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From YouTube: Black Mountain Board of Alderman Meeting (June 10, 2019)
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Regular Meeting of the Black Mountain Board of Alderman from June 10, 2019. To view the meeting agenda, please visit townofblackmountain.org
B
Almighty
God
become
before
you
today
to
give
you
honor
and
praise
you
are
worthy
of
our
praise.
You
are
the
source
of
all.
That
is
good.
You
are
the
source
of
all
of
our
blessings
and
thank
you
for
every
gift
that
we
have
been
given.
We
thank
you
for
the
opportunity
to
come
and
gather
together
this
day.
We
ask
for
your
blessing
on
this
meeting.
We
ask
that
you
would
guide
and
direct
this
meeting,
so
it
is
full
of
wisdom,
productivity
and
respect
for
one
another.
B
Thank
you
for
helping
us
to
accomplish
this
work
and
these
goals
this
day
and
Lord
God,
please
be
with
the
family
of
the
actor
Jerry
Atkins,
be
with
our
fire
department,
as
they
will
celebrate
his
life
tomorrow.
Lord
help,
everyone
through
this
time
of
grief
and
sorrow,
and
we
humbly
ask
this
in
Jesus
name,
Amen,.
A
Okay
announcements:
one
thing
I'd
like
to
mention
is
the
North
Carolina
partner,
natural
cultural
resources
sent
us
a
letter
stating
that
they're
planning
on
putting
in
a
highway
marker
on
highway
number
nine
and
on
Rafael
Gustav
Eno,
and
this
was
the
Swannanoa
Valley
museum-
is
planning
a
dedication,
tents.
We
set
for
December
7th
2019.
A
C
A
D
D
D
We
have
people
who
come
and
visit
us
from
all
over
this
world
coming
to
chamber
and
they
have
done
an
excellent
job
at
selling
this
town,
the
Motown
of
rocks-
and
they
have
made
so
many
great
great
attributes
to
you
know,
but
I
just
thought
that
it
would
be
great
to
have
people
business
people
who
are
members
family
who
have
given
up
their
time
Bob.
You
know
25
30
40
years,
something
like
that.
But
you
know
if
it
hadn't
been
for
the
and
saying
go,
do
it,
he
wasn't
everybody.
D
Here's
what
the
chamber
and
I've
seen
this
long
ago,
how
they
grow
and
prosper
into
the
community.
It
is
today
at
where's,
Bob,
attended
a
hepatitis,
State
University
and
going
off
your
honor.
When
you
imagine
a
business
administration
and
marketing
what's
real
valuable
in
the
25
years,
you
served
even
the
chamber
of
commerce
and
whereas,
but
up
has
been
a
dedicated
member
of
the
community
serving
on
numerous
boards
and
committees
over
the
years.
D
This
contributions
have
lived
many
improvements
as
a
long-standing
member
of
Western,
North,
Carolina
chamber
executives,
the
buckle,
County
Tourism
Development,
Authority,
Blue,
Ridge,
Mountain
Pose
and
the
Western
North
Carolina.
He
assured
his
knowledge
and
contributed
to
the
growth
of
the
entire
region
and
therefore
I
or
he.
D
Near
the
town
of
Black
Mountain
and
war
government
expressed
sincere
appreciation
for
these
dedicated
services
to
the
citizens
of
black
Minnesota,
which
contributed
to
the
growth
for
the
entire
region.
The
Indian
well
wishes
all
the
business
retirement
sign
this
10th
day
of
april
2016
man
belly
pounds.
G
Evening,
Commission
members
board
members
folks
I'm
on
the
urban
forestry
commission
and
I
just
wanted
to
let
you
know
that
we,
our
meetings,
were
attended
by
like
three
or
four
different
times
by
members
of
the
Black
Mountain
Presbyterian
Church
in
earlier
months
this
year,
and
then
they
invited
us
to
a
meeting
like
a
focus
group
that
they
had
for
developing
an
urban
forestry
management
plan,
and
so
I
didn't
know.
I
wanted
to.
G
Let
you
all
know
that
a
lot
of
the
church
or
some
of
the
churches
have
something
they
call
an
earth
care
team,
and
so
the
Black
Mountain
pres
earth
care
team
is
who
has
been
coming
to
our
meetings
and
asked
us
to
come
to
their
meeting
to
form
an
urban
forestry
management
plan
and
they
were
going
to
have
other
meetings
and
invite
other
churches
to
collaborate.
So
I
just
wanted
to
pass
that
on
who
knew
that
churches
were
involved
like
that,
but
apparently
there's
a
movement
around
the
earth.
