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Commissioners appoint Johnny Carswell to Morganton Board of Adjustment ETJ seat in 3–2 vote; dissent centers on personal grievance
2140804 · January 22, 2025
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Summary
The Burke County Board of Commissioners voted 3–2 to appoint Johnny Carswell as the regular ETJ member of the Morganton Board of Adjustment and to assign Gene Kirby as the alternate. The vote drew a public expression of personal dissatisfaction from one commissioner about a handshake incident.
The Burke County Board of Commissioners on Jan. 21 appointed Johnny Carswell to the regular extraterritorial jurisdiction (ETJ) seat on the Morganton Board of Adjustment and Gene Kirby to the alternate seat by a 3–2 vote.
Madam Clerk presented two applicants for two three-year…
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