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Cary candidate claims opponent has confict of interest

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Bruce Kaplan, left, and Mark Kownick are candidates in the race for Cary village president.

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Mark Kownick, who is running to become Cary's next village president, doubts the ability of his opponent, Bruce Kaplan, to represent fairly represent the village, pointing to Kaplan's real estate interests in the village. “My concern is that there's a conflict of interest," Kownick said. Kaplan, a trustee, said his job has never been a problem in the past and will not be in the future if he's elected president.