As the filing period began to wind down this week, the Carrboro Town Council race picked up another candidate: April Mills.
Mills, who works in client services and business development, filed to run on Wednesday and said in her campaign launch that she “feels the tug to advocate for all families in our community” after seeing how the town has grown in her two decades of living in it.
“We must look at the vision of Carrboro and ask if the infrastructure matches and sustains what we are building,” Mills said in a release. “Development and growth are ostensibly necessary, but only if accomplished thoughtfully and compassionately.”
The businesswoman said she believes her regular trips with the Raleigh Chamber of Commerce and conversations about future growth in the region give her a “perspective not currently represented” on the council. She said she feels there is “misguided” infrastructure planning within Carrboro and the neighboring Chapel Hill and that developers ought to be held to a standard of constructing what she describes as “a true community.”
“If elected to the council, I will ask the hard questions about the cost/benefit to the community and be a voice for neighborhoods who currently do not have a seat at the table,” Mills wrote. “Developers must adhere to the quality policies demanded by the community and balance that with profit. Hard-working families are funding these efforts. They need to know what’s going on with their money.”
“This next town council will be focused on many topics that will impact families in our community,” she added. “Not only do town leaders need to hear families’ concerns, they need to see someone fighting for North Carolina families at the table. I will be their voice. I will fight for your family.”
In addition to her professional life, Mills said she is a board member for the Triangle’s American Red Cross chapter, the Morrisville Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors, and a member of the Association of Corporate Growth. She previously was honored by the Triangle Business Journal, as it named her one of its Top 25 Women in Business of the region in 2012.
Within the final hours of the filing period, Mills’ inclusion makes it five total candidates running this fall for three available seats on the Carrboro Town Council. She will join challenger candidates Catherine Fray, Jason Merrill, and Stephanie Wade. Incumbent Eliazar Posada is also running, looking to earn his first full term after winning a special election in 2022 to finish out a term. Sitting council members Sammy Slade and Susan Romaine announced earlier in the month they would not seek additional terms themselves.
The filing period for 2023 local elections ends at 12 p.m. on Friday. To see who has filed so far in other races, click here.
Photo via Abby Wolf Photography/Neighbors for April.
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