MOUNT PLEASANT — Candidates running for Cabarrus County Board of Commissioners discussed numerous key topics during a Sunday, Feb. 18, public forum, including how to accommodate projected growth, their views on property taxes and how to juggle competing needs within the county’s budget.
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