Author Archives: carissajohnson

Borrowers With Old FFELP Loans Who Do Not Qualify for Loan Forgiveness – READ THIS

Let me start with the bad news, and get to the good news after that. The bad news: FFELP loans are excluded from the President’s proposed forgiveness program – Why? Because those loans are not held by the federal government – the Dept of Education. At this time, loans held by commercial servicers, like NavientContinue reading “Borrowers With Old FFELP Loans Who Do Not Qualify for Loan Forgiveness – READ THIS”

It Ain’t Over til its Over – May 17th final election results and July 26th Runoff details

I am frequently asked what the final vote count for the May 17th Cary municipal election was, so I am sharing it here. Carissa Johnson 10,225 Ken George 9,899 Ed Yerha 5,504 Why don’t those numbers match what you saw elsewhere? First, some results were early results that are still online. Also, in coverage byContinue reading “It Ain’t Over til its Over – May 17th final election results and July 26th Runoff details”

ONE Wake Asked Me To Get Specific About Affordable Housing:

I believe voters will look at the body of knowledge I built during countless meetings with stakeholders, my supportive actions, and my unequivocal statements in support of a comprehensive housing-affordability plan for the Town and know that I am not paying the topic lip service.

My Statement at the 11/11/2021 ONE Wake Affordable Housing Candidate Assembly

I was a nervous wreck speaking to a group of 353 Cary citizens and stakeholders this evening, but the event left me inspired to keep moving forward. If you were not able to attend the event, this is my statement of my support for local affordable housing funding in its entirety

NC 496: Anti-Tree Preservation Ordinance Bill

NC House Bill 496 was quietly passed in the NC House this past May, and now sits in our Senate, and it is a truly terrible bill. I have seen little coverage of it, and I fear there is very little awareness of it. I was alerted by my fantastic arborists at Leaf and LimbContinue reading “NC 496: Anti-Tree Preservation Ordinance Bill”