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Supervisors spar over ~ $43,000 county grass‑cutting bill for large privately owned property
Summary
Board members criticized an interim staff decision to authorize county crews to cut roughly 390–440 acres owned, per testimony, by a foreign company; the invoice of about $43,000 and lack of competitive bids and prior board notice prompted staff to promise policy review and potential lien collection.
A debate over procurement and oversight dominated part of the Southampton County Board of Supervisors meeting on Dec. 17 after public comments flagged a county payment of roughly $43,000 to cut the grass on a large private property described in meeting testimony as owned by a Chinese company.
Several public commenters and supervisors said they were alarmed that a community development interim director authorized the contractor without competitive quotes and that county staff neither obtained multiple bids nor brought the nonbudgeted expense to the board…
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