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From YouTube: Black Mountain Aldermen Meeting: 09/23/2011
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Black Mountain Board of Aldermen Special Called Meeting: Town Square Property. Proposed sell of property to Walgreens. Meeting held on September 23, 2011
A
Good
like
to
welcome
everyone
to
our
meeting
this
afternoon,
plowed
clogged
door.
If
you
would
turn
off
your
cell
phones
and
your
beepers,
you
know
this
is
an
issue
today
that
many
of
our
residents
have
some
very,
very
strong
emotions
about.
So
today,
let's
show
respect
and
no
booing
or
cheering
when
folks
say
something
in
june
of
2011.
A
This
week
a
purchase
offer
of
2.1
million
came
to
us
at
least
one
alderman
has
raised
the
issue
of
selling
this
property
at
every
board.
Meeting
since
june,
this
property
been
an
issue
with
such
opposite
views.
I
feel
the
offer
should
admit
I
felt
the
offer
should
merely
be
made
public
with
both
the
board
and
the
community
being
aware
of
the
offer.
A
A
Therefore,
today
I'm
going
to
allow
citizen
comments,
alternating
between
those
in
favor
of
the
town,
developing
the
property
and
those
in
favor
of
selling
the
property.
Then
we'll
have
board
comments
or
any
actions
that
the
board
wishes
to
pay
the
program
or
the
agenda
will
be
marcy
o'neill.
Our
town
manager
will
do
the
presentation
of
the
offer
to
purchase,
get
some
comments
from
ron
sneed
and
then
we'll
call
on
those
who
have
signed
up
to
speak
this
time.
I'll
call
on
our
town
manager,
marcie
o'neil.
B
I
think
everybody
in
the
audience
have
copies
of
the
proposal
that
was
sent
to
us
I'd
like
to
give
just
a
little
bit
of
background
on
how
this
arrived,
since
the
town
acquired
the
property
nearly
two
years
ago,
and
particularly
since
the
buildings
were
raised,
and
it's
been
a
vacant
lot
from
time
to
time.
The
town
has
received
inquiries
of
interest
about
the
property
over
the
course
of
the
last
two
years.
B
B
On
friday
of
last
week,
exactly
one
week
ago,
I
received
just
a
cold
call
from
a
developer,
like
I
have
many
times
in
the
past.
The
particular
company
is
ed
street
company
development
and
construction
out
of
johnson
city
tennessee,
and
when
mr
sparks
from
that
company
called
me,
he
was
just
inquiring
about
the
availability.
What
the
circumstances
were
whether
the
town
had
listed
the
property
and
we
have
not.
B
B
Many
of
you
are
aware
that
over
the
course
of
the
last
couple
of
months
in
the
summer
in
particular
during
june,
we
had
engaged
the
services
of
a
private
engineering
firm
to
do
a
traffic
study
looking
at
traffic
safety
concerns
traffic
flow
parking
in
the
downtown
area,
pedestrian
bicycle
safety
in
the
intersection
and
taking
a
look
at
how
that
montreat
state
street
intersection,
as
you
all
know,
there's
a
kind
of
a
dog
leg.
It's
an
awkward
transition
point
in
that
intersection.
B
How
we
might
improve
that,
and
the
timing
for
all
that
is
related
to
the
fact
that
north
carolina
department
of
transportation
has
plans
within
the
next
14
months
to
resurface,
highway
70
state
street
through
downtown
black
mountain.
So
this
board
has
felt
that
that
before
any
of
that
resurfacing
was
done.
It
was
important
to
take
care
of
these
safety
issues,
because
we
certainly
don't
want
the
state
to
be
spending
money
resurfacing.
When
we
know
we
have
some
real
safety
and
traffic
flow
needs.
B
As
an
example,
we
have
talked
about
one
of
the
the
recommendations
that
will
be
coming
with
the
transit
plan
are
additional
on
street
parking
on
state
street
parallel
parking
at
the
front
of
that
property.
But
in
order
to
do
that
and
not
impede
traffic,
we're
going
to
have
to
back
that
into
that
piece
of
property
we've
also.
B
We
want
to
give
people
an
opportunity
to
pass
to
two
by
two
without
running
into
each
other
and
a
place
to
sit
down
there.
There
is
an
interest
in
improving
landscaping
in
the
downtown
area,
perhaps
doing
some
underground
utilities
in
that
area.
So
there
are
a
number
of
improvements
that
we're
that
the
town
board
has
has
determined
are
important.
B
All
of
this
work
has
been
guided
by
the
town
square
steering
committee,
which
is
composed
of
a
board
appointed
by
this
board,
and
it
consists
of
the
chairs
or
executives
of
every
single
boarding
commission
in
the
community.
It
includes
all
of
the
major
cultural
and
business
organizations
in
the
community
and
all
of
the
property
owners
adjacent
to
the
town
square
property
have
been
invited
to
participate.
So
there's
been
a
lot
of
work
leading
up
to
this
point
with
a
law.
B
A
very
broad
based
group
of
folks
who
have
have
had
input
into
this,
and
the
timing
is
all
associated
at
this
point,
with
waiting
on
a
traffic
engineering
study
to
come
back.
So
with
that
being
the
background,
this
proposal
from
ed
street
company
sort
of
came
out
of
the
blue.
I
thought
this
was
just
another
cold
call
like
many
of
the
ones
I've
received,
and
I
didn't
necessarily
expect
to
hear
from
him
again
on
monday
afternoon
we
got
a
call
from
his
office
saying.
Please
expect
a
fedex
package.
B
The
fedex
package
arrived,
I
received
this
on
tuesday
and
it
is
a
legitimate
purchase,
a
purchase
offer
of
2.1
million
dollars
for
the
three
parcels
that
comprise
the
town
square
property.
Now
the
offer
is
for
the
existing
parcels
as
they
are
sidewalk
to
sidewalk
bounded
by
honeycutt,
midland
and
states
or
honeycutt
montreat
and
state
street.
B
It
came
as
you
will
see
within
your
packet.
It
came
with
a
ten
thousand
dollar
earnest
check
and
for
that
ten
thousand
dollars.
Essentially,
what
this
is
is
an
purchase
option,
giving
the
developer
100
180
days
to
do
due
diligence
on
the
property
and
when
I
speak
in
terms
of
doing
due
diligence,
this
developer
will
look
at
zoning
regulations,
we'll
look
at
layouts
and
look
at
utilities
and
that
sort
of
thing-
and
if
and
if
any
of
those
do
not
meet
the
needs
of
this
developer,
then
the
developer
can
walk
away.
B
There's
also
a
clause
in
there
for
an
additional
fifty
thousand
dollar
earnest
payment
for
another
ninety
days
of
due
diligence
period.
So
at
this
point
you
see
that
we
have
a
check
for
ten
thousand
dollars
an
offer
for
two
point:
one
million
dollars,
but
we
have
this
board
waiting
on
recommendations
from
an
engineering,
firm,
cooperative
discussions
with
the
department
of
transportation
and
the
french
broad
mpo
and
recommendations
from
five
of
our
boards
and
commissions,
which
have
been
meeting
for
the
last
couple
of
months
to
talk
about.
