Nov. 2. By Dave Vieser and Dave Yochum. In what is the biggest upset in recent Cornelius political history, all four challengers defeated all but one incumbent on the five-person Town Board. Only Commissioner Denis Bilodeau survived.
Mayor Woody Washam ran unopposed, and endorsed the incumbents.
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Gilroy
Dave Gilroy led the way, with Todd Sansbury, Michael Osborne and Colin Furcht having a firm grip on second, third and fourth place.
Denis Bilodeau, the highest vote-getter two years ago, appeared to distance himself from the other incumbents.
The victors will take office at the first Town Board meeting in December, and a proposed moratorium on building may be their first order of business.
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Sansbury
They ran on a “Contract with Cornelius” platform which criticized incumbents for not listening to citizen concerns about rapid development.
It struck a chord among voters.
Some of the projects which caused the most concern included the Junker Project, during which a last-minute change in the project size was not sent back to the Planning Board for further review; the Alexander Farm Project which encompassed almost 55 acres of pristine farmland; the OMB/Caroline projects; and the approval of a controversial cell phone tower near Jetton Road.
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Bilodeau
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Osborne
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Furcht