Tag: ECC
Eastern Carolina Council of Governments
ECC on the ropes
But not ready yet to throw in the towel NEW BERN – The governing board of the Eastern Carolina Council of Governments (ECC) received an independent ‘warts and all’ critique of its operations on Thursday, Jan. 13 – and the…
Eastern Carolina Council, Part 8:
Jockeying for Position
NEW BERN – Feeling sorry for a mega-big engineering firm – one that sports multiple offices across North Carolina and oozes with experience in negotiating contracts – is difficult. Nevertheless, a close reading of public documents — which bear the…
Eastern Carolina Council, Part 7:,/h4> New ECC director charged with picking up the pieces
Editor’s note: The regional agency has been in disarray over the past two months, following the abrupt resignation of its law firm, Grady Quattlebaum; and, two days later the equally sudden dismissal of its executive director, Katie Bordeaux. NEW BERN…
Eastern Carolina Council, Part 6:
Right Place at Right Time
Coincidence? Luck? Or, possibly a Plan? Handsomely paid tasks immediately fall into lap of new law firm Editor’s Note: In an email exchange with the Grady Quattlebaum law firm, this newspaper has made it clear that we are eager to…
ECC board moves decisively, as details emerge
NEW BERN – Grady Quattlebaum, PLCC, a new law firm formed in early August of last year by former Sumrell Sugg attorneys Arey Grady and Jill Quattlebaum, abruptly resigned as the legal firm for the Eastern Carolina Council on July…
Eastern Carolina Council (ECC), Part 4
$400,000 federal grant goes fast at ECC
NEW BERN – Grady Quattlebaum, PLCC – a two-person law firm comprised of veteran attorneys Arey Grady and Jill Quattlebaum – abruptly resigned as attorneys for the Eastern Carolina Council on July 20, 2021. Two days later, ECC’s highest ranking…
Eastern Carolina Council, Part 3
Did Feds really want CARES Act money used for ‘legal re-writes’?
A year ago, COVID-19 cash flowed freely Eastern Carolina Council got its share! News Commentary NEW BERN – The Eastern Carolina Council is a quasi-governmental agency, charged by North Carolina to look out for smallish, rural counties and municipalities that…
Eastern Carolina Council, Part 2
Plenty of smoke makes finding fire difficult
News Commentary NEW BERN – Through the haze, there appears to be a blaze. Here is what this newspaper has been able corroborate from a variety of sources: The ECC’s executive director Katie Bordeaux was abruptly fired on July 22,…
Problems surface at Eastern Carolina Council | Law firm resigns. Executive Director fired.
DOWNTOWN NEW BERN – At 10pm on Thursday, July 22, the governing board of the Eastern Carolina Council (ECC) voted unanimously to “immediately dismiss” the Council’s executive director, Katie Bordeaux. The stunning decision came after a marathon three-hour closed door…
