Council Reads Between the Lines On Rocky Mount Library Issue : Mayor Recommends Property He Owns for Site [Corrected 03/09/10]

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At the last two Town Council meetings, Rocky Mount Mayor Ben Pinckard, who owns property being considered as the location for a new county library, tried to block a resolution recommending a downtown building he doesn't own as the library site.

When the council resolution was first proposed by a representative of the Community Partnership for Redevelopment at February's council meeting, Pinckard was quick to voice his dismay and promote the South Main Street property where he lives.

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Council Reads Between the Lines On Rocky Mount Library Issue : Mayor Recommends Property He Owns for Site [Corrected 03/09/10]

"I think it's much more appropriate on South Main, on 5 acres, than a downtown building built in 1923 with no parking," Pinckard said from the council dais. "I'd like to ask for a recommendation from Town...

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