Public & Legal Notices

Please find attached a copy of the “Notice to Class of Proposed Settlement of Franklin v. Kinsley.” Franklin et al. v. Kinsley, formerly known as Hawkins et al. v. Cohen, is a federal lawsuit filed in 2017. This case was certified by the Court as a class action lawsuit on behalf of N.C. Medicaid beneficiaries.

In this lawsuit, the Plaintiffs allege that the N.C. Medicaid agency, along with county Departments of Social Services (DSS), was terminating and reducing Medicaid benefits without considering eligibility under all Medicaid categories and without first providing timely and adequate written notice, in violation of federal Medicaid statute and the U.S. Constitution. The Defendant denied those allegations.

The Court has ordered that class members be notified of the proposed Settlement Agreement.

The attached notice in both English and Spanish is required to be posted in a prominent location within every county department of Social Services no later than Tuesday, November 15, 2022, and on local agency websites, no later than Wednesday, November 16, 2022. The notice must remain posted for at least six weeks.

This notice contains important information regarding details of the Settlement Agreement:

· Where the full Settlement Agreement can be found for review

· Beneficiary rights to object the lawsuit dismissal.

It is imperative for this notice to be posted for no less than six weeks.

Take notice that the Board of Commissioners finds the real property with PIN 0442-67-1253, being Lot 88 Twin Oaks, Section 4, Part 15, Plat Book 84, Page 114, located at 6103 Canadian Avenue, Fayetteville, is not needed for governmental purposes and proposes to accept an offer to purchase the property for $4,909.43. Within 10 days of this notice any person may raise the bid by not less than ten percent (10%) of the first one thousand dollars ($1,000) and five percent (5%) of the remainder by making a five percent (5%) deposit of the bid with the Clerk. This procedure shall be repeated until no further qualifying upset bids are received. The Board of Commissioners may at any time reject any and all offers. Further details may be obtained from the Office of the County Attorney, Suite 551-Courthouse, Fayetteville, NC  28302.

Take notice that the Board of Commissioners finds the real property with PIN 0442-66-9594, being Lot 103 Twin Oaks Revision, Section 4, Part 20, Plat Book 87, Page 103, located at 6229 Canadian Avenue, Fayetteville, is not needed for governmental purposes and proposes to accept an offer to purchase the property for $5,814.18. Within 10 days of this notice any person may raise the bid by not less than ten percent (10%) of the first one thousand dollars ($1,000) and five percent (5%) of the remainder by making a five percent (5%) deposit of the bid with the Clerk. This procedure shall be repeated until no further qualifying upset bids are received. The Board of Commissioners may at any time reject any and all offers. Further details may be obtained from the Office of the County Attorney, Suite 551-Courthouse, Fayetteville, NC  28302.

Take notice that the Board of Commissioners finds the real property with PIN 0438-42-6620, being Lot 17 Windsor Terrace, Section 2, Plat Book 10, Page 17, located at 213 Hawthorne Road, Fayetteville, NC, is not needed for governmental purposes and proposes to accept an offer to purchase the property for $6,447.07. Within 10 days of this notice any person may raise the bid by not less than ten percent (10%) of the first one thousand dollars ($1,000) and five percent (5%) of the remainder by making a five percent (5%) deposit of the bid with the Clerk. This procedure shall be repeated until no further qualifying upset bids are received. The Board of Commissioners may at any time reject any and all offers. Further details may be obtained from the Office of the County Attorney, Suite 551-Courthouse, Fayetteville, NC  28302.

Take notice that the Board of Commissioners finds the real property with 0442-65-5638, being Lot 114 Twin Oaks, Section 4, Part 6, Plat Book 81, Page 109, located at 6347 Canadian Avenue, Fayetteville, is not needed for governmental purposes and proposes to accept an offer to purchase the property for $4,918.94. Within 10 days of this notice any person may raise the bid by not less than ten percent (10%) of the first one thousand dollars ($1,000) and five percent (5%) of the remainder by making a five percent (5%) deposit of the bid with the Clerk. This procedure shall be repeated until no further qualifying upset bids are received. The Board of Commissioners may at any time reject any and all offers. Further details may be obtained from the Office of the County Attorney, Suite 551-Courthouse, Fayetteville, NC  28302.

Take notice that the Board of Commissioners finds the real property with PIN 9493-57-3358, located off Lake Upchurch Drive, Fayetteville, is not needed for governmental purposes and proposes to accept an offer to purchase the property for $2,625.12. Within 10 days of this notice any person may raise the bid by not less than ten percent (10%) of the first one thousand dollars ($1,000) and five percent (5%) of the remainder by making a five percent (5%) deposit of the bid with the Clerk. This procedure shall be repeated until no further qualifying upset bids are received. The Board of Commissioners may at any time reject any and all offers. Further details may be obtained from the Office of the County Attorney, Suite 551-Courthouse, Fayetteville, NC  28302.

Take notice that the Board of Commissioners finds the real property with PIN 0465-44-1576, being vacant land located off A. B. Carter Road, Fayetteville, described in Deed Book 7287, Page 321, is not needed for governmental purposes and proposes to accept an offer to purchase the property for $2,500.00. Within 10 days of this notice any person may raise the bid by not less than ten percent (10%) of the first one thousand dollars ($1,000) and five percent (5%) of the remainder by making a five percent (5%) deposit of the bid with the Clerk. This procedure shall be repeated until no further qualifying upset bids are received.  The Board of Commissioners may at any time reject any and all offers. Further details may be obtained from the Office of the County Attorney, Suite 551-Courthouse, Fayetteville, NC  28302.

Take notice that the Board of Commissioners finds the real property with PIN 0438-82-8039, being Lots 76-80, Map 3, Fairview, located off Ingram Street, Fayetteville, is not needed for governmental purposes and proposes to accept an offer to purchase the property for $3,235.38. Within 10 days of this notice any person may raise the bid by not less than ten percent (10%) of the first one thousand dollars ($1,000) and five percent (5%) of the remainder by making a five percent (5%) deposit of the bid with the Clerk. This procedure shall be repeated until no further qualifying upset bids are received. The Board of Commissioners may at any time reject any and all offers. Further details may be obtained from the Office of the County Attorney, Suite 551-Courthouse, Fayetteville, NC  28302.

Take notice that the Board of Commissioners finds the real property with PIN 0436-33-7038, being .56 acre, located at 324 East Jenkins Street, Fayetteville, is not needed for governmental purposes and proposes to accept an offer to purchase the property for $5,449.51. Within 10 days of this notice any person may raise the bid by not less than ten percent (10%) of the first one thousand dollars ($1,000) and five percent (5%) of the remainder by making a five percent (5%) deposit of the bid with the Clerk. This procedure shall be repeated until no further qualifying upset bids are received. The Board of Commissioners may at any time reject any and all offers. Further details may be obtained from the Office of the County Attorney, Suite 551-Courthouse, Fayetteville, NC  28302.