B
B
B
C
The
one
I
find
interesting
is
they're
putting
down
ten
thousand
dollars
for
six
months
of
due
diligence
and
another
fifty
thousand
dollars
for
another.
Ninety
days
later
in
the
contract,
those
are
treated
as
earnest
money
deposits.
In
the
event
they
find
they
don't
find
or
do
find
something
that
doesn't
serve
their
purpose.
They
walk
away
and
they
get
their
deposit
back.
C
Obviously,
if
I
were
a
normal
seller
pulling
a
market
property
off
the
market
for
nine
months,
I
want
some
of
that
money
to
stay
in
my
pocket
if
they
walked
away
true
purchase
of
a
due
diligence
period.
A
couple
of
things
that
marcy's
mentioned
is
there.
Our
boards
are
going
to
come
forward
with
recommendations
right
now,
and
this
has
been
brought
up
before
we
don't
have
a
whole
lot
in
place
for
that
particular
area
of
town.
C
That
would
control
what
goes
on
the
lot
if
it
complies
with
zoning,
and
I
think
your
planning
board,
your
historical
commission
and
others
have
wanted
to
address
that
and
put
something
in
place,
and
I
think
it'd
be
only
fair
to
buyer.
If
you
accept
his
offer
to
put
in
there,
this
is
going
to
be
subject
to
and
tell
them
what
kind
of
limitations
he
can
look
forward
to
that.
This
board
might
want
to
do,
and
I
think
a
big
interest
always
has
been
at
least
the
historic
commission
planning.
C
Is
we
get
something
downtown
that
looks
like
it
belongs?
Downtown,
that's
always
been
addressed
in
the
past,
and
if
you
are
going
to
take
that
approach,
you
want
to
build
that
into
the
the
response
you
give
to
the
seller.
If
you
you're
willing
to
accept
his
offer,
they've
been
in
a
position
to
tell
what
kind
of
terms
and
conditions
you
plan
to
impose
on
this
contract
is
assuming
that
he
goes
forward
with
zoning
he'll
build.
What
zombie
will
allow-
and
I
don't
know
if
that
at
the
moment
that
fully
fits
the
desires
of
the
sport.
B
I
would
like
to
add
one
other
piece
of
information,
and
that
is
that
this
there
have
been
a
lot
of
rumors
about
what
would
be
going
on
this
site.
The
issue
of
the
walgreens
is
not
a
rumor.
This
particular
developer
has
provided
a
site
plan.
I
think
some
of
you
have
seen
that
also,
as
you
came
in
the
door,
this
particular
developer
developed
the
walgreens
on
tunnel
road
in
asheville,
the
the
walgreens
in
arden.
B
They
have
expressed
some
interest
in
cooperating
in
terms
of
you
know
if,
if
there
is
available
space
on
their
their
lot
after
they
create
the
building
in
the
parking
to
do
some
kind
of
green
space
or
landscaping
that
would
be
perceived
as
a
public
area,
they're
certainly
willing
to
cooperate,
but
this
I
have
to
emphasize
this
is
very
preliminary.
This
developer
has
not
been
by
to
they
don't
even
have
a
survey
on
this
property.
Yet
so
what
you?
B
What
you
see
is
a
preliminary
offer
and
but
but
they
have
they
are.
They
are
awaiting
a
an
answer
from
this
board,
although
they
have
not
put
any
kind
of
time
restriction.
At
this
point
we
have
not
cashed
the
check.
They
have
not
asked
us
for
an
answer
on
a
particular
deadline,
but
they
do
have
interest
in
moving
forward
as
quickly
as
as
this
board
would
allow.
B
If,
if
the
town
is
interested
in
in
selling
the
property,
they
have
indicated
their
interest
in
meeting
with
this
board
or
with
any
of
our
boards
and
commissions.
If,
if
that
is
something
that's
desirable
and
that's,
that
concludes
I'm
happy
to
answer
any
other
questions
that
anybody
may
have
we'll.
E
A
You
took
the
time
and
cared
that
much
to
be
here,
we're
going
to
listen
to
you,
so
we're
going
to
go
with
against
and
forward
first
name
on
here
for
against
settling
the
town
property
becky
james.
If
you
would,
when
you
come
up
to
the
microphone,
give
us
your
name,
your
address
and
also
while
you're
coming
up.
There
have
been
emails
sent
to
both
my
office
and
to
the
town
and
those
will
be.
G
G
D
G
Okay,
I
I
hope
that
you'll
consider
these
questions
as
you
address
this
possibility.
My
first
question
is:
what's
going
to
happen
to
the
dot's
plan
to
increase
the
safety
of
this
intersection
in
our
town,
we
finally
have
a
chance
to
rectify
what
is
a
daily
safety
concern
for
pedestrian
traffic
at
this
town
center
selling.
G
G
G
I
I
Who
don't
live
within
the
corporate
town
limits
of
black
mountain
and
who
do
not
pay
property
taxes
to
the
town
of
black
mountain
and
I'd
like
for
them
to
refrain
from
speaking,
because,
even
though
you
may
shop
here,
you
may
be
a
temporary
resident
around
the
area.
You
do
not
have
a
first
priority
to
what
would
the
rest
of
us
pay
and
think
too.
Those
of
you
that
are
sitting
up
here
of
the
people
who
work,
who
could
not
come
to
this
meeting?
I
B
J
J
J
J
The
questions
that
immediately
come
to
mind
include
how
will
the
texture
of
downtown
change
if
a
chain
store
locates
on
that
corner,
which
existing
businesses
will
suffer
because
of
the
merchandise
mix
and
pricing
that
comes
with
nationwide
chain,
store
buying
power
and
how
will
downtown
black
mountain
present
itself
to
visitors
with
the
chain
store
located
on
such
a
prominent
corner?
Other
questions
are
germaine
as
well,
but
these
are
most
pressing
at
the
moment.
J
B
K
K
You
know
the
boards
previously
voted
to
sell
the
property
if
a
reasonable
offer
has
been
made.
2.1
million
dollars
is
a
reasonable
offer
for
this.
For
this
property
town's
going
to
lose
some
money,
they've
made
a
couple
of
payments,
but
you
know
what
there's
a
lot
of
people
that
have
lost
a
lot
of
money
because
of
the
devaluation
of
their
properties.
The
way
the
market
is
right
now
some
people
have
lost
a
lot,
but
then
a
whole
lot
of
people
have
gotten
nothing
out
of
their
properties.
K
So
I
think
what
we
will
lose
is
going
to
be
justified
in
the
fact
that
we're
going
to
have
pardon
me
that
we're
going
to
have
revenue
brought
in
you
figure,
2.1
million
dollars
for
the
property
and
the
building
they
put
on
there.
