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Regular meeting of the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners from December 5, 2017. To view this meeting's agenda, or future meeting agendas, you can visit buncombecounty.org/commissioners.
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A
A
Thank
you
and
thank
you
all
for
being
with
us
this
evening.
I
would
like
to
read
the
ethics
reminder
to
the
board.
In
accordance
with
a
code
of
ethics
adopted
by
the
board,
all
county
commissioners
have
a
duty
to
obey
all
applicable
laws
regarding
official
actions,
to
uphold
the
integrity
and
independence
of
the
office
and
to
avoid
impropriety
in
the
exercise
of
official
duties
to
faithfully
perform
the
duties
of
the
office
and
to
conduct
the
affairs
of
the
governing
board
in
an
open
and
public
manner.
A
Is
there
any
item
on
the
agenda,
the
outcome
of
which
would
have
a
direct,
substantial
and
readily
identifiable
financial
impact
for
any
board?
Member
also.
Does
any
board
member
have
a
financial
interest
in
any
public
contract
coming
before
the
board?
Today,
there
being
none
all
board.
Members
have
a
duty
and
obligation
to
vote
on
all
matters
that
are
voted
on
by
the
board
this
evening,
as
we
discussed
in
our
precessional.
A
B
Wait
for
some
of
our
volunteers
to
come,
join
us
and
I'm
going
to
start
with
a
few
remarks,
and
then
you
guys
all
fill
in
back
here.
It
would
probably
be
the
best
thing.
Thank
you
for
letting
me
speak
today.
Energy
savers,
Network
is
building
a
volunteer
movement
in
Buncombe
County
to
help
lower
our
lower-income
neighbors,
reduce
energy
consumption
to
lower
their
power
bills,
to
reduce
greenhouse
gas
emissions.
B
We
dream
of
building
kind
of
a
Habitat
for
Humanity
around
saving
energy,
and
we
thank
the
county
for
supporting
our
mission
and
doing
that,
I'd
like
to
tell
you
a
little
bit
more
about
what
we've
been
doing
and
then
turn
it
over
to
some
of
our
volunteers,
who
are
behind
me
to
say
a
few
words
on
a
typical
project
we
perform
in
an
assessment,
and
then
we
go
out
into
a
workday.
The
workday
usually
takes
about
20
volunteer
hours
and
spend
about
$300
on
on
average.
B
We
think
we
save
our
clients
about
$200
a
year
so
over
five
or
ten
years.
That
ends
up
to
be
a
pretty
good
return
on
investment,
and
we
just
we
also
discuss
with
our
clients,
ways
that
they
could
change
their
behavior
to
save
energy
and
also
ways
that
they
could
invest
some
of
their
own
funds
to
save
some
additional
energy
or
look
for
ways
to
do
that
for
each
for
each
time
we
do
things
like
we
install
it
LED
lighting,
we
we
do
water-saving
showerheads.
We
do
water,
heater
installation,
door,
weatherstripping.
I
interior
storm
windows.
B
We
plug
visible
leaks
that
we
find
in
Slate,
attic,
hatches
seal
connections
between
two
ductwork
and
the
and
the
registers
and
a
lot
of
times
we
almost
every
mobile
home
that
we
does,
that
we
do
that.
Sometimes
we
identify
and
and
fix
some
more
serious
problems
like
ducts
that
have
been
disconnected
from
the
register,
all
together,
sometimes
they're,
blowing
heating,
the
out
doors
and
windows
that
have
been
broken
and
we'll
fix
the
windows
we
work
in
mobile
homes.
We
work
in
site,
build
homes,
we
help
owners
and
we
help
renters.
B
Our
clients
are
referred
to
us
from
agencies
that
you've
heard
of
mountain
housing,
ABC
cm
Evelyn's
charities,
various
churches
and
others,
and
after
visiting
Evelyn
last
week
and
talking
to
some
of
their
clients,
I
think
we'll
have
no
problem
with
finding
clients
for
our
services
and
there's
no
shortage
of
people
who
need
our
help.
After
just
talking
with
the
people
at
Evelyn,
for
just
a
little
while
we've
had
a
momentous.
B
First
year,
we
started
out
in
2016
volunteering
with
the
team
at
community
action
opportunities
and
many
thanks
to
jack
Heuer
and
Vicki
Heidegger,
and
the
people
over
there
for
letting
us
gain
some
valuable
experience.
In
doing
that,
we
started
our.
We
did
our
first
house
on
her
own
in
November
of
2016
and
in
that
period
of
time
we've
completed
70
houses
with
21
in
progress
and
then
in
August
we
began
an
affiliation
with
Greenbelt
Alliance,
which
we're
very
happy
to
be
working
with
them.
B
Sam's
here,
I
thinking
the
audience
and
since
is
up
with
working
with
Greenbuild
Alliance.
We
secured
the
county
funding,
which
we
very
much
appreciate.
In
addition
to
appreciating
some
of
our
other
funders
individuals,
New
Belgium,
Brewing,
all
souls
Cathedral,
First
Baptist
and
some
other
people
that
have
provided
some
funds
I
think
we're
gonna
get
a
little
grant
from
our
Rotary
Club
here.
B
So
those
are
the
kinds
of
people
that,
and
individuals
and
I
would
also
just
encourage
anybody
in
the
audience
to
go
out
to
WWI
energy
savers
network
comm
and
make
a
contribution
to
help
in
this
effort.
But
we've
completed
21
homes
on
the
grant.
