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Regular Meeting of the Black Mountain Board of Alderman from September 11, 2017. For future meetings and agendas, you can visit townofblackmountain.org
A
A
You
may
be
seated
I'm
gonna
go
ahead
and
do
the
invocation
but
I'm
wanting
to
read
something
that
I
had
gotten
several
years
ago.
That
I
think
is
very,
very
touching
and
very
true:
it's
entitled
potato
chips.
A
little
boy
wanted
to
meet
God,
who
knew
it
would
be
a
long
trip
to
where
God
lives.
We
packed
his
suitcase
with
a
bag
of
potato
chips
and
a
six-pack
of
root
beer
and
started
his
journey.
When
you'd
gone
about
three
blocks,
he
met
an
old
man.
He
was
sitting
in
the
park
just
staring
his
pigeons.
A
The
boy
sat
down
next
to
him
and
opened
his
suitcase.
He
was
about
to
take
a
drink
from
a
very,
very
notice
that
the
old
man
looked
hungry,
so
he'd
offer
offer
do
some
chips
gratefully
accepted
and
smiled
at
his
smile
was
so
pretty
that
the
boy
wanted
to
see
it
again,
so
he
offered
him
a
wreath
there
again.
He
smiled
the
boy
was
delighted.
They
set
there
all
afternoon
eating
and
smiling,
but
they
never
said
a
word.
A
It's
Twilight
approached
the
boy
realized
how
tired
he
was,
and
he
got
up
to
leave
well
before
he'd
gone
learned,
a
few
steps.
He
turned
around
and
ran
back
the
old
man
and
gave
him
a
hug.
He
gave
him
his
biggest
smile
over
when
the
boy
opened
the
door
to
his
own
house
a
short
time
later.
His
mother
was
surprised
by
the
look
of
joy
on
his
face.
She
asked
him
mm.
What
did
you
do
today
that
made
you
so
happy?
He
replied.
I
had
lunch
with
God,
but
before
his
mother
responded,
he
he
added.
A
A
A
We've
got
as
you
see
if
you
saw
when
you
came
in
the
six.
This
is
the
16th
anniversary
of
9/11
a
lot
change
in
our
country
in
that,
in
that
time,
I
do
want
to
announce
that
I'd
like
to
being
the
mayor
but
like
to
point
a
special
Blue
Ribbon
committee,
to
look
into
two
issues
that
we
have,
that
we
really
need
to
be
focusing
on
that.
One
is
parking
and
one
is
just
congestion
downtown
and
just
to
try
to
get
some
some
suggestions
from
some
of
the
town
lay
people.
A
This
will
not
involve
staff
and
any
in
any
way
I'm
hoping.
Maybe
we
could
have
a
couple
meetings.
Five
or
seven
on
this
group
come
to
some
consensus,
give
some
recommendations
and
then
bring
it
back
to
the
board
and
just
let
one
of
the
whoever
the
chairman
of
the
committee
is
presented
to
the
board
and
of
the
board
considerate
I
also
called
the
Institute
of
government
regarding
my
letters
and
like
to
say
that
the
Institute
said
that
I
had
done
nothing
illegal,
immoral
or
improper.
A
A
E
September
brings
a
change
of
season
hurricanes
and
that
you
spoke
of
hard
to
recycle
collection
and
that's
what
I'm
going
to
talk
about.
This
special
collection
will
be
held
for
four
hours.
This
upcoming
Saturday
September
16th
from
10:00
to
2:00,
once
again
at
the
Madden
Ace
Hardware
in
Swannanoa,
and
the
section
of
a
lot
between
Bank
of
America
and
Engels
gas.
This
was
the
birthplace
of
the
hard
recycle
collections.
This
popular
event
is
free
and
open
to
any
Buncombe
County
resident
or
a
small
business.
E
A
sampling
of
the
accepted
items
are
books,
cardboard,
electronics,
computers,
there's
a
$10
fee
for
TVs
and
CRT
monitors
batteries,
metals,
appliances,
packing
styrofoam,
building
supplies,
furniture,
Sporting,
Goods,
animal
sanctuary
items
and
many
more.
The
full
list
is
you'll
see
these
posted
all
around
town
on
the
different
Bolton
boards
and
there
are
green
copies
of
a
place
on
the
table
in
the
foyer
at
the
library
and
at
the
chamber.
