Mayor and council members call emergency meeting over cooling center setup

Gastonia's indoor cooling station during hot summer weather was shut down after one day. The alternative was 'unacceptable'

GASTONIA, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) -- Gastonia leaders originally set the city's unused former Salvation Army as its weeklong cooling center, but it quickly turned into a small station with a few chairs and two fans.  The cooling station was only up for one day. But Mayor Richard Franks says it was never supposed to happen that way, and he and other officials will work to make it right.  Gastonia council approves budget despite mayor accusing…

Mayor and council members call emergency meeting over cooling center setup

The Gastonia City Council held an emergency meeting to address issues with the city’s cooling stations, where volunteers were reportedly threatened with arrest for trespassing.

Cobourg Mayor Walks Out of Council Meeting - Today's Northumberland - Your Source For What's Happening Locally and Beyond

By Cecilia Nasmith/Today’s Northumberland Mayor Lucas Cleveland walked out of the special Cobourg council meeting Thursday because – with only himself and Councillor Brian Darling opposed – council chose to discuss the matter at hand in closed session. A half-hour of debate preceded the walk-out, which Cleveland led off with a prepared statement on the letter he wrote in the wee hours of last Thursday morning – two and a half hours after a regul…