* ### Project Manager

Surface Area Partners, LLC

Mary Margaret Licisyn
828-575-3962
mmlicisyn@surfaceareapartners.com

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Mary Margaret Licisyn is running for Laurel Park Town Council to bring practical planning experience, real estate finance knowledge, and local civic service to the decisions shaping Laurel Park’s future. She serves as Chair of the Planning Board for the Town of Laurel Park, where she reviews development projects, and her professional background includes real estate project management, development, owner representation, and finance.

Meet Mary Margaret

Mary Margaret Licisyn works as a project manager at Surface Area Partners, LLC. Her professional background includes real estate project management, development, representing property owners, and finance.

2026 North Carolina General Election

As of January 5, 2026, Mary Margaret Licisyn’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Economy

Mary Margaret believes Laurel Park should strengthen connections in ways that are practical, affordable, and respectful of the town’s character. She also believes residents should be part of the process. Local government works best when it listens, tries promising ideas, learns from feedback, and adapts.

Issues

Believes residents should participate in town decision-making and local government should listen, test ideas, learn from feedback, and adapt.

- Believes residents should participate in town decision-making and local government should listen, test ideas, learn from feedback, and adapt.

Public Services

Protecting Laurel Park’s natural character
 Supporting thoughtful land-use and development decisions
 Considering environmental impacts in infrastructure planning
 Preserving tree canopy, views, and open space where possible
 Strengthening resilience after Hurricane Helene
 Balancing community needs with responsible stewardship

Supports thoughtful land-use and development decisions that consider environmental impacts and preserve tree canopy, views, and open space where possible.

- Supports thoughtful land-use and development decisions that consider environmental impacts and preserve tree canopy, views, and open space where possible.

Housing & Urban Development

Public Safety

Hurricane Helene exposed serious vulnerabilities across our community. While recovery takes time, the pace so far has been unacceptable. Residents deserve clearer timelines, better communication, and visible progress.

That approach is urgently needed as Laurel Park continues recovering from Hurricane Helene. The pace of recovery so far has been unacceptable. Mary Margaret believes residents deserve clearer communication, faster follow-through, and a stronger long-term plan to repair damage, improve infrastructure, and prepare for future storms.

Roads and infrastructure affect every resident, every day. Laurel Park needs a practical and urgent approach to road maintenance, stormwater infrastructure, resiliency, safety, and long-term capital planning.

Mary Margaret will bring a planning and finance lens to infrastructure decisions. That means asking what each investment costs, how long it will last, how it affects residents, and how it fits into the town’s broader needs. It also means being willing to try new approaches, learn from results, and adjust when something is not working.

Connectivity is about how a town works for the people who live there. It includes safe routes, walkability where appropriate, access to public spaces, high-speed broadband, communication with town government, and stronger connections between neighbors.

Improving connections between neighborhoods and community destinations
 Supporting safe and thoughtful pedestrian access where appropriate
 Encouraging clear communication between residents and town government
 Strengthening civic participation and community engagement
 Improving public updates around recovery, repairs, and town projects
 Looking for practical ways to make Laurel Park easier to walk, bike, and hike

Calls for clearer recovery communication, faster follow-through, and a long-term plan to repair damage, improve infrastructure, and prepare for future storms.

Supports an urgent, practical approach to road maintenance, stormwater infrastructure, resilience, safety, and long-term planning for major projects.

Plans to evaluate infrastructure investments by their cost, lifespan, effects on residents, and fit with the town's broader needs.

Supports safe pedestrian access, neighborhood connections, public project updates, and practical ways to make Laurel Park easier to walk, bike, and hike.

- Calls for clearer recovery communication, faster follow-through, and a long-term plan to repair damage, improve infrastructure, and prepare for future storms.
- Supports an urgent, practical approach to road maintenance, stormwater infrastructure, resilience, safety, and long-term planning for major projects.
- Plans to evaluate infrastructure investments by their cost, lifespan, effects on residents, and fit with the town's broader needs.
- Supports safe pedestrian access, neighborhood connections, public project updates, and practical ways to make Laurel Park easier to walk, bike, and hike.

Transportation & Infrastructure

Hurricane Helene reminded us how closely connected our natural environment is to public safety, infrastructure, and long-term resilience. Preserving nature is not separate from planning for the future. It is part of how Laurel Park protects homes, roads, water flow, and quality of life.

Mary Margaret believes preservation and planning must work together. Growth, infrastructure, and public investment should be considered carefully, with attention to environmental impact, long-term stewardship, and the character residents value.

Believes growth, infrastructure, and public investment should account for environmental impacts, long-term stewardship, and the town character residents value.

- Believes growth, infrastructure, and public investment should account for environmental impacts, long-term stewardship, and the town character residents value.

Energy & the Environment

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Mary Margaret Licisyn

* ### Project Manager

Surface Area Partners, LLC
Mary Margaret Licisyn
828-575-3962
mmlicisyn@surfaceareapartners.com

Mary Margaret Licisyn works as a project manager at Surface Area Partners, LLC.

Mary Margaret Licisyn's campaign for Laurel Park Town Council Member is her first entry into politics.

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