Last Chance to Review Sample Ballots Before Voting
FIRST SCREEN ON THE VOTING MACHINE: Cape Charles voters will see four screens on the electronic voting machines. The first screen (BELOW) lists Presidential, Senate, and Congressional ballots.
SECOND SCREEN: The second screen on the voting machine (BELOW) lists two proposed amendments to the Virginia state constitution.
THIRD SCREEN: The third voting screen (BELOW) asks whether Northampton County School Board members should be elected by the voters instead of appointed.
FOURTH SCREEN: Only Cape Charles voters will see a fourth screen (BELOW) to select a replacement member of Town Council.
Don’t Look at These Pictures Unless You Want a Kitten
Grey Bright Eyes
I Love You!
Grey Striper
Sandy the hurricane has departed, but nothing can vanquish Sandy the animal rescue lady. She will not rest until every stray kitten in Cape Charles has adoption papers.
Sandy can counter your every excuse.
No litter box? Included.
No kitty bed? Included.
No cat food? — yep, that’s included too.
Be one of the first three callers, and you can choose your kitten’s name. [Read more…]
Cape Charles Town Council Candidate(s) Statement(s)
Steve Bennett
Dan Burke
EDITOR’S NOTE: Last week the Wave asked both Cape Charles Town Council candidates in person to write something about themselves to assist the voters.
The suggested topic was “Why I’m Running for Town Council.”
Both candidates agreed to submit a statement. The Wave regrets that despite two reminders, only one candidate has provided a submission.
In giving each candidate an opportunity to speak for himself, the Wave’s intent was to provide unbiased coverage. But now we have had to choose between printing only one candidate’s statement, or printing nothing at all. Since we had already promised both candidates that we would print whatever they wrote, without edits, that is exactly what we have done below.
WHY I’M RUNNING FOR TOWN COUNCIL
By DAN BURKE
November 5, 2012
In case the reader is interested and has not seen one of my brochures or attended any of the meetings I have had around Town, I have included a career background summary at the end of this article.
My wife and I are full-time residents. We purchased a house in the Historic District in July of 2011. Like most Cape Charles residents we were attracted by the water-oriented lifestyle and all it has to offer. We love living here and have encouraged our family and friends to consider investing in Cape Charles.
I have three principles that will guide my conduct if elected to the Town Council.
1. Fiscal Accountability
2. Transparent, open government
3. Common Sense
I place fiscal accountability number one. It is the single, most important aspect of local government. We are a small town of approximately 1,000 residents and as such we are the foundation upon which Cape Charles operates. As property owners in Northampton County we are subject to a relentless barrage of taxes for businesses, houses, automobiles, boats, trailers and other personal property. As property owners in Cape Charles we see more of the same. My main goal, if elected, is to address the upward spiral of ever increasing taxes, water fees and assessments in Cape Charles. [Read more…]
TUESDAY 11/6: Planning Commission to Hear Request from South Port Investors for Conditional Use Permit
Cape Charles Planning Commission will meet 6 p.m. Tuesday, November 6, at Town Hall. [Read more…]
Election Day in Cape Charles Presents Historic Complication
Only Cape Charles voters will see a fourth screen (ABOVE) to select a replacement member of Town Council.
By GEORGE SOUTHERN
Cape Charles Wave
November 4, 2012
Tuesday is believed to be the first time in Cape Charles’ history that a Town Council election will be held concurrent with a Presidential election.
And it’s not just a matter of adding an additional page (or screen) to the voting machine.
What complicates matters is that when voters walk into Trinity UMC Fellowship Hall on Tazewell Avenue, some of them will be eligible to vote in the Town Council election and the rest will not.
District 1 covers most of the lower third of Northampton County, extending all the way south past Kiptopeke, and everyone in District 1 has to come to Cape Charles to vote.
About 1,800 voters reside in District 1. Only about 700 of them live in the Town of Cape Charles.
Further complicating the procedure is that all the voting machines will be programed to accept both residents of Cape Charles and non-residents.
Northampton Registrar Terrence “Terry” Flynn told the Wave that dedicating a machine to Cape Charles voters risked creating delays for non-town voters.
Kind of like seeing a long line at the ladies restroom, with no waiting for the mens room. [Read more…]
LETTER: Appointed School Board NOT Better Than Elected
DEAR EDITOR:
Arguments have been presented as to the reasons why an appointed school board is superior to an elected one. We wish to rebut those arguments and to ask the voters to consider these facts:
Over 250 years ago the king of England and his advisers determined that they could better “vet” and determine which candidates would best govern the colonies in America. That process worked about as well then as the present system works today in Northampton County.
The argument is made that the same politicians who are responsible for the $38 million county debt for new courthouses, offices for the bureaucrats, and everything else as well the closing of our middle school are better able to “vet” and choose the most “qualified” candidates.
To advocate the selection of the school board by five members of our community as opposed to an open election decided by 1,700 voters demonstrates the same arrogance shown by the king of England.
If that logic is applied to the Board of Supervisors, then perhaps the “most qualified candidates” should be vetted by the General Assembly and the Supervisors should also be appointed. [Read more…]
SATURDAY 11/3: Haunted Harbor & Trunk or Treating
Saturday, November 3, at 4 p.m. at Cape Charles Town Harbor: (Rescheduled due to storm) [Read more…]
SATURDAY 11/3: Bazaar, Auction, Lunch, Bake Sale at Methodist Church
Saturday, November 3, 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Trinity United Methodist Church in Cape Charles will hold their annual Bazaar, with an auction at 10:15 a.m. [Read more…]
