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From YouTube: Black Mountain Board of Alderman Meeting (July 9, 2018)
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Regular Meeting of the Town of Black Mountain Board of Alderman from July 9, 2018. To view the agenda or future meeting agendas please visit their website at townofblackmountain.org
A
C
Let
us
pray
our
Heavenly
Father.
You
have
instructed
us
that
in
our
prayers
we
should
always
give
thanks
and
we
do
give
thanks
today.
We
thank
you
Lord
for
the
beauty
of
the
place
in
which
we
live.
We
thank
you
Lord
for
the
prosperity
that
you're
currently
giving
us
and
for
those
Lord
who
may
not
be
sharing
in
that
prosperity.
We
do
pray
for
them
that
they
might
indeed
share
and
have
what
they
need
as
well.
We
thank
you
Lord
for
the
blessing
of
abundance
that
we
have
for
the
most
part
in
our
country.
C
We
pray
that
for
those
in
Haiti
right
now
and
having
been
there
and
seen
their
extreme
poverty,
it
not
only
causes
me
burden
for
them,
but
it
also
causes
me
to
have
great
thanks
for
all
that
you've
blessed
us
with
here
and
our
Father.
We
thank
you
for
our
capable
leaders
and
we
do
come
before
you
asking
tonight
for
wisdom.
You
have
said
to
us
that
if
any
man
lack
wisdom,
let
him
ask
of
God
who
gives
to
all
men
generously
liberally
and
does
not
reject
and
father.
C
We
just
pray
that
you
would
give
them
the
wisdom,
the
divine
wisdom
that
is
both
peaceable
and
pure
and
that
you
would
direct
them
in
the
fairs
of
our
community.
We're
thankful
Lord
for
the
good
leadership
we've
had
in
the
past,
and
we
just
pray
Lord
that
you
continue
to
direct
them,
give
them
grace
and
strength
and
we'll
be
grateful
for
all.
You
do
in
Christ's,
name,
Amen,.
B
B
Visit
the
the
town
to
do
assessments
of
private
property
and
then
the
North
Carolina
Baptist
personnel
personnel
relief
team
arrived
on
June
26
to
speak
with
property
owners
regarding
their
damages,
the
town
staff
providing
excellent
emergency
response.
During
and
after
the
event
and
compiled
a
list
of
damaged
property,
town
staff
has
did
all
the
locations
in
town
and
that
had
damages
and
reported
57
possible
private
properties
having
different
types
of
damage.
The
list
was
provided
to
Vulcan
County
Emergency
Management
down
staff
Kent
also
contacted
following
agencies,
attempting
to
get
assistance.
B
The
US
Army
Corps
of
Engineers
that
in
the
Asheville
regulatory
field
office
USDA,
the
NC
Rule
Water,
Association,
Buncombe,
County
Soil
and
Water
Conservation
Buncombe
County,
Emergency
Management,
and
the
Baptist
disaster
relief
chapter
we've
been
waiting
on
responses
from
those
those
guys
and
today
at
3:39.
We
received
one
response
that
good
afternoon
here
at
the
following
number,
specifically
for
Black
Mountain
mobile
homes
with
damage
was
43
single-family
homes
for
businesses,
five
culverts
damaged
three
driveways
damaged
one.
B
Many
of
the
mobile
homes
affected
by
the
flooding
had
damaged
or
missing
skirting
with
standing
water
on
the
Lots,
the
single-family
homes
part
we
have
appeared
to
be
affected,
but
with
minor
damage
with
exception,
one
home,
with
a
flooded
basement.
When
I
asked
the
businesses
are
affected.
What
mountain
we
visited
and
stated
that
they
were
closed
for
one
day,
storage
facilities
stated
several.
The
units
were
flooded,
causing
renters
to
have
damaged
and
destroyed
personal
line
items
in
the
storage.
B
B
So
folks,
that
right
now
is,
as
far
as
the
information
that
we're
getting
from
any
of
the
federal
and
state
levels,
we
don't
know
of
any
assistance,
that's
coming,
but
they
do
have
a
two
one.
One
line
that
we
can
residents
can
call
them
and
they
they
may
be
able
to
have
some
volunteers
that
would
and
assist
them
that
some
of
their
clean,
clean
up
and
whatever
alrighty.
B
E
A
E
The
same
time
cat
it
on
the
golf
course
and
made
$30
my
dad
at
five
and
I
bought
a
new
swim
bicycle.
Our
favorite
riding
place
was
around
a
freight
depot
which
had
four
signs
and
it
was
east
of
the
present
passenger
Depot,
and
so
it
had
a
ramp
down
the
west
side
and
we
wrote
it
down
until
Tommy
went
down
to
round
t-boned
a
car
and
that
ended
blue
horse
bicep,
well
that
freight
depot
most
of
the
freight
had
to
do
is
unload
a
new
Ford
still
relays
and
Kaiser
Fraser's
in
Rouge's.
E
You
know
for
the
three
dealerships
here
in
Black
Mountain.
Well,
the
when
highway
interstate
came
through
changed
highway;
nine
so
that
it
came
straight
up
Broadway
rather
than
probably
turning
left
on
you,
and
so
they
tore
that
down.
Where
would
shock
built
a
little
cement
dock
for
his
force
and
when,
in
our
centennial
commission
we
were
looking
for
a
place
to
put
a
monument
and
then
cement
block
was
an
ideal
place
so
I'm
here
just
to
tell
you
going
back
over
history,
so
you
know
there's
some
cherished
memories
involved
in
that
particular
location.
E
Well,
I
called
the
morning
before
for
the
morning
on
the
fireworks
call.
Us
was
very
immediately
responded
to
me
saying
the
reason
I
called
as
the
water
fountain
was
not
running,
and
they
were
gonna
be
like
that.
The
over
a
thousand
people
down
there
by
that
monument
and
I
wanted
it
to
look
as
best
as
it
could
so.
Callers
followed
up
and
I'm
here
to
thank
Angela,
Reis
and
Jamie
Mansell
and
all
the
other
town
employees
for
a
job
well
done.
F
Hi
Jessica
Ringgold
for
carefree
Lane
here
in
Black,
Mountain
and
respectfully
address
you
guys.
