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Source: Times-News, Burlington, N.迷你倉C.Sept. 27--Editor's Note: This is the fourth of six profiles about the four candidates running for two open seats on Burlington's City Council, and the two candidates running for mayor in Burlington. The profiles are printed daily through Sunday in alphabetical order, beginning with council candidates and ending with mayoral candidates.Celo Faucette said when he was first elected to Burlington City Council in 2009, he had a "project list." And while he's proud of the influence he's had, especially in North Park and east Burlington, and regarding water and sewer requests that come before council, Faucette said he's not done."I have some things I haven't finished doing yet," he said, and hopes he can have another term on council to "move things forward" on his list.One of the issues that makes that list is bringing medical care to east Burlington, said Faucette, who has always been a champion for the revitalization of the east side of town.Second on Faucette's list is public transportation for Burlington and neighboring cities."I feel like we're going to have to do it, but we've got to have to get all the municipalities involved with it," he said. "It's not fair to have it just in Burlington, when you have overlapping boundaries with Mebane and Haw River, Elon, Gibsonville."Faucette said the system should be a joint effort because people from neighboring municipalities would end up using the transit, anyway."It's not fair to have Burlington's residents pay for it and have other people use it," he said.Faucette said Burlington has already held meetings and discussions with other nearby towns and cities, and, "That's why it's taking so long."He said, "Once we get the green light from everybody then we can move forward a little quicker with it than we've been doing."The other two issues on Faucette's list are more about the city's nuts and bolts.He wants to see the Rockwood Avenue, O'Neal Street extension project move forward. The city's been seeking funding sources for years, and though the project is "on the books," Faucette said he wants to work with the N.C. Department of Transportation to make the project more of a priority."We just have to put the pressure on our representatives to 自存倉ake it happen," he said.Faucette said the project makes his list because it would ameliorate current traffic problems in the city."This would give us a north/south thoroughfare, and eliminate some of the traffic off Webb Avenue," he said. "(Drivers) come in on (N.C. 87) and they come in on Glen Raven Road ... and merge right there at CVS.""The traffic that's coming out of the north side of town is tremendous," said Faucette. "People don't realize that, but it is."What's under the roads also concerns Faucette."We've got some old infrastructure under this city," he said. "We've been having some water (line) breaks here lately," Faucette said, adding, "We've got to be prepared -- we've got to put enough money back to make sure we're able to fix these things."He said Burlington residents shouldn't have to experience breaks in service due to old infrastructure, since they pay their water and sewer bills."You pay your city taxes, you want city services," said Faucette.Name: Celo FaucetteAge: 66Family: Faucette and his wife of 46 years, Patsy, have one daughter and three grandsons.Education: Faucette graduated from Jordan Sellars High School in Burlington in 1965, and graduated from the City of Burlington Government Academy in management courses, which he took through LabCorp.Work: In 1969, he started working at LabCorp, where he held several positions over a long career there. In 2005, Faucette retired, after 36 years with the company.Political Hero: Faucette said he respected Jack O'Kelly, who was the first black county commissioner in Alamance County in 1972, and lived in the same neighborhood as Faucette when he was a teenager.Faucette said, "I sort of take my philosophy from him," which was do the most good for the most people.He said he also admired W.B. "Junior" Teague, who was a former Alamance County commissioner and state representative."When I first ran for office, I had a long conversation with him," said Faucette. He said Teague gave him advice he's tried to incorporate as a city councilman: "Help as many people as you can and do the right thing by them."Copyright: ___ (c)2013 Times-News (Burlington, N.C.) Visit Times-News (Burlington, N.C.) at .thetimesnews.com Distributed by MCT Information Servicesmini storage