Rufus is serving his first term on the Cedar Point Board of Commissioners. He has spent seventeen years as an involved citizen in our town’s government. He was appointed to the planning board six years ago and has served three of those years as its chairman.
Rufus was born at Camp Lejeune, N.C. and raised in Jacksonville, N.C., the son of Sgt Maj. Hunter C. Murray and wife Alice . He grew up in a large family with eight brothers and sisters. He has always been a hard worker and eager to serve in his community. While residing in Jacksonville, Rufus was appointed to the Jacksonville Planning Board, Jacksonville Downtown Redevelopment Commission, and also the Onslow County Mental Health Board.
Rufus and his wife, Sharon, moved to Cedar Point in 1990, and have lived in Cedar Point for eighteen years. They have owned and operated a local, successful roofing company, Commercial Roofing Systems, Inc., since 1991. Rufus is also a State Licensed Auctioneer and Real Estate Broker.
He has one daughter and one grandson, Cody AKA CoCo. On his days off and weekends, he enjoys landscaping, fishing our local waters, yard work, and working to improve and maintain the Cedar Point Community.
Rufus believes that your local town government is by all standards the simplest form of government that there is. He calls it “Grass Roots Government”. He believes that the citizens should be involved and urges every citizen to make it a point to attend the Planning Board and Commissioners monthly meetings.
Rufus has always been proud of the fact that since living in Cedar Point he has only missed one planning board meeting and two town board meetings, in eighteen years!
He is well aware of the road we need to travel in order to protect our town and its citizens. He realizes the need to plan ahead for our future needs and not just let tomorrow take care of its self.
He will work conscientiously and will support policies that best serve the interests of all the citizens of Cedar Point. Feel free to contact him anytime at 910-326-7800 at my office or call me at home at 252-393-2907.
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