Jeff Jones urges residents to pressure state lawmakers as N.C. budget impasse strains counties

Cabarrus Commission chair warns of potential unfunded mandates, calls for more local advocacy.

Cabarrus County Board of Commissioners Chairman Jeff Jones urged residents to press their state representatives to resolve the long-delayed North Carolina budget. Screenshot via Cabarrus County’s YouTube page.

In what was otherwise a brief and largely uneventful meeting Monday night, Cabarrus County Board of Commissioners Chairman Jeff Jones delivered an impassioned plea for residents to urge their state representatives to act on a long-delayed North Carolina budget.