One of Buncombe County’s top elected officials, Commissioner Jennifer Horton, has filed a lawsuit against the government she helps lead.
At the end of their regular meeting Tuesday night, the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners moved to consult privately with an attorney about Horton’s action. Horton recused herself from that closed session, citing her conflict of interest.
Horton filed the suit Feb. 2 in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina. It alleges that, after she was elected to the board, the county illegally suspended funding for five adult care homes she had been operating through her business, Living Waters Enterprises…