Cary officials are laying most of the blame at the feet of their former town manager after the release Thursday of an over-2,600-page report from the North Carolina State Auditor’s Office that dives into a plethora of the town’s questionable expenditures.
Town officials did not know the 2,600-page report was being released Thursday, according to Cary spokesperson Carolyn Roman.
Former Town Manager Sean Stegall resigned as town manager in December, three weeks after he was placed on administrative leave, The News & Observer previously reported.
The town had previously agreed to pay Stegall a lump severance of almost $200,000, provided he return town property and give access to his town-related text messages, according to the report. Stegall refused and has not been given his severance…