I
think
what
we
have
paid
is
going
to
very
quickly
be
gained,
like
I
said,
I'm
not
for
or
against
a
pharmacy
or
whatever
it's
the
fact
that
this
property
needs
to
be
sold
to
take
it
off
the
backs
of
the
tax
tax
people.
I
do
want
reasonable
stipulations.
K
A
L
L
N
N
N
N
If
we
don't
have
that
the
increased
costs
of
running
the
town
are
spread
over
all
the
property
owners
and
all
of
your
individual
houses-
and
that's
just
fact,
I'm
delighted
that
someone
has
made
an
offer
of
2.1
million,
and
I
and
it
to
me
it
doesn't
matter
whether
it's
walmart
or
kmart
or
or
mass
general
store
or
anybody
else.
I
think
it's
a
great
starting
place
for
the
town
to
start
some
negotiations
with
this
with
this
party,
I
don't
know
exactly
what
the
town's
got
invested
in
this
property.
N
I
know
I
think
2.1
was
the
purchase
price,
but
I
really
don't
know
what
the
town
has
actually
spent
on
this
project,
and
I
know
you
would
all
be
reluctant
to
lose
money
on
a
deal,
and
I
can
I
can
understand
that
so
I'd
say
this
is
a
great
starting
point:
2.1
million.
I
would
not
reject
it
out
of
hand.
N
I
believe
you
do
have
to
see
what
d.o.t
is
proposing
for
the
interchange
and
for
the
intersection.
I
think
that's
important.
I
don't
think
that
will
stop
a
serious
developer
from
wanting
to
buy
this
property,
but
I
think
this
is
a
good
starting
point
for
negotiations.
We
may
be
able
to
win
all
of
these
things.
We
may
be
able
to
get
d.o.t
to
make
the
improvements
on
the
on
the
intersection
and
we
may
be
able
to
sell
the
property
at
the
right
price,
so
I
would
say,
don't
reject
this
out
of
hand
investigate.
N
I
also
noticed
that
the
site
plan
the
first
time
I've
seen
this
is
when
I
walked
in
the
doors
first
time.
I've
seen
any
of
the
paperwork
and
the
site
plan
shows
a
building,
that's
floating
out
in
the
middle
of
a
parking
lot,
and
if
I
understand
our
zoning
ordinances
right
now
for
the
c1
or
whatever
we
call
it
now,
you
can't
do
that.
Anyway,
you
have
to
build
to
the
street,
and
now
we
got
lots
and
lots
of
restrictions.
N
So
there
are
lots
of
restrictions
that
are
going
to
apply
to
this
developer
right
out
of
the
gate,
and
I
would
be
reluctant
if
I
were
a
buyer
to
buy
any
piece
of
property
that
had
deed
restrictions
on
it.
I
would
want
to
caution
this
board
to
avoid
that
to
avoid
the
deed
restrictions,
but
it's
a
good
starting
place
and
I'm
glad
somebody
wants
to
buy
it
and
I'm
in
favor
of
it's
being
sold
to
somebody.
A
O
O
O
O
Next
door
to
the
bank
down
across
the
way,
we
don't
have
any
parking
that
belongs
to
us
to
this
town
and
with
the
project
that's
been
developed
and
talked
about
and
worked
on
for
one
year
more
than
one
year
we
could
get
a
park
a
place
where
people
could
come
could
meet
their
children
from
school
could
sit
while
their
wives
or
husbands
are
shopping
and
make
it
a
place.
That's
central.
O
It
would
be
just
as
important
to
black
mountain
as
central
park
is
to
new
york,
and
if
a
lot
of
old
people
haven't
really
stuck
their
necks
out
and
convinced
the
city
of
new
york
to
keep
that
space,
they
wouldn't
have
it
now,
and
it's
not
just
for
new
yorkers.
It's
all
the
people
that
come
to
new
york
from
all
over
the
united
states
and
that's
sort
of
the
way
this
is
for
us.
O
We
have
thousands
of
people
that
come
here
for
one
week
or
two
two
weeks
in
the
summer
to
these
conferences
and
they
love
it,
and
then
they
decide
they
want
to
come
back
and
retire
here.
That
makes
a
big
difference
to
our
economy
and
we've
got
chip
gregor
there
he's
the
major
pro
here
and
he
can
vouch
for
that
because
that's
the
truth
and
I
think
what
we
need
is
the
truth
and
this
property.
P
E
H
H
I've
got
to
justify
my
position
because
I
live
just
outside
the
city
limits
on
north
fork,
road
but
number
one.
My
wife
is
a
burn
head
and
a
curly
and
that's
some
justification
in
this
valley
number
two.
I've
may
already
made
a
contribution
through
the
town
to
the
town
square
project
and
probably
will
make
another
if
we
do
get
a
town
square
marcie.
If
we
don't
get
a
town
square,
will
I
get
a
refund
with
interest
number
three?
H
A
few
years
back,
I
was
appointed
by
the
board
the
alderman
to
serve
on
a
comprehensive
planning
committee
and
we
will
have
a
a
we've
come
up
with
a
10-year
plan
for
the
town
of
black
mountain
mike
you
were
on
that
committee.
I
don't
remember
that
in
our
recommendations
we
recommend
a
walgreens
at
the
co
in
the
williams
esso
spot.
Did
we.
H
It
seems
to
me
that
the
eastern
part
of
the
property
could
be
developed
commercially
done
tastefully
with
historic
preservation
there.
The
transportation
needs
can
be
met
by
deeding,
a
small
sliver
on
montreat,
road
and
east
state
street,
so
that
the
intersection
can
be
improved,
cosmetically
and
functionally
the
rest
of
the
property
could
be
used
for
park
and
parking.
H
The
eastern
part
of
the
property
will
generate
revenue
and
maybe
close
to
in
time
close
to
what
you'll
be
getting
with
the
sale
of
the
property
for
2.1
million,
taking
a
loss
and
having
nothing
you
know.
I
would
like
to
think
that,
10
to
20
years
from
now,
when
our
children
and
grandchildren
come
up
broadway
and
look
up,
they
will
be
able
to
see
the
mountains
when
they
come
to
the
intersection.
H
A
T
At
the
point
of
retirement
judith
and
I
surveyed
our
options
to
make
a
decision
where
we
wanted
to
spend
the
rest
of
our
lives,
and
we
chose
black
mountain
for
several
reasons.
Probably
the
top
of
the
list
was
that
it
was
a
quaint
community
with
wonderful
people
and
that's
the
type
of
community
we
wanted
to
live
in.
T
T
U
U
When
you
and
I
first
moved
here,
we
had
a
refrigerator
that
just
didn't
work
very
well
and
a
guy
named
jackie
moore
came
to
came
to
repair
it
for
us
and
he
fixed
it
very
quickly.
But
then
he
stood
around
yarning
with
us
for
another
45
minutes,
and
I
thought,
oh,
my
god,
I'd
move
from
washington
dc
and
I
thought
we're
going
to
owe
him
a
fortune.
U
We
are
going
to
really
care
how
we
use
this
land-
and
I
I
ask
myself
this
question:
are
we
going
to
see
a
big
undistinguished
box
sitting
on
that
corner,
or
are
we
going
to
have
a
thoughtfully
planned
use
of
this?
