
{"id":13018,"date":"2010-10-07T13:04:19","date_gmt":"2010-10-07T21:04:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.carrborocitizen.com\/main\/?p=13018"},"modified":"2010-10-13T13:08:20","modified_gmt":"2010-10-13T21:08:20","slug":"new-town-clerk-takes-office","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/2010\/10\/07\/new-town-clerk-takes-office\/","title":{"rendered":"New town clerk takes office"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Dean Drescher<br \/>\n<\/strong><em>Courtesy of the<br \/>\nCarrboro Commons <\/em><\/p>\n<p>CARRBORO \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Carrboro swore in its first new town clerk in 38 years at Tuesday night\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s board of aldermen meeting. Cathy Wilson, a North Carolina native, was appointed to the position by Carrboro town officials on Sept. 8 after Sarah Williamson, Carrboro\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s town clerk since 1972, announced her retirement. Wilson was chosen from a pool of 105 applicants.<\/p>\n<p>For the past three years, Wilson has served as town clerk for the Town of Kiawah Island, S.C., but she\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s always remembered Carrboro.<\/p>\n<p>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153I remember Carrboro from when I was in middle school and I went to my first Chapel Hill football game,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Wilson said. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153I just remember its personality from when I was 12 years old, so Carrboro\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s a place that\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s always stuck out in my head.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n<p>Wilson grew up in Burnsville, about 35 miles northeast of Asheville, and received her bachelor\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s degree in political science from Appalachian State University. She also holds a master\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s degree in public administration from the College of Charleston. She is in the process of completing the requirements to be a certified municipal clerk.<\/p>\n<p>Being a town clerk, she said, is a great opportunity.<\/p>\n<p>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s a good spot to be in, to kind of be in the middle of all of it,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Wilson said. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s a really good spot as far as learning everything you want to know about municipal government, and so as far as just recently finishing my master\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s to work in local government as a career, this is a good place to start.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n<p>Carrboro residents are looking forward to that start, and some positive change.<\/p>\n<p>Lydia Lavelle, a member of the board of aldermen, said that Wilson\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s upcoming challenges would include learning how to balance her time.<\/p>\n<p>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153We have a very engaged citizenry, and she will be called upon frequently by the public for information and to answer questions,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Lavelle said. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Balancing her work time between her interactions with town staff, the board of aldermen and the public will be challenging at times, but she will learn how best to manage her time.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n<p>Carrboro town officials said that Wilson is prepared for the job \u00e2\u20ac\u201c even though she\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s replacing Williamson, a 38-year veteran.<\/p>\n<p>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153I believe her experience working for the Town of Kiawah Island will help her as she transitions to a town clerk position in a larger town,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Lavelle said, adding that it would be \u00e2\u20ac\u0153strange\u00e2\u20ac\u009d to have someone else as the town clerk, but that Wilson would \u00e2\u20ac\u0153bring a lot of energy and enthusiasm to the position.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<br \/>\nWilson knows she has big shoes to fill.<\/p>\n<p>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s always challenging when you start a new position, but this one is especially, not intimidating, but I respect the town clerk that\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s retiring,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Wilson said. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s going to be a goal of mine to keep things smooth.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n<p>Still, she\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s says, she\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s looking forward to her new job.<\/p>\n<p>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m excited to get to know Carrboro and to be a part of it.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n<p><em>Dean Drescher is a UNC student writing for the <\/em>Carrboro Commons<em>, a bi-weekly online lab newspaper for Jock Lauterer\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Community Journalism class at the School of Journalism and Mass Communication.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>CLERK<br \/>\nfrom page 1<br \/>\nCarrboro town officials said that Wilson is prepared for the job \u00e2\u20ac\u201c even though she\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s replacing Williamson, a 38-year veteran.<br \/>\n\u00e2\u20ac\u0153I believe her experience working for the Town of Kiawah Island will help her as she transitions to a town clerk position in a larger town,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Lavelle said, adding that it would be \u00e2\u20ac\u0153strange\u00e2\u20ac\u009d to have someone else as the town clerk, but that Wilson would \u00e2\u20ac\u0153bring a lot of energy and enthusiasm to the position.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<br \/>\nWilson knows she has big shoes to fill.<br \/>\n\u00e2\u20ac\u0153It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s always challenging when you start a new position, but this one is especially, not intimidating, but I respect the town clerk that\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s retiring,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Wilson said. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s going to be a goal of mine to keep things smooth.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<br \/>\nStill, she\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s says, she\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s looking forward to her new job.<br \/>\n\u00e2\u20ac\u0153I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m excited to get to know Carrboro and to be a part of it.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<br \/>\nDean Drescher is a UNC student writing for the Carrboro Commons, a bi-weekly online lab newspaper for Jock Lauterer\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Community Journalism class at the School of Journalism and Mass Communication.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Carrboro swore in its first new town clerk in 38 years at Tuesday night\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s board of aldermen meeting. 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