New Hanover County paid more than $25,000 in legal fees in attempted acquisition of Cheetah Premier

January 9, 2024

WWAY News,

An agreement between the owner of the gentlemen's club, Jerry Reid, and county attorneys was signed March 22. The agreement establishes that the county can use the parking spaces for free, Monday through Friday. (Photo:WWAY)

NEW HANOVER COUNTY, NC (WWAY) — We now know how much New Hanover County paid in legal fees towards the attempted acquisition of Cheetah Premier in December.

Ward and Smith, P.A. were paid $25,695 for the work it did to look into using the Cheetah Premier property for more parking spaces.

Ultimately, the Board of Commissioners rescinded their decision.

The motion to reverse their decision was made by Commissioner Dane Scalise and was unanimously approved.

Cheetah Premier, a Wilmington adult entertainment club, said they weren’t contacted before a decision about eminent domain was made by New Hanover County commissioners last month.