Saturday's Internet Edition, May 17, 2008.
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Groups supporting and opposing the bond have raised more than $60,000 total.
Davie Citizens for a Responsible Government, which is opposing the bond, formed on Jan. 29 with $60. A disclosure reported filed with the Davie Board of Elections on April 26 showed the group had raised $20,690. It had $12,290 on hand when the report was filed.
Davie Cares, which is supporting the bond, had raised $39,055, and had $16,650 on hand when the report was filed.
Much of each group’s money comes from single sources.
The Mebane Charitable Foundation based in Mocksville donated $20,000 to Davie Cares.
For the citizens group, Dwight Myers of Mocksville made donations totaling $10,000.
Major expenditures for both groups went for printing of signs and newspaper advertising.
Davie Cares paid A-Quality Printers of Winston-Salem $3,111 for printed materials to hand out. It paid Signs by Tomorrow of Winston-Salem $6,610 for yard signs and banners.
Davie Cares paid $2,262 to the Davie County Enterprise Record for advertising.
The citizens paid $4,762 to King International of King for printing of signs. It paid the Enterprise Record $3,433 for advertising ... subscribe to the Davie County Enterprise Record, P.O. Box 99, Mocksville, N.C. 27028.