We
have
21
in
progress
and
we
wouldn't
be
doing
this
without
your
help,
and
so
we
really
do
appreciate
the
help
and
obviously
we
need
it
for
this
to
really
work.
For
the
longer
term.
B
Turning
to
our
volunteers,
they're,
really
great
I,
think
we
have
some
great
volunteers
for
the
year,
we've
engaged
1400
volunteer
hours
directly
on
projects,
and
this
last
weekend
we
put
in
a
hundred
volunteer
hours
with
working
on
four
projects,
so
that
was
a
that
was
a
big
weekend
for
us
in
for
me.
So
we're
trying
to
build
our
NT
our
team
and
also
encourage
everyone
in
this
room
to
go
out
to
wwg
savers,
Network,
comm
and.
B
Volunteer
your
time
to
come
work
with
us
sometime
in
you,
learn
skills
you
build
community,
you
have
fun,
you
help
your
fellow
man,
you
know
what
could
be
better,
really
and
I.
Think
the
final
thing
I
want
to
say
is
we're
most
successful
when
we
work
as
teams,
businesses,
schools,
environmental
groups,
neighborhood
groups,
government
government,
employee
groups,
churches
can
all
get
in
the
act,
and
this
Saturday.
B
I'm
gonna
we've
been
working
with
Asheville
school
as
part
of
their
volunteer
program
with
eight
students
from
the
Asheville
school
and
it's
been
great
working
with
them
and
then
we've
also
been
working
with
piney
mountainous
church
and
we're
gonna
talk
to
have
Kevin
bass
talk
a
little
bit
about
what
they've
been
doing
and
their
perspective
on
this.
So
who
is?
Let's
see
where
what
just
turns
over
to
the
to
the
students
and
let's
go
I.
D
Saw
hi
everyone
we
are
all
from
Asheville
school
as
and
service
is
a
part
of
our
curriculum,
it's
integrating
in
part
of
our
curriculum,
so
it
is
required,
but
we
also
do
it
for
the
goods
we
get
ourselves,
and
so
one
of
the
service
groups
in
our
in
our
school
is
called
Energy,
Savers
and
network.
And
basically,
what
we
do
is
we
go
to.
We
visit
local
low
income
houses
and
we
fix
those
houses
so
that
we
reduce
energy
waste
and
so
that
dollars
in
the
houses
can
live
life
a
little
better.
E
Reducing
energy
loss
in
windows
by
making
energy-efficient
frames
and
although
like
when
we
first
started
I,
didn't
know
like
how
much
of
a
difference
this
was
gonna
make.
It's
really
a
really
great
experience
to
see
firsthand
like
the
great
results
and
like
how
much
it
affects
low-income
people
and
like
low-income
houses,.
F
K
It
didn't
take
us
long
to
see
that
caring
for
our
neighbors
and
caring
for
God's
creation
went
hand
in
hand
at
every
step
of
the
way
we
encountered,
those
in
our
community
who
consistently
have
to
choose
between
putting
food
on
the
table
and
paying
their
energy
bills
or
choosing
whether
than
we're
going
to
pay
for
their
heating
cost
or
going
to
the
doctor.
This
realization
led
my
faith
community
on
a
journey
to
creatively,
love
and
care
for
their
neighbors
and
the
earth.
K
Earlier
this
fall,
we
decided
to
meet
those
needs
head-on
by
passing
out
1,200
LED
light
bulbs
into
our
neighborhood,
those
light
bulbs,
displace
386
tons
of
carbon
dioxide
and
will
save
our
community
72,000
dollars
over
the
next
10
years
and
I've
leave
Commissioner
Belcher.
You
received
16
of
those
LED
light
bulbs
because,
yes,.
K
But
we
didn't
stop
there
as
as
a
church,
we
continued
to
work
on
classes.
We
built
a
garden
to
provide
vegetables
for
the
community.
We
offer
classes
to
the
neighborhood
on
canning,
to
reduce
food
waste
on
composting
and
recycling
to
reduce
trash
waste
and
landfill
wastes.
One
of
those
classes
was
also
on
energy
savings,
and
it
was
at
this
class
that
we
met
Brad
rouse
and
the
Energy
Savers
Network
over
the
following
months.
K
However,
when
it
comes
to
heating
and
energy
costs,
we
need
to
do
more
than
provide
short-term
relief
and,
at
the
energy
to
savers,
Network
I
believe
we're
just
doing
that
doing
more
by
putting
money
back
into
people's
pockets
who
need
it,
the
most
all
the
while
caring
for
the
earth,
the
energy
savers
can
network
network
shares
the
deep
commitment
to
love
people
and
to
care
for
this
earth
in
a
way
that
I
think
benefits
both.
So
once
again,
commissioners
I
want
to
thank
you
for
your
support.
K
A
There's
gonna
be
a
lot
of
great
projects
that
come
out
of
it.
But
really
it
was
this.
The
Energy,
Savers
Network
I
think
we
recognized
as
just
one
of
the
best
ideas
in
the
community,
so
we're
glad
to
be
a
partner
with
you
and
we
look
forward
to
continuing
and
growing
that
support.
So,
thanks
to
all
of
you
for
what
you're
doing
I
have.