So
you
refer
to
this.
E
E
A
F
F
So
I
will
take
it
from
the
citizens
of
Black
Mountain
that
there
are
six
or
seven
who
enjoy
hearing
an
update
from
bounty
in
Seoul
sign,
but
I
appreciate
it
on
a
stormy
night
like
this
I
want
to
just
bring
you
up
to
date
on
some
things
that
have
happened
over
the
course
of
the
last
year.
It's
been
an
amazing
year
for
us
and
I
want
to
update
you
on
the
community
impact
and
some
of
the
work
that
we're
doing
now.
F
The
new
work
that's
coming
up
from
Bali
in
Seoul,
we
are
a
nonprofit
community
benefit
organization,
creating
healthier
communities,
providing
fresh,
healthy
food,
nutrition,
literacy
and
health
and
wellness
resources.
We're
committed
to
developing
a
cooperative
model
that
can
be
used
in
communities
where
food
insecurity
and
malnutrition
exist.
F
Over
the
course
of
the
last
year
we
have
had
three
other
communities
approached
us
about
replicating
this
model,
for
them
we're
in
the
process
of
having
conversations
with
them.
Some
of
the
work
has
been
done
to
be
able
to
create
this.
It's
a
scalable
model,
it's
one
that
we
hope
to
be
able
to
do
more
in
eastern
Buncombe
in
western
McDowell
counties
to
be
able
to
serve
those
communities,
and
it's
it's
working
and
you'll
see
some
of
that
as
we
get
in
as
I
get
into
more
of
my
comments.
F
To
give
you
an
idea
about
hunger
and
food
insecurity
across
Buncombe
County,
91
percent
of
County
residents
do
not
eat
enough
fruits
and
vegetables.
Maybe
some
of
us
in
the
room
feel
the
same
way
that
we
don't
eat
enough,
but
it's
a
significant
issue
and
a
lot
of
it
has
to
do
with
access
and
it
has
to
do
with
cost
also
across
the
community.
F
One
out
of
six
people
woke
up
this
morning
and
did
not
know
if
how,
when
they
would
next
get
a
meal,
that's
what
food
insecurity
looks
like
a
cross
Buncombe
County
that
totals
thirty
five
thousand
people
in
the
population
and
shockingly
that
number
rises
to
one
out
of
four.
When
we
talk
about
children
under
the
age
of
18.
F
So
if
we
look
at
schools
and
the
impact
of
education,
snowonder
teachers
have
drawers
in
their
desks
that
are
full
of
granola
bars
and
things
so
that
they
can
satisfy
children,
or
that
many
of
our
schools
are
at
virtually
100
percent
free
and
reduced
breakfast
and
lunch
in
the
communities
too.
Just
to
be
able
to
provide
a
learning
environment
for
children
where
their
stomachs
are
not
getting.
In
the
way
of
their
ability
to
learn
and
absorb
lessons,
it's
a
critical
issue
that
we
all
face
in
value
and
soul
is
here
to
help
with
that
cross.
F
Our
participant
marketplace,
those
who
are
attending
our
markets,
nearly
one
in
four
client
households,
have
at
least
one
member
who
is
in
poor
health
and
in
many
times
as
I'll.
Take
you
through
some
of
the
data
to
bear
this
out
later,
that's
because
of
the
lack
of
access
of
healthy,
nutritious
foods
or
having
to
make
a
trade-off
between
paying
for
your
rent
or
buying
food
or
paying
your
utilities
or
buying
food
or
being
able
to
put
gas
in
your
car
to
get
to
work
or
buying
nutritious
healthy
food.
F
So
those
trade-offs
are
being
made
by
people
all
over.
The
community,
88%
of
client
households
are
buying
the
cheapest
food
available,
regardless
of
their
health.
The
the
opportunity
to
be
able
to
help
settle
a
stomach
to
satisfy
me
for
now,
so
that
I
can
move
on
and
deal
with.
The
issues
that
I
have
in
my
life
are
prevalent
across
the
population.
F
The
targets
that
of
the
folks
in
in
this
one,
a
NOAA
Bali
community
that
we
serve
a
little
bit
about
Community
Impact
Bali
in
Seoul,
is
the
only
as
needed
food
resource
in
the
Swannanoa
Valley.
