Curt Rogers' most recent involvement with the Troutman Board of Aldermen involved some beavers and their handiwork.
His property was being flooded by dams built by a family of the buck-toothed rodents and he sought the board's guidance on how to best — and legally — go about keeping his stream unfettered.
Now Rogers is looking for a seat on the board for himself.
"I was asked by a couple of people in the community if I was interested," Rogers said. "So I finally thought maybe I should do it."
Rogers is originally from Raleigh, but has been coming to Troutman since 1983, soon after he met his soon-to-be wife while the two were students at Appalachian State University.
Rogers said that while he has visited the town for more than two decades, he and his family finally moved there for good two years ago when he retired from the U.S. Marine Corps.
"As a Marine officer I learned that it's important to give something back," he said. "And I love Troutman, I love the community and I want to give something back to it."
Rogers, who now teaches JROTC at Newton-Conover High School in Catawba County, was an FA-18 pilot in the Marine Corps.
"I've been all over this country and all over the world and we chose to live in Troutman over all the places we've been," Rogers said. "So I would say the community is pretty important to us."
Rogers admits that, while he is serious about winning a seat on the board and committed to serving faithfully as an alderman if he is elected, his campaign is moved by a simple set of principles.
"I don't have a specific platform, per se," he said.
"I'm for more playgrounds and parks and play areas for the children and I'm tangentially aware of the growth issues," he added. "But I'm really in this more out of my desire to give back and to be involved in the community."
Rogers will run against incumbents Scott Feimster and Mike Spath and fellow political newcomer Charles Delnero in an at-large race for one of two available seats on the board.
The one-stop early voting period for the Nov. 3 municipal elections began this past week — at the Iredell Board of Elections offices in Statesville — and runs through Oct. 31.
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