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Tuesday, 14 May 2013 09:34 |
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CHARLOTTE, (AP) — The North Carolina State Bar says a former Mecklenburg County judge lied during an investigation.
The Charlotte Observer reported that former Mecklenburg County District Judge Bill Belk will face the bar's disciplinary hearing commission in August on charges of lying during a 2009 investigation into possible misconduct in office.
The bar's deputy counsel, Margaret Cloutier, says Belk faces disciplinary action ranging from warnings, reprimands and censure, to suspension of his law license and disbarment.
In a written response to the bar's charges, Belk denied that he lied and said his answers had been misconstrued.
Belk resigned as judge in November 2009. Six months later, the state Supreme Court found that Belk "demonstrated willful misconduct in office" and banned him from returning to the bench.
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Last Updated on Tuesday, 14 May 2013 09:35 |
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Wednesday, 08 May 2013 12:58 |
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ASHEVILLE, (AP) — Asheville City Council has voted to sue the state to block a forced merger of its water system with the Metropolitan Sewerage District.
Mayor Terry Bellamy says he expects other cities to join the lawsuit.
Buncombe Rep. Tim Moffitt introduced the bill to force the merger. It was approved last week and is awaiting action by Gov. Pat McCrory.
The measure calls for the merger to take place by May 15.
City officials say they think they have a good case because of a 1913 state Supreme Court decision suggesting there are constitutional limits on the General Assembly's power over municipal properties. |
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Last Updated on Wednesday, 08 May 2013 12:58 |
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Tuesday, 07 May 2013 11:29 |
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ALBEMARLE, (AP) — Officials in the North Carolina county that's home to a closed Alcoa aluminum smelter are removing a hurdle to the corporation renewing a license for dams that once powered the plant and now produce electricity for sale.
Stanley County commissioners on Monday voted to end efforts to block a state water-quality certification that Alcoa needs to land a federal operating license for up to 50 more years.
Alcoa will give the county $3 million, with $1 million solely for economic development. The company also is offering 20 acres for a potential water treatment plant and support for more water withdrawals from the Yadkin River.
The dams supplied power to an Alcoa plant that once employed nearly 1,000 in Stanly County. The company now sells the electricity and keeps any profits.
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Last Updated on Tuesday, 07 May 2013 11:30 |
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Tuesday, 07 May 2013 11:18 |
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ASHEVILLE, (AP) — Asheville officials are holding a special meeting to consider suing to stop North Carolina legislation that would take away the city's water system without compensation and put it in regional control.
Asheville's City Council meets Tuesday to consider its next legal steps.
Vice Mayor Esther Manheimer tells the Asheville Citizen-Times the city is all but forced to fight the law in court. Manheimer says the law would cause the city to default on money borrowed to pay for water system improvements, hurting Asheville's ability to borrow in the future and.
Gov. Pat McCrory has a few more days to either sign the bill, veto it, or allow it to become law without his signature.
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Last Updated on Tuesday, 07 May 2013 11:19 |