And
let
me
qualify
that
for
you,
you
can
get
lunch
on
Wednesday
at
the
Methodist
Church
downtown!
It's
free!
F
If
you
don't
have
any
money
to
pay
for
arch
over,
you
contribute,
you
can
get
a
lunch
at
the
Methodist
Church
in
Swannanoa
one
time
a
week,
so
wanna
know
Evalia,
Christian
ministries
offers
a
very
wonderful
food
resource
and
their
food
pantry,
and
we
share
food
back
and
forth
between
us.
But
clients
are
only
able
to
access
that
food
pantry
once
every
21
days
that
bounty
and
soul
are
5.
Weekly
markets
are
3
public
markets
each
week.
F
We
welcome
anybody
as
often
as
they
need
it's
not
unusual
for
people
to
come
to
our
Tuesday
market
and
then
show
up
again
on
Friday
evening
at
the
elementary
school,
because
their
household
is
large
enough
or
their
food
resource,
and
the
insecurities
they
face
is
that
prevalent
that
they
need
to
come
back
multiple
times
and
we
welcome
them
to
come.
We've
seen
a
30%
increase
in
participation
in
our
market
participation
since
January
1st
30%,
more
than
50%
of
these
participants
have
been
with
us
less
than
one
year.
F
So
the
word
is
getting
out
about
the
work
that
we're
doing
the
access
to
healthy
food,
the
nutrition
education,
the
healthy
meals,
cooking
demonstrations
that
we
do
the
health
and
wellness
lessons
that
are
provided
and
people
are
being
attracted
for
that.
So
it's
not
just
food,
that's
bringing
them,
but
it's
access
to
these
other
resources
to
help
them
live.
Healthier
lives.
We've
grown
from
one
market
to
five
markets
in
less
than
three
years
so
about
three
years
ago,
when
buying
salt
was
incorporated.
As
a
501c3
organization,
aLEC
has
barry
and
the
founder
was
at
st.
F
james,
episcopal
church
with
a
table,
a
6
foot
table
and
some
loose
produce
made
available
to
the
people
who
were
at
that
time
getting
lunch
at
the
Welcome
Table.
Well,
that
had
now
grew
to
three
tables.
It
grew
to
five
tables
that
grew
to
a
weekly
market
at
st.
James
and
has
now
continued
to
expand
to
five
weekly
markets.
F
Look
around
the
community,
we're
also
sourced
to
keep
up
with
that
demand,
we're
also
sourcing
and
distributing
25
percent
more
food
now
than
we
were
in
January
because
of
the
market
participation,
we've
had
to
go
out
and
find
new
sources
of
food.
One
of
the
places
that
we
found
is
in
the
agricultural
community,
the
Swannanoa
Valley.
We
started
a
program
last
January
that
we
called
planter
room
for
Bali
in
Seoul,
so
we've
gone
to
growers
and
farmers
who,
at
the
time,
were
planning
what
they
were
going
to
put
in
the
ground
and
ask
them.
F
Would
you
please
plant
an
extra
row
for
us?
Many
have
responded.
We
continue
to
have
a
great
partnership
with
the
dr.
John
Wilson
community
garden
here
that
great
food
keeps
coming
out
of
coming
out
and
to
us
mayor.
Sowell
has
been
a
great
donor
to
us
from
his
from
his
plot,
but
we
have
folks
that
are
either
planning
with
the
intention
of
donating
to
us
or
they're,
allowing
us
to
come
back
into
the
farms
in
the
fields,
the
orchards
after
they've,
taken
what
they
want
and
said.
F
Bruce
whatever's
there
is
yours,
come
and
get
it
so
we're
doing
that.
We're
looking
for
new
opportunities
to
be
able
to
provide
the
food
resource
necessary
for
the
community.
We
also
have,
through
the
success
that
we
found
and
I'll
statistically
share
some
of
this
with
you.
In
a
minute.
We
now
have
physicians
who
are
referring
their
patients
to
us
for
this
kind
of
solutions.
We
have
cardiologists.
F
We
have
internist,
we
have
Family
Practice
people
who
are
dealing
with
patients
who
have
diabetes,
high
blood
pressure,
heart
conditions,
chronic
illnesses
that
can
be
addressed
by
nutrition
and
a
reliable,
sustainable
source
of
fresh
fruits
and
vegetables,
and
we
have
instituted
a
health
coaching
program
which
has
delivered
significant
results.
