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Local Government
A tour of Union County's 32-year-old detention center revealed cracked walls, rusting doors, failing locks and an HVAC system that overflows into trash cans, underscoring why the county is asking voters to approve a $200 million bond for a new jail on Nov. 3.
Local Government
Marvin Village Council will vote Monday, Aug. 31, on appointing Patrick Flanagan of Cranfill Sumner LLP as village attorney under a contract billing $350 per hour for partner work.
Local Government
Waxhaw commissioners reviewed three financing approaches for the town's five-year Capital Improvement Plan at an Aug. 25 work session and received a staff update showing homebuilder Pulte is on track to meet conditions for resuming Certificates of Occupancy at the Preserve at Forest Creek subdivision by Tuesday, Sept. 1.
Local Government
Union County commissioners unanimously placed a bond referendum on the Nov. 3 ballot for a new 500-bed detention center that could raise property taxes by about $124 per year on a $400,000 home, as the current 264-bed jail regularly operates over capacity.
Local Government
Union County Government earned the N.C. Department of Labor's Gold Award for workplace safety for the 11th consecutive year, with four departments including the Sheriff's Office and Public Health also earning the honor.
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