OSSIPEE — Even as the Carroll County legislative delegation has launched an investigation into county commissioners' role in hastening the exit of Chief Financial Officer Bonnie Batchelder, the commissioners themselves are asking the State Attorney General‘s Office to investigate the delegation chair.
While all this is going on, the delegation is seeking a new commissioner to replace Terry McCarthy (R-Conway), who resigned recently.
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