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2 Monday, January 7, 2002 Foy Snags Chapel Hill Mayoral Post ByJon Dougherty and Jamie McGee Staff Writers NOV. 7 - A large crowd gathered at Pantana Bob’s on Tuesday night to cel ebrate Kevin Foy’s victory over oppo nents Lee Pavao and Cam Hill in the race for Chapel Hill mayor. As Foy entered the West Rosemary Street bar and restaurant, supporters greeted him with cheering, applause and a long round of “hip-hip hooray.” The candidate addressed the crowd, saying, UIXIC Student Groups & watch the Women's Basketball Team faeqf NC State at the same time Thursday, January 10th at 7pm Dean E. Smith Center raaniariß hmmeeui ■ m> me sauas Students free with ID The DTH will give $250 to the charity of choice for the student group with the most members in attendance at the game (or $250 worth of ads to promote your group in the DTH). Register your name & organization at entry B. Win a Mongoose Mountain Bike from Dick's Sporting Goods. r Sponsored by The Daily Tar Heel & UMfS’Sports Marketing "1 X.O. SOUTH Where Clothing Becomes Art WODrfeG 3 (QXrff Hurry, sale ends Jan. 13! 4 Coming Soon - fa&jfp/uxt 919.968.0987 • 120 E. Franklin Street • Chapel Hill, NC 27514 Store Hours: Mon-Sat 10-9 • Sun 12:30-6:30 “Thank you all for being here. Now go back to partying for a while.” Foy defeated Chapel Hill Town Council member Lee Pavao in a race that ended with Foy winning 57 percent of the vote and Pavao 39 percent, according to unofficial returns. Cam Hill, who dropped out of the race Oct. 30 and later endorsed Foy, garnered 1 percent of the vote. Foy said he considers the defining moment of his campaign to be an Oct. 26 forum sponsored by the Orange- Chatham Sierra Club. The organization Year in Review later endorsed Foy’s candidacy. “It was televised and gave me a chance to emphasize my commitment to the natural environment,” he said. All three candidates highlighted the importance of managing growth in an expanding Chapel Hill. Hill, who attended Foy’s victory celebration, said he is optimistic about the way in which Foy will regulate development. “I think (Foy) will be a good voice for the regulated growth - if not no-growth - voters,” he said. In an atmosphere of excitement and celebration, Foy’s volunteer coordina tor, Michelle Lewis, spoke about the mayor-elect with confidence. “When you have a great product to sell, it’s easy to get people behind a good candidate,” Lewis said. While Foy celebrated to the tune of Kool and the Gang’s “Celebrate,” the mood was more subdued among Pavao’s supporters. They gathered with Pavao around the computer at Pavao’s campaign manager’s home, watching the screen intently as the poll results were tabulated. Pavao attributed his defeat to nega tive campaigning by Foy. But he said he was satisfied with his own campaign. “I don’t think I would have changed the tenor of of my campaign.” Pavao said. “I think there were things brought up that had no bearing on Chapel Hill or what the campaign was about.” Pavao said he will not be involved in town government for a while but that he intends to stay involved in the commu nity. “I’m going to continue to be involved in the organizations I have been involved with. I just won’t be in town government for a while.” Pavao said he is uncertain as to whether he will run for a town govern ment position again in the future. “I will make that decision when I get there,” he said. Now that several months of cam paigning have drawn to a close, Foy said his first goal as mayor will be to organize the Town Council. “It is going to require a lot of effort,” he said. “There’s three new faces there.” Back btj $1.99 popular SUB ft demand at prill MOUTH ®©© © © @ cny soiad cttit<u.iiiiniaf mf 12“ steak shrimp or gyro or thicken any full or plotter awpcr Biirgw ffllillil combo flounder platter pita combo size sub I lag JIBr * is proud to be part of the Carolina tradition since 1965. ThePlaceToßeetUNC. Approval of Budget Ends Epic Debate By Jennifer Hagin Assistant State & National Editor RALEIGH, SEPT. 24 - Members of the N.C. House of Representatives bolted from the chamber after passing a budget Friday morning, bringing nearly nine months of debate to a close. The N.C. Senate passed the budget 26-8 in less than 15 minutes, but the House spent more than an hour debat ing budget-related issues, ending in a 63-53 vote. Rep. Edward Redwine, D-Brunswick, opened the budget discussion, which ended almost three months after the start of the fiscal year, by reassuring leg islators about the budget they were about to pass. “I really don’t think any of us should be bashful or timid when voting for this bill,” Redwine said. “You can say you were here in a watershed time of the state, and you did the right thing.” Many representatives expressed approval of President Bush’s Thursday speech before Congress. But Rep. Joanne Bowie, R-Guilford, expressed concern for what a half-cent sales tax increase included in the bud get might mean for citizens in times of war. “You just don’t raise taxes when you have people who are down and may sink lower," she said. (Eljr iath} (Ear Urd The House vote brought applause from the chamber’s members. Speaker Jim Black, D-Mecklenburg, emphasized the magnitude of the event. “We just finished the most important bill of this session,” Black said. Senate Pro Tern Marc Basnight, D- Beaufort, also addressed the unique issues surrounding this year’s budget debate. “The condition of our financial posi tion made it a more difficult issue this time,” Basnight said. The budget deliberations came on the heels of a multi-million dollar bud get shortfall, largely attributed to lower-than-expected economic growth rates. Basnight said he expects that the leg islature will be in session until late October or early November dealing with other issues, adding even more days to the longest session in state his tory. Black said he was pleased with the final version of the budget. “I can’t imagine how anyone couldn’t vote for this,” he said. “It took a lot of courage to vote for this budget because some voted based on polls.” Black said the budget protected the state’s AAA bond rating - which was called into question during the sum mer -and continued to improve edu cation.
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