Actually.
Mr.
mayor,
you
answered
a
little
bit
of
my
question
and
and
also
why
I'm
speaking
to
you
guys
today
and
the
reason
I'm
here
is
because
I'm
a
concerned,
neighbor
and
resident
of
carefree
Lane,
which
is
badly
affected
by
our
flood
and
I,
am
hoping
that
maybe
you
all-
and
maybe
everybody
in
this
room
can
help
my
neighbors,
who
now
have
a
creek
running
in
their
front
yard
and
I.
F
Don't
know
what
has
to
be
done
or
what
can
be
done
and
what
influence
you
all
could
have
upon
the
Army
Corps
of
Engineers
to
help
them
get
over
there
and
get
that
out
of
there.
But
this
family
doesn't
have
much
money
and
they're
having
to
pay
rent
to
live
somewhere
else.
They
can't
live
in
their
home.
I
went
to
talk
to
my
neighbor
James
and
had
to
walk
through.
F
You
know
water
up
over
my
ankles
to
get
to
him
to
speak
to
him
and
he's
out
there
trying
to
move
some
of
the
stuff
around
and
I
understand
that
we
cannot
do
anything
without
permits,
and
this
sort
of
thing
and
I
also
understand
that
the
town
can't
really
or
it's
not
your
purvey
or
it's
not
your
jurisdiction
to
help
out
with
that.
But
if
there's
anything
at
all
that
you
all
can
do
or
if
there's
anything
that
we
as
a
community
can
do
for
these
people.
F
G
A
G
G
G
B
H
H
As
you
know,
if
you've
driven
down
highway
9
things
have
been
busy
at
the
ABC
store.
We
have
been
involved
with
the
extensive
remodeling
of
the
store.
It's
been
a
multi-year
process
for
the
board.
Thinking
about
at
one
point
we
considered
expanding
it,
but
that
proved
to
be
very
costly,
and
so
we
decided
to
to
look
at
what
our
other
options
were,
and
so
we
have
essentially
expanded
the
retail
space
by
about
50%
got
new
floors,
new
walls,
new
ceilings,
security,
cameras,
new
lighting.
H
It's
$54,000
a
year
that
comes
to
the
town
and
we
certainly
hope
in
the
next
year
or
two
that
will
really
be
able
to
pick
that
up,
because
we
think
the
renovations
will
pay
off
dividends
so
other
than
that
things
are
the
staff
there
at
the
store
gets
great
kudos,
they
transition.
They
had
to
move
and
sell
out
of
the
warehouse
for
a
couple
of
months,
and
that
was
not
easy,
but
they
did
a
great
great
job
and
that's
a
really
good
staff.
It's
a
it's
a
great
board.
H
I
H
H
J
I
H
H
K
H
In
general,
our
sales
to
the
store
to
the
restaurants
are
up,
and
so
I
don't
know.
If
that's
exactly
related
to
that,
but
it's
really
up
and
just
so
everybody
knows
any
restaurant
that
sells
alcohol
liquor
has
to
buy
it
through
the
store,
and
so
it's
a
separate
system.
But
those
numbers
are
up
actually
quite
a
bit.
B
L
L
So
basically
the
page
one
is
the
fact
that
it's,
the
Black
Mountain
Greenway
annual
report
for
2018-
that's
gonna,
be
a
very
busy
year
for
the
Commission.
If
you
look
at
page
to
our
public
awareness,
activities
have
included
producing
a
promotional
video
which
I'm
sure
most
of
you
seen
appeared
in
many
different
web
pieces
of
it
links.
We
had
promotional
tables
at
the
Valentine,
run
the
Greenway
challenge
and
the
bounty
and
soil
delivery
day,
and
when
we
sponsored
the
Black
Mountain
walk
of
the
guide
page
three.
L
L
We
had
a
very
successful
year
in
fundraising
the
Greenway
challenge,
which
is
a
five
and
10k,
had
214
runners,
thirty
volunteers
and
this
year
netted
a
record
of
$6,500
okay,
page
five
public
art.
We
received
a
ten
thousand
dollar
private
funded
grant
to
produce
the
second
piece
by
Julie
bar,
which
is
in
the
recreation
actually
is
over
by
the
disc
golf
and
recreation
park.
L
Funding
we
also
do
holiday
market
tailgate
market,
and
this
year
we
raised
four
hundred
and
twenty-five
dollars,
putting
a
total
in
our
account
at
this
end
of
this
year
of
thirty
seven
thousand
one
hundred
and
ninety
three
dollars:
okay,
page
seven,
the
walk
to
school
program,
which
we
do
both
in
fall
and
spring
in
the
fall.
We
had
one
hundred
and
fifty-five
participants,
and
in
the
spring
we
had
one
hundred
and
thirty
three
percent
participants.
L
We
probably
had
twenty
some
people
there
help
is
helping
them.
Julie.
Put
that
together
recently
I,
don't
know
that
I
know
the
mayor
was
on
it.
We
had
a
walk
with
the
Buncombe
County
Commissioners.
As
you
know,
a
lot
of
our
funding
for
some
glory
greenways
for
the
construction
comes
from
Johnson
County
and
we
took
him
on
a
very.
A
E
L
L
B
L
I
I
M
We
went
to
the
MPA
earlier
this
year
to
see
about
getting
an
additional
allocation
to
continue
the
Riverwalk
project
in
a
more
robust
fashion,
instead
of
trying
to
do
a
little
bit
here,
a
little
bit
there.
So
we
approach
them
for
2.25
million
dollars.
That
includes
our
in
80/20
split
and
we've
gone
back
and
asked
for
an
additional
seven
hundred
and
fifty
thousand
dollars,
which
is
percolated
through
the
local
who's
gone
on
to
the
state
final
approval,
because
the
scope
of
work
had
to
be
aligned
to
match
those
dollars.
M
So
the
the
state
surface
transportation
plan
had
to
be
amended
locally
and
also
has
to
be
a
minute
at
the
state.
And
after
that,
and
all
the
data
from
our
engineers
are
approved
from
do
team.
