The deal with McNeill
David McNeill continues to be cagey about his interest/non-interest in being Guilford County's next manager.
During the application period, which ended Friday, McNeill said he had made a decision about applying but didn't feel it was appropriate to comment further.
"My same comment applies now," he said Tuesday.
As for the commissioners, who will choose the next manager, many say they don't know if McNeill has applied or not. Privately, however, some commissioners say they think McNeill is a candidate, though they're basing that on gut feelings and intuition rather than inside information.
McNeill, a deputy under former manager Willie Best, was named interim manager after commissioners fired Best in June.
As Scoop was scrounging for more information on all of this, we stumbled across this name: Brenda Jones Fox. She's the county's finance director.
Jones, who actually served as manager for 16 months in the early 1990s, wouldn't say whether she was a candidate or not.
"There are lots of rumors around," she said. She later added: "It's so controversial. I just don't want to comment on it."
Commissioners will begin reviewing applications next week.
More manager stuff here.
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