‘I'm done!' Waxhaw mayor explains curse-filled rant at town board meeting
WAXHAW, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — Emotions boiled over at a town hall meeting in Union County Tuesday evening.
Waxhaw Mayor Robert Murray swore multiple times, frustrated town commissioners could not reach an agreement on new property tax rates.
'I'm done, I'm f– done with the jokes, I'm done being coy, I'm done, it's f– 10:30, I am done,' he told the board.
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Murray explained his position to Queen City News on Thursday.
'I lost my cool because we had about three or four hours of nonproductive, almost non-discussions,' Murray told Chief Political Correspondent Andy Weber.
The meeting video, which was initially streamed on YouTube, was taken down but reposted with expletives removed on Thursday morning. Town staff said they wanted to adhere to 'broadcast standards.'
While several on the board acknowledged they had hit a wall on agreeing to a specific tax figure, some want the mayor to apologize for his remarks. That includes Commissioner Jason Hall.
'I think that offering an acknowledgement to the community, to the board, to the staff most importantly, because they're the ones who work with him on a daily basis,' said Hall.
But Murray argued he sees no need to apologize: 'It was an emotional expression that occurred after a very long meeting and again, it wasn't our first budget meeting.'
Murray said the board is often divided on how the town should handle its continued growth and added that he does not see either side budging.
'It's just one of those things where it's been a struggle for a year and half, so will it get better? Probably not,' said Murray. 'And I think now it's just a matter of navigating it as best we can.'
Hall, meanwhile, seemed more optimistic.
'There are challenges with this board, but I'm confident that maybe through challenges we can come together and work together for a promising path forward,' he said.
The board was eventually able to agree to a new tax rate and pass their budget Tuesday, which had a deadline of July 1.
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