The Town of Mooresville Board of Commissioners has entered into an $18,850 agreement with an executive recruiting firm to find a replacement for recently resigned Town Manager Jamie Justice. The board accepted Justice's resignation on January 28th and Assistant Town Manager Erskine Smith will act as Interim Town Manager while the search is underway.
What does all of this mean for the Mooresville Real Estate market, especially commercial real estate? Justice helped refine Mooresville's “vision”, and Commissioner Frank Rader has already stated that he personally would favor a candidate with similar attitudes and qualities as Justice. Other Commissioners have also stressed such concepts as growth and business opportunity. It seems, then, that the goal is to find a new Town Manager who will simply carry on the work that Justice started and in a similar manner. It is worth noting that Commissioners Mitch Abraham and Thurman Houston dissented to the motion to accept Justice's resignation (which the board had called for a few weeks prior). Both expressed support for Justice and felt that he was right for Mooresville.
So, all in all, it seems that the Board's plan is to keep Mooresville on the same path it has been on in terms of growth and opportunity. This is good news for businesses, and the commercial real estate market in the area. However, with issues surrounding the expansion of the waste-water treatment system and developers preparing to break ground on the expansion and renovation of the Mooresville Mill (the former Burlington Mill on the south end of town on Highway 115), time is of the essence in finding Justice's replacement.
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