That
reflects
the
humane
quality
and
neighborliness
that
jackie,
moore
and
many
others
have
shown.
V
E
V
My
name
is
jean
franklin:
I
live
at
108
connelly
street
and
my
husband
and
I
own
the
bookstore
103
cherry
street,
we're
in
our
12th
year
as
business
owners.
Here
I
would
like
to
speak
to
ask
you
to
please
not
put
the
walgreens
in
in
this
particular
spot
in
our
town.
If
we
were
to
decide
to
put
the
walgreens
there,
I
think
we
would
show
that
we
are
seriously
confused
about
who
we
are
as
a
town
and
who
we
want
to
be
as
a
town.
V
V
In
order
to
do
that,
we
were
the
first
business
in
the
historic
district
to
install
solar
panels,
so
we
went
before
the
historic
commission
in
order
to
get
permission
and
in
order
to
preserve
the
charm
of
the
town,
we
were
asked
to
lower
this.
The
solar
panel
should
sit
at
about
a
45
degree
angle
to
get
the
maximum
capture
the
maximum
sunlight.
We
were
asked
to
lower
them,
so
they
wouldn't
be
unsightly.
V
I,
in
my
opinion,
if
we
on
the
one
hand,
have
a
historic
district
and
we
have
strict
rules
that
apply
to
all
of
us
merchants
that
are
within
a
stone's
throw
of
where
this
walgreens
would
go,
we're
totally
pulling
in
the
opposite
direction.
If
we
then
put
a
walgreens,
a
box
store
right
there
on
the
corner
and
give
them
control
of
that
property,
I'm
for
black
mountain
as
the
unique
place
that
it
is,
but
I
I
don't
really
think
we
want
to
pull
in
two
different
directions.
V
W
Mayor
of
members
of
the
board,
my
name
is
david
hicks
I
live
at
102
valley,
vista
drive.
I
have
absolutely
nothing
against
walgreens,
I
don't
know
anything
about
them,
good
or
bad.
What
I
do
know
is
that
I
do
not
want
them
in
the
middle
of
town,
there's
plenty
of
places
outside
town.
But
beyond
that
I
don't
want
any
merchants
on
that
property.
W
I
think
the
board
showed
a
lot
of
courage
when
you
bought
it.
I
hope
you
have
that
same
courage.
If
you
vote
to
sell
it
think
about
this
a
few
years
down
the
road
when
some
of
us-
probably
all
of
us,
won't
be
here,
it
would
be
nice
to
think
that
people
would
look
at
that
and
say
you
know,
I'm
glad
that
the
folks
that
were
in
charge
back
then
were
far-sighted
enough
to
preserve
this
piece
of
property.
W
X
X
R
Y
Y
Y
Looking
at
this
sketch
that
I
got
of
the
walmart,
I
mean
at
the
walgreens
about
about
the
same
really
so
far
so
far,
this
property
goes.
I
actually
did
a
sketch
for
that
thing
as
a
park
with
framing
the
view
and
everything
like
that,
I
don't
know
what
happened
to
the
sketch.
It
was
a
free
sketch.
In
fact,
I've
worked
on
the
beautification
committee
since
nine
for
eight
years,
so
I'm
really
sold
on
this
town.
We
moved
up
here
ten
years
ago
and
on
property
on
chapel
road.
Y
If
you
could
convince
walgreens
to
move
their
store
down
here
and
let
them
put
in
the
parking.
If
it's
got
to
be
parking
instead
of
a
park,
let
them
pay
for
the
parking
for
us
ours
downtown
and
still
have
their
store
and
still
have
the
view
coming
in
highway,
9
and
looking
up
and
seeing
that
view
glory
hallelujah,
you
know
we
need
to
preserve
that.
Y'all
you've
invested
a
lot.
Seven
one
2.1
million
you've
already
got
your
investment
up
to
two
point.
I
mean
two
points:
a
bunch
you're
gonna
lose
money.
Y
You
gotta
lose
money
when
you
sell
it,
so
listen
think
about
it
and
if
you
are
forced
to
sell
it,
restrict
them
to
leave
the
corner
open
and
put
this
door
down
there
and,
if
necessary,
have
it
talking
but
it'd
be
nice
to
have
a
park
too.
Thank
you
and
I
hope
you
make
the
right
decision
glory.
Hallelujah.
Thank
you.
Z
Good
evening
I'm
marcia
stafford
110
4th
street.
I
like
miss
headley
and
them
have
been
a
resident
of
this
town.
All
of
my
life,
we're
five
generations
in
this
valley
and
in
this
town
and
have
always
supported
him.
I
am
very
much
against
when
I
call
a
big
box
store
coming
into
the
middle
of
our
town.
We
currently
have
four
pharmacies,
two
private,
two
box
stores.
We
don't
need
another
one,
particularly
on
our
beautiful
corner
down
here.
Z
Z
AA
M
E
AB
I'm
mary
leonard
white,
I
live
at
113,
fairway
drive
and
thank
you
for
making
the
time.
I
know
you
all
would
could
be
doing
other
things,
but
to
hear
everybody,
because
people
feel
so
strongly
about
this
and
everybody
in
the
hall
just
strong
opinions
about
this.
We
we
care
so
much
about
this
corner.
That's
such
a
important
corner
in
our
town
that
people
have
already
spoken
about
how
beautiful
it
could
be,
and
you
all
know
that
I
really
care
a
lot,
a
lot
about
the
trees
and
the
flowers
and
how
wonderful
it'll
look.
AB
AB
The
urban
institute
came
up
with
a
public
value
of
urban
parks
that
research
is
available
in
2008,
the
trust
for
public
land
that
you
all
know
and
respect
decided
that
the
city
of
philadelphia
earns
a
hundred
thousand
dollars
per
acre
on
their
urban
parks
in
2009,
hernik
and
well.
Whoever
they
are
decided.
The
city
of
boston
has
a
value
of
seventy
thousand
three
hundred
and
eight
dollars
on
every
acre
of
their
for
their
public
parks.
The
idea
of
of
a
dollar
value,
a
specific
dollar
value
is
new.
AB
We
didn't
think
about
this
15
20
25
years
ago,
even
when
we
set
aside
the
the
lake
that
we
all
know
and
love,
nobody
thought
about
the
possibility
of
putting
a
dollar
value
on
our
lake
property,
but
you
can
do
that
now.
So
it's
not
surprising
that
in
the
past
we
did
not
sufficiently
appreciate
the
public
land
that
we
had
or
that
we
could
have
had.
AB
But
now
we
know
it's
to
put
your
head
in
the
sand.
If
you
don't
acknowledge
that
there
is
a
dollar
value
on
that
property
for
the
town
to
keep
it
as
park
and
parking.
If
you
look
around,
you
can't
see
everybody
that
has
come
and
everybody
that's
waving
signs
like
that.