G
H
I
believe
we
have
made
some
significant
strides,
but
still
need
the
clear
thinking,
creativity
and
perhaps
the
most
important
the
will
to
do
what
it
takes
to
be
sure
that
the
blessings
of
some
do
not
become
the
curses
of
others.
I'm
thinking,
particularly
of
the
impacts
of
some
of
our
growth,
as
it
relates
to
the
ground
on
which
homes
are
built
and
the
homes
themselves
worked
for
so
hard
I'm.
H
Thinking
of
the
green
space
that
will
disappear
forever
have
concrete
and
asphalt
role
in
replacing
it
at
a
time
when
more
and
more
people
want
to
live
in
our
lovely
community
and
enjoy
nature
and
the
renewal
and
health
benefits
of
recreation.
Have
we
not
valued
our
human
resources,
be
they
resident
staff
business
owner
over
and
over
again,
when
listening
and
reading
what
successful
individuals
have
to
say.
H
Yet
members
of
town
boards
and
commissions
were
bypassed
one
on
occasions
where
they
could
have
shared
the
perspectives
and
expertise,
experience,
and/or
skills,
generating
ideas,
an
offering
valuable
guidance
in
the
decision-making
process
at
hand,
and
yet
the
contribution
and
committed
time
and
involvement
of
new
board
and
commission
members
is
sought
tonight.
Have
we
honored
our
people,
regardless
of
they?
H
If
they
think,
like
us,
see
the
world
the
way
we
do,
even
efforts
were
made
to
rob
our
people
of
their
right
to
vote
it
at
the
time
they
should
have
with
their
leaders
and
the
opportunities
to
step
up
to
leadership
roles
themselves
when
they
should
have
had
that
right
and
opportunity.
I
say:
let's
look
closely
at
what
we
have
done
and
are
doing
so.
We
make
better
choices.
H
I
They
did
this
primarily
with
one
of
their
time
Airy
reasons
they
were
supporting
the
town
of
Black,
Mountain
and
Black
Mountain
had
done
this
and
that,
following
black
mountains
lead
they
wanted
to
support
the
town.
That's
the
reason
that
I'm
here
we
are
being
disenfranchised
by
this
decision
not
to
have
elections
for
one
or
three
years.
I
F
I
Senate
and
the
house,
but
as
of
today
this
moment
this
time
there
are
2019
elections
on
the
books
for
Black,
Mountain
and
Montreat,
it
changes
daily.
But
as
of
this
time,
in
this
moment
they
are
I,
don't
know
what
your
budget
says:
I,
don't
know,
Montreat
budget
says,
but
at
this
moment
the
2019
municipal
elections
for
these
two
towns
are
on.
Thank
you.
A
E
Thank
you
very
much
mr.
mayor
council,
members
and
staff
and
those
in
attendance.
My
name
is
Dale
Scheepers
I'm
with
McGill
associates
and
I
spent
30
years
in
local
government,
so
I
kind
of
know
what
happens
on
that
side
of
the
dais
and
out
here
and
in
the
offices
and
so
forth,
to
to
get
decisions
made
and
to
comply
with
things
that
are
required
by
the
town,
one
of
which
is
to
comply
with
House
bill
436,
as
it
applies
to
your
system,
development
fees.
E
It
is
a
a
fee
that
attempt
to
recover
the
proportionate
cost
of
the
capacity
of
the
water
and/or
sewer
system
that
is
being
taken
by
that
new
development,
so
that
burden
of
cost
isn't
borne
strictly
by
the
ratepayers,
but
by
those
that
are
coming
in
and
accessing
that
capacity.
Okay,
so,
in
the
definition
the
use
of
system
development
fees
they
they
have
to
capture
every
capacity
related
fee
that
is
imposed
okay.
So
if
you
have
half
the
recovery
fees,
impact
sees
there's
a
host
of
titles
that
are
given
to
impact
fees.
E
E
So,
in
order
to
come
into
compliance,
you
are
required
to
do
a
study
by
a
qualified
engineering,
firm
or
financial
firm.
So,
in
order
to
comply
with
the
House
bill,
436
requirement,
there
needs
to
be
a
study
done
prescriptively,
as
4:36
dictates
done
by
a
qualified,
firm
and
following
the
industry,
standard
methodology
and
practices.
Okay.
So
what
you
have
before
you
is
that
study?
Okay,.
E
The
methodology
is
that
we
make
a
determination
based
on
the
value
of
your
existing
assets
that
provide
that
capacity.
Okay,
we
determine
what
that
value
is
in
terms
of
dollars
per
gallon
per
day
of
demand.