L
H
It's
more
than
just
words,
it's
more
than
just
that
they
are
actually
meeting
the
need
in
their
community
they're
doing
a
compassionate
way,
and
there
are
people
that
are
deciding
between
between
food
on
their
table
and
paying
their
energy
bill,
and
anything
that
we
can
do
to
assist
that
you
know
we're
willing
to
do
in
a
practical
way
and
it's
a
great
investment
and
I
appreciate
them,
also
great
great
to
have
them
here.
It's
wonderful
and
they
did
a
really
good
job
on
their
commercial.
You
should
go
to
their
there.com.
C
A
M
M
Nick
Edmonds
Nick
is
one
of
our
team
members
who,
earlier
this
year,
took
a
swan
a
course
for
manager
of
landfill
operations,
and
he
later
received
a
mole
Oh,
which
means
he
is
a
manager
of
land
field
operations,
and
so
he
is
recognized
as
someone
that
can
run
transfer
stations
and
landfills
and
that's
a
tremendous
honor,
there's
no
easy
course
to
take,
and
definitely
not
an
easy
accreditation
to
achieve
so
hats
off
turn.
It.
H
I've
had
the
honor
of
knowing
Nick
for
quite
a
while
now
and
what
they
have
accomplished,
he's
been
there
for
14
years
and
what
they've
accomplished
at
the
landfill
is
great
between
him,
his
mole.
Oh,
that
is
something
else
he
he
can
he
step
in
it
to
do
the
work
for
us
and
we're
benefitting
by
giving
him
a
little
thing,
but
I
think
Jim's
gonna
do
that,
but
I
appreciate
it.
He
he
knows
I
appreciate
it.
He
runs
a
million
dollar
piece
of
equipment
and
he
takes
pretty
good
care
of
it.
So
but
I.
M
And
next
we'd
also
like
to
call
up
mr.
James
young
James,
as
some
of
you
may
know,
took
first
place
in
the
SWANA
competition
for
dos
dozer
here
in
North
Carolina
earlier
this
year,
and
he
went
on
to
represent
Buncombe
County
down
in
Orlando
Florida
and
I
mean
I'm
telling
you
words,
don't
do
this
competition
justice
I
mean
you
have
people
that
practice
and
they're
doing
courses
at
the
landfills
and
James
didn't
have
that
privilege.
N
Chairman
and
commissioners,
as
you
were,
Colin
we
amended
the
county
personnel
ordinance.
One
of
the
things
that
you
wanted
us
to
do
is
to
develop
structure
for
how
do
we
recognize
those
employees
who
take
those
extra
steps
that
improve
services
to
citizens,
save
money,
increase
program,
efficiency,
and
these
are
our
first
two
recipients
and
as
a
part
of
that
personnel
ordinance,
we
committed
that
recognition.
Those
employees
would
be
public
and
certainly
within
the
scope
of
the
departmental
budgets,
but
both
these
gentleman's
who
received
their
thousand-dollar
performance.
A
Great
job
gentleman,
thank
you
for
your
great
work
and
for
being
with
us
this
this
evening.
All
right,
we
will
now
turn
to
public
comment
before
we
go
into
this,
more
I
would
like
to
ask
any
one
who's
with
us
to
I.
Please
silence
your
cell
phone
or
place
it
on
mute
for
public
comment.
The
time
limit
for
individual
comment
to
the
board
is
three
minutes.
Please
share
your
name
and
where
you
live,
if
your
time
expires,
you
can
leave
any
question
along
with
your
name
address
and
phone
number
with
the
county
manager
board.
A
Members
are
not
expected
to
comment
on
any
any
matters
during
the
public
comment
period.
This
is
your
time
to
speak
to
us
and
the
board
reserves
the
right
to
deny
public
address
on
any
subject.
That's
been
previously
presented
to
the
board
during
the
same
meeting.
I
would
also
note
that,
on
any
items
on
our
agenda
this
evening
that
we
are
going
to
vote
on,
we
will
take
public
comment
on
those
issues
when
they
come
up.
A
So
if
you're
here
about
some
item
that
we're
going
to
vote
on
this
evening,
you
can
speak
to
us
at
that
time.
You
can
also
speak
to
us
in
the
beginning
session,
but
you
we
don't
want
you
to
do
both
all
right
on
that
particular
topic.
All
right
who
would
like
to
is
there
anyone
here
we'd
like
to
address
the
Commission?
Yes
ma'am,
you
may
start
and
then
you'll
go
next.
G
O
G
But
it
takes
out
so
much
of
the
meaning
of
the
original
resolution
that
it
that
it
doesn't
do
anything
anymore.
It
just
is
kind
of
like
a
list
of
things
that
we'd
like
to
see
happen
someday
and
to
me.
That's
really
disappointing.
I!
Think
that
that
you
know
there's
a
lot
of
reasons
that
it
matters
to
take
real
action
on
going
renewable
I
mean
that
is
the
future
whether
we
get
dragged
there
or
whether
we
lead
the
way
and
I
mean
in
the
beautiful
place
that
we
live
full
of
innovative
people
going.
G
100%
renewable
in
our
County
is
a
possibility,
so
I
hope
that
commissioners,
that
you
will
consider
relooking
at
the
issue
of
actually
taking
real
action
to
push
the
county
to
100%
renewable
rather
than
passing
a
resolution.
That
kind
of
is
a
little
more
a
little
a
little
weaker,
I
would
say,
and,
and
just
like
in
closing,
there's
this
image
in
in
like
cross
country
like
hurdle,
jumping
where,
if
you
imagine
that
the
hurdle
is
an
obstacle,
and
you
see
it
as
something
to
that
you
have
to
get
through,
you
have
to
avoid.
