Charles Nickelson, 51, a criminal justice instructor with the N.C. Department of Corrections, said the town needs to curb “useless spending.”
“Aldermen are the orchestrator of the town’s business,” Nickelson said. “The people need to be the ultimate decider on spending.”
The board should also take responsibility for its actions, Nickelson said.
“They don’t need to blame it on previous boards,” he said.
Nickelson ran for the board in 2005.-Ben McNeely