Okay,
we
also
have
a
methodology
and
procedure
to
calculate
future
capacity
related
assets
and
determine
that
value
in
that
same
common
denominator,
dollars
per
gallon
per
day
of
demand
on
your
system,
then
that
cost,
then,
is
your
maximum
available
impact
fee.
Okay,
so
in
other
words,
my
job
is
to
make
a
determination
based
on
these
methodologies
and
calculations.
E
As
to
what
your
maximum
system
development
feat
could
be.
Okay,
so
by
law,
your
maximum
amount
would
be
five
thousand
nine
hundred
twelve
dollars
and
that's
based
on
a
equivalent
residential
unit.
Okay,
the
other
part
of
the
methodology
says
that
what
we're
going
to
do
is
we're
going
to
have
this
dollar
per
gallon
per
day.
E
Then
we
are
going
to
we're
going
to
apply
that
to
the
typical
unit
of
service,
which
is
a
three-bedroom
house,
then
we
have
a
method
to
translate
that
cost
into
other
uses
that
may
come
along
okay,
so
that's
the
prescribed
methodology
figure
out
what
it's
worth.
You
apply
it
to
the
equivalent
residential
unit.
Then
you
have
a
conversion
factor
by
which
you
can
then
apply
that
fee
amount.
Whatever
you
choose
that
to
be
to
apply
to
other
uses,
restaurants,
barbershops
industrial
facilities,
those
sorts
of
things-
okay,
excuse
me.
E
So,
as
you
can
see
through
the
report,
the
explanation
of
the
methodology
is
there
the
approaches
that
is
described,
the
actual
calculation
method
or
methods
are
there.
There
are
tables
that
that
demonstrate
the
value
of
your
assets,
the
exclusions
that
are
in
the
calculations,
those
sorts
of
things
that
they
boil
it
down
to
those
numbers
that
are
applied
to
those
to
those
calculations.
Okay,
one
thing
that
I
will
point
out
is
that
on
page
8
there
was
a
typographical
error
that
I
must
apologize,
for
that
has
been
removed.
E
E
E
J
So
we
are,
you
only
consider
I,
guess
what
I'm
I
understand
the
reason
behind
it
and
say
forward
so
who's
behind
the
study
and
what
we
need
to
do
it,
but
your
it
seems
like
we're,
not
capturing
well
number
one.
The
number
you
come
up
with
is
so
large
it
doesn't.
You
know
it
gives
us
plenty
of
room.
So
that's
not
really
an
issue,
but
in
itself
it
hasn't
really
measured
or
has
it
I
mean
some
of
the
other
factors
that
are
in
that
with
developed
that
such
as
storm
water
issues,
everything
else?
F
E
J
E
J
J
K
So,
for
the
last
three
months,
or
so,
the
town
manager
and
myself
and
town
staff
have
worked
with
the
board
in
developing
our
annual
budget
and
later
on.
In
this
meeting,
we're
gonna
try
to
get
that
adopted
within
that
annual
budget
and
in
many
many
prior
budgets,
we
have
certain
line
items
where
we
were.
K
F
K
K
Couldn't
our
first
construction
project
was
in
February
of
17.
You
can
see
that
we,
the
town,
contributed
35,000.
We
received
a
thirty
thousand
dollar
grant
from
the
pigeon
river
fund,
and
then
we
have
a
grant
through
the
North
Carolina
Department
of
Environmental
Quality
for
seventy,
almost
seventy
four
thousand
dollars
right
now.
We
have
sort
of
a
positive
balance
in
this
fund
of
fifty
eight
hundred
dollars.
K
K
If
this
becomes
a
lot
more
difficult,
when
we
start
to
try
to
pull
off
some
of
these
projects
that
are
on
private
property,
so
I
think
Josh
and
I
all
know
or
in
Jessica's.
Very
much
involved
in
this
as
well
will
probably
know
in
six
months
whether
whether
we'll
be
able
to
get
additional
funding
on
the
on
these
projects
for
the
watershed
restoration.
K
The
projects
that
we
that
we
did
finish
were
the
project
at
the
library
at
the
golf
course
parking
lot
and
then
actual
portions
of
the
golf
course
as
lake
tomahawk
does
eventually
get
into
Swannanoa
River.
The
next
one
we
have
is
the
Riverwalk
Greenway
capital
projects
fund
and
really
part
of
the
reason
that
I'm
up
here
today
is
that
a
lot
of
these
projects
sort
of
they.
They
don't
move
all
that
quickly,
but
we're
starting
to
kind
of
start
to
move
on
some
of
these
and
see
some
dollars
come
in
and
out.
K
So
this
is
a
the
Greenway
project
that
we
we
started
back
in
September
of
16.
