Barry Allison (Courtesy photo)
TRINITY – Barry Allison prevailed in recount for the Ward 3 seat on the Trinity City Council, widening the margin slightly from the first reported numbers after the Nov. 5 election.
“I’m looking forward to it,” Allison said Monday. “I want to get in there and do my part. We’re going to have to hit the ground running.”
Trinity has a mayor and five council members. With Allison elected, there will be three new council members. The new council members are scheduled to be sworn in next week.
“I guess you consider that a lot of turnover,” Allison said. “I think we have a lot of level-headed people on there who want the best for Trinity.”
The final numbers, as provided last week by the Randolph County Board of Elections, show Allison with 1,166 votes and incumbent Jack Carico with 1,137. Those were the same numbers from the canvass following the Nov. 5 election.
“That thing lasted forever,” Allison said of the process to affirm his victory. “It got a little more tense every day.”
Carico requested a recount in the nonpartisan race.
Initial numbers from election night had Allison at 1,136 and Carico at 1,115. It was part of a four-way race that had Josh Fish with 1,010 and Chuck Marsh at 432.
An at-large spot on the Trinity council went to Deborah Jacky, who defeated incumbent Tommy Johnson. Paul Welborn was unopposed in Ward 1, replacing Bob Hicks in that seat.
Allison, who lives on Lakewood Circle, is a code enforcement officer for the City of Lexington. He said he views his time associated with city government a plus.
“I’m somewhat of a civil servant and a watchdog of the public’s money,” he said
Allison, 64, said he has embraced living in Trinity for more than three decades. He said the city’s growth is inevitable in some forms, but he’s not interested in seeing the sprawl that has spread to some cities in the region.
“I really want the best for Trinity. I want to keep the small-town appeal,” he said. “We can control what comes and what doesn’t come.”
