One week to go before Ashvegas election

Jason Sandford

Jason Sandford is a reporter, writer, blogger and photographer interested in all things Asheville.

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There’s just a week to go before the big Ashvegas City Council election, in which voters will choose a new mayor and three council members.

This year’s race remains uncommonly quiet. Council members Joe Dunn and Terry Bellamy, both running for mayor, stirred things up a little bit during a debate at a CIBO luncheon last week, but no real fireworks.

We expect the frantic forces to really get things going this week. Watch for a whisper campaign. Look for some last-minute television advertising. And maybe a little Halloween back-stabbing.

Bellamy picked up the local newspaper’s endorsement today. The newspaper also has a decent profile of both candidates.

Seems that she has all the elements lined up for a victory. But we’re still predicting an 11th-hour surge will come out for Dunn and put him over the top.

Oh, and here’s a Dunn campaign sign along Kimberly, where the rich folks live. I think the skeleton on the ground is a Dunn constituent. As sytntax would say, this is funny on several levels.
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