David McNeill: What (little) is said so far
So this week's latest turn in county government is that David McNeill is being forced out of his seat by Guilford County commissioners.
That is, there's enough votes on the 11-member board to get him fired, according to some commissioners, so he may opt to retire instead.
So why would they ask him to leave? Commissioner Paul Gibson, who actually backs McNeill, said that the new leadership is looking to have more control over county affairs. Which is something that Democratic Chairman Melvin "Skip" Alston and Republican Vice Chairman Steve Arnold they said - in a way - that they are looking to gather.
There's sure to be more to this, but it's not all coming out just yet. And the new leadership on the board, which said it would have more communication with the media (and, via that, its constituents), was nowhere to be found today. We tried Arnold and Alston by phone twice today, each in the morning and in the evening. No calls back yet from either. We'll see how tomorrow goes.
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