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Board denies courthouse RFP; one supervisor records a nay

Cumberland County Board of Supervisors · May 12, 2026
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Summary

The Board denied the courthouse project proposal during new business on May 12, 2026; the motion carried with Supervisor Bryan Hamlet recorded as voting "nay."

Interim County Administrator Jay Scudder provided an overview of the courthouse project RFP during new business. On a motion by Supervisor John Newman, seconded by Supervisor Robert Saunders Jr., the Board denied the proposal as presented. The minutes record Mr. Hamlet voting "nay," with the remaining supervisors voting "aye."

Later in the meeting, public commenter Kevin Hardy referenced research he had conducted related to the courthouse project; the minutes do not record any reversal of the Board’s denial or a follow-up action in the same meeting.