So
far,
there
has
just
been
engineering
involved
in
this
project.
Eventually,
the
budgeted
amounts
on
this
project
will
be
closer
to
five
million
dollars.
Eighty
percent
of
that
funding
will
come
from
the
NCDOT
grant,
so
that
means
the
town
has
to
come
up
with
a
bottom
million
dollars.
K
We
succeeded
in
receiving
four
hundred
thousand
dollars
of
our
match
from
Buncombe
County,
which
really
means
the
town
will
be.
If
all
goes
according
to
plan,
when
this
project
gets
done,
the
green
will
Greenway
will
be
worth
close
to
five
million
dollars
and
the
town
will
have
contributed
about
six
hundred
thousand
dollars,
we're
starting
to
move
a
little
bit
on
this
project
and
I'll
probably
be
coming
with
another
budget
amendment.
They
were.
There
were
two
pieces
of
this
project
which
we're
in
the
process
of
sort
of
combining,
but
very
shortly.
J
K
J
K
Yeah
yeah
yeah,
yeah
yeah,
that's
what
that's
where
this
is,
where
things
stand
as
of
May
31st.
So
if
you
looked
at
the
general
ledger,
the
budget
on
this
project
is
two
million
one
hundred
fifty
eight
thousand
seven
or
fifty
dollars,
and
we've
spent
two
hundred
and
over
two
hundred
and
twenty
three
thousand
the
first.
J
K
K
K
C
K
K
This
project
we,
the
total
budget,
is
at
ninety
two
thousand
one.
Fifty
we've
spent
exactly
that
amount
we're.
Actually
we
have
another.
Seventy
four
thousand
dollar
grant
that
we
will
be
getting
to
properly
in
the
next
six
months
or
so.
We've
already
contributed
our
fifty
percent
match
or
actually
our
50%
match.
We've
contributed
$35,000,
so
we'll
need
to
contribute
2,000
more.
This
is
really
cleaning
up
tomahawk
branch
as
it
flows
through
the
golf
course
it's
good
for
the
Swannanoa
River.
K
J
J
M
J
J
K
K
K
K
We
purchased
a
piece
of
land
adjacent
to
veteran's
park
back
in
May
of
2017
for
eighty
seven
thousand
dollars
the
town
received
apart.
If
grant
who
we
purchased
that
land,
because
we
thought
we
were
going
to
get
the
grant,
we
actually
didn't
get
it
the
first
year,
but
we
got
it
the
second
year
that
grant
is
for
a
total
of
two
hundred
and
eleven
thousand
dollars.
The
town
needs
to
match
that
amount
that
land
we
were.
K
We
were
able
to
purchase
at
a
discount,
so
we
will
get
credit
for
about
a
hundred
and
fifty
thousand
dollars
for
that
piece
of
land.
The
Kiwanis
Club
has
pledged
forty
thousand
dollars
to
help
us
with
our
match,
so
it
might
very
likely
will
be.
The
town
will
only
need
to
contribute
another
twenty
thousand
or
so
by
the
time
this
project
gets
completed
and
I.
Think
we'll
start
on
this
project
soon
will
be
by
the
time
this
project
gets
completed.
K
K
The
budget
at
this
is
1
million
six
hundred
fifty
five
thousand
dollars.
This
is
work
done
on
the
infrastructure
down
at
the
bottom
site,
including
a
new
pump
which
is
going
to
allow
us
to
supply
that
site
with
water
and
we'll
really
be
able
to
supply
the
town
in
many
ways
for
the
next
10
or
20
years.
K
We
actually
received
one
hundred
and
eighty
thousand
a
week
or
so
ago,
so
I
guess
that
puts
us
up
to
what
430
and
then
I
asked
for
another
three
hundred
last
Friday,
so
in
the
end
of
the
town,
won't
will
not
be
paying
anything
on
the
time
won't
be,
couldn't
be
contributing
anything
and
that
infrastructure
will
be
in
place.
That
will
help
a
lot
him
in
the
short
term,
but
will
really
help
the
town
in
the
long
term
and
those
are
our
five
active
projects
at
this
time.
So
if
anybody
has
any
questions.
K
M
M
Your
second
consent
agenda
item
is
a
budget
amendment.
This
budget
M
is
for
transferring
of
funds
into
water
capital
reserve
fund.
This
is
for
Erica,
where
automatic
meters
that
were
that
we
are
working
on
purchasing.
This
is
$425,000
that
total
fund
with
this
next
budget.
Should
it
get
past
here.
In
a
few
minutes,
we
will
be
up
to
a
total
of
four
and
$50,000
for
those
for
those
meters.
