Narrow vote removes Spring Lake town manager; commissioner says interim pick was ‘random’

Calls for transparency are growing in Spring Lake after the sudden firing of Town Manager Jon Rorie, a decision that passed by a 3-2 vote following a three-hour council meeting and closed session on Feb. 9.

The vote marks the latest chapter in a town that has seen more than a dozen town managers, both permanent and interim, during the past 17 years.

Mayor Kia Anthony, who voted against the termination, said she was caught off guard by the decision…

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