Edited sentence: He administers several other small municipalities in Columbus County and all have substantially declined during his stewardship.Many community block grants happen to target areas where Trimax Properties have holdings, generally increasing property values in block grant areas.Tabor City is treated as his personal fiefdom and he does as he likes, citizens be damned.The expansion of Atlantic Paper throughout the town has made some areas unlivable as large trucks drive through residential areas of the town all day.The owner of the company "donated" a building to the town and received tax breaks and a free pass to do as they like.Town manager Al Leonard uses much of the town hall as a base for his own real estate business, Trimax Properties