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Norwalk to quit Wake commissioner's post now

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By Thomas Goldsmith - Staff writer

Tags: Stan Norwalk

RALEIGH -- Democratic Commissioner Stan Norwalk has just announced that today's meeting of the board of commissioners will be his last.

Norwalk had previously announced that he would step down before the end of his term to move nearer to family members in Kansas, but his immediate resignation came as a surprise.

"It's been a pleasure to work with other people on the board," Norwalk said, citing health and family as reasons for his departure.

However, Norwalk said, his departure is "bittersweet" because he hasn't accomplished the full agenda for which he was elected.

"I'm leaving at a time when when the biggest thing that I advocate for, which is public education, is under attack," he said, laying blame on the "ultra-conservatives" at the state General Assembly.

He also urged voters to get out and make their views known at the polling place.

Commissioners Joe Bryan and Betty Lou Ward congratulated Norwalk on his service and his high level of commitment to his work on the board.

thomas.goldsmith@newsobserver.com or 919-829-8929

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