Fred Crawford

Supported a temporary Swain County data-center moratorium and urged commissioners to write the ordinance tightly to avoid development-restriction loopholes.

April 1, 2026For

Source: bpr.org · researched July 18, 2026

Received an $8,000 WNC AgOptions grant for Dogwood Farm honey-house and chicken-coop infrastructure, with plans to share the honey house with a charter school and local beekeepers.

March 1, 2024For

Source: wncagoptions.org · researched July 18, 2026

Was profiled as a Mainspring Conservation Trust board member after helping establish and manage the Colorado River Land Trust and managing 97,000 acres of LCRA real-estate assets.

September 7, 2020For

Source: mainspringconserves.org · researched July 18, 2026

Urged Fontana Regional Library trustees to set aside a surplus-fund distribution vote, preserve assets during litigation, and plan for operating as a two-county system.

July 13, 2026For

Source: smokymountainnews.com · researched July 18, 2026

Asked county commissioners to include internal labor when reporting the animal shelter’s cost and alleged that expensing it reduced transparency; subsequent reporting found expensing was permissible, the county had clean audits, and the accounting choice did not affect its credit rating.

February 3, 2026For

Source: smokymountainnews.com · researched July 18, 2026

Published a letter urging voters to look beyond party labels and prioritize schools, infrastructure, and local economic results.

January 27, 2026For

Source: smokymountainnews.com · researched July 18, 2026

Told Swain County commissioners that withholding applicants’ names during a chair-vacancy discussion showed the need for a clearer shared understanding of public-record law.

November 4, 2025For

Source: smokymountainnews.com · researched July 18, 2026

Asked the Swain County Tourism Development Authority to expand public-comment time from three to five minutes and restore YouTube video access for residents unable to attend midday meetings.

July 9, 2025For

Source: assets.simpleviewinc.com · researched July 18, 2026

Urged Fontana Regional Library trustees to set aside a surplus-fund distribution vote, preserve assets during litigation, and plan for operating as a two-county system.

July 13, 2026For

Source: smokymountainnews.com · researched July 18, 2026

Spoke for the Swain County Agricultural Fair and asked the Tourism Development Authority to award a $25,000 funding request after presenting the fair’s planned activities.

February 12, 2025Against

Source: assets.simpleviewinc.com · researched July 18, 2026

Urged Fontana Regional Library trustees to set aside a surplus-fund distribution vote, preserve assets during litigation, and plan for operating as a two-county system.

July 13, 2026For

Source: smokymountainnews.com · researched July 18, 2026

Spoke for the Swain County Agricultural Fair and asked the Tourism Development Authority to award a $25,000 funding request after presenting the fair’s planned activities.

February 12, 2025For

Source: assets.simpleviewinc.com · researched July 18, 2026

Speaking for Swain County agriculture, thanked the Tourism Development Authority for fair and event-park support and urged continued support as the county agricultural fair grew.

August 15, 2024For

Source: assets.simpleviewinc.com · researched July 18, 2026

Supported a temporary Swain County data-center moratorium and urged commissioners to write the ordinance tightly to avoid development-restriction loopholes.

April 1, 2026For

Source: bpr.org · researched July 18, 2026

Published a letter urging voters to look beyond party labels and prioritize schools, infrastructure, and local economic results.

January 27, 2026For

Source: smokymountainnews.com · researched July 18, 2026

Received an $8,000 WNC AgOptions grant for Dogwood Farm honey-house and chicken-coop infrastructure, with plans to share the honey house with a charter school and local beekeepers.

March 1, 2024For

Source: wncagoptions.org · researched July 18, 2026

Represented the Lower Colorado River Authority as the applicant in an Austin rezoning request for the W.C.I.D. No. 17 water plant; the City Council approved public-district zoning.

February 28, 2013For

Source: austintexas.gov · researched July 18, 2026

Speaking for Swain County agriculture, thanked the Tourism Development Authority for fair and event-park support and urged continued support as the county agricultural fair grew.

August 15, 2024

Source: assets.simpleviewinc.com · researched July 18, 2026

Was profiled as a Mainspring Conservation Trust board member after helping establish and manage the Colorado River Land Trust and managing 97,000 acres of LCRA real-estate assets.

September 7, 2020

Source: mainspringconserves.org · researched July 18, 2026

Asked county commissioners to include internal labor when reporting the animal shelter’s cost and alleged that expensing it reduced transparency; subsequent reporting found expensing was permissible, the county had clean audits, and the accounting choice did not affect its credit rating.

February 3, 2026

Source: smokymountainnews.com · researched July 18, 2026

Told Swain County commissioners that withholding applicants’ names during a chair-vacancy discussion showed the need for a clearer shared understanding of public-record law.

November 4, 2025

Source: smokymountainnews.com · researched July 18, 2026

Asked the Swain County Tourism Development Authority to expand public-comment time from three to five minutes and restore YouTube video access for residents unable to attend midday meetings.

July 9, 2025

Source: assets.simpleviewinc.com · researched July 18, 2026

Apologized to the Swain County Tourism Development Authority for his outburst at its March 2025 meeting.

April 23, 2025

Source: assets.simpleviewinc.com · researched July 18, 2026