G
You
have
to
find
a
way
around
you're
going
to
approach
it
one
way.
But
if
you're
running
towards
that
hurdle
is
something
that's
drawing
you
forward.
That's
something
that,
like
you,
know
that
you're
going
to
get
get
forward
get
get
across
when
you
get
there
and
you're
going
to
approach
it
a
really
different
way.
So
I
hope
that
you'll
do
that.
Thank.
A
You
and
I
meant
to
make
one
comment
earlier
when
I
was
reviewing
the
agenda,
because
I
think
your
question,
other
people
might
have
it
as
well.
We
did
have
a
work
session
prior
to
our
Commission
meeting
this
evening,
where
we
talked
about
some
of
the
strategic
priorities
that
were
going
to
discuss
later
and
so
I
just
want
to
share
that.
A
During
that
pre
meeting,
it
was
brought
up
that
there's
I
anticipate
that
there
will
be
a
modification
to
the
priority
that
you're
discussing
such
that
it
will
include
a
specific
time
frame
for
the
county
to
achieve
the
100
percent
goal
for
its
own
operations,
as
well
as
establishing
a
community
100
percent
goal
by
2025,
which
is
the
same
as
what
was
discussed
back
in
October.
So
I
meant
to
clarify
that
at
the
beginning.
So
we
do
anticipate
those
elements
will
be
discussed
later
this
evening
as
well.
P
Thank
you
very
much.
My
name
is
Ed
Jam
Ron
I'm
with
a
I
want
to
introduce
a
company,
and
hopefully
a
solution
and
networking
with
the
community,
the
county
and
Beyond
in
individuals.
We,
our
companies,
Boyle
enterprises
and
we're
a
veteran
company,
predominantly
veterans
obese
of
civilians,
we're
planning
on
hiring
some
200
individuals
over
the
next
year.
P
We're
producing
state-of-the-art
solar
panels
and
solar
cells
there'll
be
24
percent
in
about
a
year
which
is
about
7
percent
higher
than
any
efficiency
in
the
world
right
now,
at
a
price
point
that
is
very
competitive,
we're
going
to
be
providing
housing
and
and
education
training,
and
you
know,
for
production
as
well
as
installation
around
the
country
of
these
devices,
we're
also
producing
state-of-the-art
LED
systems
as
well
controlling
devices
and
and
the
lighting
itself.
That's
up
in
Mars,
Hill,
North
Carolina.
P
We've
got
a
hundred
ten
thousand
square
foot
facility
and
I'd
love
to
be
able
to
communicate
with
anybody
interested
in
that.
But
we
plan
to
do
very
righteous
things
and
be
very
important
in
the
end
of
energy
efficiency
arena.
We
have
a
four
megawatt
solar
field,
we're
building
and
we
even
provide
a
great
deal
of
third
party
power
purchase
agreement
with
the
county.
P
If
that
was
possible,
then
save
you
folks,
an
immense
amount
of
money
on
your
energy
costs
and
if
anybody
I
don't
know,
if
there's
some
place
to
put
my
name,
if
anybody
does
respond
to
this
and
I
want
to
make
sure
we
we
make
friends
with
the
community
and
they
make
this
an
important
business
and
grow
hiring
lots
of
people
for
our
production
and
installation
around
the
country.
Okay,
thank.
A
Q
Q
Sun
also
lived
in
one
tree
until
he
was
killed
by
opioids
in
July.
I
would
like
to
thank
commissioners
friar
and
frost
for
hosting
the
recent
Town
Hall's.
They
have
prod
experts
with
them
to
share
the
latest
statistics
and
evidence-based
treatment
information.
This
information
is
vital
if
we
are
to
reduce
the
number
of
bodies
arriving
at
the
County
coroner's
office.
As
of
July.
That
number
average
three
per
day
I'm
here
to
advocate
for
medical
treatment,
backed
up
by
scientific
results.
To
address
this
opioid
emergency
Stuart
was
fortunate
to
live
in
Buncombe.
Q
County
I
am
grateful
that
our
County's
Department
of
Health
and
Human
Services
is
an
efficient
and
compassionate
place
for
our
vulnerable
citizens.
In
addition,
the
c3
356
comprehensive
care
center,
the
Neal
Dobbins
detox
center,
the
Swain
Recovery
Center,
the
Julian
Keith
alcohol
and
drug
abuse
treatment
center,
the
mini
Jones
Center
and
the
Dale
felt
all
day.
All
Center
are
all
vital
assets
within
our
community
I
know
because
I
helped
my
son
navigate
all
of
them
and
others
more
than
once.
Stewart
has
supportive
family
a
warm
bed
healthy
meals.
Q
He
had
a
part-time
job
and
enrolled
in
school
with
excited
for
possibilities
for
a
better
future.
He
was
also
involved
in
addiction
support
groups
with
all
of
this
in
place.
He
could
not
will
away
this
disease
as
much
as
he
tried.
Stewart
was
found
dead,
while
his
12-step
sponsor
was
waiting
steps
away
for
the
Meetup
counseling
meditation
and
support
group
meetings
while
valuable.
They
are
not
enough
for
those
struggling
to
overcome
this
chronic
brain
disease.
Beating
addiction
is
not
just
about
willpower
orphan.
It
is
also
about
finding
the
method.
