Mar 04 2008
Privette Sells House But Remains on Cabarrus Commission
After pleading guilty last summer to prostitution-related charges, longtime N.C. politician Coy Privette said he would resign from the Cabarrus County Board of Commissioners and move out of the county once he sold his house.Privette will close on his house Monday, he said Friday.
But when it comes to his seat on the county board, he’s not going anywhere.
“I’ll be renting,” Privette said. “I’ve already got it (lined up.)”
Privette’s decision to serve as a commissioner until his term ends after the 2010 election frustrates efforts of some Cabarrus County Republican leaders, who wanted Privette to resign so they could appoint his replacement.
I Privette’s remaining on the board is all out of spite, personally. He can’t be forcibly removed from the Commission and he knows his continued presence is frustrating the local party so I think he is just sitting back and enjoying all of the hemming and hawing.
