Residents and advisory commissioners press Greenville Utilities for more transparency; council seeks follow-up

Several residents and members of Greenville advisory groups used the April 14 joint meeting to press Greenville Utilities Commission for greater transparency and clearer public communication.

Don Cavallini, co‑chair of the Pitt County Coalition Against Racism, told the council the utility is a public service and urged greater accountability after what he called a “secrecy” episode related to crypto‑mining negotiations earlier in the decade. Cavallini said the company involved, Compute North, at one point planned a facility near Bellahore Elementary School and that “this is a publicly owned utility” whose board “need[s] to be accountable to the whole council and to the public.”

Resident Greg…