I missed the campaign kickoff for Danny Thompson, at-large candidate for Greensboro City Council, but I found Guilford County Republican Party Chairman Bill Wright and some others tailgating in the parking lot outside Thompson's home healthcare office.
Thompson's campaign card lists a concise set of positions.
To wit, the candidate supports:
• Economic incentives for local small businesses;
• Developing all sides of Greensboro responsibly
• Controlling the cost of government through zero-based budgeting;
• Continued funding for the Greensboro Police Department gang unit;
• A buffer zone on the Urban Loop to shield neighborhood residents from highway traffic noise; and
• The sustainable Greensboro Environmental Plan.
He opposes "forced annexation."
The voters have at least one clear choice on one of these issues: Thompson supports continued funding for the gang unit. Fellow at-large candidate Jorge Cornell, who leads the North Carolina unit of the Latin Kings, favors dismantling the gang unit. Doubtlessly, many other at-large candidates agree with Thompson. I'm not aware of any other candidates siding with Cornell on this issue.
