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Commissioners, council and Randolph County United debate economic‑development role and funding structure

Randolph County Board of Commissioners · February 19, 2026
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Summary

County leaders and Randolph County United representatives debated whether the county should retain, reshape or replace RCU’s combined chamber/economic‑development model; RCU defended grant capture work while commissioners raised concerns about structure, oversight and use of taxpayer funds.

Representatives of Randolph County United (RCU) — including executive director Sydney Shireze and RCU President Clyde Schafer — joined commissioners and council members for a lengthy discussion about the county’s economic‑development funding and the organizational structure that currently combines chamber and economic‑development functions.

Shireze and Schafer outlined RCU’s…

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