Remarks by Mack McCray
87 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 3 of 4
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“Excuse me. Yes, sir. Before you go any further, let me go back to this fire assessment, the history of the fire assessment, then we can go on. I understand what you're saying. Go ahead with your question, but I still want to go. Go ahead. Let him go ahead. Go ahead and respond. Go ahead, sir. Go ahead.”
Commission · Sep 8, 2026
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“Ready now? Thank you. I sat up here when the fire assessment was first introduced to this city. At the time it was introduced, they said it was sunset in seven years. Follow me because a lot of you all wasn't here. I was here. I was the same individual that made the statement. I said, once it gets put into Boynton, We're going to be taxed for the rest of our lives. They say it's not a tax. It's an assessment. You call it whatever you want to. I consider it still a tax, and it's been years and years. We're still paying for the same thing over and over and over and over again. You might not…”
Commission · Sep 8, 2026
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“No, I don't have a question. I had a comment, but anyway, I just want to say, you know, I've got to vote for it, but my whole take is like this, you know, stop talking about, you know, it's supposed to be used. We use it for what we said. We got a new fire station that we're supposed to be building now because we're going to be closing that one. But we was duped the first time this was put in. Now we got to continue to live with it because I'll be dead and gone and we'll be still talking about fire assessment and we won't need a fire station. Go ahead. I'm just saying, you know, let's, let's…”
Commission · Sep 8, 2026
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“This will be my final comment. In regards to the assessment, how many people call, utilized I need help applications last year? 53 so we could be looking for 53 more. Uh, in regards to district two, my neighborhood, I'm just saying people complain. I had a lady that called me. She said, commissioner McCree, you all want me to pay a fire assessment and hell I can't live in my house because I had a fire and you want me to pay a fire assessment. These are things that I have to hear. I can say that, you know, for the city of Boynton, the fire stations that you said you was going to build with the…”
Commission · Sep 8, 2026
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“I ditto what Commissioner Kelly says. That too, thank you.”
Commission · Sep 8, 2026
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“Thank you. The reason I pulled this was that when I read it, I started laughing. It said the mayor and chief to accept the grant if awarded. That's the only way you could accept it if it was awarded. So I just said, you know, was that the wrong language or? You know, they put grants out there. You know, you're not awarded. You can't accept them. I'm just saying, you know.”
Commission · Sep 8, 2026
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“I understand that as well. But I'm just saying, for somebody picking this up and reading it, you know, first, second, or third grade, when you read something like this, they're rewarded. They started laughing as well as I did. I'm through with it. Are you supporting it? And I stay. Do you have any questions for it? No. I would just tickle about it if awarded.”
Commission · Sep 8, 2026
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“I have one. If we approve this, which I'm in favor of, I'm just saying if there's a hurricane or anything like that, we're not liable, are we?”
Commission · Sep 8, 2026
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“I have one, and not being facetious, you didn't find any missing art, did you?”
Commission · Sep 8, 2026
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“Thank you. My whole take on the whole system is once data is gathered and stored, it's there for the taking. That's all I need to say.”
Commission · Sep 8, 2026
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“You know, excuse me, my whole take is that, you know, we put out to the community and put out saying, you know, Boynton is not in favor of Flocka and going against it. I feel like the criminal is going to say Boynton is a good target. I'm just saying, I hate to say it like that, but, you know, we have to be careful.”
Commission · Sep 8, 2026
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“Thank you. In regards to the discussion of censorship, I'd like for you all to go out and find out how other cities react to this. I'm just saying. I can answer that. Go ahead.”
Commission · Sep 8, 2026
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“Since you brought that back to me the way you brought it back to me, let me say it this way. The cities that have it, they already have something on the books. Bring me a copy.”
Commission · Sep 8, 2026
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“Yeah. Let me read it first. I'm just saying, you know, because everybody's sitting up here, you know, when we were sworn in, we were sworn in. We took an oath that my whole take is that everybody said, but we're adults and I don't think we need nobody babysitting us. I don't need to buy the babysitting me. I'm just sorry. I'm like that, but whatever's on the books, let me read it. Thank you.”
Commission · Sep 8, 2026
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“for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.”
Commission · Aug 25, 2026
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“Excuse me. Commissioner Cruz, you're going to speak a little louder than that. I don't know if there's something wrong with your mic, but I just really can't hear you. I'm sorry. Thank you. I'm good tonight. Thank you.”
Commission · Aug 25, 2026
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“Yes, I'd just like to make one announcement that is on Monday evening at 6 PM at the Carolyn Sims center. We have a community meeting where Senator Rob Long will be one of the guest speakers there along with citizens and city representatives from our city. I urge all of you to be there. We have some very, very, very important information that we need to share with each of you. Thank you.”
Commission · Aug 25, 2026
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“Oh, sorry, sir. You know, I'm trying to be realistic. I'm just saying, these are things that you all need to be bringing to us. I didn't know anything about this until you spoke just then. I'm just saying, you know, we should have been on the forefront saying, you know, wow, this is what's happening in Boynton. We don't get the bad news real fast. The good news goes like molasses. I'm just saying, so if anything happening in your department that you all want us to know about that, we need to, you know, be two now horns. I'm just saying this makes the city looks good, make the community looks…”
Commission · Aug 25, 2026
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“We have people that here might want to speak that's going to be receiving funds if we get one open before them to say anything at this time.”
Commission · Aug 25, 2026
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“If you receive some funds, you need to come down.”
Commission · Aug 25, 2026
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“I'm glad you all came down to introduce yourself. That's why I wanted you to, because when I was approached about it, I said I never gave to a high school. And I said, Oh, wait a minute. I don't want to set protocol, but okay. I gave to you all. Okay.”
Commission · Aug 25, 2026
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“Thank you. Thank you. Mayor, excuse me, before we move on, I want to be remiss if I don't address the young lady that stood up tonight and addressed us. I'm just saying, although she was a youth and everything, you don't have to be an adult to talk to us, but I'm just saying it took guts, it took power, and most of all, it took a lot of courage. And I want to see young people continue to press that platform because we're all focused, we're moving off the scene, and young people are coming on. Keep doing what you're doing. I'm proud of you.”
Commission · Aug 25, 2026
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“Thank you, Mayor. I'd like to pull A, B, and J.”
Commission · Aug 25, 2026
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“Thank you. I'd like to just hear from staff in regards to A, just speak to the citizens about your findings.”
Commission · Aug 25, 2026
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“Thank you. I really wanted to have it pulled because there was some rumor going around that we was not doing well with our budget. I just want to make sure that we could be put at ease. Thank you. Yes, sir. Move on to B, please.”
Commission · Aug 25, 2026