Candidate Questionnaire: Cristobal M. Palmer, Carrboro Town ...

Cristóbal Palmer | Carrboro, NC - Official Website

Cristobal Palmer is from Carrboro, North Carolina. He has a master's degree in information science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He lives with his wife and their two children in Carrboro.

Town Council | Carrboro, NC - Official Website

Cristobal is currently a member of the Carrboro Town Council. 

Believes Carrboro's reliance on residential taxes is problematic and supports the Land Use Ordinance (LUO) rewrite to increase housing supply and affordable commercial real estate.

- Believes Carrboro's reliance on residential taxes is problematic and supports the Land Use Ordinance (LUO) rewrite to increase housing supply and affordable commercial real estate.

Economy

Wants to improve access to parks and green spaces.

- Wants to improve access to parks and green spaces.

Public Services

Believes changing zoning, permitting, and planning processes will make it easier to build accessible and affordable housing.

Supports providing pre-approved Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) designs to speed up affordable housing construction.

Supports reviewing options for adding to Carrboro's affordable housing fund.

- Believes changing zoning, permitting, and planning processes will make it easier to build accessible and affordable housing.
- Supports providing pre-approved Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) designs to speed up affordable housing construction.
- Supports reviewing options for adding to Carrboro's affordable housing fund.

Housing & Urban Development

Wants to focus on anti-racist learning and practice.

- Wants to focus on anti-racist learning and practice.

Public Safety

Believes equitable transportation requires safe and accessible infrastructure for all modes of travel.

- Believes equitable transportation requires safe and accessible infrastructure for all modes of travel.

Transportation & Infrastructure

As of September 4, 2025, Cristobal Palmer’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Education

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Cristobal 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. 