Canton town manager suspended Pictured here in 2017, Jason Burrell has served in Canton administration since 2009. Cory Vaillancourt photo
Effective immediately Canton Town Manager Jason Burrell has been suspended indefinitely without pay pending further board action, Mayor Zeb Smathers told a meeting of town employees earlier this afternoon while accompanied by Mayor Pro Temp Gail Mull. I am on administrative leave effective April 8, 2021, for a period of time to be determined by the Town of Canton Board of Aldermen/women, Burrell said when reached via text just before 1 p.m.
Burrell, 40, is a native of the Candler area native and a Western Carolina University alum with a political science degree and master’s of public administration. He’s served as Canton’s town manager for nearly four years, but had served as Canton’s assistant town manager for eight years prior to that, working under former town managers Al Matthews and Seth Hendler-Voss.
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FILE- In this May 14, 2007, file photo, the Bonner Bridge spans the Oregon Inlet south of Nags Head, N.C. The state Transportation is delaying construction of a bridge at Pea Island until the court case involving the longer span to the north, the Bonner Bridge, is settled. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome, File)
By: The Associated Press
and last updated 2021-04-09 11:11:22-04
OREGON INLET, N.C. Whatâs left of the Bonner Bridge in North Carolina s Outer Banks will soon be a fishing pier with no entry charge.
The Virginian-Pilot reported this week that the 1,000-foot-long structure stretches over the rapid flowing currents of the Oregon Inlet.
Environmental News For The Week Ending 03 April 2019
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There hasn t been much change in the trajectory of either US Covid metric: new cases continue to increase at a modest pace, while US Covid deaths continue to fall. New cases of Covid confirmed over the week ending April 3rd were 5.9% higher that those confirmed over the week ending March 27th, and 15.9% higher than those of the week ending March 20th, while US Covid deaths during the week ending April 3rd were 12.2% lower than the prior week, and down 74.7% from the peak week in late January.
By Mark Starling
Vaccine Eligibility Expands To All NC Adults
(Raleigh, NC) COVID vaccine eligibility is opening up to all adults across North Carolina today. Some counties have already expanded vaccines to include residents aged 16-and-older. The state is ahead of President Biden s goal of moving all American adults into eligibility later this month. The News and Observer reports North Carolina received close to 400-thousand new doses last week.
Buncombe Helps Fund Monument Removal
(Buncombe County, NC) Buncombe County is putting in its fair share to help remove an Asheville Confederate monument. Commissioners agreed yesterday to pay 35-thousand-dollars to find a consultant, who will be hired to repurpose the site at Vance Monument. The memorial is being demolished. The city of Asheville will also be putting in 35-thousand-dollars as well.
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