CABARRUS COUNTY, N.C. — The former Cabarrus County manager is preparing to take legal action against the county.
According to the Independent Tribune, the Board of Commissioners fired Mike Downs in January.
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Downs has served as county manager since 2011.
According to his attorney, Downs owned severance pay totaling nearly half a million dollars.
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