But
if
you
look
and
see
who
it
is
that's
waving
these
signs,
you
see
that
it
is
people
who
understand
the
economy
of
black
mountain.
Thank
you
very
much.
AC
My
name
is
tom
sinks.
I
live
at
126
connolly
street,
like
elaine.
We
pay
taxes
here
in
black
mountain
and
buncombe
county.
I
also
pay
north
carolina
sales,
tax,
north
carolina
income
tax
and
federal
income
tax,
I'm
a
retired
tax
and
corporate
lawyer,
who
retired
to
black
mountain
with
my
wife
and
I'm
not
sure
I
would
have,
if
that
had
a
bunch
of
stores
that
looked
like
greensboro.
AC
AC
AC
A
AC
AC
Thank
you,
walmart
did
this
wall
street
journal
reported
it
they
put
all
of
their
real
estate
into
a
delaware
corporation.
You
can
do
it
in
any
state
that
doesn't
have
a
corporate
income
tax.
Tennessee
is
one,
so
you
take
the
property,
you
put
it
into
a
non-taxable
state
corporation
or
partnership.
You
pay
rental
to
it.
You
deduct
it
on
your
north
carolina
corporate
return,
so
you
dodge
the
corporate
income
tax,
but
delaware
or
tennessee
doesn't
charge
you
any
income
tax
on
the
rental
income
that
your
rental
subsidiary
gets.
AC
Then,
when
you
divert
the
money
back
into
it,
you
don't
have
to
report
it
to
north
carolina.
Thus,
walmart
was
dodging
and
target
and
walgreens,
and
probably
cvs
dodge
north
carolina
corporate
income
tax
wholesale
by
sticking
their
real
estate
into
a
non-state
entity,
paying
deductible
rental
to
it
and
not
reporting
income
on
the
on
the
rental.
AC
R
I
am
a
property
owner
and
taxpayer
in
black
mountain.
I
don't
know
what
else
I
can
say.
There's
been
almost
every
single
person
come
up
here.
I
think
there's.
Maybe
two
people
had
some
agreement
to
it,
but
I
can't
even
remember
who
they
were
every
single
person,
except
those
two
have
been
so
against
this
and
had
so
many
good
points
that
there's
not
much.
I
can
add
to
it
other
than
the
fact
that
these
individual
businesses,
if
you
were
to
allow
anything
to
go
on
that
property.
R
R
If
you
get
one,
if
you
get
two
or
three
little
guys
and
they
they
are
like
sunshine,
pharmacy
or
the
quilt
store,
or
something
like
that,
and
they
are
adding
to
the
uniqueness
of
the
town
they're
going
to
be
a
benefit.
If
you
get
a
walgreens
in
there,
it's
going
to
be
definitely
a
distraction
to
the
atmosphere
of
this
town.
There's
nothing
wrong
with
the
walgreens.
Stick
them
out
by
route
9,
leaving
the
town
where
it's
not
going
to
affect
the
atmosphere
of
this
town.
R
Stick
them
over
there,
south
of
ingles
they'll
come
here.
They
want
to
attack
cvs
you're
going
to
get
walmart.
I
mean
walgreens
in
this
town,
one
way
or
the
other.
Their
dollars
are
coming
here
in
the
long
run,
you're
not
going
to
lose
any
money
and
2.1
million
is
not
a
lot
of
money
in
today's
dollars.
It's
nothing!
It's
chump
change!
We
need
the
parking,
we
need
the
atmosphere
we
need.
We
need
to
support
our
local
businesses,
like
I
mentioned,
and
our
local
businesses
have
rejected.
R
I'm
not
going
to
mention
them,
but
they've
they've
been
approached
by
walgreens
to
try
to
buy
them
out
and
they've
told
walgreens
where
to
stick.
It
and
they've
got
the
guts
to
turn
down
a
lot
of
money.
They
could
have
retired
on
that
money,
but
they
were
willing
to
turn
them
down.
You
need
to
be
willing
to
turn
them
down
and
not
be
greedy
for
that
quick
buck
like
I
think
it
was.
Mrs
fox
so
eloquently
said,
god
gives
us
gifts.
What
we
do
with
them
is
how
we're
judged
and
talking
about
being
judged.
R
I
know
only
a
few
of
you.
Aldermen
are
coming
up
for
reelection,
but
every
one
of
you
will
be
up
for
reelection
at
some
point
in
time.
I
have
a
question
to
ask:
are
just
a
few
seconds
when
you
do
make
a
decision
on
this?
Are
we
going
to
know
who
voted
for
it?
Who
voted
against
it?
Yes,
okay,
that
will
be
reflected
in
your
votes.
Thank
you
very
much.
R
E
AD
Appreciate
it,
I
appreciate
very
much
y'all,
letting
me
come
up
here
and
say
word
of
two
I
have
more
than
I
can
say
in
three
minutes.
I
know.
However,
I
want
to
say
a
few
things
and
also
give
you
a
little
history
lesson
too,
but,
like
everyone
else,
we
have
four
drugstores
already
in
black
mountain
three
in
swananoa,
plus
about
three
health
medication
stores
in
black
mountain.
I
think
we
have
enough.
AD
AD
AD
AD
When
he
lost
the
leg-
and
he
just
couldn't,
do
it
anymore,
but
he
said
you
can
have
it
john
and
he
had
a
wall
green
agency
business
in
that
drug
store,
which
I
kept
and
they
wanted
to
know.
If
I
would
be
glad
to
do
it,
I
said
yes
I'll,
keep
it
well,
you
could
get
a
bottle
of
ashes
for
19
cents
and
one
free
a
bottle
of
supposedly
39's,
nothing
1-3
twice
a
year.
AD
E
AD
AD
AE
AE
I
do
live
in
the
city,
I
pay
the
city
taxes
and
just
like
a
lot
of
you
people
here
do
I
cannot
see
any
benefit
to
having
a
walgreens
or
any
box
store
here
in
town,
I'm
definitely
against
it.
I
always
have
been
for
anything
like
that.
I
do
agree
that
we
do
need
the
park
and
we
do
need
parking.
This
town
is
also
a
tourist
town
in
the
summer,
and
where
are
our
tourists
going
to
park?
AE
AF
Never
thank
you.
My
emphasis
is
a
little
bit
different
incorporates
what
everybody
else
has
already
said,
but
I'm
going
to
talk
a
few
minutes
about
our
kids
and
future
generations,
and
in
that
regard
I
want
to
thank
the
council
for
our
beautiful
new
greenways.
The
pathway
down
flat
creek
is
a
joy
to
walk.
AF
AF
The
offer
to
develop
this
property
commercially
is
one
which
many
of
us
hope
will
not
happen.
We
have
an
investment
in
having
a
beautiful
and
welcoming
town
square
in
the
center
of
dan
center
of
downtown
business
district.
I'm
not
opposed,
like
others
here
to
have
in
walgreens
or
other
commercial
enterprises
locating
in
black
mountain.
