OSSIPEE — In the wake of huge raises that the delegation's executive committee recently handed out to Carroll County's elected officials, the board of county commissioners Monday voted to slash the pay of delegation coordinator Matt Sawyer by $9,000.
In response, Sawyer said the commissioners are being "dishonest."
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