But
now
that
physicians
are
referring
their
patients
to
us,
they
are
establishing
a
baseline
with
these
patients.
They
come
to
us
over
a
period
of
time
back
to
their
physician
for
another
reestablishment
and
I
would
tell
you
that
the
results
are
shocking.
F
More
and
more
physicians
on
a
weekly
basis,
I
just
met
one
yesterday
who
didn't
understand
that
this
resource
was
available
and
over
the
course
of
this
next
week
or
two
is
going
to
refer
three
of
his
patients
to
us,
because
he
understands
that.
It's
not
just
the
access
to
the
fresh
food,
the
fruits
and
vegetables.
But
it's.
Although
the
nutrition,
education
and
the
health
and
wellness
lessons
to
really
address
the
whole
person
is
why
it's
so
significant
and
on
an
individual
basis
when
I
got
here.
F
Just
actually
was
a
year
ago
tomorrow
was
my
first
day
on
the
job
when
I
got
here.
One
of
the
point
since
I
asked
was
how
do
you
know
you're
successful?
Well,
you
know
folks
come
up
and
tell
us
they
feel
better
or,
but
it's
not
unusual
for
us
to
have
a
market
participant
come
to
us
and
say:
I
went
to
my
doctor
for
my
annual
checkup
and
he
took
me
off
my
diabetes
medication,
my
heart
medication,
my
blood
pressure,
my
cholesterol
medication,
because
of
the
impact
that
this
is
having.
F
So
we
conducted
a
study
through
the
University
of
Asheville
health
and
wellness
department,
and
these
are
the
results
that
they
brought
back
to
us
among
the
105
market
participants
that
they
surveyed
over
the
course
of
a
week.
86%
reduced
the
number
of
meals
skipped
due
to
financial
concerns.
We
meet
parents
every
week
at
our
markets
who
are
not
eating
a
meal
during
the
day,
so
their
children
can
we've
been
able
to
help
reduce
that
in
those
families,
eighty-nine
percent
experienced
significant
increase
in
physical
activity
and
energy.
F
Ninety-One
percent
improved
or
reduced
their
way,
59
percent
reduced
the
amount
of
medication
taken
and
I
would
tell
you
many
of
those
people
in
there
came
off
of
their
medication
altogether.
Ninety
seven
percent
reported
overall
improvement
in
their
health.
All
five
of
our
markets
create
community,
and
this
is
what
I
mean
by
that.
If
you
were
at
Blue
Ridge
Apartments
this
evening
for
our
distribution
or
you
come
to
st.
F
James
tomorrow,
mid-day
to
see
if
why
that
distribution
takes
place,
people
line
up
hours
in
advance
of
the
events
themselves
to
meet
with
and
mingle
with
the
people
who
are
there
with
them
many
times
they're
folks,
they
didn't
know
before
they
came
to
a
Bally
insole
event,
but
they
begin
to
build
a
community.
They
start
to
learn
together.
Hey
did
you
I
tried
this,
and
now
it
worked.
How
are
you
doing?
One
of
my
favorite
stories
of
this
is
on
flat
Pont
on
flat
Creek
Road,
just
north
of
the
Black
Mountain
elementary
school.
F
There
are
to
low-income
mobile
home
centers.
We
had
to
senior
elderly
single
women
who
lived
three
four
trailer's
apart
from
each
other
for
years,
had
never
met
each
other
met
each
other
at
the
Black
Mountain
elementary
school,
and
now
they
watch
out
for
each
other.
They
come
to
the
markets
together.
If
one
can't
come,
the
other
picks
up
food
for
them.
F
We
are
building
community
within
these
markets,
so
that
folks
can
continue
to
reinforce
and
and
work
with
each
other
on
the
on
the
the
resources
that
they're
getting
in
the
education
that
they're
getting
we're
currently
distributing
over
7,500
pounds
of
healthy
food
to
over
700
people.
Each
week,
as
I
mentioned
you
earlier,
the
numbers
of
people
that
the
market
is
increased
by
30%
and
the
amount
of
food
that
we
are
sourcing
and
distributing
thanks
to
God,
to
be
able
to
support
that
increased
participation
in
the
markets.
