The Union County Board of Commissioners has selected the Morris property on Hemby Road in Weddington for the site of an elevated water tower, and directed Union County Public Works to seek zoning approval from Weddington to build the tower at the location.

On May 6, commissioners asked the Town of Weddington Council to provide feedback by May 20, on whether sites on Hemby Road and Weddington-Matthews Road were acceptable locations for a water tower. The board authorized the county to cease consideration of a site located on Highway 84.

At its May 13 meeting, the Weddington Town Council passed a resolution by a 4 to 0 vote for preliminary endorsement of the Hemby Road site.

Currently, the county has a 60-day option agreement for both the Morris property and the Weddington-Matthews Road property.

CHARLOTTE, NC (WBTV)- The North Carolina Senate released its state budget proposal late Sunday night.

It's a  $20.6 billion dollar plan that includes adjustments to Medicaid, education reform, and a big change for the State Bureau of Investigation.

Senate leaders have been looking for ways to trim costs, and to prevent any tax increases, and they're proposing consolidation as a tool to do so.

But the SBI proposal is starting to look like a convoluted case.

Attorney General Roy Cooper stood with a dozen law enforcement officers today to oppose the move. Cooper says putting the SBI under McCrory's control could create a conflict of interest, and that it would cripple the organization's independence and investigative techniques.

The SBI currently handles public corruption cases, and in the past it's investigated more than 500 public officials, including the past two governors' administrations.