The
other
portion
of
the
budget
amendment
here
is
$100,000
for
capital
reserve.
M
M
M
H
N
A
M
This,
so
this
is
a
lease
agreement
that
we
talked
about
last
month
and
we
did
make
some
changes
to
it.
Essentially,
the
change
is
to
add
the
additional
square
footage
that
they
are
requesting
to
use
860
square
feet
of
the
Montessori
or
excuse
me
of
the
carpus
enter
the
terms
and
conditions
still
stay.
The
same
and
I
believe
this
has
got.
I
want
to
say
three
more
years
on
this
lease
it's
a
five
year
at
least
total,
but
I
think
it
already,
and
we've
already
had
two
years
over.
A
D
An
observation,
mr.
mayor
I,
think
it's
very
important
and
I
think
it's
really
great
that
pelvis
centers
getting
back
to
be
used
as
the
original
purpose
of
what
it
was
made
for
being
a
school
in
our
community
and
the
amount
of
story.
Folks
have
been
good
folks,
they've
been
good
tenants
and
we
look
forward
to
good
things.
Continue
good
things
with
them.
M
This
is
a
new
lease
jersey,
and
this
is
also
for
the
same
building
Carver
center.
It's
they.
They
have
been
in
a
specific
specific
portion
of
the
building
commonly
referred
to
as
the
annex
2577
feet
is
the
portion
they're
using-
and
this
is
a
program
that
is
during
the
afternoon
and
I-
think
she
does
provide
some
some
summer
camp
as
well.
M
The
rent
for
this
would
be
$1,000
per
month
and
beginning
nan,
desu
nurse.
That's
what
we
got
a
dated
here,
but
this
would
be
I,
guess
more
of
a
full
lease
than
what
we
just
talked
about.
This
gives
you
all
the
all
the
details
of
the
legal
language
that
that
the
town
attorney
has,
as
requested
being
good
insurance.
E
C
M
C
M
This
resolution
will
be
reviewing
this
first
before
we
get
into
the
next
agenda
item,
which
is
overdue
policy,
but
this
resolution
is
really
authorizing
the
town
to
engage
in
like
finding
any
mess
which
is
essentially
p-card
purchases
and
we're
we're
buying
things
with
a
with
a
credit
card.
That's
what
this
resolution
is
detailing
out
for
us
and
talking
about
us
putting
in
procedures
in
place
to
make
sure
we're.
Looking
at
that
information,
we've
got
a
firm
grasp
on.
J
Yeah,
just
as
a
just
as
a
reminder
to
the
public
and
I've
been
correct
me
if
I'm
saying
this
incorrectly
Josh,
but
this
resolution,
along
with
the
procurement
policy
that
follows,
it
flowed
from
a
recommendation
from
our
he
came
from
our
auditor
last
year
and
we
didn't.
There
was
no
issues
with
what
was
going
on.
There
were
no
improprieties
or
anything
of
that
nature.
It's
just.
We
did
not
really
have
a
policy
in
place.
J
We
actually
didn't
have
a
policy
or
written
one
out,
one
that
was
written
and
in
place,
and
you
know
provided
the
right
guidelines
and
really
protection
for
employees
as
much
as
anything
else.
But
it's
also
just
it's
a
good
thing.
You
know
for
dispersing
funds
to
have
the
proper
procedures
in
place,
so
this
is
part
I
have
it,
along
with
procurement
policy,
which
Josh
will
talk
about
a
little
bit
later,
but
these
are
very
much
patterned
after
the
county's
policies
that
they
revised
recently
and
erotical
recommended.
Then
we
look
at
those
policies
and
pattern
ours.
J
You
know
we
didn't
have
to
do
it
exactly
like
it,
but
it
was
a
good
pattern.
They've
worked
hard
on
it,
and
so
that's
where
all
that
this
is
sort
of
coming
from,
isn't
it
that's,
really
that's
really
kind
of
what
we're
doing
and
again
we
it
wasn't,
there's
anything
inappropriate.
It
was
just
we
needed
to
get
some.
You
know
some
documentation
place
right.
G
M
So
this
policy
is
I'm,
gonna
hit
the
high
point,
that's
probably
thirty,
five
or
forty
page,
and
that's
pretty
detailed,
so
I
think
you
know
what
we
like
alderman
Harris,
just
mentioned.
I.
Think
one
of
the
big
things
that
it
really
is
important
with
this
is
we
didn't
have
a
written
policy
in
place.
So
this
kind
of
formalized
is
everything
that
we're
going
to
do
going
forward
on
our
procurement
guidelines.
M
P-Card
usage
contracts,
that
sort
of
thing
other
big
thing
about
it.
