Jim
Proctor
For Lake Lure Town Council!
328 Boys Camp Road
PO Box 384
Lake Lure, NC 28746
For Lake Lure Town Council!
Home Phone
(828) 625-8811 Cell Phone (828) 779-3100
If you have any questions or comments please email
Jim at lakelure2@aol.com
Please
take the time to vote on November 2nd.
Even with no opponents on the ballot, if most folks don't vote, a write-in
candidate could win with a small percent of the eligible voters.
I am grateful to the town citizens for allowing me to be mayor of Lake Lure
for a decade. I am now happy to
announce that I have filed to run for the Lake Lure Town Council. As a former
five-term Mayor of Lake Lure I offer a unique combination of experience,
knowledge, and insight specific to our community. am a successful
businessperson and I have many decades of experience with not only the town
council but many other boards and committees (both public and private). Over
the years I have learned a great deal about our town, its citizens, its
infrastructure, its current situation, and its future needs. I will bring to the
town council not only my knowledge of the town but also my expertise in
coordinating, negotiating and problem solving.
We currently face plenty
of issues. The sewer system1,
dredging2,
dam issues3 and
lake issues4.
As we look for solutions, I believe the best thing we can do is to think and act
as a community and focus on our common interests. Let's remember that we all
benefit from quality solutions to our common challenges. Ultimately the
solutions to our problems will come from the question, what is best for Lake
Lure as a whole?
I have deep ties to Lake Lure. I was born
here. My wife, Robin, and I live in a home my great-great-great grandfather,
Judge G. W. Logan, bought in 1866. Together we operate Pine Gables Cabins, a
family business started in 1947. Robin, and I have also been very active with
environmental issues including the campaign to ask the state to create the
Chimney Rock Park.
I sincerely ask for your vote on November 2nd.
Yours very
truly,
Jim Proctor
1. I am in favor of the current plan to build another
sewer trunk line near the edge of the lake. This will solve the water
infiltration problem and allow more customers to use our town's sewer system.
While I was mayor our engineers tried a new technic to wrap the sewer line under
the lake. We knew this would only last about a decade and would either need to
be redone or a new system designed. It is now time to build a new system.
2. Just like when I was mayor, we must continue to dredge the main channels
to keep Lake Lure safe and functional. I am, of course, in favor of dredging.
3. During the time I was mayor the dam was inspected multiple times and
reports about the condition of the dam were created. At that time there were no
reports that sited the problems we now face. As instructed by the reports, we
did replace the flood gates and the motor that runs the flood gates.
4.
Lake Lure is obviously our greatest asset. We must do all we can to insure it is
fun and safe to be on.
Please take the time to vote on November 2nd. Even
with no opponents on the ballot, if most folks don't vote, a write-in candidate
could win with a small percent of the eligible voters.
Link here for
Jim Proctor's Background
Link here
for information about Jim and Robin's historic home, Pine Gables
Link to the
Official Town of Lake Lure Web-site