2009 7:48PM

There's a pasty white pic of her on the Democrat's site.

Fried Chicken

Registered | 11/05/2009 9:25AM

Loretta Clawson was re-elected due to her Democratic Party connections. ASU students voting was very minimal. The sad reality is most of the full time Boone residents DID NOT care to vote for their future, instead relying on a few (less than 10% of the current Boone population) to decide their future for them. Loretta's policies for Boone are party dictated and have nothing to do with the well-being of our town. Ms. Clawson continues to support the bypass AROUND Boone with no REAL long-term traffic solution, potentially costing our small businesses money (and costing our state millions), riding the fence with ASU and Downtown Boone, and only supports the Steep Slope ordinance because she was caught with her hand in the contractor cookie jar when she helped approve the building of apartments/condos above Walmart.

Unfortunately, the lack of care among full-time Boone residents has given Ms. Clawson a four year opportunity to royally screw this town such as when Former President George W. Bush sent our country into a tail-spin.

wildman

Registered | 11/05/2009 9:16PM

In this age of "Yes we can" why do we always get "No You Can't" when building in Boone?"

NoBS	Registered \| 11/05/2009 9:49AM

Clawson did NOT "help approve" the apts above Wal-Mart. The UDO allowed such construction, so the project was approved when it applied for a permit. Yes, it was a fault of the UDO and once the problem became apparent, the Town Council tried to fix it through the steep slope ordinance. Yes, the UDO needs to be reworked (or re-written), and that is what the Council is currently doing. To blame Clawson for the Wal-Mart apartments is absurd.

As for the continuing traffic problems, the Council is trying to work towards more sidewalks, public transportation, denser in-town building and bike lanes and greenways. I have no idea where Clawson stands on the bypass, but I don't believe a bypass is the solution to the traffic problem.

wildman

Registered | 11/05/2009 9:20PM

They also started work on Downtown revitalization, parking and the Howard St problems 20 years ago, is a new UDO going to take that long? When betting at the tracks always check the stats. of the horse your betting on.

NoBS	Registered \| 11/05/2009 9:56PM

The property owners won't sign the Howard Street easements.

wildman

Registered | 11/06/2009 7:56AM

I guess other towns don't run into these problems, they all just get along? No, it takes diplomacy and compromise and a "Yes We Can'' attitude. Come on, really, 20 years?

Fried Chicken

Registered | 11/05/2009 11:23AM

Check your facts again:

A couple of the town council members questioned heavily the construction above Walmart, but miraculously reversed their way of thinking just in time to have the permit approved. Money talks. Permits walk.

How many studies have been done concerning the UDO? How many years? It is time for action instead of studies. We all know building homes, businesses, et al, on the sides of mountains is not conductive to our tourism industry OR our safety. Common sense. If this were in Clawson's neighborhood, it would be a no-brainer.

NoBS	Registered \| 11/05/2009 11:48AM

"A couple of the town council members questioned heavily the construction above Walmart, but miraculously reversed their way of thinking just in time to have the permit approved. Money talks. Permits walk."

Link, please.

Fried Chicken

Registered | 11/05/2009 12:04PM

No link needed. Ask the previous mayor. Or any of the town council members at the time.

NoBS	Registered \| 11/05/2009 2:05PM

I prefer some direct evidence instead of gossip, and I can't find any evidence what you said is true.

snuffy

Registered | 11/05/2009 1:35PM

It was a pathetic turnout in an important election. Clawson is a puppet and a ribbon cutter not a leader. Four years is gonna be a long, long time.

NoBS	Registered \| 11/05/2009 2:04PM

The voters overwhelmingly chose Clawson. Get over it.

wildman

Registered | 11/05/2009 9:21PM

Hold her to to the issues and make your voice heard.

Fried Chicken

Registered | 11/05/2009 2:18PM

Sorry. No gossip... just hard truth. As snuffy so eloquently pointed out, Clawson is nothing more than a puppet with Williamson's local Democrats' hands all in her.

And, yes, the 1,505 voters that turned out (that is so depressing that more didn't care to get out and vote) overwhelmingly supported Clawson (52% versus Tim Wilson's 32%). The one thing that can be said is Williamson's core base got out the vote for their puppet.

And, I'm over it. Moving on...

NoBS	Registered \| 11/05/2009 3:20PM

At least Williamson doesn't whine when she loses.

wildman

Registered | 11/05/2009 9:22PM

because she hasn't...yet

NoBS	Registered \| 11/05/2009 9:50PM

Yes she has. Twice by my count.

NoBS	Registered \| 11/05/2009 10:09PM

She got her ass kicked in 2002.

Fried Chicken

Registered | 11/06/2009 8:22AM

My goodness... who is whining? We're just stating facts.

Just call me Bill

Registered | 11/06/2009 8:38AM

ASU students voting was very minimal. Fried Chicken

Could you furnish the numbers? I think voting in general was minimum. I would like to see the numbers of those that voted on campus compared to the other polling places and the time frame campus voting was open. I do not care who the students voted for, but I do care they got preferential treatment.

Ali Baba

Registered | 11/06/2009 8:59AM

What about the preferential treatment given to those who live/work near downtown Boone? They had two early voting locations. Campus early voting was open the same dates/times as the other early voting locations.

NoBS	Registered \| 11/06/2009 10:09AM

Actually, the other early voting sites were open for 2 weeks. The campus site was only open for one week.

Fried Chicken

Registered | 11/06/2009 9:15AM

One stop voting commanded the most votes.

http://results.enr.clarityelections.com/NC/Watauga/11045/18625/en/md_data.html?cid=0109&

Unless ASU students (which according to attendants at the early voting places were very few) voted at other venues, they were not in attendance. Now, about the preferential treatment, if there had been early voting in other areas, then there might have been a difference in the outcome. I seriously doubt we will see anything changed in four years because of this.