We
will
get
a
new
contract
that
aligns
all
of
our
funding
from
both
allocations
and
the
full
scope
of
work
into
one
document,
and
that
will
be
a
really
wonderful
day
for
us
and
will
be
much
more
organized
and
our
money
and
our
contracts
will
be
in
one
place.
So.
M
I
So
in
that
foreign
said
again
for
the
public,
that's
four
and
a
half
million.
We
pay
20%,
it's
an
80/20
split.
So
for
every
dollar
we
pay
twenty
cents
of
that
and
we've
haven't
budgeted
out
over
a
number
of
years,
and
this
is
to
complete
this
is
to
connect
our
Greenway
system.
It'll
go
under
the
railroad
track.
It'll
go
under
70
it'll
go
under
nine
I
mean
all
that
it'll
connect
over
to
the
park.
So
so
that
is
a
multi-year
project
and
it's
a
significant
commitment
by
the
town,
even
with
twenty
percent.
But
it
will.
M
New
Public
Works
building
there
should
be
a
smirk
of
hoping
to
first
do
a
spur
from
that
location,
up
Black,
Mountain,
Avenue
and
tie
into
the
existing
pedestrian
network
in
front
Louise's
kitchen.
That's
also
got
the
public
parking
right
there,
so
that
little
section
will
be
the
first
tool
to
be
worked
on
then.
M
How
we're
gonna
get
there
exactly
remains
to
be
seen.
I
have
on
Wednesday
to
meet
with
the
hotel
developer,
to
see
if
we
can
get
an
easement
on
the
hotel
property
to
try
to
avoid
some
pinch
point
issues
that
we
actually
have
on
our
parcel,
because
it's
it's
to
our
advantage
in
the
nature
of
the
Green
Wave
to
keep
it
on
the
river
and
try
not
to
go
on
road.
If
we
can
help
it
I
told
the
developer
if
he
wasn't
interested,
let's
not
get
together
and
he
still
said
come
on
so
fingers
crossed.
So.
I
M
N
The
item
B
would
be
a
request
put
in
by
me.
That's
my
request
for
the
board
to
act
on
that.
As
the
gentleman
pointed
out
earlier,
we
had.
We
have
some
people
who
have
resigned
in
our
Recreation
Department
and
after
I
got
here
and
a
couple
weeks
ago
saw
that
we
had
nobody
running
the
recreation
department,
I
thought,
given
that
the
recreation
of
our
and
that
the.
N
Jamie
Matthews
Department
the
maintenance
department
that
they
are
going
to
move
into
the
same
building
so
it'd
probably
be
apropos
to
appoint
him
a
head
of
the
department
temporarily
as
an
interim
person
to
help
coordinate
that
move
because
we're
trying
to
move
forward
and
move
now.
I'll
get
to
that.
In
a
few
minutes.
The
foam
and
fabric
building
so
I
appointed
him.
N
Platted
Street
near
Carver
Avenue
resolution
18-10
are
18-10
and
asked
that
we
have
a
motion
to
call
for
a
public
hearing
on
that
to
be
held
on
Monday
August
13
2018
at
6:00
p.m.
or
soon
thereafter
as
possible
in
the
board
room
of
Town
Hall
here
at
160,
Midland
Avenue
and
then.
Finally,
a
resolution
of
approval
for
crosswalks
improvement
that
would
be
to
adopt
a
resolution.
Rr
18
11,
supporting
the
department,
transportation
improvements
to
downtown
crosswalks
and
I've
asked
the
consent
motion
to
approve
consent
items
a
through
E
as
presented.
We.
M
Our
planning
chairman
at
least
milton
brought
to
my
attention
a
particular
false
crosswalk
downtown
earlier
this
year,
is
being
concerned
about
it
and
I've
forded.
My
concern
on
to
do
T
it
didn't
bubbles
at
the
top
is
a
high
priority
at
the
moment.
Then,
a
couple
of
weeks
later
there
was
a
near-miss
of
a
child
in
that
particular
crosswalk.
This.
I
M
One
was
the
removal
of
the
the
crosswalk
that
goes
across
State
Street
to
the
corner
of
cherry
in
front
of
the
store
with
the
souvenir
shop
and
their
reasoning,
for
that
is
because,
directly
to
the
left,
there
is
a
crosswalk
that
is
signaled,
which
is
significantly
safer
because
it's
at
the
corner
and
has
a
signal
and
this
one's
in
close
proximity.
And
it's
not
signaled
and
it's
hard
to
see
because
the
cars
park
right
up
to
it.
M
Pedestrians
kind
of
stick
their
necks
out
and
look
so
they
recommended
removing
that
crosswalk
all
together
that
it
was
kind
of
unnecessary.
The
existing
crosswalks
beyond
that
have
worn
for
lack
of
a
better
word
and
need
to
be
freshened,
I
kept
saying
repainted
and
they
kept
saying
refresh
the
tape.
So
I'm
not
sure
if
there's
a
pre
shootable
difference,
but
they
are
going
to
paint
them
and
make
them
brighter
and
add
additional
pedestrian
crossing
signing
signage
a
little
bit
further
down
at
the
corner
of
church
and
state.
M
M
So
they
also
want
to
add
additional
signage
to
the
signal
light,
so
they're
all
consistent
and
very
clear
which
button
works,
for
which
light
they're
not
consistent,
and
it
can't
be
a
little
confusing.
So
they're
gonna
improve
those,
and
so
those
are
the
ones
for
sure
there
was.
There
was
a
crosswalk
on
Broadway
that
they
don't
know
how
I
got
there.
M
Their
recommendation
was
to
not
put
one
there
again
since
that
visit
business
owner
has
asked
about
a
pedestrian
crossing
being
put
in
in
that
same
vicinity,
and
so
d-o-t
is
going
to
come
back.
This
is
not
included
in
this
resolution,
but
they
are
going
to
come
back
and
do
another
visit
to
that
area
specifically
and
look
at
it
in
greater
detail
to
see
if
they
think
it
is
warranted
or
not
so.
I
M
I
M
I
M
I
I
M
B
B
N
May
I
spent
a
fair
amount
of
time
last
couple
weeks,
trying
to
acquaint
myself
with
with
this
and
there's
a
lot
of
moving
parts
in
this.
