Jennifer Yourkavitch of the Carrborean Radio Hour at WCOM and John Rees of Triangle Blog Blog interviewed María on February 9. You can read a transcript of the interview produced by AI at TheCarrborean.com.
You can listen to the interview here. The conversation lasts roughly 52 minutes.
In the interview María addresses
- Her background and history of public service
- What motivates her for public service
- What County Commissioners do, and why it matters
- The Rural Buffer
- The Property Tax Valuation Process
- Her priorities for education, and the role of the County Commissioners in funding education
- The question of school closures
- Her view of the priorities for voters. She identified the following:
- Climate change and smart growth,
- Housing affordability,
- Fair and equitable tax assessments, a
- Strong support for public schools and early childhood
- Her favorite things to do in Carrboro
