Anti-Bond Referendum Effort Emerges Online Print
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Thursday, 07 January 2016 06:13

RALEIGH, (SGRToday.com) - A grassroots online effort to oppose the $2 billion infrastructure bond that goes before voters March 15 has emerged online with a website and Facebook page.

Againstthebond.com urges North Carolinians to vote no and includes a petition for opponents to sign to express their dissatisfaction with what the site deems "robbing from our children's future."

Organizer Nicole Revels says she is concerned about taking on more debt and that if projects are necessary, they should go through the legislative appropriation process.

Revels said the petition had about 200 signatures as of late Wednesday. She acknowledged the uphill battle her effort faces due to bipartisan support for the package.

Supporters officially kicked off their campaign Tuesday with a powerhouse of Republicans and Democrats on hand. Gov. Pat McCrory, Republican House Speaker Tim Moore, and Democratic Senate Minority Leader Dan Blue were among the speakers who endorsed the bond.

Bond information can be found at connect.nc.gov.