The
city
of
Black
Mountain
produces
approximately
half
a
million
gallons
of
water
a
day
from
the
wells
that
they
have
I,
think
there's
13.
Maybe
the
city
of
Black
Mountain,
also
purchases
somewhere
in
the
neighborhood
of
180,
90,000
gallons
a
month
of
water
from
the
city
of
Asheville
resells
it
they
have
the
right
to
buy
up
to
200,000
under
the
contract
that
currently
exists.
N
N
There's
13
miles
of
water
line
within
the
city
limits,
that's
going
to
be
done
in
two
stages:
three
hundred
and
three
hundred
more
and
trying
to
figure
out
the
day
when
that
will
occur,
because
that's
contingent
upon
getting
the
new
pump
up
and
running
that
we'll
be
able
to
pump
to
750
gallons
that
the
system
may
eventually
need
about
a
week
and
a
half
ago
there
was
at
RFQ.
Is
that
what
is
called
Jesse
to
rfqs,
or
what
refresh
request
for
qualifications
was
opened?
N
Erica
Anderson
from
Linda
Skye
myself,
gentleman
from
MSD
and
and
Jesse
Gardner's
firm
was
awarded
the
contract
to
do
that.
Jesse.
Could
you
tell
us
about
that
process?
Real
quick
about
it
would
can
I
call
him
to
help
yeah,
and
so
in
terms
of
the
things
we
talked
about
earlier
today,
how
that
works
in
the
timeframe
Jesse.
P
Gardner
I'm
with
civil
design
concepts,
I'm,
also
a
project
engineer
for
the
design
portion
of
the
utility
package.
That's
feeding
a
bottom
project
that
town
was
the
applicant
on
and
being
funded
by,
EDA
and
Golden
Lee,
so
we've
been
in
Larry's,
been
at
our
partner,
our
partner
meetings
with
the
land
of
Atlanta
sky,
but
to
give
the
board
a
little
just
pot.
Dick
picture
timing
wise.
We
just
received
I
think
last
week,
approval
from
EDA
to
put
our
water
and
sewer
packages
out
to
be
it
and
right
now
we're
coordinating
with
there's
two
other.
P
I
guess
wheels
that
are
running.
D-O-T
has
awarded
a
contract
to
upgrade
access
road
that
well,
that
runs
to
a
bottom
and
actually
build
several.
It's
about
1500
feet
up
new
road
on
the
south
side
of
Interstate
40
they've
awarded
that
give
them
a
Notice
to
Proceed,
and
you
probably
start
seeing
construction
happen
any
make
this
week.
P
It's
just
up
to
the
contractor,
but
they
started
then
awarded
it
in
June
or
Notice
to
Proceed
in
June,
our
schedule
being
the
utilities
are
tentatively
to
put
it
out
to
bid
in
July
or
August
and
be
able
to
award
it
soon.
After
and
potentially
start
construction
in
september/october
range
I
envision
that
being
about
a
12-month
project,
we've
got
maybe
2,500
leaning
your
feet.
A
sewer,
got
a
bore
under
the
river
and
bore
across
interstate
40
and
got
buried.
P
Maybe
3,000
linear
feet
of
10
inch
water
line,
the
layouts
out
the
access
road,
along
with
the
construction
of
a
new
pump
station,
so
I
target
that
to
be
about
a
12
month,
construction
time
period.
That
would
put
us
ending
being
up
and
running
with
the
new
pump
station
and
the
purchases
and
water
from
actual
in
that
location,
around
August,
October
time
range
and
another
piece
to
the
puzzle
is
of
bottoms
on-site
construction.
P
They
have
to
get
started
and
they
essentially
at
our
last
meeting
on
the
25th,
had
set
the
target
day
of
opening
the
business
in
the
fourth
quarter
of
next
year
is
what
they
told
us.
They
still
got
a
lot
of
design
and
permit
a
little
bit
of
design
permitting
to
do
before
they
can
actually
break
around,
but
I
think
they
would
be
breaking
ground
or
really
maybe
the
in
the
fall
of
this
year
or
early
next
year
and
coordinating
with
are
all
three
construction
schedules
together.
Just.
P
B
P
Numbers
meaning
about
yeah,
it
is
my
understanding.
A
bottom
of
the
building,
that's
being
constructed
is
only
asked
for,
like
twenty
five
thousand
gallons
per
day.
You
know
as
the
whole
park
could
develop.
I
could
see
that
I've
heard
numbers
of
100
150,
200
thousand
gallons
per
day,
full
build-out.
B
I
Know
what
I
remember
yeah
one
within
that
number
did
I
mean
they.
The
number.
The
larger
number
of
like
two
to
250
per
day,
was
floated
about
and
I
gathered.
It
must
have
just
got
it
included
with
the
entire
park,
but
they
would
know
I
mean
for
everyone's
information.
If
you
don't
already
know
it,
they
they're
they're
already
in
roughly
a
hundred
thousand
square
feet
of
production
space
and
have
been
for
some
time.
So
they
know
what
I
know
what
I
mean.
I
I
Not
office
headquarters
or
something
that's
production
as
well,
so
they
know
what
they,
what
they're
producing
so
and
that's
what
the
that's,
what
the
Steve
woody
that
CEO
were
threatened.
You
see
I
told
you
it
was
25,
so
that
would
be
what
we
want
well
I
think
our
obligation
is
for
commitment
and
when
we're
working
through
the
numbers,
the
other
part
for
what
else
is
needed
at
the
Commerce
Park
or
whatever
else
that
just
got
that
just
needs
to
go
in
that
number.
I
You
and
I
were
talking
before
the
meeting
and
all
this
water
agreement
that
we
want
to
work
up.
We
do
want
to
plan
for
future
capacity,
just
the
future
growth
of
the
town,
because
we
don't,
we
don't
really
have
a
water
source,
our
water
source
or
these
wells
that
we
haven't.
We
have.
We
haven't,
dug
a
well
successful
well
in
a
number
of
years,
and
so
we're
looking
for
this
agreement
to
provide
for
our
future
growth.
I
N
N
N
One
in
terms
of
contracting
for
future
needs.