Q
And/Or
medication
that
works
for
each
individual
I,
encourage
you
to
continue
on
the
path
of
providing
support,
services
and
fact-based
medication,
support
to
treat
opioid
addiction
and
acknowledge
that
it
is
not
like
other
addictions.
I
do
not
claim
to
have
the
solution,
but
I
do
recognize
that
we
have
done
in
the
past
has
not
worked.
Thank
you.
H
N
R
My
name
is
Keith
Thompson
I
live
in
Black,
Mountain
and
I
wanted
to
commend
all
of
the
commissioners.
The
way
y'all
found
a
way
to
work
together,
despite
the
differences
and
despite
all
the
tensions
that
other
parts
of
the
country
in
the
world
can
find
to
occupy
themselves
with
to
come
together
and
lead
off
with
a
vision
of
young
people
who
care
about
the
future
and
care
about
those
less
fortunate
than
themselves
and
really
take
the
words
from
Matthew
25
to
4,
though
that
would
she
do
for
the
least
of
these.
R
You
did
for
me
those
types
of
things
to
love
thy
neighbor
as
thyself.
You
guys
seem
to
really
get
that
I
I'm
gonna.
Thank
y'all
for
that,
and
this
season,
coming
up
towards
the
holidays,
is
a
time
that
we
might
ought
to
not
only
remind
ourselves
but
set
an
example
that
the
rest
of
the
world
can
follow
and
Buncombe
County
has
always
been
a
leader
in
a
lot
of
ways
and
energies.
One
of
those
ways,
because
I'm
when
I
was
these
young
people's
age.
R
I
was
interested
in
energy
and
and
in
the
environment,
and
things
like
that,
my
children,
my
sons,
been
in
the
Coast
Guard
for
four
years
and
I
hope
he'll,
be
able
to
come
back
here
well
one
of
these
days
and
raise
a
family
and
and
and
have
a
job
and
have
clean
air
and
water
and
have
the
things
that
that
I
was
able
to
have
and
help
raise
them
and
his
sisters
in
electrical
engineering
program
at
NC,
State,
studying
smart
grid
and
micro
grids.
That
is
the
future.
R
That
is
how
we
can
avoid
the
costs
of
180
million
dollar
peak
power
facility
down
it
like
Julian
180
million
dollars
to
run
just
a
few
hours
on
just
a
few
days
a
year
to
meet
that
peak
load,
there's
a
lot
of
ways
that
will
create
jobs
in
metalworking.
You
know
in
electrical
and
all
sorts
of
design
work
and
things
like
that.
That'd
be
good
jobs
for
families
to
be
able
to
make
a
living
and
stay
here
in
these
mountains
and
enjoy
this
kind
of
community.
That
cares
for
one
another.
R
A
S
I'm
Lisa
Baldwin
from
Fairview
I'm
an
advocate
for
children
today,
you'll
you're,
going
to
vote
on
moving
the
public
comment
period
from
the
beginning
of
the
meeting.
To
the
end,
this
will
mean
that
the
hard-working
citizens
you
represent
will
have
to
wait
two
to
three
hours
to
speak
in
the
public
comment
period.
After
most
of
the
agenda,
items
have
been
voted
on.
We
are
citizens
who
are
taking
time
away
from
our
families
and
jobs
to
express
our
concerns
on
important
issues
affecting
our
daily
lives.
S
We
are
not
paid
to
be
here
like
county
employees
or
commissioners
I'm
respectfully
requesting
that
you
consider
amending
your
proposal
to
add
public
comment
at
the
beginning
and
end
of
your
meeting.
This
would
accommodate
citizens
busy
schedules.
For
example,
Transylvania
County
Commission
already
welcomes
citizen
input
at
both
the
beginning
and
end
and
as
Commission
Chair
Neumann
has
been
trying
to
expand
public
comment
on
various
issues
within
the
agenda.
I'd
like
to
see
that
put
in
writing
as
well
in
the
policy
welcoming
public
input
and
the
sharing
of
ideas
would
be
very
much
appreciated.
S
I
would
also
appreciate
an
investigation
into
the
significant
increase
in
the
number
of
children
removed
by
DSS
and
Buncombe
from
their
families.
347
children
are
in
foster
care
in
Buncombe
County.
At
your
last
meeting,
miss
Tammy
shook
of
bunkum
DSS
also
said
that
500
children
are
receiving
adoption
assistance
funding.
As
you
know,
the
adoption
and
Safe
Families
Act
gives
cash
incentives
to
DSS
for
every
child
taken
from
their
parents
in
place
for
adoption.
S
S
Tammy
shook
reported
at
the
last
meeting
that
children
have
experienced
trauma
just
by
the
nature
of
being
in
the
foster
care
system.
Miss
shook
also
said
that
over
500
Buncombe
children
are
receiving
adoption
assistance
funding.
These
adoption
subsidies
amounted
to
fifty
seven
thousand
dollars
for
October
2017
and
eight
hundred
thousand
dollars
for
the
fiscal
year.
There
are
also
payments
from
Social,
Security
and
Medicaid
I.
Ask
you
to
please
be
proactive,
investigate
bung,
combs
DSS
practices.
Is
the
mandate
being
followed,
our
families
being
reunified
or
our
children
being
sold
on
the
adoption
market?
S
Please
expand
your
public
comment
to
the
beginning
middle
and
end,
and
when
you
try
to
silence
someone,
miss
frost,
you
simply
tell
the
world
that
you
fear
what
they
might
say.
Thank
you
and
I
hope
you'll
all
get
a
copy
of
the
book
legally
kidnapped.
