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Cumberland County directs attorney to notify contractors to lift contractual suspension on Crown Events Center project
Summary
Following closed-session discussion, the Board directed the county attorney to notify contractors to lift a contractual suspension on the Crown Events Center project; the directive was made by motion and approved upon reconvening in open session.
The Cumberland County Board of Commissioners directed the county attorney April 7 to notify contractors to lift a contractual suspension on the Crown Events Center project after a closed-session discussion.
After the closed session — which the board said was held under attorney-client privilege pursuant to N.C. Gen. Stat. § 143-318.11(a)(3) and included property-acquisition matters — the board reconvened in open session. Vice Chairman Jones moved to "direct that the Cumberland County attorney give notice to the contractors to lift the contractual suspension from the Crown Event Center project." The motion was seconded and approved by the board.
The board did not provide additional public details about the reasons for the earlier suspension or the terms of the lifting during the open meeting. The directive instructs county legal staff to notify contractors that the contractual suspension is to be lifted; the county attorney and county staff will implement the directive and handle any follow-up steps.
Because the motion followed a closed-session discussion referencing attorney-client privilege and property matters, commissioners did not discuss the underlying confidential details in open session.
