It was a bit eye-catching earlier this month when the Locke Foundation, advocating for a levy limit on property taxes, said the biggest increase in the local tax burden over the past decade occurred in ruby-red Cabarrus County. As this is not what people generally think happens in Republican-run counties, I opted to take a […]
When it comes to General Assembly primaries, the Phil Berger-Sam Page GOP battle in Senate District 26 commands most of the attention for understandable reasons. But it’s not the only show in town. Down in Cabarrus County, appointed incumbent Sen. Chris Measmer is trying to hold on to the seat he gained after former Sen. […]
Cabarrus County’s new state senator, Chris Measmer, took the oath of office on Tuesday and is now on the job at the capitol. Measmer has also received his committee assignment from Senate leader Phil Berger. The General Assembly’s website indicates that the Senate’s newest member is serving on the chamber’s Agriculture, Judiciary, Regulatory Reform, and […]
Novant Health says its $336.4 million proposal to build a 50-bed acute-care hospital on the southwestern outskirts of Kannapolis is partially intended to bring some much-needed competition to the region health-care sector. Its construction would offer “a vital alternative to Atrium Health,” which is currently “the sole provider of acute care” services in Cabarrus County, […]
Speaking of turmoil, and Cabarrus County, the Republican majority of the Cabarrus County Commissioners voted 3-1 on Tuesday to fire longtime County Manager Mike Downs and County Attorney Richard Koch. Downs had worked for the county since 1986 and had been county manager since 2011. Koch, who also has a private practice, had been county […]
Cabarrus County officials left the Local Government Commission’s November meeting with permission to borrow up to $151 million for school and library projects. But the vote came in two parts, and the approval for one of those parts was more controversial than the other. The LGC was unanimously in favor of giving the county a […]
Speaker Moore isn’t the only one taking shots at Folwell. The treasurer is having a tough go of things at the Local Government Commission, which he chairs. LGC members on Tuesday voted 6-3, over the treasurer’s dissent, to give Cabarrus County permission to borrow up to $85 million to pay for some new human-services facilities. […]