This
is
available
on
amazon.com
for
$9.98
and
I
would
love
to
give
you
all
a
copy
and
I
will
be
happy
to
order
that
for
your
Christmas
present.
Thank.
L
A
U
Are
a
state,
supervised,
County
administered
system
and
we
are
evaluated
continually
by
the
state
and
evaluated
and
and
audited
on
several
of
those
times
and
we'll
follow
up
to
make
sure
to
go
back
to
the
state.
To
ask
the
state
to
come
and
evaluate
us
again
to
make
sure
that
we're
in
compliance
with
our
adoption
policies
and
our
foster
care
policies,
so
that
we
can
make
sure
that
the
state
has
the
final
say
and
to
let
the
public
know
whether
or
not
we
are
in
fact
in
compliance.
V
My
name
is
Damian
Riley
and
I
live
in
Western
North
Carolina
from
Buncombe
County
I
was
living
in
Bernardsville
and
my
house
got
infested
with
mold.
The
landlord
was
quite
generous
and
gave
us
a
month's
rent
back
and
we
had
to
stay
in
a
hotel,
but
I
have
three
kids
and
a
wife,
a
family
of
five,
and
not
enough
budget
for
two
hotel
rooms.
My
wife
and
my
two
children
went
to
stay
in
one
hotel.
V
V
She
advised
me
to
try
with
the
social
services
DSS
and
I
and
I
did
so,
and
I
went
down
to
apply
for
some
kind
of
emergency
services
and
they
again
told
me
that
those
wouldn't
be
extended
to
me
it
men
should
be
working
and
that
my
wife
should
be
at
home
with
the
kids
and
and
there's
no
reason
we
shouldn't
have
a
home.
There
give
me
three
days
to
rectify
my
situation
or
they
were
taking
my
child.
V
A
Commissioner
to
ask
for
some
additional
information
on
a
couple
of
items:
the
jail
and
body
scanner
item
and
the
cash
versus
finance
item
in
the
Inka
library
so
who
miss
stone.
Who
could
address
each
of
those
items
for
so
we've
got
sheriff
and
Duncan
with
us.
So
come
on
up.
Sir,
thank
you
and
in
for
clarification,
commissioner.
Ross
I
think
you
asked
for
this
item.
Are
you
looking
for
a
separate
vote
on
this
item
or
just
some
additional
information?
Or
what
was
your.
W
Okay,
the
body
scanner
is
an
item
that
we
have
come
to
discover
that
we
need
pretty
desperately
in
the
jail
since
we
amended
our
policy
several
weeks
ago,
in
the
past
ten
days,
we've
taken
seven
people
to
Mission
Hospital
that
have
been
that
have
either
swallowed
some
sort
of
narcotic
coming
into
the
jail
or
the
one
that
was
one
one
of
the
most
concerning
swallowed,
a
narcotic
after
they
got
into
the
jail,
and
you
you
say
well,
how
can
that
happen
and
what's
happening?
Is
these
folks
are?
W
Are
secreting
these
things
in
body
cavities
and
bringing
them
into
the
jail
the
one
individual
that
we
ended
up
taking
to
the
hospital
she
actually
for
fear
of
being
charged
with
bringing
a
controlled
substance
into
the
detention
facility,
which
is
a
felony
eight,
some
what
we
believed
to
be
methamphetamine
after
she
was
already
in
the
facility?
We
have
something
in
the
facility
called
a
boss
chair,
but
it's
it's
really
a
metal
scanner.
It
doesn't
work
for
a
controlled
substance
that
might
be
packaged
and
and
put
into
a
body
cavity.
W
So
what
this
scanner
is
designed
to
do
is
once
we
move
that
individual
through
booking
and
we
take
them
to
housing,
as
that
scanner
will
be
able
to
tell
us.
Hopefully
if,
if
they
have
something
coming
into
the
facility,
like
I
say
it
creates
a
situation
within
a
Detention
Center,
that's
not
only
concerning
for
the
person
who's
bringing
it
in,
but
also
because
of
you
know,
of
the
the
detox
protocols
we're
doing
and
the
level
of
addiction
that
we're
dealing
with
in
the
detention
center.
L
W
And
we
have
made
about
the
inmate,
Welfare,
Fund
and,
and
the
commissioners
I
think
have
a
pretty
good
grasp
of
what
that
is
and
what
that
does
and
how
its
generated
and
this
this
definitely
falls
in
line
with
what
that
money
should
be
designed
to
be
spent
for
because
it
improves
the
overall
safety
inside
the
detention
facility
and
there's
somewhere
in
the
neighborhood
of
about
five
hundred
thousand
dollars
in
that
fund.
Right
now,
and
this
scanner
is
180
and
and
some
change
so
wet,
rather
than
burdening
the
Commission
to
find
that
in
general
fund.
W
W
W
There
is
forfeiture
money
there,
but
it
doesn't
fall
under
the
federal
spending
guidelines.
I'd
really
have
to
go
in
and
check
it's
kind
of
out
of
it
is
for
new
programming
and
things
that
that
help
us
help
us
deal
with
drug
issues
in
the
community.
So
I,
don't
know
I.
To
be
honest
with
you,
my
Financial
persons
here
I
thought
you
were
here
but
you're
over
here,
I,
don't
know,
I'd
have
to
have
Siri
powers
check
and
look
at
the
spending
guidelines
for
federal
forfeiture
and
see
if
it
would
fit.
