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('(impi'lilion for four-year terms on
the Brunswick County Hoard of Commissioners
is low-key in txith District
2 ami District 5.
Benny l.uillum. of the llolden
Beach area, gained the advantage of
District 2 incumbency when lie was
appointed in July by tin* county
I Democratic Party, to fill the unexpired
term uf Herman Ix>vc, who
resinned following bis primary
defeat by I.udlum. He previously
served a four-year term in 1980-64.
The 46-year-old Iridium is a native
uf the county, and points to his first
I term efforts with modest pride. "1
worked for the people and tried tc
keep taxes low," he said, "and I think
I represented the people well."
Deferring to his reputation as a
consistent "no" voter on Uie board,
I.udlum said, "Before, I had a
tendency to not explain why I voted
certain ways. I'm noinj; io ii y iiuu explain
this in the future."
He sees the water system as the
county's biggest issue at present. "I
want to keep as much tux money as
possible in tlie water system, and
keep it going."
Despite public aversion to the word
'zoning," I.udlum said he thinks
more planning of land use should Ik
done in the county.
"My four-and-a-half years on the
board helped me a great deal, and 1
can be stronger and work harder
because of them. Running for this office
is something I don't have to do,
hut 1 want to do it." he said.
I.udlum lives on Holden Bead
Road with his wife and three
children, ages 8, 15 and 19.
Tommy Bradsher, 37, a
Republican of Holden Beach, is
challenging I.udlum for the District 2
post. Married, the father of five
I children, ranging from 5 to 17 years
old, Bradsher owns East Coast Housing,
a Goodyear store, a real esUite
office and a farm.
With thn rpvnnncihililv of civ r*oa.
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pie and four businesses, why did he
enter this race? "I fell 1 could be ar
asset to the county, with my business
background," he replied. "I have ni
background in politics, so I don't owe
anybody."
Bradsher holds a B.S. degree ir
business administration from thi
] University of North Carolina a
Wilmington, niul has been self
employed since he was 21, he said.
"The county commissioner job i:
nothing but administration," he said
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He believes development Ls the
future of Brunswick County, but it ;i
should be done in stages that will suit |i
' all interests in the county."
His complaint about the present t
board of commissioners is its use of t
tax dollars. "Are they utilizing them 1
wisely?" he asked. "We have waste ii
that could be trimmed without hur'
ting programs or benefits." jj
He believes this ls the important ij
campaign issue for the public. " Fco- ti
1 pie are disenclianted with tax rates,
and they don't see more services v
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I His one promise to voters is. "I will
use good judgment. Anyone who tells
you they can cut taxes or this and
th.nt, doesn't know what they're talking
about."
Education is his favorite topic.
"I'm high on education, and our
schools are terribly overcrowded,"
he said.
In considering all these issues.
Bradsher said that, if elected, he
wanted to meet with people in the
district and get their points of view,
"and then be man enough to make
i the best decision for the county. You
i don't always make everyone happy."
I One term is all this candidate says
he wants. "If I am elected, I'll serve
s four years, then won't run again," he
said, "because I think I'll have given
? il everything 1 had. County government
can stagnate with the same
people in office."
? In District 5 political newcomer,
Unnohlio-.n r? 1,1 CI
..?puwuvuM . ? hi i/uiuim oikn>,
wants to oust Grace Beasley, who is
i running for re-election to a second
term.
? The 46-year-old Shaw lives in
i Iceland with his wife, and has a
t 22-year-old son. lie works in quality
control for Federal Pnperboard Co.
This is his first political exs
pcricnce, something he said he'd .
beeii considering for two years.
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md I hope to do it letter." he exilained.
"With the rapid growth of the counv,"
he said, "schools need to l>e holer.
We need the most qualified
eachers, because kids are our most
m porta nt resource."
He said drugs is another important
iroblcm in the county. However he
relieves drug testing should not be
iiandatory.
"Senior citizens need care, too," he
rent on. "We must keep the tax rates
o a minimum, because these people
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taxes as the biggest issue facing
Brunswick County.
Shaw suggested forming a human
relations committee to maintain
racial quotas in hiring.
Asked about his qualifications for
office, Shaw said, i love people in
this county, and want to help them.
I've Ijoen married 25 years, and am a
Christian. I used to run a *I"V repair
business at home and have talked to
lots of people about county
problems."
Sliaw lias a degree from the
DeVree Institute of Technology in
Chicago, 111.
Shaw's opponent is Democrat
firace Beasley, who, during her first
term as commissioner, has been an
independent voice on the board,
sometimes outspoken in her opposition
to the majority.
The 47-year-old candidate has a
rental business in I/Cland, where she
resides. She also has a husband of HO
years, one daughter and one son.
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Beasley said. When I first came on
(the board), I'm not sure they knew
what to do with me. They now treat
nie like a full-fledged commissioner,
and I look forward to the next term."
She is proud of several accomplishments
of the past term of office.
especially the construction of a
community building for her district
last year. "Also, we found a way to
allocate funds to fire and rescue
squads in the county, and we set up a
$50,000 contingency fund in each
district for their use. And I'm really
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Beasley is chairman of the solid
waste committee and said they have
been looking at incineration and
other options for solid waste disposal
here. "What we'll do about that is an
important question for the near
future." she said.
"It's so important what decisions
commissioners make about our
growth. I look for an industrial tract
in the north end of the county, but
don't want to have environmental
problems with it," she said.
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