Mail:
1970 Marthas Chapel Road
Apex,
NC 27523

Phone 919-427-1348

E-Mail:
Bunkey

Calendar
Jan 5:
Beta site launched.
Jan 23:
Beta site reviewed.
Jan 30 :
Discussion of beta site.

LOOKING OVER THE FOUR YEARS

Dear Chatham County Citizen:

I would like to take this opportunity to thank the citizens of Chatham County for permitting me to sever as commissioner from 2002 thru 2006.  It was my pleasure being the chairman my last two years serving as a commissioner.

 The success and accomplishments while serving was due to the great board members I served with, Senator Bob Atwater, Margaret Pollard, Mike Cross, Patrick Barnes, Carl Outz and Tommy Emerson.

 Nothing could have been accomplished without a wonderful county staff.  Chatham County has just 6.7 employees per 1,000 residents...only 25% of the counties have a smaller ratio. An employee made a statement saying I often pushed the staff, I rather think I challenged them and they met and exceeded the challenge every time. Thanks to each of you for your hard work for the citizens of Chatham County.

 Three statements made to me over the four years stuck with me and I will never forget them:

1. Talk is cheap!  This is so true. If you only talk about something and not take action to get it done all of us would fall in this category. The only time I fell in this web was because how slow government works. I cannot be blamed for not getting things done that were possible being a commissioner. Yes, if reelected I would have tried to help get other important items completed, but I was not.

2. I like what you do but do not like the way you do it.  This statement refers to my failure to inform my fellow commissioners of the research and preparation on projects and ideas. Staff or myself would have worked many hours on certain projects and foolishly I expected others to know what had been done. A good example was I worked for over two years on getting an easement to our commerce park others worked for six years. I apologize to all for this action. Many more projects could have been successful if I had handled them correctly.

3. When I started to work for Chatham County I did not like you.  When an employee told me this I asked why.  They told me they formed this opinion because of what they read in the newspaper. It is no doubt I caused controversy from the time I filed to run for commissioner. The media made the best of it mostly writing only the negative, but I will admit I stirred it up. I apologize for my causing negative media comments about our county. On the good side the employee finished their statement by saying “but once I knew you better and saw you work I appreciate all you do for Chatham County, thanks.”

Please visit my “Issues Web Page” to view some of the other achievements made over the last four years. Again thanks for permitting me to serve as a Chatham County Commissioner.

  Bunkey Morgan