What
you're
actually
contracting
for
is
the
right
to
buy
a
certain
amount
of
water
and
then,
if
you
buy
the
water,
then
you
pay
a
certain
amount
for
their
measurement,
so
chart
the
larger
numbers
on
that
chart.
If
you
look
at
it,
we're
currently
buying
200,000
gallons
a
day
and
they
charge
you
a
monthly
fee
for
the
right
by
the
war
of
thirty
six
hundred
and
eighty
dollars
and
then
on
the
second
chart
of
the
next
page.
N
It
will
show
you
what
it
actually
cost
us
to
buy
it's
ninety
six
hundred
dollars,
so
you
can
see
our
monthly
expense
and
then
there's
a
fixed
fee
for
a
capital
improvement
that
they
charge.
You
and
Dean
told
me
today:
that's
the
quarter
two,
your
meter
size
and
for
us
it's
eleven
hundred
and
sixty-five
dollars
a
month
that
they
charge
us
I,
guess
that's
kind
of
their
maintenance
fee
that
they
set
aside
for
a
meter
that
big,
but
at
any
rate,
going
back
to
the
larger
numbers
on
the
sheets.
N
This
show
you
the
costs,
monthly
and
yearly
for
how
many
gallons
of
water
you
reserved
right
to
buy
so
right
now,
you're
at
200,
and
it's
forty
four
thousand
dollars
a
year.
That's
what
you
pay
to
reserve
the
two
hundred
thousand
gallons
of
water,
we're
using
now.
So
when
you,
when
you
seek
to
expand.
That's
why
I
said
earlier:
it's
a
lot
of
moving
parts
being.
When
do
we
need
some
more
so
when
will
we
get
to
six
hundred
customers
when
will
about
them?
Want
any
water?
N
And
then
when
do
we
anticipate
there
be
other
high
demand?
Customers
come
on,
so
it's
kind
of
like
a
you
can't
just
say
this
is
and
you're
a
numbers
guy.
We
had
an
accountant.
You
can't
really
pinpoint
it.
That's
not
that
we've
been
working
on
and
we
try
to
find
out
a
little
more
from
a
bottom
to
date,
I
and
maybe
the
kind
of
thing.
Let's
try
to
keep
pinning
down
some
numbers.
N
If
we
can
before
you
make
a
commitment,
I
mean
because
we
don't
know,
my
guess
is
from
what
jesse
has
said
late
next
fall.
You
probably
gonna
need
a
hundred
thousand
gallons
for
the
600
customers
and
a
bottom
that
that's
probably
where
you
are
so
you
want
to
go
ahead
and
do
it
up
$100,000
$100,000,
but
there's
the
monies
that
cost
you
so
just
got
to
figure
out.
What
you
want
to
spend
in
your
budget,
for
that
I
asked
for
I
think
is
roughly
a
50
million
gallon
50
million
gallons.
Q
I
N
Half
of
so
Asheville
has
the
capacity
to
let
loose,
20
million
gallons
give
or
take.
So
you
got
to
decide
at
what
point
and
that's
what
you
do
is
like
my
life
insurance.
At
what
point?
Do
you
decide
that
we
have
to
get
them
to
commit
a
certain
number
of
gallons
to
us
to
take
care
of
our
future
growth
so
that
that's
kind
of
the
equation
that
you're
doing
you
know
you
got
a
hundred
thousand
coming
when
the
bottom
and
the
six
hundred
actual
folks
get
here.
I
Whatever
you
have
but
I
think
it's
important,
at
least
in
my
opinion,
for
the
board
to
consider
I
mean
one
way
or
the
other.
You
have
to
have
some
capacity,
and
so
in
prior
years
board.
Setting
here
Nick
ago
said:
let's
we
need
to
dig
another
well
and
they'd
have
been
happy
to
dug
it
if
they
knew
they
could
have.
You
know
absolutely
assured
that
they
were
gonna
get
water
because
they're
always
looking
for
more
capacity.
I
So
to
me
this
is
the
same
decision
that
we're
going
to
need
to
make
and
we
can
put
it
off
and
say
they
got
plenty
of
water,
and
so
we
don't
need
to.
We
don't
need
to
worry
about
future
growth
at
this
point
in
time
and
I
would,
in
my
thinking,
I
think.
That's,
maybe
not
a
good
idea.
I
think
we
need
to
consider
what
we
what
we
can
afford.
Of
course,
we
can't
afford
it.
We
can't
afford
it.
What
can
we
afford?
I
Insurance
would
be
the
word,
but
you
know
you
can
look
at
it
as
insurance,
but
you
can
also
look
at
it
the
same
way
we
have
for
decades.
You
need
to
look
for
the
make
sure
that
we
have
either
a
well
or
in
this
case
we
know
we
can
buy
it
from
Nashville.
We
need
to
lock
in
because
things
could
change,
and
so
we
just
have
to
I
think
in
discussions
with
that
I've
had
with
Dean
it's
part
of
what
you're
paying
for
in
your
water
rights.
I
N
I
I
think
it
may
not
be
for
this
meeting.
I,
don't
know
that
we're
ready
to
do
it,
but
it's
some
juncture
before
we
enter
into
before
we
finalize
any
agreement.
I
think
the
board
would
want
to
know
just
how
just
how
we
would
incorporate
our
needs
into
our
water
ranks.
The
go
bottom
is
going
to
be
paying
and
there
outside
of
the
city
limits,
so
their
rate
would
be
different.
I
Everyone
else
is
inside
the
city
limit,
but
I'd
like
to
see
how
I'd
like
to
see
some-
and
maybe
this
is
worth
asking
for
the
board-
is
in
agreement
with
this
ask
Dean
to
come
up
with
some
projections
for
for
the
cost
and
how
we
would
incorporate
that
cost
into
fees
for
the.
What
we
know
is
coming,
which
is
a
hundred
thousand
and
went
to
make
sure
nail
that
down
and
then
for
our
future
growth,
because
we
have
not
only
the
future
growth
from
residential.
I
You
know
what
we
can
project
and
the
comfortable
way
would
be
residential
growth
in
the
future,
but
you've
got
the
Commerce
Park.
