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Resident seeks apology for prior mayoral remark; attendee raises meeting-schedule conflict with county
Summary
During public comment at the Dec. 2 Huntersville meeting a longtime resident said the board owes her an apology over a remark she says the mayor made; another resident asked the board to reconsider its meeting calendar because it overlaps with Mecklenburg County commissioners.
During public comment at the Dec. 2 Huntersville Town Board meeting a resident who said she has lived in Huntersville since 1999 said she was addressing a prior remark about her that "was released in a foyer" and said some board members were not listening during her earlier remarks. She told the board, "This board owes me an apology," and urged residents to engage with town communications and meetings.
A board member acknowledged having reached out and expressing regret for how the remark affected the resident, but the transcript does not record a formal, on-the-record apology or further resolution during the meeting.
A second public commenter, Chris Wolak, identified himself and asked the board to consider whether its regular meeting calendar should be adjusted. Wolak said Mecklenburg County commissioners meet on overlapping days (noted as first/third or second and third Tuesdays in the comment) and that residents who want to attend both boards may be unable to do so. He asked the board to consider the conflict at a future meeting.
The board did not take an immediate formal vote or direction on changing meeting days during this session; it proceeded with its planned organizational business and later adopted the 2026 meeting schedule.
The meeting’s public-comment rules were read aloud at the start of the session: speakers were allotted time limits and were required to be civil; discriminatory or defamatory comments were prohibited.
