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🌱 What Cary leaders are saying as residents demand accountability after audit

Cary, North Carolina Patch AM: a 4 min read

Hello Cary! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • What Cary leaders are saying as residents demand accountability after audit
  • How a heated Cary meeting derailed Amberwood’s affordable housing future
  • Cary official’s wife missing in Grenada; here’s what we know

Today's riddle: What kind of shoes do frogs wear? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: A shower and thunderstorm, with a high of 74 and low of 65 degrees.
  • Sunday: A t-storm around in the p.m., temps: high: 86, low: 67. 🌶 Hot!
  • Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 89 and low of 71 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Cary council member responds to resignation calls after state audit details questionable spending (wral.com) — Cary residents are pressing Town Council members to take responsibility and even resign after a sweeping state audit criticized years of questionable spending and weak financial oversight. At this week’s meeting, speakers said blame shouldn’t rest solely on former manager Sean Stegall, while Council Member Bella Huang acknowledged the frustration as town officials roll out new transparency and budgeting reforms.
   

• Cary Council Effectively Rejects Amberwood Housing Deal After Heated Hearing (thecaryreport.com) — Cary’s Town Council has effectively halted a deal that would have let the Raleigh Housing Authority buy the 340-unit Amberwood at Lochmere complex and lock in long-term affordability for current and future residents. After a tense, overflow meeting shaped by anger over a recent state audit, council members tabled the proposal over process, tax and governance concerns, leaving Amberwood on the market with no protections against future rent hikes or displacement.
   

• Wife of Cary official reported missing in Grenada, island police say (cbs17.com) — A Cary parks and recreation operations manager’s wife, Elizabeth Waddell, has been reported missing in Grenada after last being seen at Grand Anse Beach on Wednesday. Island police are asking anyone with information to contact authorities as her husband travels there to join the search, and friends and colleagues in Cary rally support from home.
   

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What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • I've had the pleasure of enjoying a fox family that has hung out in my yard and on the deck.
    I've seen Mama and 3 kits at one time, many times through out the summer. I don't see them much anymore, as they may have found new territory to… (Nextdoor Savon Heights/Lochaven)
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    I saw this coyote roaming through my backyard a couple of weeks ago. I'm not sure if it caught the scent of the fox family that has been hanging out… (Nextdoor Savon Heights/Lochaven)
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🗞 Nearby News

Morrisville

  • Raleigh protesters condemn ICE activity and detention centers (newsobserver.com)
  • iOrganBio Expands Scientific Advisory Board with Appointment of Lee L. Rubin, Ph.D. (statenews.net)

Apex

  • Hundreds sign petition to preserve Apex fire station (cbs17.com)
  • This new movie was filmed near Raleigh — and it's popular on streaming (newsobserver.com)
  • The Captain Returns: Why Gavin Gallaher Chose One More Season at North Carolina (on3.com)

Holly Springs

  • UPDATE: Flash flood warning in place for the Piedmont region until Thursday midday (newsobserver.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Open-toad (Thank you Harold W. for sending it in!)
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