Protesters began to gather in the hours before the Mayor’s annual “State of Cary” address outside of Cary Town Hall to voice opposition against a rumored Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) office expansion in the town.
People marched with signs outside of the town hall, and local activists with groups including Cary Indivisible projected images and messages onto the town hall building, such as “STOP ICE TERROR”.
Some people went inside the building once the mayor’s address began at 6 p.m., to speak during the Q&A portion against the proposed ICE building.
But Mayor Harold Weinbrecht didn’t address this immediately. Instead, he opened his town hall by speaking about his desire to rebuild public trust in the aftermath of the forced resignation of former Town Manager Sean Steagall…