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From YouTube: Black Mountain Board of Alderman Meeting - July 14, 2014
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Regular meeting of the Black Mountain Board of Aldermen held on Monday, July 14, 2014.
B
Call
the
meeting
to
order
welcome
everyone
and
I
like
roast
and
with
the
Pledge
of
Allegiance
I
pledge
allegiance
States
of
America
stands.
One
nation
under
God,
indivisible
with
liberty
and
justice,
are
all
and
Renee
will
give
our
invocation
and
they
blame
of
this
one
of
all
valley,
christian
ministry.
Let.
A
C
We
thank
you
for
this
precious
stay
of
life.
Each
thing
we
can
choose
to
be
impossible.
We
can
choose
to
be
positive
and
have
joy
or
we
can
choose
to
be
negative.
We
have
a
chance
to
make
a
difference
in
life
or
we
can
choose
to
just
survive
the
day,
remove
any
negativity
from
our
hearts
and
minds
so
that
we
can
be
the
faithful
servants
and
leaders.
You
call
us
to
be
thank
you
for
your
presence
here
in
this
very
room.
We
live
to
you,
the
work
endeavors
of
this
group.
C
May
everyone
work
together
for
the
common
good
of
all.
People
make
everything
we
do
be
in
service
to
you,
help
us
not
to
turn
a
blind
eye
to
those
who
are
in
poverty.
Those
who
are
struggling,
emotion
and
physically
help
us
to
have
eyes
that
are
open
to
seek
ways
that
we
can
make
a
difference
in
this
community
and
beyond.
C
B
A
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F
G
F
A
B
B
E
B
G
G
G
K
G
E
G
L
D
You
I
am
filled
with
sassy
15
I've.
You
guys
about
five
years
ago,
was
$15,000
appropriated
to
make
a
real
study
of
the
Carver
center
and
decided
the
best
use
of
it,
and
also
energy
conservation
studies,
etc.
That
money
was
returned
to
the
general
fund.
For
who
knows
what
reasons
and
studies
will
ever
done,
they.
F
D
Get
a
little
energy
conservation
study
from
land
of
sky,
but
that
was
limited
to
just
changing
out
lighting
fixtures
and
some
simple
things.
Now
there
is
one
hundred
five
thousand
dollars
devoted
to
that
project
to
be
used
for
a
new
roof,
but
I
contend
that
we
don't
want
to
spend
one
hundred
and
five
thousand
dollars
without
doing
some
engineering
first
I
would
I
propose
that
an
engineer
be
hired
to
really
study
the
roof.
D
M
M
Right
am
I
look
into
that
next
year
or
something
come
well
between
the
urban
parks,
a
commission
in
my
farm,
the
hop
and
blueberry
farm,
which
is
open
right
now,
as
a
matter
of
fact
and
picking
hops,
which
will
actually
be
picking
hops
next
week
to
go
to
local
breweries.
The
urban
forestry
commission
is
still
hanging
in
there
and
last
year
we
had
kind
of
a
we
it
was
it
was.
We
had
two
vacancies
for
the
most
part
during
the
there
in
the
whole
year
and
but
we
still
managed
to
get.
M
We
still
managed
the
gifts,
and
things
done.
One
was
to
tangible
things,
I'm
thinking
about
where
we
got
some
signage
up
for
labeling
trees
down
on
the
greenways,
and
we
were
also
worked
with
the
community
gardens
on
that,
and
we
also
got
a
pretty
nice
informative
sign
that
we
put
up
about
trees
and
the
importance
of
trees
at
the
rec
park
down
there.
But
we
did
a
lot
of
researching.
M
We
wanted
to
do
that
because
part
of
that
is
we're
trying
to
get
Black,
Mountain
redesignate
adash
a
tree
city
again,
and
in
order
to
do
that,
one
of
the
stipulations
we
need
for
that
is
to
have
an
arbor
day.
So
at
some
point
in
time
the
new
commission
will
will
actually
get
up
with
you,
I
guess
you,
mr.