For
example,
since
I've
been
here
about
eight
or
nine
months
now,
I'm
bringing
you
a
lot
of
contracts
and
we're
reviewing
those
and
you
were
approving
those
if
we're
budgeting
funds
for
those-
and
it's
already
something
that's
a
budgeted
item
as
long
as
the
manager
and
the
attorney
are
reviewing
these
and
they
look
okay
and
it
doesn't
make
a
lot
of
sense
to
keep
bringing
those
to
you
it
just
kind
of
it's
just
a
stifling
stuff.
M
To
be
honest,
so
there's
a
lot
of
different
thresholds
in
here
where
we're
that
Woolworths
will
be
used.
You
know
there's
going
to
be
based
on
dollar
amounts
if
it's
over
a
certain
amount,
of
course
we're
following
the
general
statutes
on
bidding
requirements.
Everything
of
that
nature,
but
this
under
certain
dollar
amounts
that
is
set
out
in
this
policy,
and
you
may
not
see.
M
Something
that's
already
been
budgeted
and
we've
had
a
discussion
on
the
other
things
in
here
that
go
into
great
detail.
We
do
talk
about
currently.
As
far
as
our
travel
goes,
we've
got
and
we
do
our
travel
for
town
business.
We've
got
like
a
one-sheet
that
we
use.
That
tells
us
all
the
information
we
need
about
governmental
rates,
things
of
that
nature,
so
this
policy
does
go
into
some
detail
more.
So
on
that,
where
we've
got
more
of
a
formalized
written
out
policy,
now
that
we
follow
on,
you
know
what
the
per
diem
rates
are.
M
E
A
A
M
So
when
we
talk
about
this
for
a
number
of
months,
they
get
the
lat.
At
the
last
meeting,
there
was
some
indication
from
the
board
that
they
wanted
to
go
ahead
and
and
I
guess
do
away
with
a
portion
of
that
property
as
long
as
we
could
retain
an
easement
for
Greenway
that
has
been
added
to
this
language
if
you'll
notice,
number
one
and
number
two
specifically
on
the
resolution
does
go
into
that
detail
about
the
Greenway
easement,
as
well
as
that
property
that
we're
not
interested
in.
A
C
M
I
hate
this,
we
didn't
have
this
information.
Before
the
last
meeting
we
had
where
we
did
vote
to
make
a
to
make
a
change
to
the
original
ordinance
you'd
adopted
back
in
the
June
of
2017.
We
did
speak
with
the
town
attorney,
of
course,
and
the
trade
of
blue
Stein
with
the
School
of
Government
on
this
matter.
I
M
One
understood
from
her
in
the
meeting
I
did
provide
you
with
an
offer
we
didn't
receive
for
the
bill
for
the
property,
twenty
nine
nine
to
us.
Seventy
US
highway
70,
which
is
our
old
public
services.
Building
from
what
I
recall
from
our
meeting
last
week,
that
seemed
to
be
the
board's
wishes
to
do
and
negotiate
it
offer
advertisement
and
the
potential
for
an
upset
bid
and
I.
Think
from
what
I
understood
you
wanted
to
pursue,
getting
an
appraisal
of
that
property.
A
M
A
D
C
D
Didn't
know
it,
one
of
my
concerns
would
be
that
you
would
have
kids
without
it
that
facility,
if
they
were,
we
didn't
use
it
as
a
huge
facility,
and
we
already
have
one
tragic
accident
where
a
young
lady
was
killed,
who
got
away
from
my
mom
coming
from
the
Goodwill
store.
So
my
concerns
with
anyone
who
want
to
visualize
it
as
a
youth
facility
of
something
we
can
do
for
kids
is,
you
know,
that's
a
very
high
traffic
area.
It's
no
secure
areas
for
as
I'm
concerned.
C
A
A
A
Two
vacancies
and
two
unexpired
that
are
on
a
June
30.
We
basically
have
three
applicants,
one
of
which
is
not
eligible,
and
then
we
have
two
others
and
we
have
more
folks
that
are
fine
angels,
that
an
understanding,
okay,
so
which
is
too
late
for
today.
But
we
can
pick
that
up
then
next,
next
month's
meeting
so
I
need
nominations.
Then
for
greenways
Commission.
F
H
A
C
A
A
F
C
A
F
J
J
You
know
since
since
miss
Sampson
might
could
might
get
over
the
town.
I'm
not
gonna,
make
a
nomination,
but
I'm
gonna
offer
the
dog
and
we
make
them.
We
make
a
motion
that
we
appoint
her
to
the
unexpired
term,
ending
2020,
the
shortest
one,
and
then
she
goes
to
work
for
the
town
and
it'll
just
be
bacon.
