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Board moves to closed session to discuss location/expansion of industries and negotiating positions
Summary
County Attorney Ben Falconberry requested a closed session under NC statute to discuss potential industry location/expansion, tentative incentives, and negotiating positions; the board voted to enter closed session and adjourned the public session.
At the end of the regular meeting, County Attorney Ben Falconberry asked the board to enter closed session under North Carolina General Statute 143‑318.11(a)(4) and (5) to discuss matters related to the location or expansion of industries, potential tentative economic‑development incentives, and negotiating positions including price and material contract terms.
Falconberry said he did not anticipate further action following closed session. The board voted to go into closed session; the general session adjourned for the closed‑session discussion.
Why it matters: The statutory closed-session provisions cited allow the board to discuss economic development negotiations and incentives in private to protect negotiating positions. The board provided an authorized motion to enter closed session; no further public details were disclosed at adjournment.