F
It's
up
25%
and
every
week,
51
weeks
out
of
52
at
the
market
schedule.
That's
in
the
in
the
inside
of
the
flyer
that
I
provided
to
you
we're
there
51
weeks
out
of
52,
with
these
resources,
with
these
education
materials
with
a
varying
and
rotating
curriculum,
so
that
we're
addressing
the
whole
person
and
helping
them
understand
how
food
can
be
a
tool
for
stress
management
for
brain
health.
This
month
we're
doing
a
seminar
on
financial
health
because
many
times
financial
health
becomes
an
issue
in
their
ability
to
access
food.
F
F
This
retro
60
looking
thing
rattling
around
on
the
streets
in
Asheville,
at
Publix
and
at
Walmart,
and
at
Sam's
Club,
and
at
the
manna
Food,
Bank
and
you'll,
see
it
out
and
about
in
the
community,
picking
up
food
from
local
farmers
and
growers
so
that
we're
gathering
food
and
then
we're
turning
it
back
out
into
the
community.
And
if
you
come
to
a
market,
you
would
see
that
that
looks
is
very
representative
of
the
abundance
that
sits
every
market.
So
it's
not
just
a
whole
bunch
potatoes.
F
F
Rooted
in
health
is
what
we
call
our
our
health
and
wellness
and
our
nutrition
education
programs.
It
also
includes
things
like
gentle
movement
and
yoga
that
is
offered
free
to
people
on
Tuesdays,
at
st.
James
on
Saturday
mornings.
At
the
library
we
offer
twice
weekly
Zumba
classes.
We
did
one
on
Tuesday
evening
at
st.
James
and
it
was
so
popular.
We
started
another
one
on
Thursday
evenings,
so
now
we
offer
to
getting
people
out
and
movement
as
a
part
of
their
wellness.
F
There
is
work
going
on
to
renovate
the
kitchen
at
the
Carter
Center
and
what
we're
looking
for
is
an
opportunity
to
participate
in
the
curriculum.
That's
involved
there
to
teach
people
about
think
about
healthy,
nutritious
cooking
health
and
wellness
lessons
and
education,
we're
looking
at
the
opportunity
to
perhaps
preserve
crops
that
come
out
of
the
ground.
So
if
I've
got
a
bumper
crop
of
tomatoes,
let
me
teach
you
how
to
can
them
and
preserve
them.
F
We're
looking
at
that
as
a
possibility
for
bounty
and
salt,
so
that
in
the
December
January
time
frame,
when
not
much
produce
is
coming
out
of
the
ground,
we
have
been
able
to
sort
of
put
a
store
of
foods
away,
healthy,
nutritious
foods
that
we
can
bring
back
out
and
move
into
the
distributions
going
forward.
So
we're
very
excited
about
this.
We
think
this
is
going
to
be
a
great
thing
and
we
look
forward
to
participating
in
it
and
I'll.
F
Tell
you
I,
appreciate,
Mike
your
leadership
on
this
and
the
rest
of
the
council
in
pay
close
attention.
This
is
going
to
be
a
significant
resource
for
this
community
and
we
really
look
forward
to
participating
in
it.
You
bros
a
program
to
help
connect
people
back
to
where
the
food
comes
from.
We
hear
a
lot
of
talk
about
gardens
at
schools
and
other
places,
but
this
is
a
way
for
us
to
get
it
to
our
participants.
So
many
of
these
folks
live
in
apartments.
F
F
To
them
with
three
to
five
gallon
containers,
some
organic
soil
starts
that
have
been
provided
to
us
by
the
dr.,
John
Wilson
community
garden,
through
Parks
and
Rec,
and
also
from
banner
greenhouses.
So
this
comes
to
us.
People
can
learn
about
them.
They
can
pick
out
and
choose
the
the
plants
that
they
want
to
have
at
their
own
home,
and
then
they
have
access
to
a
Master
Gardener
on
a
regular
periodic
basis
throughout
the
course
of
the
year.
F
In
case
they
have
issues
growing
their
tomato
plant
or
pepper
plant
or
whatever
it
is,
and
to
help
them
really
understand
that
that's
been
a
significant.
It's
been
a
significant
program
for
us
and
I'll.
Give
me
another
success
story.
We
had
a
woman
participate
in
last
fall's.
