WHY I SERVE
I grew up in Carrboro and I'm raising my kids here too. So I know how this town has changed over the decades and I know the challenges we face. I'm serving on Town Council because I care deeply about our town's budget, how we use our land, and how we support our residents from the youngest members of our community to the people who have lived here for generations.
I envision a Carrboro where we have grandparents, their grandkids, the kids’ teachers, and the nurse aides who visit the grandparents all living, working, and happily playing inside Carrboro. I envision a Carrboro with more and better access to green, shady spaces for everyone. I envision a Carrboro where more of our residents can share in the joy of our quirky town.
BIO
Before joining the Council, Palmer volunteered for local nonprofit organizations and served on the boards of two of them, including the Carrboro Bicycle Coalition. Palmer has a Masters of Information Science from the UNC-Chapel Hill School of Information and Library Science. By day he manages infrastructure supporting research and public service, and supervises a lab where students learn to solve complex systems problems. He has lived in Carrboro since 2009 and with his wife is now raising two kids in a house that is less than a mile from the apartments where his family lived when they moved to the area in 1994.