W
C
X
L
A
Y
A
C
A
H
A
A
We're
voting
on
the
amendment
to
shift
the
appropriation
to
the
general
fund,
all
in
favor,
if
you
support
funding
out
of
the
general
fund
vote.
Yes,
all
in
favor,
please
raise
your
hand
opposed
okay.
The
motion
to
amend
fails.
We
are
now
back
to
the
original
motion.
Okay,
I
make
a
motion
to
it.
Sorry,
you've
already
got
it
you've
already
got
to
take
care
of
your
motion
still
live
all
right.
A
Z
Yes,
chairman
and
commissioners,
there's
four
projects
that
we
had
in
our
capital
projects
fund
that
we
had
anticipated
were
the
funding
source
was
future
borrowing.
But
we
have
some
one-time
savings
that
we
can
use
to
repurpose,
so
we
can
pay
cash
for
those
versus
finance
and
over
the
life
of
the
debt.
That
saves
us
almost
one
and
a
half
million
dollars
in
interest
costs.
A
H
I
think
I
brought
that
up
too
and
I
just
wanted
to
make
sure
that,
in
the
in
the
regular
session
that
that
the
public
understood
that
this
was
the
way
we
do
business
now
as
if
there
are
savings,
we
were
looking
to
pay
off
debt
and
we're
not
looking
to
to
add
additional
debt.
This
is
not
going
to
be
a
first-time
thing.
A
I'll
just
make
a
comment
on
this
I'm
supportive
of
it,
but
I
would
also
just
just
that's
kind
of
a
on
the
topic.
You
know
the
county
is
able
to
access
one
of
the
benefits
of
the
triple
county's
triple-a
bond
rating
is
that
were
able
to
access
a
debt
at
you
know
incredibly
low
rates,
and
so
for
a
lot
of
these
long-term
capital
projects.
I
think
we've
we've
been
really
successful
in
using
very
low
cost
financing.
A
AA
Me
put
on
my
bankers
that
he'd
like
to
comment
I'm
for
paying
for
these
now,
because
folks,
what
you
must
realize
when
we
float
a
20-year
bond,
we're
paying
for
this.
So
even
though
the
interest
rate
might
seem
to
be
low,
we're
paying
for
this
over
a
20-year
period
and
it
will
cost
us
more
money.
So
anytime
we
can
pay
for
the
pay
for,
like
these
items
upfront,
it's
a
big
savings
to
us
as
taxpayers,
so
I'm
for
doing
that.
Anytime,
Maya,
put.
H
One
issue
into
this
previous
county
manager
took
$2,200,000
that
was
basically
money
that
was
for
the
firing
range
she
about
ambulances,
ten
vehicles,
three
more
vehicles
for
the
animal
control
that
come
to
2.2
million
on
a
bond
just
take
a
wild
guess.
How
much
check
house
is
just
an
interest
alone
for
18
years
$950,000,
so
the
bonds
not
to
the
true
way
to
go
I
think
county
manager
we
have
now
who's
got
the
best
idea
to
pay
pay
as
we
go
as
we
can.
A
Right
and
then
the
last
item
is
the
inca
library
renovations
funding,
and
so
we
have
on
our
agenda.
Three
hundred
thousand
dollars
proposed
funding
for
renovations
to
the
inca
library,
which
includes
renovation
of
existing
space
owned
by
the
county,
to
create
additional
community
space
and
library
space.
So
then,
you
want
to
share
any
additional
information.
Z
I
would
just
say
we
come
through
all
of
our
capital
projects
to
see
which
ones
we're
completed
and,
as
you
can
see
on
this
budget
moment,
there
was
seven
different
projects
that
were
ready
to
close
and
it
had
savings
of
the
three
hundred
thousand
dollars
needed
to
budget
this
project.
So
again,
we
can
use
savings
to
to
cover
the
cost
and.
X
Also
I'd
like
to
thank
Commissioner,
Belcher
and
term,
and
for
when
we
went
out
there
and
looked
at
that.
This
is
a
big
necessity,
but
one
thing
don't
forget
is
we're
even
looking
at
the
energy
deal
on
that
of
replacing
the
windows
there,
the
windows
in
that
place
was
very,
very
old
and
we
all
come
together,
and
this
is
very
good.
We
can
pay
for
this
right
now.
A
Absolutely
and
I
was
just
gonna
comment.
You
know,
there's
been
a
lot
of
focus
on
the
east
asheville
library
project,
which
is
gonna,
be
a
new
library
that
we're
gonna
be
building
starting
later
this
year,
we're
gonna
appropriate
funding
for
it
in
this
year's
budget,
that's
a
much
more
expensive
project,
probably
probably
more
like
three
million
plus
instead
of
this
one's
three
hundred
thousand,
but
this
is
property.
A
The
county
already
owns
so
I'm
glad
to
see
that
we
can
just
move
ahead
on
on
making
that
more
useful
to
that
part
of
our
community
so
great
project.
All
right
is
there
a
motion
to
approve
all
the
remaining
items
on
the
consent
agenda
and
follow
the
remainder
of
the
agenda,
as
we
discussed
so
moved.
Second,.
AA
A
AB
Mr.
chairman,
members
of
the
board,
troy
muse
and
robbie
kirkpatrick
have
applied
to
rezone
5.97
acres
located
at
62
old
us
1923.
Highway
from
commercial
service
to
residential
district
are
three
the
subject.
Property
is
currently
vacant
property
to
the
north
of
the
subject.
