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Muslim residents respond to comments before council

by | Feb 5, 2026 | Latest

The Monday, Feb. 3, Murphy City Council meeting lasted more than two hours, with staff setting out snacks and water bottles for the crowd. To accommodate residents who had signed up to speak, Mayor Scott Bradley moved public comments to the end of the meeting and councilmembers quickly approved seven consent agenda items.
Residents came to address comments made at Jan. 20 meeting, many of which raised questions and concerns about the Center for Islamic Knowledge on North Murphy Road.
Speakers said some of those remarks had crossed from zoning concerns into religious hostility and left them feeling unsafe and unwelcome in the city.
Also on the agenda, councilmembers received the quarterly police report, which showed Murphy officers logged 6,594 calls for service from October through December 2025, up sharply from 5,939 in the same quarter of 2024.


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