We
actually
did
it
in
September
last
year
who
suffering
from
severe
depression,
and
we
were
concerned
about
her
and
she
came
to
the
you
grow
event.
F
She
chose
her
three
plants,
potted
them
took
them
home
and
knowing
that
she
was
responsible
for
the
care
of
those
plants
lifted
her
up
out
of
her
depression,
because
she
was
so
committed
to
making
sure
that
those
plants
thrived
and
were
healthy,
that
that
was
where
she
was
able
to
refocus
the
negative
things
in
her
life.
So
it
was
really
significant,
not
something
that
we
had
planned
on,
but
then
again
one
of
those
things
that
happens
in
the
course
of
life.
F
Our
backpack
program
is
a
local
Community
Partnership.
We
we
pick
up
these
packs
from
the
manna
Food
Bank,
the
Rotary
Club
here
in
Black
Mountains
generates
income
that
is
passed
on
to
Black,
Mountain,
Savings
Bank,
where
the
fresh
fruits
and
vegetables
apples,
oranges,
bananas
are
packed
in
these
packs
of
kid-friendly
food
and
then
distributed
around
to
the
to
the
schoolchildren
in
the
community.
F
The
Latinas
engagement
program
is
one
that
since
I
spoke
to
you
last,
we
we
took
over
some
responsibility
for
from
another
group
that
was
facilitating
this
last
october
26.
We
convened
an
outreach
to
the
Latino
community
at
the
OU
and
middle
school.
We
invited
22
community
partners
to
come
and
join
us
to
talk
to
this
community
about
resources
that
were
available
to
them.
We
have
150
people
attend.
After
that
event,
we
convened
a
small
group
of
people
that
were
representative
of
that
community
and
asked
them.
What
is
it
you
need?
F
What
do
you
need
and
that
the
feedback
that
came
to
us
was
they
needed
healthy
food
access,
health
and
wellness
resources?
They
wanted
English
as
a
Second
Language
classes.
They
wanted
access
to
computer
output
and
they
wanted
activity
Zumba.
So
we
have
been
able
to
help
them.
All
of
our
resources
are
translated
into
Spanish
through
all
the
recipes.
All
the
health
and
wellness
curriculum
Thursday
evening
at
Owen
middle
school
and
Friday
at
Black
Mountain
elementary
school.
F
The
curriculum
is
delivered
in
Spanish,
so
we
don't
have
any
language
barriers
there,
so
we've
been
able
to
help
them
with
that.
We
host
a
we
host
the
to
Zumba
classes,
we
host
in
English
as
a
second
language
class
at
our
facility
on
Friday
evenings
and
now
we're
adding
a
second
one
because
that's
become
so
popular
what
we
want
to
do
with
this,
because
I
will
tell
you
honestly.
This
is
a
little
bit
of
mission
creep
for
Bali
in
Seoul,
but
32
percent
of
our
market
participants
are
from
the
Latina
--kx
Hispanic
communities.
F
We
couldn't
turn
our
back
on,
so
we
took
on
this
responsibility,
but
our
goal
with
this
is
to
create
a
group
of
people,
a
steering
committee,
if
you
will,
from
within
the
community,
work
with
them
on
some
fundraising,
so
that
we
can
create
another
501,
C
3
that
is
specifically
representative
of
them.
That
will
continue
to
cater
to
their
needs
and
then
bounty
and
soul
will
become
a
support
to
them
in
our
more
mainline
health
and
wellness
food
resource
kind
of
opportunities.
So
this
we've
seen
a
significant
increase
in
the
Latino
population.
F
Half
of
our
own
middle
school
market
is
latina,
is
from
this
community
and
now
half
of
the
Black
Mountain
elementary
school
market
is
from
this
community
and
it's
growing,
and
it's
not
that
we're
advertising
is
that
they're
finding
out
about
this
resource.
They
know
that
when
they
see
the
bounty
in
SOL
logo
on
an
event,
it's
a
safe
place
for
them
to
be,
and
so
they
are
able
to
come
and
they're
able
to
get
the
assistance
and
the
resources
and
the
community
that's
so
important
to
them.
Angela
and
I'll.
F
Do
without
the
volunteers,
one
of
the
things
that's
been
so
impressive
in
that
has
impressed
me
so
much
in
the
last
year
is
just
how
much
this
community
has
embraced
value
insole.
