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WWW.UPANDCOMINGWEEKLY.COM FEBRUARY 15 - 21, 2023 UCW 9 According to the agenda for the Hope Mills Board of Commis- sioners meeting on Monday, Feb. 6 Town Manager Scott Meszaros was supposed to be recognized with an award from the Interna- tional City/County Management Association in honor of 25 years of service in local government. Instead, Mayor Jackie Warner announced that Meszaros had resigned effective immediately. Neither Warner nor Town Attor- ney Dan Hartzog Jr. would com- ment on the resignation, citing personnel policies. Meszaros, whose family moved to Hope Mills from Alaska, be- came Hope Mills' town manager on June 1, 2021. Meszaros signed a contract that provided a base salary of about $129,000 a year and promised an increase and health insurance. Meszaros' contract was set to expire in June. On Nov. 7, the commissioners voted to increase Meszaros' pay by $5,000 a year. Warner said that Chancer McLaughlin, the town's director of planning and economic devel- opment, will be the interim town manager "until such time as we can go through the process to hire a town manager." In a statement to the board, McLaughlin said: "I appreciate your confidence, and I will pro- ceed with a very clear version of transparency between our board and our staff. And I look forward to working with the board and town of Hope Mills." Meszaros could not be reached for comment Monday night. In other town business, the board voted unanimously to: •Authorize the town manager to negotiate with CHA Consulting Inc. on an agreement for profes- sional design services related to the Hope Mills Sports Complex. •Change a board policy to man- date that anyone who wishes to add to the council's agenda must submit the request to the appro- priate department. •Accept a request from Mauricio Melgar Andrade to annex 1.2 acres known as Park Garden Court. e board met for a closed ses- sion for an hour and 13 minutes at the opening of the meeting, citing personnel business. NEWS Hope Mills Town Manager resigns; Planning Director to assume the job on interim basis by JASON CANADY, CityView Today In Gratitude to our 2023 Sponsors: Presenting Sponsor The Kyle Foundation- $15,000 Haute Cuisine Sponsorship $5,000 Edith Wood Foundation Martha and Clyde Wood Family Fund Nouvelle Cuisine Sponsorship $2,500 C & S Commercial Properties Emily and Dickson Schaefer Trina and Joe Riddle Odell Smith and Sons Grading & Utilities Cosmopolitan Cuisine Sponsorship $1,000 Provincial Cuisine Sponsorship $500 Ray and Daphne Manning Advised Fund Sammy and Carol Short Advised Fund Teri J. Henderson CPA, PA The UPS Stores of Westwood & Ft. Bragg Bryan Honda Fayetteville Pulmonology Jo Beth and Franklin Johnson Joel A. Smith | Homemakers Furniture & Interiors Lucy and Wes Jones Fusion Cuisine Sponsorships $250 AmeriCare Home Care Anne and Ricky Evans Betty Kelly's Gift Shop Brenda and Rick Booth Callahan and Rice Insurance Group Thomas Goetz, Architect Cape Fear Valley Health Cape Fear Valley Hospice and Palliative Care Cathy & Breeden Blackwell Dr. & Mrs. Corey Mullen Dark Water Landscapes Donna Clayton Lloyd - Anything Real Estate, eXp Drew and Amanda O'Quinn Elaine Bryant Hayes Katherine and Stephen Vanias L. Samuel Bright Jr., DDS Lallier Event Design Valley Regional Imaging School Tools Staten Plumbing Tad and Janet Prewitt Mr. & Mrs. Terry Hutchens The Pilgrim Gift Shop Mr. Will Gillis Marilyn and Tom Kiser Mark and Margaret Collier Olive Glass & Marble Pathways to Health, NC Raymond James Financial Services -Wax Weinstein Valentine Florist and Interiors Bass Air NearU Beegie Caviness Brown Property Group Concrete Service Company D.K. Taylor Oil Company Ensystex Janet Holt Hurley Insurance Group - Mark Hurley Independent Insurance Group, Inc. In Loving Memory of Dr. Scott Stapleton Jim and Joanne Messer Jim and Leigh Anne -McLean Advised Fund John and Carolyn Dawson Linda Clark Holden Little River Pecan Farm Lynn and Karl Legatski Maureen and Dan McNeill Mid-South Lighting, Inc Morgan Stanley/Patty Collie Nancy and Wilson Teachey Paula and Peter Stewart Pediatric Partners of NC Rand and Gregory, P.A. Ray and Laura Yarborough Reed Lallier Chevrolet State Farm Insurance Agency -John and Thomas Owen Tom Keith & Associates Truist William O. and Barbara B. -Richardson Advised Fund Williams Carpet Care JASON CANADY, CityView Today. COMMENTS? Editor@upandcomingweekly. com. 910-484-6200. Hope Mills Town Manager Scott Meszaros resigned Feb. 6. Chancer McLaughlin, the director of planning, will serve as the interim town manager.