FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - February 7, 2023
BOARD APPOINTS INTERIM TOWN MANAGER
HOPE MILLS - Mayor Jackie Warner announced at the regularly scheduled Board of Commissioners meeting on Monday, February 6, 2023, that after a brief closed session, Scott Meszaros resigned his position as Town Manager effective immediately.
Development Services Director Chancer McLaughlin was appointed Interim Town Manager. Mr. McLaughlin, a North Carolina native, has been with the Town of Hope Mills since 2015. Mr. McLaughlin, a former Project Manager at the City of Greensboro and Community and Development Planner for the City of Atlanta, GA, is heavily involved with the community serving as a Board Member at Action Pathways, the Salvation Army of the Sandhills Regions, and Arts Council of Fayetteville.
Interim Manager McLaughlin will serve as Interim Town Manger for the Town of Hope Mills until the Board of Commissioners initiate the process to hire a Town Manager.