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Matthews honors departing Town Manager Becky Hawk with tributes, ‘forever honorary citizenship’
Summary
Mayor John Higdon and commissioners praised outgoing Town Manager Becky Hawk for a three-year tenure that officials said professionalized town operations and shepherded large projects. Hawk will leave for a post in Wilmington; commissioners and staff presented tributes and a framed photo and pledged continued collaboration on projects she led.
Mayor John Higdon and the Matthews Board of Commissioners publicly thanked Town Manager Becky Hawk on June 9 as she prepares to leave Matthews for a position in Wilmington.
"By the powers vested in me as the mayor of Matthews I'm gonna grant you a forever honorary citizenship to the town of Matthews," Higdon said during remarks recognizing Hawk's departure. Commissioners, town staff and residents applauded a list of projects officials said Hawk led or helped shepherd to completion.
The board's tributes said Hawk helped professionalize the…
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