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Sen. Gail Adcock urges Cary council to stop "triangulation," rebuild trust and speak with a single voice
Summary
At a Cary council-staff retreat, Sen. Gail Adcock recounted her 2007 council experience and urged clearer one-on-one communication, an end to indirect complaints, and a commitment to post-vote unity; council members responded with examples and a pledge to improve outreach and messaging.
Sen. Gail Adcock, a North Carolina state senator and former Cary council member, told the Town of Carys council and staff at their retreat that repairing internal communication and rebuilding trust must be a priority as the town navigates heightened scrutiny.
Adcock recounted joining the Cary council after the 2007 election and encountering a culture she said included "blurry lines between council and staff" and informal blocs that made decisions without broader engagement. She described a practice she labeled a "count to 4" mentality, in which proponents would stop consulting others once they had four votes, and urged the council to "break that spell." "If you only ever go and you know... if you only talk to the same four…
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