It
was
started
by
a
vision
and
a
few
willing
volunteers
at
st.
James,
Episcopal
Church,
and
now
it
has
grown
to
the
point
where
we're
doing
five
markets
a
week.
F
Distributing
the
pounds
of
food
I
showed
you
700
people
and
growing
and
a
almost
scaring
Li
rapid
rate,
but
with
our
four
paid
employees
at
Bally
insult
their
ally,
Carly,
the
director
of
operations
and
the
guy
that
drives
the
trucks
in
and
wrangles,
volunteers
and
I'm,
a
part-time
employee
for
employees
and
an
army
of
130
dedicated
community
volunteers,
people
from
Montreat
and
Black,
Mountain
and
Swannanoa.
Who
come
to
this
to
make
sure
this
happens,
four
employs
130
volunteers.
You
can
see
how
the
work
gets
done
as
a
result.
F
F
B
F
You'll
understand,
like
I,
said
earlier:
one
out
of
six
people
woke
up
this
morning.
It
didn't
know
if
how,
when
they
would
next
eat
a
meal
in
a
community
that
suffers
from
food
insecurity
like
that,
the
chances
are
high.
We
all
know
somebody
who's
hungry.
We
may
not
know
they're
hungry,
but
it's
people
that
you
engaged
over
the
course
of
your
day
today
that
struggled
in
the
morning
and
will
struggle
again
tomorrow
morning
to
put
food
on
the
table.
F
So
I
want
to
thank
you
from
Bali
and
Seoul
for
the
opportunity
to
come
in
and
report
again
I'll
be
back
a
year
from
now.
The
numbers
will
change,
the
the
demographics
will
change
of
the
people
we
serve.
But
the
point
is
we're
not
at
a
point
where
we're
working
ourselves
out
of
a
job
and
it's
actually
going
the
other
way
so
I
want
to.
Thank
you.
I
want
to
invite
you
to
come
out
and
see
us
I
appreciate
the
opportunity
to
be
here.
Thank.
G
The
consent
agenda
you've
got
the
adoption
of
minutes
from
five
meetings
that
you
had
in
in
August,
and
you
have
a
budget
amendment
to
eliminate
negative
cash
in
the
golf
guns
on
the
amount
of
70
1997
dollars
and
just
as
a
as
a
reminder
to
two
things
that
go
along
with
that
we
did
have.
We
did
budget
for
the
upcoming
year
$40,000
for
additional
improvements
that
are
with
our
irrigation
system
in
the
pump
house.
G
That
is
actually
included
in
this,
because
the
way,
the
way
we
expensed
it
it
was
in
the
it
was
in
last
fiscal
year.
So
there
is
a
40,000.
We
knew
that
that
expense
was
going
to
come.
We
have
budgeted
for
this
year.
You
no
longer
will
have
to
have
that
expense
in
the
upcoming
year,
so
we
are
a
little
better
off
in
the
upcoming
year
and
I
would
and
I
would
also
just
remind
you
that
that
the
because
of
the
way
we
do
we
do
our
accounting.
G
The
general
fund
does
contribute
$30,000
further,
that
the
golf
fund
contributes
$30,000
to
the
general
fund
for
the
services
provided
from
from
the
general
fund
services
that
are
provided
back
to
the
golf
fund
so,
and
that
is-
and
that
of
course
is
included
in
in
this
in
this
number
for
the
to
reduce
the
or
to
eliminate
the
negative
cash.
And
that's
all
you
have
for
your
consent
agenda.
All.
G
It's
it's
a
privately
maintained
streetlight,
but
they
didn't
have
to
have
from
us
to
put
it
on
on
the
property
that
they're
asking
for
and
the
pool
art
the
pool
already
exists
on
the
property.
That's
painful,
just
reminding
you
that
so
that's
it!
So
really!
This
is
awful.
This
is
really
only
about
running
underground
line
and
putting
a
light
on
a
pole.
Pits
are
you
there.
B
A
G
Would
and
I
would
just
look
at
the
window
to
see
how
the
storm
was
doing.
The
only
thing
I
would
do
is
update,
update
you
and,
and
the
people
there
they're
here
we
are
prepared
for
the
storm.
I
think
it
is.
You
know,
as
we
talked
about
at
the
agenda
meeting
at
the
time,
the
path
looked
really
imminent,
that
it
was
coming
right
in
this
direction.