M
mayor,
and
to
come
up
with
a
day
that
we
could
propose
as
Arbor
Day
and
we're
going
to
coincide
that
with
with
some
of
the
members
of
our
one
of
the
members
and
the
Commission
who
is
with
a
group
of
our
burst
in
the
whole
Blue
Ridge
area
here
and
they're,
going
to
actually
do
a
service
day
and
I
think
that
we
can
make
that
service
day.
Part
of
the
Arbor
Day
celebration
and
it
will
will
get
up
with
you
on
that.
M
M
So
that
is
is
is
how
we
spent
the
year
pretty
much
and
it
doesn't
sound
like
we
got
done,
but
done
much.
But
in
the
seven
years
that
I've
been
there,
we
planted
more
than
2,000
trees
in
Black
Mountains,
so
we're
making
it
greener
as
we
go
and
and
I
think
the
new
board
of
the
move
we'll
carry
on
and
do
their
part
so
that
about
wraps
it
up
come
see
us
at
the
hop
and
blueberry
farm
located
just
right
outside
the
Black
Mountain
City
Limits.
H
N
Sir
you've
got
the
adoption
of
minutes
from
your
june
fifth
jinda
workshop
you're
jun,
9th
regular
session
and
you're
june
sixteenth
public
hearing
for
the
budget.
You've
got
a
budget
amendment
to
transfer
money
from
the
capital
reserve.
If
you'll
recall,
the
capital
reserve
fund
is
money
that
you've
set
aside
for
a
variety
of
capital
projects,
and
this
one
is
for
improvements
that
the
public
safety
building
will
place
the
roof
over
the
bays,
so
I
know
they've
been
some.
You
have
some
questions
last
week
about
that.
What
well,
what
we're?
Basically
doing?
N
It
will
be
consistent
with
the
with
the
section
between
the
bays
and
the
and
the
fire
department
and
the
police
department,
so
that
all
that
will
be
will
be
uniform
and
we'll
bill.
It's
a
middle.
It's
a
metal
roof
now
we'll
fill
that
in
and
put
it,
but
insulated
cover
board
over
one
and
a
half
inch
cover
board
at
the
top
of
that.
N
We,
of
course,
will
get
all
the
necessary
building
permits
and
have
that
inspected
and
and
put
that
in,
but
that
but
the
but
the
money
for
that
comes
from
the
capital
reserve
photos
you'd
set
aside
previously
to
make
those
improvements.
Then
you
have
the
award
of
the
helmet
and
the
badge
to
battalion
chief
Ronnie
Bartlett,
who
is
retiring.
You
have
a
handful
of
public
hearings
that
you
need
to
call
a
public
hearing
for
text,
amendments
to
define
structures.
N
We
just
don't
have
that
in
our
land
use
code
and
we
need
to
to
have
a
definition
for
that.
A
public
hearing
for
text
amendments
regarding
multi-family
residential,
because
we
have
two
different
definitions
in
our
land
use
code.
When
you
make
that
consistent,
a
public
hearing
for
adoption
of
building
codes,
we
need
we
make
reference
to
an
older
code
in
our
land
use
code.
We
need
to
just
make
that
more
generic
reference
or
they
oh,
they
were
always
using
the
most
up-to-date
code.
N
For
that
and
then
a
public
hearing
for
text,
amendments
related
to
tattoo
body,
piercing,
parlours,
the
planning
board
has
been,
has
been
reviewing
that
it
has
a
recommendation
for
conditional
uses
for,
though,
for
that
and
you'll
those
are
just
calling
public
hearings
that
will
be
in
August
for
those
uses,
and
that's
all
that
you
have
tonight.
Mr.
mayor.
B
If
not,
then
on
favor
opposed
to
a
pastor
unanimously
we're
at
that
point
where
we
have
new
business.
We
need
to
have
another
citizen
comment,
but
we
don't
have
any
new
business,
but
we've
done.
If
there
is
any
citizen
that
wishes
to
comment,
we
certainly
will
go
ahead
and
be
willing
to
listen
to
you.
B
N
The
only
thing
that
I
would
add
is
that,
of
course,
with
the
with
the
with
the
roof
at
public
safety
and
for
the
improvements
to
our
budgeted
for
at
the
Carver
center.
We
are
in
the
process,
now
are
viewing
those
and
getting
necessary
quotes
and
building
permits
that
are
associated
with
us.
