On Wednesday, July 12, conservative Republican long-time Oak Ridge Town Councilmember George McClellan plans to file to run for another term on the town council.
McClellan told the Rhino Times that the town is at a major turning point in its growth – with several large projects in the works – and, he said, he helped start those projects and he wants to help see them through.
“This is the year of the big projects,” McClellan said, adding that the town is opening Heritage Farm Park, building a water system and starting work on a new community center at Town Park.
McClellan said he’s very excited about all the projects and he’s especially pleased the town is doing them while maintaining the same 8 cent tax rate that it’s had for years. He said that, between state money, federal money from the American Rescue Plan (ARP), and the town’s money, Oak Ridge is able to make some big improvements.
Town Park, for instance, used to be a tobacco field, and the new community center – which will be able to handle about 50 visitors at a time – is an old farmhouse that’s being converted into the new public facility.
“Next year, from the back porch, there will be ‘Music on the porch,’” McClellan said.
McClellan, who has served on the council for nearly a decade and a half, said the town is primed for growth since it is located near Piedmont Triad International Airport, which will see hundreds of new jobs in the coming years.
He said that getting a water system – eventually freeing the town from well water – will be another big step.
He added that some people in Oak Ridge would prefer not to see growth. McClellan said that you can’t stop growth, but, with the right leadership, you can guide it in a sensible way.
Nice to see a political leader speaking about what really matters for his community versus the normal negativity about ‘the other party’.
I figured you’d like him. He’s a sly duplicitous creep, like you.
George McClellan is a two-faced RINO of the worst kind. Last year he ran for County Commissioner and I received a voicemail message from him, in his own voice, promising and pledging never to increase the tax burden on the people of Guilford County. He was very emphatic about that.
His campaign failed, but he was still a councilman on Oak ridge Town Council, and before the ink was dry on his promise he voted to approve the town’s budget WITHOUT THE REVENUE NEUTRAL REDUCTION IN RATE that would have resulted in no tax hike in Oak Ridge taxes. In the previous revaluation, the council had voted to reduce the rate from 8.4 Cents to 8 Cents, which minimized the hike in our property tax. But this time our tax & spend liberals in Oak Ridge chose to maintain the 8 Cents rate, knowing full well that this meant a 20% hike in our tax bill – and McClellan voted in favor of it.
This guy is an oleaginous creep, a deceiver who presents himself as a Republican at every election but who’s a profligate tax & spend liberal if ever there was one. Just look at how he celebrates the obscene spending in Oak Ridge, which is all completely unnecessary.
We moved here to be in a low tax, quiet, conservative little town where government left us alone, not to be an opportunity for wannabes like McClellan who yearn to be a big fish in a little pond.
He sickens me, as does his duplicity.
McCellan does contort himself to say he didn’t raise taxes when he did. He only talks about the tax rate not the result of the tax rate.
This dreadful statist thinks we’re all yearning to be “freed from well water” !
No mate, we’re yearning to be freed from municipal water – that’s one reason we moved here. Since leaving Greensboro 19 years ago I am $30,000 richer from not having to pay their extortionate water/sewer bills – and my well water is beautiful and chemical free.
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We don’t need you. We don’t need your water. We don’t need your pet projects. And we don’t need your disgraceful spending of our money.
Do not vote for George for all the reasons stated before, Not sure who all the candidates are but one council member is not running for reelection so hope more than one person entered the race or George will be reelected.
May have to do a write in campaign to keep him off the council. Hopefully someone will step up.
There are 5 people running with three of them (including George) aligned together. Just bumping George won’t change much.