Now
it
has
moved
to
the
west
and
so
we're
gonna
get
rain
and
winds.
G
Although
we've
had
some
trees
down
already
today,
I
believe,
and
so
what
I
would
what
I
would
point
out
to
the
board
and
to
the
and
to
the
public
for
future
reference?
When
there
are
storms
we've
reached
out
to
do
t
we've
reached
out
to
Duke
Energy,
we
have
a
the
emergency
services,
folks
and
and
public
services
and
myself
admit
to
get
a
plan
together
in
case
in
case
the
in
case
it
had
been
a
larger
storm
amenity,
as
we
would
obviously
set
up
a
command
center
at
the
police
department.
G
We
would
all
town
staff
and
working
12-hour
shifts
to
to
accommodate
that
command
center.
Take
phone
calls
provide
resources
for
things
that
we
were
able
to
do
to
help
support
the
emergency
services.
Today,
though,
it's
important
that
you
know
that,
although
our
equipment
has
been
fueled
up,
everybody
is
on
everybody.
That's
on
call
is
ready
for
for
tree
removal
and
debris.
Removal
and
emergency
services,
as
may
be
necessary.
I
would
tell
people
that
you
know
on
the
on
the
website,
our
social
media.
G
We
provided
a
lot
of
information
about
shelters
that
that,
if
it
was
necessary,
the
Church
has
a
shelter
that
the
Christian
ministries
is
doing
Christ
mom
as
a
shelter
that
they're
offering,
but
that's
really
how
we're
getting
the
information
out
and
we're
prepared
for
that.
I
think
now
we're
treating
it
more
as
a
severe
storm
event
and
using
dispatch
and
responding
to
calls,
but
we
offer
if
we
were
prepared
in
case
of
a
larger
event,
and
we
will
be
prepared
in
the
future
and
we're
prepared
tonight
to
help
people
get
through
it
out.
G
My
advice
would
be
if
you
don't
have
to
go
out,
don't
go
out
to
stay
home
and
if
the
power
goes
out,
there's
there's
resources
there
to
to
get
that
to
get
that
done
to
get
that
back.
But
my
advice
would
be
stay
home
tonight
and
through
tomorrow
and
then
hopefully
we
will
survive.
It
then
will
and
will
clean
up
and
keep
everybody
else
in
our
prayers
that
that
is.
There
has
not
been
as
fortunate
as
we
might
be
for
this
just
working
very.
D
Like
to
say
that,
as
far
as
the
the
parking,
the
town
has
been
working
on
the
parking
situation
for
quite
a
while,
and
then
we
had
our
intern
working
on
that
right
before
she
left.
We
have
Angela
right
now,
working
on
several
different
agreements
and
cooperation
with
some
of
the
churches
to
make
the
parking
lots
available
for
municipal
parking
and
hats
off
to
the
town.
For
what
they've
been
doing,
and
in
that
regard,
we
also.
B
G
Do
theirs?
Similarly,
we've
done
bicycle
grants
and,
and
what
has
dream
grants
talk
to
Lou
pezuela
with
the
French
Broad
River
NPO
that
grant
period
opens
up
in
October.
It
runs
to
the
end
of
December
and
they
will
do
a
they'll.
Do
a
planning
study
for
for
parking,
they've
broken
it
out.
They
used
to
do
it,
but.
B
D
B
G
B
Way
always
so
just
to
point
out
what
Don
was
saying
that
there's
yeah
I
think
that's
a
very
positive
direction
to
move
into
just
to
have
the
have
that
study
done
and
I
believe.
The
requirement
was
that
you
still
need
to
pursue
some
work
with
the
consultant
after
the
work
of
the
study,
but
it
doesn't
mean
still
pursue
one.
You
know:
what's
the
more
additional
consultation
work
after
looked
pretty
positive,
positive.
A
Well,
that's
good
that
we're
looking
at
that
it
certainly
has
taken
a
while,
because
we've
been
we
kind
of
left
this
thing
this
has
been
just
left
aside
for
months
and
months
and
months,
so
this
is.
This
is
good
news
to
hear.
I
still
think
this
blue-ribbon
committee
can
come
back
and
can
work
in
conjunction
with
these
with
these
folks
and
giving
them
suggestions.