A
little
review,
those
when
we
have
those
of
you
all.
B
J
I
would
in
fact,
I've
been
wanting
to
have
all
this
time
to
fill
up,
but
no
I'm,
just
kidding
I'm,
giving
you
I
gave
each
of
the
board
members
a
report
or
the
up
to
most
up-to-date
information.
I
have
from
the
MPO
and
mpo
is
the
Metropolitan
Planning
Organization,
which
deals
with
transportation,
and
the
d-o-t
has
come
up
with
a
priority
listing
of
projects.
While
we
have
one
regional,
the
top
page
are
the
regional
results.
They
chose
18
project
and
number
14
on
the
list.
Is
the
Blue
Ridge
exit
off
I-40?
J
So
that's
where
that
is
at
this
point,
the
deity
or
the
state
do
tea
has
gone
through
all
this
read
reevaluation
new
formula.
In
fact,
the
last
three
pages
I
gave
you
here
is
our
the
point
system
that
they
assigned
to
different
items
are
two
biggest
things.
There
are
safety
and
economics.
Of
course,
congestion
is
is
a
biggie
thing,
but
the
congestion
is
not
the
big
deal
with
the
with
this
blue
ridge
exit
is
the
safety
factor
and
the
economic
factor.
So
I
wanted
you
to
see.
This
is
the
most
up-to-date
news.
J
I
have
that's
one
scheduled
the
subtle
one,
and
this
was
a
new
one
for
me.
I
didn't
know
about
this
when
this
one
on
the
second
page
is
a
division
list
and
it's
called
the
they
call
it
the
black
mountain
southeast
connector,
which
actually
would
start
about
where
by
liz
and
go
up,
go
across
to
belt,
where
mccoy
Tobias
is
what
they
told
me.
But
this
is
something
that
the
former
planning
director
Elizabeth
Teague,
that's
something
she
proposed,
and
it's
on
this
list
I
mean
a
first
time.
J
But
if
any
of
the
public
would
like
to
go
and
if
you
can't
go,
they
gave
those
who
do
not
attend
can
comment
by
calling
and
they
give
a
list
of
the
person's
name
to
call
with
the
d-o-t
an
emailing
address,
and
it
will
be.
You
can
comment
all
month,
it's
open
for
a
month,
so
I'm
going
to
leave
this
with
in
fact
Fred.
You
might
want
to
get
this
information.
Put
it
in
the
news.
I
think
it'd
be.
Don't
give
it
to
you.
J
Of
course
it's
in
your
what
your
cohort
paper
but
and
I'll
leave
it
with
Darlene.
So
if
any
of
you
are
interested
in
this
information,
it
will
be
here
at
Town.
Hall,
hopefully,
Fred
will
put
it
in
the
black
mountain
is
so
I
just
wanted
you
to
have
the
up-to-date
as
I
have
it
with
the
MPO
and
we've
talked
about
having
this
gentleman
from
the
d-o-t
come
probably
in
a
couple
of
months,
because
this
is
not
written
in
stone
the
front
unit
where
it
is
on
the
priority
list.
J
F
J
They
took,
they
were
asking
us
to
vote
on
a
cascade
that
project,
which
means
we
would
quit
that
very
hour.
26
connector
would
be.
We
would
say,
do
everything
for
that
and
leave
these
other
projects.
Well,
I
felt
like
a
mother
hen
sitting
on
our
project.
I
thought
I'm
not
going
to
let
go
of
our
project
so
just.
F
F
Two
incredibly
large
objects,
like
you
know
the
music's
connector
those
go
into
a
different
category
than
something
that
you
know
that
were
maybe
we're
talking
about.
It
really
is
not
that
it's
not
a
significant
project,
but
at
the
same
time
it's
it's
not.
The
idea
was
that
you
wouldn't
be
competing
against
the
tremendously
large
projects
and
so
forth.
D
J
J
K
H
L
N
Would
basically
be
it
would
basically
be
a
bypass
for
that
to
bypass
if
you
were,
if
you
were
to
try
to
move
traffic
around
town
without
going,
you
know
through
through
the
middle
of
town,
but
your
butt
but
you're
exactly
right
that
it
would
be.
