We’re in the middle of the Citizens Forum part of tonight’s City Council meeting – when anyone can address the council. As the dinner meeting was breaking up about 6:45, Mayor Pat McCrory asked whether Martin Davis would be appearing.
Davis, who ran unsuccessfully for mayor in the Republican primary, has a habit of appearing and trashing McCrory for being socialist, for his support of transit.
Told that Davis wasn’t on the schedule tonight, McCrory, knowing this is his last business meeting as mayor, quipped that he might have finally told Davis what he thought of him.
But later he was clearly moved to tears when a group from the Greenville Community Historical thought Association [Greenville the neighborhood, not the cities in North or South Carolina] came to the lectern to present him with a plaque and certificate. As longtime neighborhood advocates and civic activists Thereasea Elder and Maxine Eaves spoke, McCrory’s face was somber and he had to wipe his eyes.
7:29 PM – McCrory again mentions his regret that Martin Davis isn’t here, and then several other old favorite council speakers, (Ballerina Man, Ben3, etc.) most notably, he said, “Helicopter Guy.” That would be the famed “Rogue Helicopter”clip on YouTube. If you haven’t seen it, have a look.