AF
AF
AF
S
Julia
didn't
know
she
was
being
called
because
she
was
hiding
out
in
the
room
across
the
hall,
and
I
wanted
to
tell
you
all.
First
of
all,
thank
you
for
letting
me
speak
today,
but
I
wanted
to
tell
you
that
I
tried
to
do
a
quick
head
count
with
a
lot
of
movement
going
on
outside
and
I
would
guess
there
were
between
75
and
100
people
who
couldn't
get
in
who
were
very
irritated.
S
But
america
and
black
mountain
are
going
to
succeed
and
we're
going
to
be
better
and
better
and
better
economically,
we've
been
through
depressions
and
recessions
before
and
we
survived
and
will
survive
again.
So
please
do
not
make
this
decision
on
the
fact
that
our
budget
is
in
bad
shape
just
now
and
that
people
have
lost
jobs
and
it's
difficult
to
pay
more
taxes.
S
And
may
I
suggest
one
other
thing:
please
please,
please,
when
you
vote
for
this
keeping
of
the
property
that
you
will
have
some
people,
I
don't
have
any
idea
just
who
might
be
involved.
It
may
be
the
group
that
has
been
studying
the
use
of
the
park,
but
I
believe
that
there
are
ways
to
raise
funds
to
help
pay
for
this
property.
S
S
The
the
lady
who
spoke
in
favor
of
having
something
for
children
down
the
road
will
be
dead,
but
that
park
can
still
be
there
and
people
who
live
here
and
people
who
drive
into
this
town
to
visit
can
say:
isn't
it
beautiful
and
didn't
they
have
really
good
sense.
This
is
the
central
park
of
black
mountain.
Thank
you.
AG
I
was
actually
for
the
development
of
the
property
with
the
the
observation
tower
since
then,
I
have
been
on
a
and
I
was
for
it
because
if
it
had
been
small
businesses
and
locally
owned,
it
could
have
bridged
the
other
section
of
town,
sunshine,
pharmacy,
fresh
pizza
case
syrah,
the
school,
the
chamber
of
commerce,
the
bistro,
the
dry
cleaners.
All
those
would
have
been
made
pedestrian,
walking,
there's
been
a
lot
of
studies
done
by
a
lot
of
big
companies.
AG
AG
The
statue
of
liberty
was
given
by
france,
but
children's
pennies
in
america
paid
for
the
construction
of
the
base
and
for
it
to
be
built,
and
I
think
we
could
do
the
same
thing
here-
to
make
something
beautiful
our
town
to
bridge
it,
to
grow
it,
to
make
it
beautiful
and
to
keep
the
big
box
chains
out
of
our
way.
Thank
you.
AG
AH
AH
I
looked
at
this
town
as
a
unique,
charming,
wonderful
place
to
live
that.
I
would
like
to
retire
here
someday
and
I
look
forward
to
visiting
him,
so
I
could
see
it
again
if
there
had
been
a
a
walgreens
where
it
is
proposed,
there
might
be,
I
would
have
said
blake.
Could
we
meet
you
in
asheville,
because
I
would
see
what
we
will
see
later.
If
this
happens,
I
would
see
a
town
totally
its
charm
totally
destroyed
by
that
one
thing
that
one
thing
could
destroy
the
whole
town.
Think
of
it.
AH
AH
AH
D
Good
afternoon
I'm
john
roundtree
29
cotton
creek
circle,
I'm
also
secretary
of
the
planning
board
for
the
town
of
black
mountain,
and
I
have
nothing
to
say
in
terms
specifically
for
or
against
this
purchase.
At
this
point,
I
simply
want
to
say
and
invite
everyone
here
that
on
monday
night
we
have
our
regular
planning
board
meeting
and
we
have
on
our
agenda
at
this
meeting
a
discussion
of
any
possible
restrictions
that
we
may
choose
to
ask
the
board
of
aldermen
to
put
on
the
deed
for
that
property.
D
D
So
again,
we
have
been
working
on
the
land
use
code
for
the
last
three
years
and
I
would
invite
everybody
who
has
an
interest
in
seeing
any
possible
restrictions
placed
on
the
deed
to
come
to
the
meeting
on
monday,
where
we
will
be
discussing
that.
I
also
want
to
say
to
the
board.
Thank
you
very
much
for
the
phone
call,
because
I
never
would
have
known
about
it.
Otherwise,
john.
A
AI
AI
I
would
I
didn't
have
a
whole
speech
prepared.
I
would
simply
just
like
to
say
that
I'm
very
against
the
sale
of
this
property
to
walgreens
and
an
analogy
came
to
my
mind,
as
I
was
standing
here
listening
to
so
many
great
speakers,
and
so
many
people
who
have
said
some
wonderful
things
about
about
my
business,
and
I
appreciate
that
very
much
to
all
of
them.
AI
AI
That's
a
that's
a
common
situation
across
the
whole
entire
country
right
now
and
and
around
here
too,
but
that's
not
the
case
with
the
town
of
black
mountain
in
this
property
that
that
they
have
that
it's
not
a
home.
It's
it's,
not
a
personal
home.
This
is
a
this
is
a
public
property
or
it's
a
private
property.
But
it's
it's!
It's
not
a
personal
home
this.
This
is.
AI
This
is
a
different
type
of
sale.
When
you,
when
you
can't,
sell
your
home
and
an
offer
comes
in
and
it's
a
good
offer,
you
pretty
much
just
take
it
and
move
on,
and
you
and
you
go
to
the
next
place
that
you're
you're
happier
sold
your
home
and
that
you
got
out
of
it
and
that
you,
you
were
able
to
clear
up
your
balance
sheet
so
to
speak,
you're,
not
necessarily
so
concerned
about
who
bought
the
home.
AI
You
assume
that
they're
decent
people,
because
they
were
maybe
they're
similar
to
you
and
yeah,
and
you
think
your
neighbors
are
going
to
feel
that
that's
okay,
that
that
particular
person
bought
your
home.
But
in
this
case
I
think
we
need
to
be
as
the
town
needs
to
be
very
concerned
of
the
neighbors.
AI
So
if
they're
gonna
sell
this
property,
they
can't
just
sell
it
to
anybody,
even
if
it
clears
up
the
balance
sheet,
they
need
to
be
very
considerate
of
the
neighbors,
and
the
neighbors
in
this
case
are
not
people
that
live
next
door
to
you
and
your
home.
These
are
the
other
businesses
in
the
in
the
town.
These
are
people
like
town
hardware
and
every
business
downtown
would
be
affected
by
walgreens
for
sure
or
any
other
big
box
chain,
such
as
walgreens.
AI
P
P
P
P
P
AA
AJ
You
all
see
me
before,
but
I
first
of
all
want
to
thank
you
all
for
informing
the
citizens
of
this
meeting
and
of
giving
us
all
a
chance
to
say
what
we
think.
I
must
say,
I'm
thrilled
with
the
response
that
we've
had
and
while
I
hate
the
idea
of
walgreens
coming
in
here,
I'm
glad
that
this
happened,
because
we
haven't
heard
the
public
like
this.
