In response to yesterday’s post, the town released an announcement stating that no official moves had been made to appoint former mayor Ron Pappas to the position of Town Manager. This was an understandable attempt at reputational damage control for the town, but didn’t really tell us anything new. After all, the subject of yesterday’s post was the communication from Commissioner Wesolek to a staff member – not any official decisions.
Detractors of The Waxhaw Wall seized on the word “misinformation” that was in a rushed early release of the town’s message (subsequently updated). Everything in yesterday’s post was factual. We simply reported the concerns that a trusted staff member had communicated to Mayor Murray, and expressed our reaction.
Commissioner Wedra has released a short video to explain the facts: