Consultants hired for bond campaign
The committee formed to promote the $2 billion bond on the March 15 ballot has hired two consultants, a Democratic firm and a firm that works for GOP clients, including Gov. Pat McCrory.
Posted — Updated"The bond is bipartisan. It’s about connecting our strongest assets to build a better state," said former North Carolina Supreme Court Justice Bob Orr, co-chairman of the NC Connect Committee, a group put together by Gov. Pat McCrory to promote the bond.
Orr is one of five co-chairs tapped to oversee the day-to-day operation of the bond effort. The last time voters had a say on a statewide bond referendum was in 2000.
Roughly half of the 2016 bond would go toward the University of North Carolina system, with another 17 percent dedicated to the North Carolina Community College System.
"The March 15 primary means we have a great deal of work to get done in a short period of time," Sinclair said.
It's unclear who the bond committee might use as the face of its campaign. Cornerstone Solutions was a consultant for McCrory's 2012 campaign, but is not currently working for his 2016 bid, according to Sinclair. Crone's clients include state Senate Minority Leader Dan Blue and the North Carolina Association of Realtors.
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