Meeker Running for 5th Term cites Economy

Bob Geary at the Indy has the scoop on Charles Meeker running for a 5th term at Raleigh’s Mayor.

But on Monday, Meeker will announce his decision about running again in October, and several excellent sources say he will run, for two reasons. One, he feels an obligation to stay with the job through the economic bad times, rather than throw the unpleasant task of trying to balance Raleigh’s budget — and raise taxes? (though Meeker’s pretty much ruled that out for fiscal ‘10)  — to someone else. Second, he’d like to make a smooth handoff to a Democratic successor, but his party mates on the City Council either don’t quite suit him (Thomas Crowder), have job commitments that preclude it (Russ Stephenson), wouldn’t run (James West), and/or are in their first Council terms and still learning their way around City Hall (Nancy McFarlane, Mary-Ann Baldwin, Rodger Koopman).

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