News Observer: Meet the 2 candidates for the Carrboro Town Council's open seat

Prior to living in Carrboro, Isaac lived in Raleigh.

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Isaac Woolsey's campaign for town council is his first run for public office.

As of June 6, 2025, Isaac Woolsey did not have a website or any information online.

Public Services

Public Safety

Plans to address employment discrimination and encourage businesses to hire disabled people.

Supports welcoming chain businesses as they are likely to be more willing to hire people with disabilities.

- Plans to address employment discrimination and encourage businesses to hire disabled people.
- Supports welcoming chain businesses as they are likely to be more willing to hire people with disabilities.

Economy

Education

Plans to improve public transport services by hiring more drivers.

Advocates for more walkable paths for pedestrians and cyclists.

Wants to make public transportation more accessible to people with disabilities.

- Plans to improve public transport services by hiring more drivers.
- Advocates for more walkable paths for pedestrians and cyclists.
- Wants to make public transportation more accessible to people with disabilities.

Transportation & Infrastructure

Plans to ensure a portion of new affordable housing development will be used as group homes for housing-insecure people.

- Plans to ensure a portion of new affordable housing development will be used as group homes for housing-insecure people.

Housing & Urban Development

Isaac Woolsey

Cristóbal is a Carrboro native who attended Carrboro Elementary. He is married with 2 kids.

Cristóbal manages a lab where students are taught to solve technical problems. He has also been on the board of the Triangle Linux Users Group (TriLUG) and the Carrboro Bicycle Coalition.

Cristóbal Palmer's campaign for Carrboro Town Council is his first run for public office. 

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Supports maintaining and improving public services such as parks and greenways.

- Supports maintaining and improving public services such as parks and greenways.

Supports creating policies that address historical injustices and improve public safety for all communities.

Supports creating "anti-racist" policies that address "historical injustices" and improve public safety for all communities.

- Supports creating "anti-racist" policies that address "historical injustices" and improve public safety for all communities.

As of June 6, 2025, Cristobal M. Palmer’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Wants to focus on "anti-racist learning and practice" and "climate justice and action."

Plans to advocate for improved connectivity and safe crossings along Highway 54, where residents currently run across the highway to catch a bus, and at intersections where school kids currently cross to get to local middle and elementary schools.

Plans to add safe crossings along Highway 54 to reduce the amount of residents who run across the highway.

Plans to advocate for quicker progress on developing a pedestrian and bicycle network.

Pledges to advocate for quicker progress on developing a pedestrian and bicycle network.

Supports Carrboro's efforts to reduce its carbon footprint by budgeting for vehicle electrification and integrating climate action into its comprehensive plan.

Supports efforts to reduce carbon footprint by budgeting for vehicle electrification.

Supports the installation of curb cuts to aid wheelchair users, strollers, and people carrying heavy bags. Believes technology designed for disabled people can benefit everyone.

Supports the installation of curb cuts to aid wheelchair users, strollers, and people carrying heavy bags. 

Believes in creating safe and accessible transportation options for all modes of travel, including driving, walking, biking, and public transit.

- Plans to add safe crossings along Highway 54 to reduce the amount of residents who run across the highway.
- Pledges to advocate for quicker progress on developing a pedestrian and bicycle network.
- Supports efforts to reduce carbon footprint by budgeting for vehicle electrification.
- Supports the installation of curb cuts to aid wheelchair users, strollers, and people carrying heavy bags. 
- Believes in creating safe and accessible transportation options for all modes of travel, including driving, walking, biking, and public transit.

Supports building affordable and better housing.

Supports building affordable and better housing, especially for low-income elders and those with unstable housing.

- Supports building affordable and better housing, especially for low-income elders and those with unstable housing.

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Cristobal M. Palmer

- Town council members serve as the governing body of the town, along with the mayor. 
- The town council members make policy decisions for the town, including creating ordinances, policies, and making agreements with other governments. 
- The town council can amend and revise town policies, as well as approve or reject the town budget. 
- The town council is also in charge of the appointment of advisory boards, commissions, task forces, committees, the town manager, and the town attorney. 
- Members of the town council are elected to staggered 4 year terms. 