That
I
think
probably
will
you
know,
should
get
some
activity
once
the
exchange
comes
in
and
what's
this
I
am
Water
and
Sewer
out,
there
I
think
it's
pretty
likely
and
and
then
furthermore,
do
you
have
monetary
college.
That
would
has
the
president's
been
here
and
spoken
to
us
and
they'd
love
to
expand
and
be
on
their
property
down
there
that
they
have.
I
N
Have
kicked
around
a
lot
of
numbers
of
last
week
or
so
trying
to
figure
out
a
way
to
present
it
and
try
to
figure
out
some
of
some
of
you
know
what
it
cost,
what
you
make
off
of
it?
What
the
new
income
stream
and
you'll
be
glad
to
spend
more
time
working
on
that
and
try
to
nail
down.
If
we
can,
what
see
what,
if
autumn
will
tell
us
in
terms
of
what
they
their
projections
are,
you
know
start
out
at
25.
I
I
would
think
that
the
city
of
Asheville,
if
we
have
a
known
need
for
industrial
expansion
of
any
kind
or
the
colleges,
expansion,
I'm
there
and
they've
got
water
and
they're
in
the
business
of
selling
it.
So
if
we
have
something
unprotected
that
comes,
you
know,
I
think
you
know
I
think
the
likelihood
of
working
through
it
another
amendment
is
is
is
pretty
likely,
but
at
the
same
time
I
do
think
it's
prudent
for
us
to
for
the
board
to
consider
what
we
can
afford
to
set
aside
for
future
growth.
I.
I
I
I
I
Let
me
ask
question:
I
was
I,
think
I'd
heard
of
the
this
monthly
fee
of
like
$1,100,
so
we're
paying
that
that's
for
our
one
tap
or
one
pumping
death
station
meter,
so
so
that
I
guess
won't
change
with
the
new
pump
station.
It's
just
it's
1,100
and
then
the
per
gallon
commitment
fee
is
like
0.008
one
one.
I
N
A
two
part
thing,
maybe
if
we
could
I,
would
ask
that
we
do
be
first
best
approval,
because
this
this
contracts
been
tweaked
over
the
last
week
or
two
between
our
lawyer
and
their
representatives.
I
guess
some
issues
came
up.
So
we
ask
the
board
to
consider
approving
a
newly
drafted
resolution,
which
is
our
18-12,
which
is
a
resolution
to
lease
police,
radio
equipment,
Motorola,
Solutions,
Inc,
certified
lessee
resolutions.
N
I
And
that
is
just
a
just
a
reminder
for
the
public,
but
also
for
me,
but
it's
that
we
have
incorporated
that
into
the
current
year
budget.
So
we're
we
had
plans
on
it
and
the
cost
of
the
the
cost
of
the
funds
is
something
like
four
and
a
half
percent
yeah
so
and
we've
already
discussed,
but
it's
worth
noting
it.
So
it's
needed.
R
R
So,
essentially,
under
the
current
VHF
system
that
we
have,
if
we
proceed
outside
the
city
limits
to
either
assist
or
car
chases
anything
of
that
nature,
we
end
up
losing
total
communication
with
our
dispatch
with
officers
who
are
not
directly
right
in
the
vicinity
of
this
and
then
also
when
we
have
other
agencies
responding
as
well.
We
have
no
way
to
interact
through
the
in-car
or
portable
at
the
time
with
us.
What
this
does
is
it
upgrades
our
system
to
where
we
keep
constant
contact
with
our
communications
center.
R
We
have
the
capability
of
reaching
out
to
other
agencies
who
may
be
responding
to
assist
us
at
enhances
our
emergency
response
to
citizens
within
the
city,
and
it
improves
our
officer
safety
as
well.
The
way
this
this
lease
lays
out
is
the
first
year
we
get
the
equipment,
there's
no
interest,
no
payments,
like
mr.
Sneed
said
until
the
next
budget
here,
and
then
we
pick
it
up
for
the
three
years.
O
I
Q
I
can
put
on
two
hats
at
one
time.
Mr.
mayor,
the
board
knows
I'm
also
on
the
library
board
and
the
parking
issue
I'm
not
going
to
talk
about
the
parking
issue,
I'm
going
to
tell
you
what
we
discovered
in
the
course
of
the
parking
issue.
Why
is
there
townhomes
that
building
town
does
not
leased
it
to
the
county?
The
county
operates
the
library
with
an
air
building
by
agreement
back
in
the
early
80s.
A
Q
I've
talked
to
Gigi
Francis,
although
she's
trying
to
retire
head
of
the
library
system
and
I
proposed
to
her
that
we
put
together
a
document
that
reflects
actually
how
the
county
and
the
town
cooperating
operation,
library
and
present
that
both
to
the
town
and
to
the
county
and
see
if
we
can
get
an
agreement,
that's
finalized
and
writing.
There's
no
age
turned
up
a
final
resolution
or
a
filing
form
of
that
agreement
137
years
ago,
and
so
I
thought
I'd
bring
that
to
the
board.
Q
A
Q
I'm
just
telling
you
that
I'll
start
to
talk
to
head
of
the
system
we're
going
to
put
together
what
we
do
forget
that
we
found
the
old
proposal
some
of
the
things
and
those
proposals
are
happening
summer
off
and
just
put
down
in
writing.
What's
really
going
on
right
now
and
turn
that
into
written
agreement
and
nothing
would
change
so
we
go
forward.
We
shall
have
a
written
agreement.
N
You
mr.
mayor,
thank
you
for
letting
me
be
here
with
you
I've
enjoyed
in
the
last
couple
of
weeks.
You
have
a
lot
of
good
employees
and
I'm
pretty
impressed
with
them
and
I've
enjoyed
getting
to
know
them,
and
the
thing
I
said
to
him
when
I
got
here,
he's
telling
me
what
you
need
to
do
your
job.
The
first
thing
I
would
mention
about
a
week
or
so
ago
we
placed
an
ad
for
a
new
town
manager.
N
After
having
meetings
with
the
board
several
times
and
Angela,
and
some
of
us
we
worked
on,
then
we've
got
it
placed
in
various
publications
were
people
who
are
in
looking
for
those
types
of
jobs.
