Spring Lake’s interim town manager, Dennis English Jr., has signed his contract after a contentious decision by the town council to fire former manager Jon Rorie in a three-to-two vote that occurred without the mayor’s knowledge.
The council voted to set English Jr’s annual salary at $149,000, nearly $9,000 more than his predecessor. He will be paid $72 an hour compared to Rorie’s $67.31 an hour.
The town will dip into its savings/general fund to offset the cost…