WAXHAW, N.C. -- Edwin Elam says he doesn't like the direction the Waxhaw Board of Commissioners is headed.
He says his concerns started a few years ago when he says he wasn't getting answers from the town about how he could develop property near land his family inherited.
He's been outspoken about it on social media, specifically towards two commissioners, Brenda Burns and Kat Lee.
That has led to the commissioners taking legal action.
- Last year the court granted two “no contact” orders from the commissioners towards Elam
- In the order, the commissioners claim Elam used threatening language on Facebook towards them
- While the No Contact Order expires November 9, Elam says the legal action won't get in the way of him doing the job as mayor
Last year the court granted two “no contact” orders from the commissioners towards Elam.
“There have to be some allegations of either threats or harassment or unwanted contact,” says Gael Gillis who is an attorney not affiliated with the case.
In the order, the commissioners claim Elam used threatening language on Facebook towards them.
They reference posts where Elam says “they need to be silenced” and Lee says he refers to them as the "diabolical duo crab commissioners."
And while proof isn't given, Burns says her car was keyed and egged.
“Those are all lies,” Elam says. “These things not only are an assassination of my character, and libel, and slander, but they're just liars.”
While the No Contact Order expires November 9, Elam says the legal action won't get in the way of him doing the job as mayor.
Spectrum News spoke with Commissioner Burns and Lee. Both didn't want to talk on camera but say they are scared of Elam and felt it was only necessary to take legal action to keep him away.