It's
also
on
the
website,
we've
gotten
30
or
so
inquiries
in
just
over
a
week
of
it
being
posted
the
foam
and
fabric
building,
which
we've
got
to
figure
out
what
to
call
it.
N
N
You
gotta
have
a
place
to
store
that,
and
so
there's
a
there's,
a
used
to
be
the
dumpsters
are
in
there
and
cinder
blocks
are
about
head
high
and
so
we're
gonna
put
a
shelter
over
though
they
keep
us
and
keep
a
salt
dry
right
now.
I
think
it's
stored
in
there.
Some
tarp
and
from
time
to
time
probably
has
some
issues
with
that
we've
been
over.
There
Dean's
been
working
on
talking
to
folks
about
the
phone
system
that
one
that's
over.
There
is
not
a
very
good
one.
N
That's
patched
together,
so
we're
going
to
work
on
that.
But
again
that
was
something
that
was
budgeted
for
the
alarm
system.
The
chief
was
over.
There
were
jamming
out
of
the
other
day
and
the
IT
guy,
there's
12
cameras
already
on
the
premises
over
there
and
we're
going
to
get
those
tied
into
the
police
department.
So
they
can
help
keep
an
eye
on
the
building
after
hours.
N
We're
looking
at
the
space
needs
of
the
maintenance
and
the
rec
folks
and
looking
at
long-range
planning
about
things
and
eventually
there
will
have
to
be
a
sprinkler
system
put
in
that
building.
So
that's
something
that
certainly
needs
to
be
considered
and
your
capital
improvements
is
in
the
next
several
years
going
forward,
because
that
will
kind
of
change
a
little
bit
of
how
you
can
utilize
the
building.
N
One
of
the
things
now
I
think
will
be
that
we
can't
store
certain
chemicals
and
stuff
in
a
great
big
building
unless
you
chop
it
up
into
little
tiny
pieces,
so
you'll
have
to
have
a
sprinkler
system,
but
fortunately
there's
a
there's,
a
big
building
out
the
lack
of
a
better
word
in
the
backyard.
It's
three
big
bays
where
you
can
put
large
trucks
and
do
maintenance,
so
you'll
be
able
to
store
your
flammable
oils
and
gases,
and
things
like
that
out
there
and
it's
small
enough.
N
You
don't
have
to
worry
about
the
sprinkler
system,
this
time
and
eventually
it'd
probably
be
nice
for
some
of
the
stuff
to
be
stored
inside
the
larger
portion,
which
was
a
warehouse
in
effect
and
that's,
oh,
that's,
a
great
place
to
store
a
lot
of
your
stuff,
but
they're
gonna
work
around
that,
but
that's
pretty
exciting
to
me
to
try
to
pull
that
off
the
next
couple
months.
Long
here
is
try
to
get
that
building
up
and
going
because
that
is
a
fantastic
building.
N
It
has
enough
space
needs
for
a
long
time
for
this
town
for
a
lot
of
your
your
different
functions
as
I
said
earlier,
when
I
was
in
asking
the
board
to
approve
a
10%
raise
for
Jamie
Matthews
he's
the
interim
supervisor.
Since
June
18th
has
been
working
extra
hard
trying
to
get
a
grip
on
what's
going
on
over
there
and
how
to
be
efficient
about
running
their
business.
We're
short-handed
we're
looking
at
some
stuff
we're
fighting
I
had
a
phone
call.
Log
of
somebody
were
talking
to
Megan
on
a
temporary
basis.
N
We
also
met
today
and
Angela's
helping
us.
We've
got
to
add,
probably
going
to
be
put
out
tomorrow,
advertising
for
a
supervisor
to
take
miss
Williams
place,
I,
miss
waiters
left
to
go
to
Henderson
County
for
a
substantial
raise
he's
getting
probably
at
20-25
percent
raise
for
a
job
she's
got
over
there,
and
so
that's
that's
why
we
have
that
choice.
N
So
and
one
thing
I
want
to
ask
the
board
at
some
point:
I
need
some
guidance
about
how
we're
going
to
conduct
a
new
Chiefs
first
and
the
timeframe
and
the
method
that
we
want
to
use
so,
as
they
start
thinking
about
that,
but
at
any
rate,
I
think
some
of
the
other
things
I
had
have
already
been
dealt
with.
Is
we've
gone
along
here
and
there's
any
questions
I
feel
free
to
ask
me.
I've
enjoyed
my
last
two
and
a
half
weeks.
I've
been
here.
N
There's
a
lot
of
neat
people's
a
lot
of
neat
projects.
A
lot
of
moving
parts
to
this
town
and
I
wasn't
looking
for
a
job,
I
didn't
want
a
job,
and
but
when
they
called
I've,
always
had
a
lot
of
respect
for
the
folks
out
here,
Blackground
have
a
lot
of
friends.
You
guys
know:
I
went
online
and
read
about
your
town.
All
the
things
you
had
going
on
I
was
surprised.
How
much
was
gone.
N
E
K
Like
to
talk
about
transparency,
it's
been
a
lot
of
talk
in
town
lately
about
this
board,
not
being
very
transparent
about
things
that
are
going
on,
particularly
about
personnel
matters.
I.
Think
that
this
board
is,
you
know,
we're
restricted
under
certain
guidelines
of
the
state
of
north
carolina
general
statutes
as
to
what
we
can
discuss
and
cannot
discuss
with
citizens,
particularly
when
it
pertains
to
personnel
matters.
We've
lost
some
good
people
recently,
I.
Don't
think
anybody
can
doubt
that
they
may
be
enough.
K
Some
big
shoes
to
be
filled,
but
the
fact
of
the
matter
is
nobody
forced
him
out.
Nobody
asked
him
to
leave.
They
made
their
own
decision
to
go
with
where
they
went.
If
you
would
look
at
their
situations,
what
they
did,
they
moved
up,
which
is
probably
a
lot
of
people
sitting
in
this
room,
have
done
in
past
jobs
themselves.
So
please
don't
put
anything
on
the
board
or
try
to
create
rumors.
That's
gonna!
Try
to
make
these
people
look
bad.
