A local property, currently owned by a former state senator, has been at the forefront of discussions over the past week from concerned residents. The property in question and proposal to purchase the property was one of the main topics for debate during Monday morning s Onslow County Board of Commissioners meeting.
During a lengthy discussion and after hearing the majority of public comments explaining their displeasure with how the proposal has been handled, the BOC voted 5 to 2 in favor of the purchase of Equine Country USA, currently owned by former state senator Harry Brown.
The public comment period at the beginning of the meeting lasted over an hour, which saw the majority of the 17 residents who signed up for comment share their concerns about the proposal.
Onslow County officials continue to adjust personnel to efficiently administer their stock of COVID-19 vaccinations and in doing so, they have decided to shut down their phone lines for the remainder of the week.
The Onslow County Citizens Phone Bank will be closed Thursday, Jan. 21 and Friday, Jan 22. as residents will not be able to schedule new vaccination appointments. Officials made the announcement Wednesday afternoon in order to free up staffing so they can complete previous callers vaccine schedules and help with the county s transition into a more streamlined scheduling system.
A news release from the county is quoted as saying, staff manning the citizen s phone bank are normally assigned other jobs. Additionally, other staff have been assigned tasks associated with the administration of the vaccine. The closure will allow the existing staff to dedicate time to the newly available appointments and to learn the new software.