We
can
fill
it
if
we
have
someone
that
can
apply.
J
A
B
A
A
A
A
O
Good
evening,
as
you
said,
this
is
to
close
an
UMP
close
and
unab
in
right
away
on
Campbell
Street
important
to
note
that
the
other
end
of
this
block
was
closed
in
1986.
So
it's
not
it's
already,
not
all
the
way
through
there's
no
utilities
or
anything
of
that
nature
to
be
concerned
about,
and
it's
about,
120
feet
long
and
this
initial
application
was
brought
by
the
appropriate
parties
who
have
joined
the
the
right
away.
F
A
O
A
C
J
Only
thing
I
was
gonna
say
is
just
to
remind
the
public
that
it's
a
fairly
extensive
process.
That's
gone
through
through
the
Planning
Board
steps
followed,
and
then
you
know
we
generally
followed
the
recommendation
of
the
Planning
Board
on
these,
because
it's
a
process
and
joining
property
owners.
If
they're
adjacent
they
have
they
sign
off
right.
So,
yes,.
O
There's
a
thorough
staff
review
as
detailed
in
the
our
own
policies
and
ordinance
as
a
look
as
a
property
owner
you're,
only
able
to
request
closure
at
the
right
away
that
you
touch
and
but
Planning
Board
by
statute
has
the
authority
to
to
close
right-of-ways
in
general,
and
so
there
look.
They
don't
want
to
leave
these
little
dog
tails
that
sort
of
left
out
there.
J
So
for
members
of
the
public
to
have
it
wouldn't
happen
to
have
looked
at
at
the
memo
attached
to
the
memo
from
Jennifer
is
a
Stafford
memo
appetit
the
petition,
a
map,
a
sort
of
a
map,
notices,
the
property
owners,
letters
from
the
fire
department,
the
resolution
and
another
map,
the
1986
closure
in
petition
closures.
So
a
lot
of
documentation
saying.
O
A
F
D
A
O
This
is
the
text
amendment
that
brings
all
the
requirements
for
the
building
permit
into
the
town
ordinance,
so
we're
empowered
to
make
certain
requirements
before
issuing
a
building
permit.
But
one
of
the
more
notable
changes
is
the
requirement
that
proof
you
provided
from
MSD
that
sewer
that
they
are
kosher
with
MSD
as
far
as
their
ability
to
tie
into
the
system.
We
also
added
some
language
that
our
permits
will
be
in
compliance
with
anything
that
is
required
from
the
state.
O
H
A
M
For
a
while
a
couple
months
we'll
be
working
on
it
for
yeah,
I
guess
since
February,
so
we've
been
a
lot
of
hard
work
from
staff
and
I
appreciate
their
their
their
work
on
it,
as
well
as
the
direction
from
the
mayor
and
the
board.
I
really
appreciate
it
and
I
think
it
says
it's
a
good
budget
we've
got
proposed
here.
I'll
just
hit
a
couple
highlights:
that's:
okay.
The
total
budget
is
eleven
million.
Five
hundred
ninety
two
thousand
two
hundred
thirty
dollars.
M
You
know
we,
as
Dean
mentioned
a
few
minutes
a
few
minutes
ago.
We've
got
you
know
some
grant
funding
from
NCDOT,
we'll
continue
to
make
sure
that
that's
coming
in
some
division
of
water
resources,
money
for
stream,
restoration,
things
of
that
nature,
we're
going
to
try
to
get
some
money
from
Duke
Energy
to
help
with
some
stream
restoration
work
as
well.
So
if
there's
money
out
there
we're
trying
to
seek
it
out
to
help
offset
the
cost
of
of
the
taxpayers
on
those
types
of
projects,
I
will
say
the
the
appropriate
fund
balance.
M
I,
hope
it
doesn't
change,
but
I'm
sure
it
will
is
one
hundred
and
five
thousand
five
hundred
seventeen
dollars.
This
is
something
that
we
always
do.
It
is
low
and
I'd
love
to
see
it
stay
that
low.
But,
as
we
know,
things
do
come
up
during
the
year
and
and
you
never
know
what
kind
of
surprise
is
going
to
happen,
but
that
is
that's
typically
lower
than
it
has
been.
M
You
know
we're
doing
a
handful
of
different
different
things,
we're
putting
some
money
back
for
currently
right
now.
We've
talked
about
tennis
court
money,
we've
put
that
money
back,
sixty
thousand
dollars
and
some
reserved
for
that
or
continuing
to
fund.
As
I
mentioned
earlier,
the
fire
department
at
the
fire
truck
continue
to
fund
our
automatic
water
meters.
