OFFICE FOR WHICH YOU ARE RUNNING: Cary Town Council, District D NAME: John Rigsbee AGE: 54 OCCUPATION: Certified public accountant EDUCATION: Accounting curriculum N.C. State University, 1978; B.A., UNC-Chapel Hill, 1975

POLITICAL PARTY AND EXPERIENCE: Republican, first-time candidate. CIVIC ACTIVITIES AND OTHER AFFILIATIONS: American Institute of Certified Public Accountants; N.C. Association of Certified Public Accountants; chairman of Cary Chamber of Commerce 1999-2001; treasurer of Committee to Elect Ernie McAlister, current mayor of Cary; president of Cary Rotary Club, 2002 - 2003; director, Wake Education Partnership, 1998 – 2007; director, Wake Medical Foundation 2002 - present; chairman of Cary Family YMCA advisory board, 2005 – present; RBC Centura, Wake County advisory board, 1997 - 2002; president of Triangle Chapter of N.C. Association of Certified Public Accountants 1995 - 1996; treasurer of First United Methodist Church, Cary, 1985-1988 WHY SHOULD YOU BE ELECTED? Managing Cary’s growth, keeping our economy strong and our neighborhoods safe will be my top priorities as a member of the Town Council. Cary is North Carolina’s seventh-largest city in the heart of one of the most diverse metropolitan areas in the nation. It is imperative that we elect experienced leadership who will focus on the big picture while effectively addressing our community’s most pressing challenges. I want to provide that leadership. I am asking District D voters for your support in the upcoming October 9th election.

CONTACT INFORMATION: Home: 467-2446; work: 468-5151, ext. 101; www.rigsbeeforcary.org; jrigsbee@rccpas.com; 304 Tweed Circle, Cary, NC 27511 1. How do you propose the town manage infill development so that the approval process generates results acceptable for both residents and developers?

If elected, I will call for an immediate and thorough review of Cary’s Land Development Ordinance to evaluate its effectiveness and relevancy for Cary today and in the future. I will also call for a tightening of the parameters of mixed use sketch plans and insist that focus groups included citizens as well as developers.

2. What are the three most critical projects in the town’s capital-improvement plan and why?

Cary’s three most critical capital improvement projects are the completion of the Western Wake Wastewater Treatment Facility, the completion of I-540 through western Wake County (although technically not a Cary project) and completion of the downtown Streetscape project. The wastewater treatment facility allows us to complete our obligation to return water drawn from Jordan Lake back to the Cape Fear basis. The planned growth occurring in Western Wake County will bring thousands of new citizens and providing access for them via I-540 to other thoroughfares in the region is critical. While I-540 is not Cary’s project per se, we must do all we can to influence its completion as rapidly as possible. The Streetscape project is key to maintaining and improving the ambience of downtown Cary, a major part of our quality of life.

3. Which of these should the council address first: complete the joint land-use plan with the Chatham County Board of Commissioners or revive the request for extraterritorial jurisdiction for land to the south and east of the town? What is the basis for your choice?

The joint land-use plan with Chatham County is clearly more important than the request for more ETJ south and east of Cary. Western Wake is the hot growth area, and the town will continually be asked approve development in Chatham County. We must have a working agreement with the Chatham County Board of Commissioners in order to plan properly and to build infrastructure on a timely basis.