The election took place April 19 2011 filling the vacated seat by Larry Harper. There were 674 votes cast in Tega Cay with 214 votes for Chris Larsen which is almost 32% of the votes. Below is the election results.

Ballots Cast:     673

The vote will become official by 10 am Thursday. More on Chris Larsen on a post in last years special election.

John Dervay 432 (48% of votes)

Doug Collins 275 (31% of votes)

Write In Candidate Chris Larsen 193 (21% of votes)

(approx 17% of the registered voters)

(seetegacay.com poll had similar elections results see poll)

The official results will be certified by Thursday morning 10am.

John Dervay is a veteran council member and was on the city council until he lost by 6 votes in last Novembers election. John will be filling George Sheppard’s council seat which became available when George won the Tega Cay Mayor’s seat last November.

Information on John Dervay from his campaign website:

For those who don’t know me, I moved to Tega Cay in 1990, from Richmond, VA, where I was a Division Vice President of a Multi-National Corporation.  After retirement, I agreed to come to work with the City as a part time Code Enforcement Officer in 1996.  Within six months my position became full time, and within the next few years, I became the Zoning Administrator, Secretary to the Planning Commission as well as the Secretary to the Board of Zoning Appeals.

In this capacity, I was involved with numerous City construction projects such as Turner Field, Tega Cay walking trails, our water tower, the 200-foot flag pole (the cell tower), and reconstruction of over 21 of our old roads.  I also administered the Development Agreement with Newland for the Lakeshore project.  These projects, as well as many others completed over the years, are a benefit to each and every one of our citizens.

I love living and serving in Tega Cay and being part of the positive changes.  We’ve grown exponentially in the past ten years, which has created some growing pains.  As most of us know, things that worked well in a small town don’t always work well as a city grows.  I believe we’ve done a lot of things right, and there’s still plenty of opportunity for improvement.  Our staff, volunteers, citizens and council are continually suggesting and implementing ideas, all with the intent to make our city better.  I believe my understanding of ‘before’ is helpful in creating and implementing solutions for the future.  Some new projects I would propose we undertake are:

• Communications – I think we should create a Communications Committee to corral all the good ideas that have come from our citizens regarding communications and start implementing them.
• Fiscal Responsibility – Our budget (which I voted against) is not a proactive budget in a recession.  We’re waiting for bad things to happen and then reacting.  I think we have to have a more conservative budget and build a bigger contingency fund.  I think the new Council should have a budget workshop ASAP and formulate a conservative, proactive general fund budget.
• Tax Increases – No.  Outside money is the key.  We need to create a list of wants for our city and be ready to negotiate these with developers.  Additionally, we need to set up a Grant Committee to help City Staff research opportunities and ensure applications are submitted.

Annexation – We have an Annexation Policy that gives us information to make an intelligent decision. This includes input from all committees, council and residents.  We need a balance of residential and commercial property taxes and commercial income in order to cover the cost of basic services in the city, but the consideration must be made intelligently and in a controlled manner.I

Long time Tega Cay resident Eric Hillman has asked to post the following information about Chris Larsen:

CHRIS LARSEN WRITE – IN VOTE For: TEGA CAY CITY COUNCIL

When: FEBRUARY 9, 2010 Time: 7am – 7pm

“Concern – Compassion- Knowledge -Action” with a strong voice to represent every person in Tega Cay.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND STRENGTHS:

• TURNER FIELD CONSTRUCTION and FINANCE
• RUNDE FIELD PLAYGROUND
• CONSTRUCTION OF PLAYGROUND
• VOLUNTEER OF THE MONTH
• BETTER LIFESTYLE FOR TEGA CAY
• MORE PROGRAMS FOR ALL AGES
• POSITIVE FORCE FOR ALL CITIZENS
• 14 YEAR RESIDENT OF TEGA CAY
• 14 YEARS FIRST HAND EXPERIENCE/ACTION
• ADMINISTRATION
• CODE ENFORCEMENT
• LAW ENFORCEMENT/SAFETY
• PUBLIC WORKS
• RECREATION/ATHLETICS

I am committed to take my years of experience and serve in a positive and compassionate manner. To ensure our city progresses for the benefit of our citizens and homeowners. Focus on keeping our city a safe place to live and creating new interests and adventures for all age groups. We have a great community of volunteers and a whole city of people with great ideas, I want to hear them. Whether it was securing financing and managing construction for Turner Field as a volunteer or volunteering my time and skills to better our city in other capacities, whatever it takes, I am the man to do it. Tega Cay has so much to offer. It needs a jump start and direction to bring revenue using existing facilities and progressing forward with a keen eye on finances. Let’s make our city the #1 place to live for all of us.

WRITE-IN PROCEDURE: PUSH WRITE-IN, TYPE IN CHRIS LARSEN, PUSH ACCEPT

Download Chris Larsen’s Flyer =>votechris

The Special Election day is  Feb. 9 2010.

Dervay, who in November lost his council seat by less than 12 votes to Stephen Perkins, filed Dec. 4, staking a claim for the at-large seat. Collins, 59, filed on Dec. 14, according to a York County Registration and Elections Office official.

Collins, the father of five and grandfather of one, is a Realtor and broker/owner of EDI Real Estate in Tega Cay. Before serving on the city council, Dervay formerly served the city in several roles, including city zoning administrator and code enforcement officer.