This
is
a
great
opportunity.
You
know
I'm
on
the
town
square
steering
committee.
I
have
not
heard
this
kind
of
support
for
this
property.
So
it's
good
to
hear.
AJ
I
love
it.
I
agree
totally
with
the
traffic
needs.
We
need
to
wait
and
see
what
the
traffic
needs
are.
I'm
very
concerned
about
a
big
box
store
coming
in
and
what
happens
to
our
local
businesses,
my
pharmacy,
which
is
right
across
the
street.
What's
going
to
happen
to
that,
but
also,
when
I
think
of
black
mountain
and
I'm
working
with
the
health
initiative
on
trying
to
market
black
mountain
as
a
healthy
place
to
live,
we
are
we've
got
a
lot
of
natural
resources.
We've
got
our
greenways
moving.
AJ
We've
got
healthy
people
here
and
then
I'm
like
five
pharmacies.
What
does
that
say
about
a
town
of
this
size?
I
mean
we
on
the
health
and
unhealthy
side
of
things
would
like
to
see
less.
We
don't
want
people
having
to
take
all
these
drugs
so
that
just
does
not
jive
with
this
image
of
a
healthy
community.
AK
My
name
is
tom
wurtz
and
I'm
a
resident
of
black
mountain
1162
old,
highway,
70
west,
I'm
also
a
rep
representing
the
black
mountain
beautification
committee,
which
is
a
large
group
of
volunteers
that
provide
service
basically
services
to
the
town.
We
maintain
garden
sites
throughout
the
the
town
of
black
mountain,
so
I
am
representing
them
and
we've.
This
is
an
old
issue
for
us.
AK
AK
AL
AL
AM
I
have
a
strong
interest
in
what
happens
on
that
property.
I
would
like
to
point
out
that
walgreens
does
not
bring
any
merchandise
to
black
mountain
that
is
not
already
offered
in
black
mountain
by
some
other
facility.
They
overlap
not
only
with
the
pharmacies
but
also
with
wine
stores,
hardware
stores,
kitchen
shops,
sports
stores
just
about
every
locally
owned
business
in
town.
AM
AN
AN
I
I
arrived
in
western
north
carolina
because
a
job
brought
me
here.
I
could
have
chosen
sorry.
I
could
have
chosen
any
neighborhood
from
weaverville
to
west
asheville
to
asheville
to
swannanoa.
I
could
have
gotten
more
of
a
house
for
the
dollar.
Had
I
chosen
some
of
the
other
neighborhoods,
but
I
chose
black
mountain.
This
is
a
destination
site
for
all
of
us.
AN
AN
A
AO
AO
AP
Inspiring
all
this
outpour
of
opinion,
it's
pretty
exciting.
I
am
new
here
to
black
mountain.
I've
lived
in
asheville
for
a
little
while,
but
I
absolutely
love
black
mountain
and
so
many
of
the
things
about
black
mountain
that
drew
me
in
I'm
seeing
here
tonight
and
hearing
all
these
beautiful
voices
say
them
perhaps
better
than
I
can
say
them,
but
something
that
hasn't
been
focused
on
so
much
or
at
least
I
haven't
heard,
is
the
comp
plan.
AP
So
maybe,
unlike
your
average
30
something
year
old,
they
don't
just
kick
it
back
on
the
weekends
and
read
the
general
comp
plan.
Well,
I'm
a
planner
type
and
I
really
love
what
I
see
in
black
mountain.
So
I
wanted
to
figure
out
when
I
saw
the
sign
for
the
town
center
coming
and
then
I
saw
the
greenway
and
I
thought,
oh,
my
goodness,
they've
got
their
act
together
around
here.
AP
Who
knew
this
was
intentional,
so
I
busted
out
that
comp
plan
and
what
do
you
know
all
this
stuff
is
actually
being
planned
and
had
there's
a
huge
vision
for
this
town
and
other
places
I've
lived.
I
have
worked
diligently
to
bring
these
kinds
of
features
to
the
towns.
I
have
lived
in,
it's
so
exciting
to
move
to
a
place
where
everybody's
on
the
same
page
and
we're
moving
forward
in
that
wonderful
direction
of
restoring
our
historic
buildings
and
preserving
our
ecology
and
our
mountain
vistas
and
one
of
the
most
important
mountain
vistas
is
right.
AP
Let
me
see
if
there's
anything
else:
oh
the
certificate
of
appropriateness
from
the
historic
district.
That
seems
like
a
really
useful
tool
that
the
town
hardware
owner
presented
and
bringing
youth
here
it's
important
to
not
have
a
town
that
is
of
a
certain
age
group,
because
you
know
things
happen
and
life
continues
and
we
need
to
attract
the
kids.
AI
AA
AA
AA
So
I
decided
to
move
my
engineering
practice
to
asheville
and
I
still
enjoy
my
home
in
black
mountain
now.
The
economy
hit
me
pretty
hard.
My
engineering
office
is
now
in
the
basement
of
my
house
and
I'm
still
hanging
in
there.
If
I
didn't
have
a
reverse
mortgage,
I
wouldn't
be
in
black
mountain
anymore.
AA
AA
AA
AO
AQ
AQ
AK
AQ
A
E
AR
A
A
AR
AR
AR
AR
That
area
where
she
lives,
used
to
be
cornfield
recently,
her
son
this
week,
her
son
sam,
sent
me
flat
stanley
because
he
wanted
flat
stanley
to
experience
the
town
of
black
mountain
for
its
quaintness
and
its
charm,
and
I
think,
if
you
redevelop
that
property
in
the
middle
of
downtown
the
way
this
is,
it
seems
to
be
suggested
flat.
Stanley
won't
want
to
come
back
anymore.
AR
AS
AS
E
E
AT
AT
I
have
really
nothing
new
to
say
other
than
the
fact
when
they
were
passing
out
name
after
name
after
name
after
name
after
name
after
name
after
name
outside.
I
can't
count
that
high
of
people
that
wanted
to,
if
I
got
in
to
please
read
those
names
slowly
deliberately
and
quietly,
and
I
thought
I
bet
that's
breaking
the
law.
AT
A
AU
AU
I
think,
as
many
people
have
said,
there
is
an
economic
downside
to
taking
the
money
and
running
now
part
of
it
is,
I
believe
that
tourism,
as
our
major
industry,
will
be
damaged
permanently,
not
for
a
while,
not
for
a
short
term
but
permanently,
and
it
is
our
major
industry.
It
is
who
we
are
and
the
other
thing
I
think
that
has
not
been
said,
and
I
used
to
do
a
lot
of
development.
AU
A
F
I'm
bob
mcmurray,
I
live
at
127,
hilltop
road
and
I'm
also
the
director
of
the
chamber
of
commerce.
I
want
to
just
bring
us
into
the
21st
century.
I've
got
a
new
smartphone
and
black.
Mount
now
has
an
app
and
earlier
today,
don
talley
put
a
petition
online
and
we
have
over
a
thousand
people
have
already
written
in
on
the
facebook
and
the
petition
against
walgreens,
going
in
that
town.
