Toe-curling moment Cape Cod politician makes ultra-rude comment without realizing her mic was on

A Cape Cod politician was caught insulting residents during a special town meeting that was broadcast live on YouTube.

Yarmouth Select Board member Joyce Flynn could be heard saying, “God, I’m tired of these people” at the end of the nearly two-hour meeting. She has since apologized for the ‘expression of impatience’.

Residents of Yarmouth, a small Massachusetts town to the north of the upscale enclave of Cape Cod, had voted on whether they supported moving a small pumping station away from a cranberry swamp.

Father and son duo Brian and Chris Wilson, who operate the 36-hectare Fresh From The Vine cranberry farm next to the bog, condemned Flynn for the ‘incredible’ insult.

“I’m surprised we’re not getting any support from any of them, none at all,” Brian Wilson told the BBC Boston Herald on Saturday. ‘Not only do we have zero support, but also the bad mouth. It’s just incredible.’

Flynn, who is in her first term on the board, wrote an apology to residents that was posted on the city website Thursday.

“I would like to apologize to the residents of Yarmouth for a comment I made at the end of the special town meeting on Monday, December 9,” ​​Flynn wrote.

‘Out of frustration when someone objected to the manual counting of votes, I made an thoughtless comment.

Flynn could be heard saying, “God, I’m tired of these people” at the end of the nearly two-hour meeting (pictured). She has now apologized for the ‘expression of impatience’

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‘I apologize for my expression of impatience. I remain committed to serving the residents of Yarmouth and ensuring our gatherings are spaces where everyone feels valued and heard.”

But Chris Wilson said the damage couldn’t be undone with an apology. “There is no acceptable answer to that,” he told the Herald. “That’s not how a city official should be.”

The Wilsons sparked the meeting where the hot mic moment shocked residents. They had asked officials to choose an alternative location for the pumping station instead of it being next to their land.

More than 1,000 residents of the small town, which had a population of just over 25,000, signed a petition in support of them.

However, the vote was non-binding as officials said the location had already been arranged.

The meeting was held for Yarmouth residents to cast non-binding votes on whether they supported moving a small pumping station away from a cranberry swamp in their hometown.

Residents of Yarmouth, a small town in the northern part of the upscale enclave of Cape Cod, had voted on whether they supported moving a small pumping station away from a cranberry swamp. (Image: Boats docked along the Bass River near South Yarmouth in Cape Cod)

Plans to build the pump station as part of a $207.2 million wastewater project were approved by residents at a spring 2023 town hall meeting.

The pump station will be smaller than 200 square meters and “aims to restore water quality and protect local ecosystems” without “encroaching” on the cranberry swamp, city manager Robert Writenour told the Herald.

Wilson, who earns about $50,000 a year from the stand, said the project poses a “major” risk to his livelihood.

Select board member Tracy Post said administrators bear no ill will toward the cranberry swamp.