Local leaders selected as board directors for NC League of Municipalities

September 25, 2017

WWAY News,

WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — Multiple leaders in the Cape Fear have been selected to be on the Board of Directors of the North Carolina League of Municipalities.

In that role, each director will help oversee the advocacy and membership service efforts of the League, which represents more than 540 cities, towns and villages across our state.

Kure Beach Mayor Emilie Swearingen has been selected for a two-year term.

League Executive Director Paul Meyer said he looks forward to working with Mayor Swearingen and is confident that her contributions will continue to help NCLM better enable cities and towns across North Carolina to better serve their residents.

Tony McEwen, who serves as Wilmington’s Assistant to the City Manager for Legislative Affairs, also was selected for a two-year term on the Board of Directors of the North Carolina League of Municipalities.

League Executive Director Paul Meyer said he looks forward to working with McEwen and is confident that his contributions will continue to help NCLM better enable cities and towns across North Carolina to better serve their residents.

Boiling Spring Lake City Manager Jeff Repp also was selected for a two-year term on the Board of Directors.

League Executive Director Paul Meyer said he looks forward to working with Repp and is confident that his contributions will continue to help NCLM better enable cities and towns across North Carolina to better serve their residents.

The selections were made by League members during the organization’s annual conference, CityVision 2017, held last week in Greenville.

CityVision 2017 brought more than 600 attendees to the Greenville Convention Center. The event included programming focused on entrepreneurial solutions for economic development, regional approaches to municipal challenges, and Smart Cities technology.

Attendees of CityVision 2017 also heard from National League of Cities President Matt Zone, State Treasurer Dale Folwell, Court of Appeals Chief Judge Linda McGee and state Supreme Court Justice Barbara Jackson.