F
And
there's
hundreds
of
comments
online
that
the
board
can
read
right
there,
many
of
what
people
said
today,
but
one
of
our
new
mission
statements
is
to
prosper
locally
and
I
think
for
a
lot
of
our
business
to
prosper
locally,
it
can't
be
an
outside
big
store
box
on
the
corner
of
our
main
street.
Thank
you.
A
Q
Q
And
maybe
that
store
would
stay
there,
maybe
it
would
change.
But
what
about
that
green
space
that
open
space
where
community
members
can
meet
visitors
can
meet,
we
can
share
together.
We
can
bond
as
a
community
and
enjoy,
and
I'd
like
to
be
a
voice
for
a
resident
who
happened
to
walk
in
at
the
same
time
that
I
did.
I
think
she
was
shy
about
coming
to
speak,
stand
at
the
microphone
and
speak,
and
she
said
there
are
many
small
towns
that
have
blossomed
because
they
have
kept
had
kept
or
made
a
small
town
square.
A
AV
Mayor
I'd
like
to
address
the
audience,
please
very
quickly,
not
a
long
speech
for
those
of
you
that
have
followed
me
on
this
board
that
have
been
here
residents
of
this
of
this
town.
You
know
that
I
have
been
for
this
project
since
its
conception.
I
was
one
of
the
chuck
mcgowan
and
I
were
the
ones
that
originally
brought
this
thing
up,
and
so
there's
no
need
to
go
ahead
and
speak
any
further
other
than
the
fact
that
I
make
a
motion
that
we
reject
this
contract.
AW
Although
we
did
not
specifically
say
we
will
not
consider
any
offers
to
purchase
the
town
square
site,
I
believe
at
this
time
we
are
wise
to
not
take
action
on
this
unsolicited
offer.
Today,
it
is
imperative
that
we
have
all
relevant
relevant
information
from
the
traffic
engineers,
our
own
boards
and
commissions,
which
have
been
working
on
these
recommendations
regarding
deed
restrictions,
for
the
property
and
from
ncdot
and
the
french
broad
river
metropolitan
planning
organization,
which
provided
the
funding
for
the
traffic
study
before
even
considering
whether
to
sell
all
or
portion
of
the
lot.
AW
AW
AW
AX
AX
Mayor,
I'm
excited
over
the
fact
that
there's
so
many
people
that
have
come
out
tonight
and
or
this
afternoon
and
you're
you're
wanting
to
see
this
project.
I
echo
what
alderman
brown
has
said.
If
this
is
so
important
to
you,
then
let's
see
the
money.
We
do
not
have
the
money
to
pay
for
this
project.
We
don't
have
200
000
a
year
to
make
the
payments
on
this
project.
We
don't
have
the
money
to
develop
it
and
miss
brown
you're
exactly
right.
That's
what
we
need
to
do.
AX
A
E
A
U
AY
E
AY
AS
AY
Years
ago,
when
we
bought
it,
I
was
as
surprised
as
any
of
you
and,
as
I'm
sure
and
the
other
board
members,
when
we
heard
that
there
had
been
a
proposal
yesterday
from
walmart
to
buy
this
property,
I
would
be
clearly
opposed
to
a
walgreens
being
on
the
corner.
I
cannot
imagine
why,
how
any
of
us
I'm
not
going
to
speak
to
the
dollar
I
can.
I
cannot
imagine
how
any
of
us
would
want
a
big
building,
whether
it
be
walmart
or
walgreen
or
whatever,
who
said
target
setting
there.
AZ
I'd
like
to
thank
everybody
that
came
out
today
and
when
I
voted
a
month
or
so
ago
to
sell
the
property.
This
was
exactly
what
I
wanted
to
happen.
I
wanted
you
to
come
out.
We've
been
hearing
about
the
people
who
wanted
to
sell
the
property,
but
we
didn't
have
a
lot
of
people
who
wanted
who
came
out
to
say,
let's
keep
the
property,
and
I
thank
you
for
coming
out
and
doing
exactly
what
I
wish
you
to
do.
David
madden.
AZ
He
and
I
had
a
discussion
a
couple
months
ago
at
the
tailgate
market,
and
I
pressed
him
then
david,
if
you
feel
so
strongly.
If
there
are
other
people
in
this
town
who
feel
so
strongly
and
so
passionately
about
this
property
as
you
do,
please
get
them
to
come
out
and
let
their
voices
be
heard.
I
think
you
are
a
fair
representation
of
this
town
and
you
have
expressed
yourself
and
you
have
let
us
know
what
you
want,
and
I
appreciate
that
there
are
pros
and
cons
all
the
way
around
about
this
property.
AZ
You
can
look
at
it
from
lots
of
different
angles:
no,
I'm
not
for
walmart,
I'm
not
for
it.
I
got
walmart
on
my
head,
I'm
not
for
walgreens,
I'm
not
for
a
big
box
store,
it
needs
to
be
the
small
quaint
little
town
like
it's
been
so
expressed
already
that
this
is
what
drew
me
and
my
wife
to
black
mountain.
This
is
why
we
continue
to
call
it
home.
We've
had
opportunities
to
move
from
here
many
times,
but
we
decided.
This
is
where
we
want
to
be.
AZ
This
is
where
we
raised
our
family,
and
you
know
sadly
say
you
know
time
comes.
This
is
where
I
want
to
lay
my
head
down
the
last
time,
but
with
all
that
in
mind,
I
think
the
time
has
come
for
us
to
make
a
decision,
a
final
decision
as
to
what
we
want
to
do
like
so
many
other
things.
Since
I've
been
on
this
board,
I
felt
that
I've
been
having
to
be
put
in
a
place
to
try
to
clean
up
things
that
have
happened
years
before
and
prior
boards.
AW
AW
AY
AY
AY
E
A
I
felt
like
that
the
public
need
to
be
heard
with
the
input
again
I
felt
that
we'd
rather
hastily
put
the
property
on
the
market
back
into
budget
hearings,
which
was
a
four
to
one
vote
at
that
time.
So
I
want
us
to
be
very
transparent
about
this
offer
that
had
come
down
for
this
property.
I
think
this
board
has
heard
you
loud
and
clear
this
evening,
and
I
certainly
appreciate
your
turnout
this
time.
I
call
for
a
vote
on
the
motion.
The
motion
is
to
reject
the
offer
from
what's
the
company.
Z
Z
I
was
appreciative
to
a
good
opportunity
to
be
here.
I
appreciate
what
we're
doing
to
save
our
town,
to
make
it
what
it's
always
been:
a
beautiful
place,
a
friendly
place,
a
home
to
anyone
who
wants
to
come
here
and
be
part
of
us,
and
I
appreciate
what
y'all
have
done
to
help
us
preserve
that
I
appreciate
what
they're
doing
and
the
great
job
they're
doing,
I'm
going
to
work
a
little
harder,
but
thanks
for
letting
us
know,
because
I
would
not
have
come
to
oregon.