Creedmoor Mayor Losing Powers After DWI Charges

0:00Creed Moore's mayor Antwayne Downing, elected last November, just lost most of his city powers after his fifth driving while in pair charge. The board of commissioners in this 5,000-person town voted unanimously, Tuesday, to clamp down on him hard. Downey racked of four prior DWI convictions from 2004 to 2019, all before he took office. He faced the latest charge back in February, then apologized at the meeting, saying he finished a 30-day treatment program, plus outpatient care. Commissioners have urged him to resign since March, calling out his track record for embarrassing the whole city. One recovering alcoholic on the board, sober 35 years, told him straight you made this mess, and it's hurting our rep, like when doctors. Grilled her about it during an appointment. Now he's banned from city events, city hall access outside meetings, the mayor's office, town iPads, business cards, and official emails or phones. They lost, still lets him show up to meetings and break tie votes, though.

1:01They're kicking off a legal removal process called, emotion, which could run $41,000 and drag on for months. Downey insists his commitment to the community has been wavered and wants to stay on. With the board pushing forward on that investigation, this creed more drama shows no signs of cooling down anytime soon. Local news, powered by AI. This is Durham News Today.