K
Nobody
ran
them
off,
nobody
told
you,
you
got
to
go,
they
made
their
decision
and
they
left.
We
support
all
the
employees
in
this
town.
We
have
a
great
bunch
of
people
working
for
this
town
look
around
any
day
and
you
see
folks
out
there
doing
things
go
into
any
office
in
this
building
or
any
office
of
any
of
these
buildings
and
see
what
people
are
doing.
Don't
just
show
up
for
these
meetings,
make
yourself
known
all
over
town.
K
Let
people
know
who
you
are
and
what
you're
there
for
what
you
want
to
see
and
Pat
them
on
the
back
sometime
just
say:
thank
you.
Don't
get
on
facebook
and
belittle
people,
that's
not
what
it's
all
about.
We
have
sahel
a
bunch
of
people
who
work
for
us
and
they're
doing
an
excellent
job
on
the
kinda
note
folks,
if
you
have
a
notice,
ship
and
I
noticed
the
hard
way
yesterday,
if
I
hadn't
different
screaming
at
me,
I
would
have
probably
ran
into
somebody
they
made
down
there
on
Vance
Avenue
by
Louise's
kitchen.
K
What
is
that
an
intersection
there
they've
made
it
a
four-way?
Stop
again.
If
you
haven't
noticed
it,
please
notice
it
like
I,
said
I
almost
find
out
the
hard
way.
If
Sheila
hands
yell,
stop
stop
stop,
we
would
have
t-boned
somebody.
So
please
you
know,
and
then
I
don't
know
if
that
was
in
the
paper
a
night
and
I
get
the
word
out
and
let
people
know
if
we
need
to
put
up
some
kind
of
signage,
dear
son,
but
be
extra,
careful
folks,
we're
working
for
you.
K
S
While
you're
speaking
of
streets
I
had
an
email
before
I
came
to
the
meeting
tonight,
citizen
being
concerned
about
the
closure
sign
at
the
intersection
of
Blue,
Ridge
and
number
nine,
it
says
never
going
closed
at.
You
might
well
apparently
a
lot
of
people
when
they
venture
on
to
number
not
keep
going
they're,
not
quite
sure
where
she
might
is.
So
they
were
saying.
Maybe
that
sign
and
I
don't
know
who
puts
that
up.
Jamie
does
that
do
to.
O
S
S
I
Mayor
the
only
thing
I'd
like
to
mention
is
that
just
for
the
folks
who
are
who
are
interested
in
the
Cherry
Street
one-way
decision,
which
you
know
was
brought
to
us
by
the
merchants
on
Cherry
Street
back
in
April,
really
that
they
will
get
that
report
soon
on
the
recommendation
of
our
consultant
on
on
Cherry
Street,
one
way,
etcetera,
all
that
sort
of
thing
and
and
move
forward
on
that
or
not
or
whatever
needs
to
be
done.
I,
don't
think
any.
I
My
read
on
from
the
board
is
that
they
don't
think
anybody
has
any
pre
disposed.
You
know
opinions
about
it.
We
just
want
to
know
what
we
can
do
and-
and
the
merchants
would
like
that
and
if
it
can
be
done
with
the
traffic
flow
and
everything
else,
I
think
we're
all
amenable
to
making
it
work.
But
there
are
a
lot
of
moving
parts
when
you
think
about
the
traffic
and
and
where
it's
going
to
go.
If
it
goes
one
way
so
we'll
see
what
the
consultant
has
to
say,
hopefully
soon.
O
Else
mr.
mayor
I
would
just
add
that
again
this
Thursday,
we
will
have
two
special
called
meetings,
one
in
the
morning
at
8:30
to
9:30
and
one
in
the
evening
from
5
to
6,
where
we
will
be
here
to
have
an
open
session
for
members
of
the
public
to
come
in
and
help
us
prioritize
what
characteristics
and
qualities
we
were
seeking
in
our
next
Town
Manager.
So
we
ask
all
that
are
available
to
please
come
and
participate
in
that,
and
then
lastly,
I
want
to
thank
Carlos
for
his
comments
earlier
in
regards
to
this
board.
O
Support
of
the
various
Town
departments
and
employees
I
would
I
would
like
to
speak
for
olives
and
say
that
we
are
unwavering
and
wanting
to
make
these
departments
the
best
they
can
be
for
the
citizens
and
the
employees
that
are
there,
and
that
will
be
our
goal
now
and
moving
forward.
And,
lastly,
just
want
to
thank
all
the
new
volunteers
for
volunteering,
their
time
to
serve
on
the
various
boards
and
commissions.
Thank
you
for
participating
and
being
a
part
of
this.
We
we
look
forward
to
the
valuable
service
you're
going
to
provide.
L
O
B
Anyone
else's
as
far
as
the
oven
I
just
want
to
mention
that
last
week,
fight
Mountain
this
one
will
die,
be
lost
to
folks.
That
meant
a
lot
to
me
and
who
meant
walk
to
this
now
that
one
was
rust,
Lunsford
who
was
friends
to
a
lot
of
people
in
this
town.
He
and
his
sons
built
lots
of
houses,
I'm
not
mistaken.
They
did
the
Cherry
Street
bathrooms.
B
He
was
a
unique
individual
and
this
valley,
he
says,
lost
a
good
one.
Another
one
was
Mike
Dockery
he's
one
of
those
that
when
I
mentioned
your
name
there,
his
name
there's
not
I'm
sure.
No
one
in
here
knows
who
he
is,
but
his
name
is
on
the
Town
Square
restrooms
on
the
bronze
plate,
his
name's
on
this,
the
school,
the
farmers
gold,
the
concession
stand.
B
He
was
just
somebody
who's,
always
willing
to
give
of
his
time
and
effort
for
free
to
help
his
folks,
and
he
was
it
does
anybody
it
was
like
the
the
what
is
what
it
was
giving
her
mites.
That
was
him
because
he
was,
he
was
always
willing,
couldn't
do
much,
but
he
did
work
and
jump
and
do
anything
that
he
could
for
folks.
So
we've
lost
two
good
ones
in
this
valley
and
I
just
wanted
to
mention
that
without
anything
else,
meeting
adjourned.