So
we
can
continue
to
get
that
that
budgeted,
we're
continuing
to
fund
our
our
Greenway
portion,
I
think
is
$80,000
a
year.
M
We
are
budgeting
a
full-time
position
for
the
police
department
this
year.
I,
don't
think
that's
been
done
in
a
number
of
years,
so
they're
going
to
get
an
extra
position
this
year,
I'm
sure
a
lot
of
departments
could
use
positions,
but
that's
what
that's?
What
what
we're
going
to
do
this
year
for
the
police
department,
it's
going
to
help
them
out
quite
a
bit.
We
budgeted
money
for
capital
for
public
services,
capital
for
the
police
department,
for
the
playing
department
and
I
think
that's
about
all
I
like
it.
M
Unless
you
get
questioned
sure
so
turnout
gear,
we
as
we
got
into
budget
discussions,
we
talked
about
only
funding,
a
portion
that
turnout
gear.
We
ended
up
being
able
to
do
I
think
all
that,
if
I'm
not
mistaken
for
the
fire
department,
we
don't
leave
we're
going
to
do
half
and
we
made
some
some
changes
and
were
able
to
to
find
a
little
extra
money
to
fund
that
turnout
gear
for
for
the
fire
department.
Folks
I'll
say
our
in
our
debt.
M
F
A
And
I
just
like
to
make
sure
that
that
makes
us
second
on
paper
as
far
as
a
lowest
municipality
in
the
county.
Now,
the
only
one
that's
lower
than
we
are
is
a
bit
more
forceful,
that
more
forces
only
a
quarter
cents
lower,
but
they
don't
have
a
fire
department,
whereas
we've
got
an
maintain
fire
department,
they.
A
And
that
is
more
than
any
town
our
size
in
Western,
North,
Carolina
per
capita
per
person,
so
but
the
folks
who
think
that
we
aren't
doing
enough
cross
the
board
I'm
challenging
her
to
compare
us
and
compare
apples
to
apples
but
we're
doing
it.
It
sounds
like
Matt's
doing
it's
friendly,
good
job,
police,
fire
and
but
works
are
half
chance
as
far
as
town
and
recreation
as
as
with
Kingdom
and
we've
been
doing
not
just
as
we
can.
We've
been
doing
extremely
good
job
in
that
regard.
A
J
F
A
N
N
We
expect
to
be
able
to
vote
for
our
representatives
in
the
Board
of
Aldermen
and
in
some
countries
they
don't
have
that
right,
a
territory
country's
communist
countries.
They
don't
have
that
right,
but
we
are
better
than
that.
So
I
ask
you
to
please
consider
making
sure
that
that
money
is
in
the
budget
for
an
election
in
2019.
Thank
you.
J
D
It
can
be
came
about.
We
could
do
a
budget
amendment
to
cover
the
cost
now
I
think
right
now.
What
we
talked
about
it
looked
at
before
was
probably
less
than
$24,000
to
make
that
happen
right
if
the
need
be
General
Assembly
design.
Instead,
we
just
stayed
where
we
are
state.
Of
course
we
are,
and
you
know
we
will
whatever
we
have
to
do
to
make
it
happen,
they're
the
ones
I'm,
taking
a
control
right
now,
dude,
who
wants
to
make
any
decision,
and
we
just
sit
back
and
wait
to
see
what
happens.
A
M
Do
a
couple
things
here,
mr.
reminder
for
everyone
in
the
audience
and
everyone
that
will
be
watching
or
that
we
will
be
closed
on
Thursday
July
4th
for
the
our
fourth
of
July
holiday
and
our
regular
and
agenda
meeting
will
be
on
July,
the
8th,
I
think
at
5:00
and
then
at
6:00.
So
they'll
be
back
to
back
on
the
same
day
and
then
a
reminder
for
tomorrow.
We
have
our
I
think
it's
our
second
public
input
meeting
for
our
Blue
Ridge
Road
small
area
plan
from
3
o'clock
to
7
o'clock.
Here
at
Town.
M
J
Fred
reached
out
to
her
did
an
article
on
the
the
endowment,
the
White
Mountain
endowment
at
the
Community
Foundation,
which
has
reached
what
a
million
watt
Fred
I
can't
remember
the
number
of
it's
great.
It's
a
good
number
for
the
town
of
Black
Mountain
and
it's
a
good
story.
Pretty
Cheryl
was
just
making
the
comment
that
Fred
reached
out
to
her
did
the
article
it
was
well
done
and
the
benefit
and
blessing
that
we
have
of
having
a
local
paper.
So
I
passed
that
along
from
her
but
I.