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Published July 14, 2006 10:51 pm - Democratic candidates for the County Commission, place 2 runoff are putting the final touches on their campaigns this weekend. Roads top issue in commission race Evan Belanger Democratic candidates for the County Commission, place 2 runoff are putting the final touches on their campaigns this weekend.
With the runoff scheduled for Tuesday, both Norman "Pete" Tucker and Robert L. Harbison, have remained fairly quiet during the race. They squared off for the first time recently in a televised debate on Cullman's Channel 2 Television. The top issue in the race, according both to the candidates, is the poor state of the county road system, which they say is dismal. Both have called for an increase in funding for the Road Department, which could be accomplished through smarter budgeting and more grant money. "We have a budget of $6.5 million for the roads," Tucker said. "What you have to do is plan for an overrun at the beginning of the year." "The amount earmarked for the roads is just not enough," Harbison said. "I just want to make sure we're getting our fair share of the tax money we're paying in. We need more grants." Tucker also claims he will bring in more grant money. "Nobody can do more with that than I can," he said. Other topics touched on in the candidates campaign platforms include finding future water resources for the county, improving cooperation on the commission, finding a way to reduce the number of internal lawsuits which are plaguing the county and installing a new pay scale for county employees. With a few exceptions, their proposed solutions were markedly similar. The two had a brief tussle early in their runoff campaigns when ousted candidate Donald Ray Cates issued a political endorsement for Tucker According to Harbison though, Cates made his decision for Tucker after he was refused a job promise from Harbison if the endorsement went the other way. Tucker denied promising Cates anything, and Cates claimed his decision to back Tucker came because he thought Tucker has the best chance of beating the Republican challenger in November. Cates then claimed that Harbison was the one who tried to cut a deal, approaching him before the primary. 
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