Mount Airy · On the record

How the council voted

Every recorded council vote in this guide where two or more of the people we profile voted, side by side. Each line was checked against the meeting minutes it links to. Only candidates and members with a page in this guide are listed; open the minutes for the full roll call.

Mount Airy voter guide

Water and sewer rates

Feb 24, 2026

A 5% water rate increase

Result as recorded: passed 3-2 on the mayor's tie-break, Feb 2026

  • YesDavid HallVoted for a 5% water rate increase (passed 3-2 on the mayor's tie-break, Feb 2026).
  • YesPhillip ThackerVoted for a 5% water rate increase (passed 3-2 on the mayor's tie-break, Feb 2026).
  • NoChad HutchensVoted no on a 5% water rate increase (passed 3-2 on the mayor's tie-break, Feb 2026).
  • NoDeborah CochranVoted no on a 5% water rate increase (passed 3-2 on the mayor's tie-break, Feb 2026).

Mount Airy News · Feb 24, 2026Link

A “—” means the line records something other than a plain yes or no (a motion, an abstention, or two votes in one line); read the line itself. How this guide works