It
would
be
an
in
telling
you
rode
through
private
property.
That's
why
it's
never!
It's
never
risen
very
high
on
the
righty's,
because,
because
there's
there's
more
complications
to
it
than
just
saying
how
much
does
it
cost
to
do?
There's
there's
other
issues
that
don't
that
may
not
exist
rather
project.
N
N
Wouldn't
I
well
I
wouldn't
say
that
it
would
take
the
place.
I.
Think
I,
think
I
think
the
idea
there
was
there
would
be
that
it
would
complement
that
in
the
sense
that
they're
been
on
one
in
a
town
you
would
have.
You
would
address
an
issue
with
traffic
and
on
the
other
end
of
town,
you
would
address
an
issue
with
traffic.
The
the
Blue
Ridge,
Road,
interchange,
ranks
higher,
mostly
and
I.
Think
part
of
it
is
because
it
because
of
the
point
system.
N
It
generates
more
points
because
of
because
of
the
impact
that
it
has
in
the
right
of
way
that
exists
already
this.
This
stays
in
the
this
kind
of
stays
in
the
queue,
but
it
doesn't,
but
it
does
it
it
doesn't
rank
as
high,
because
and
that's
why
it
does
it
never
Rises
out
of
the
division
rankings,
because
it
because
there's
a
lot.
It's
a
lot
more
complicated
than
just
saying.
N
Here's
right
away
that
exists,
you're
already
you're
you're,
four
or
five
steps
away
from
from
making
that
a
reality,
but
it,
but
the
vision
would
be
I
think
at
least
when
it
was
when
it
was
first
proposed.
Was
that
it
would.
It
would
address
congestion
on,
on
the
other,
on
the
east
side
of
town.
The
way
the
other
side
would
be
addressed
with
the
interchange.
Let.
B
Me
give
this
a
little
history
on
this.
This
is
also
when
very
very
Leonard.
White
was
on
the
board
prior
to
my
joining
her
on
the
award.
This
project
came
came
about
under
there
when
Mike
Begley
was
the
mayor
of
the
town,
and
there
were
some
public
hearings
over
at
the
lake
view
center,
and
at
that
time
pictures
were
then
given
of
what
this
interchange
at
Blue
Ridge
Road
was
going
to
be
because
at
that
point
up
until
that
point,
it
was
only
just
talked
about
that
they
would
just
be
an
interchange
of
it.
B
So
it
was
basically
that
was
taken
off
at
the
request
of
the
board
at
that
time
and
Chuck
magallon
was
on
here
and
so
that
that's
why
that
gets
first
project,
which
is
the
Blue
Ridge
Road
project
here,
was
deleted
from
that
I'm
thinking
somewhere
along
the
road
here
that
this
second
one
was
never
deleted,
as
opposed
because
I
can
never
remember
any
of
this
being
the
boards
that
I
was
on.
Approving
this
new
round
connector
and
one
of
the
main
reasons
was
the
fact
that
so
many
people
were
against.
B
This
was
the
widening
of
Lou,
Ridge
Road,
and
also
the
fact
that,
by
doing
this,
you
basically
do
create
a
bypass
around
downtown
Black
Mountain,
which
was
something
that
most
of
the
residents
of
the
town
were
not
interested
in
and
there's
certainly
a
lot
of
people
that
want
to
get
traffic
over
that
way.
Well,
there.
B
N
B
A
B
F
One
thing
to
make
clear
it,
and
this
is
true:
isn't
it
Maggie
that
this
particular
project
as
it
stands
now
has
nothing
to
do
with
widening
Blue
Ridge
Road?
It's
the
intersection
back
to
set
back
to
old
70
and
it's
the
exchange,
but
there's
no
there's
no
widening
of
blue
ridge
road
in
this
project,
as
presented.
F
N
B
B
D
B
Are
many
many
times
that
I
mean
there's?
No
one.
That's
run
that
road
any
more
than
me.
You
can't
believe
the
number
of
tractor
trailers
and
dump
trucks
and
of
course,
then
you
see
people
out
there
pushing
a
stroller
and
it's
a
very
unsafe
thing.
That
would
not
be
obviously
think
about
a
sidewalk,
but
we.