Parcel
has
been
used
as
a
firewood
business
in
his
zone.
Cs
of
the
two
properties
to
the
west,
one
is
vacant
and
the
other
contains
a
single-family.
Residence
in
both
are
zoned
CS
property
to
the
south,
separated
by
old
u.s.
1923
is
developed
as
a
manufactured
home
park
and
is
zoned
r3.
AB
The
property
to
the
east
contains
a
magic
manufactured
home
in
his
zones.
Yes,
the
applicant
is
seeking
to
rezone
the
subject
parcel
in
order
to
develop
a
manufactured
home
park.
The
Planning
Department
recommends
approval
of
the
requested
zoning
as
it
is
consistent
with
the
comprehensive
Land
Use
Plan.
The
2013
update,
identifies
infill
higher
densities
development,
as
suggested
with
in
reasonable
proximity
to
major
transportation
corridors
and
highly
suggested
within
water
and
sewer
service
areas
outside
of
steep
sloped
areas
outside
of
high
elevations,
outside
of
moderate
high
hazard,
slope
stability
areas
and
outside
fema
flood
hazard
areas.
AB
The
Planning
Board
held
a
public
hearing
regarding
this
application
on
November
the
6th.
There
was
no
public
comment.
The
Planning
Board
found
that
the
request
is
consistent
with
the
land
use
plan
and
is
reasonable
and
in
the
public
interest,
as
it
is
compatible
with
surrounding
properties,
developed
with
manufactured
home
parks
is
adjacent
to
other
are
three
zoned
properties
is
served
by
public
water
and
sewer
and
is
readily
accessed
by
an
NCDOT
maintained,
Road
and
transportation
corridor.
The
Planning
Board
recommended
approval
of
the
rezoning
by
a
vote
of
seven
to
zero
and
I'll.
A
L
Y
Y
X
A
AC
AC
You,
this
is
very
short,
you'll,
see,
I,
think
it's
best
summarized
in
the
lat,
the
second-to-last,
whereas,
where,
as
an
employee,
losing
time
from
work
due
to
a
compensable
work,
injury
is
entitled
to
receive
compensation
for
lost
wages,
as
well
as
any
impairment
rating
through
workers
comp.
Therefore,
those
workers
receiving
a
worker's
comp
claim
are
being
compensated
for
their
lost
time
and
should
not
also
be
eligible
to
receive
the
benefit
of
sherrod
Lee
from
fellow
employees.
AC
So
the
way
that
the
voluntary
shared
leave
program
was
written
prior,
the
policy
was
written
prior
to
this
left,
the
opening
that
they
could
potentially
receive
both
the
workers
comp
as
well
as
donated
leave
from
their
fellow
employees
and
we're
just
tightening
that
up
so
that
if
they
have
a
compensable
or
these
comp
claim,
they
are
not
eligible
for
the
voluntary
shared
leave
program.
That's
it
any
questions.
I
can
answer
and
just
a
reminder
this.
AC
C
A
F
Have
a
simple
way
of
looking
at
things:
I
think
what
heard
you
say
is
they
can't
double
dip,
but
employees
can
give
shared
time
if
they
want
to
to
someone,
because
that
doesn't
keep
them.
If
someone
is
under
the
weather
or
has
a
bad
situation,
they've
got
some
time
building
up,
they
can
donate
to
that
person
that
doesn't
stop
them.
That's
what
I
thought!
Thank
you
very
much.
F
A
O
A
AD
So
I'm
here
tonight
to
tell
you
a
little
bit
of
an
overview
about
what
I
do
here
in
the
county
and
to
give
you
some
visual
images
of
the
farms
that
I
work
with
I.
First
want
to
just
thank
the
Buckham
County
leadership
for
supporting
small
farms.
They
have
so
many
needs
and
without
funding
this
position,
any
of
those
needs
was
going
met.
So
thank
you
for
your
support
with
farms
ranging
from
1/4
acre
to
over
150
acres
in
our
County
commercial
operations
are
extremely
diverse.
AD
One
of
my
primary
tasks
is
to
support
farmers
and
navigating
new
markets
and
providing
them
with
one
on
one
consultation,
educational
workshops
in
grower
outreach,
successful
farm
businesses
have
to
holistically
plan
for
financial
stability
and
so
I
help
farmers
gauge
appropriate
crops
that
suit
their
skill
sets
and
their
markets
and
their
land
I
also
help
them
develop.
Business
plans
learn
technical
production
aspects
such
as
solving
pest
problems
that
you
see
in
the
image
there
and
connect
them
to
other
community
resources.
AD
AD
Ok,
now
we're
on
board
the
photos
that
you
see
here
highlight
Buncombe
County
farms
that
have
been
successful
in
securing
grant
funds.
Small
farmers
have
minimal
financial
options
when
they're
looking
for
expansion
projects.
Since
my
tenure
here
in
the
small
farms
position,
I've
helped
growers
secure
over
fifty
seven
thousand
dollars
in
grant
funds
through
the
Western
North
Carolina
AG
options
program.
These
grants
have
helped
our
small
farms
expand
to
new
crops,
improve
efficiency
and
build
essential
infrastructure
like
storage
and
cooling
rooms.
AD
Additionally,
through
grants
secured
from
the
TVA
AG
and
forestry
fund,
Buncombe
County
farmers
have
access
to
two
pieces
of
equipment
that
you
see
pictured
above
you
and
those
pieces
of
equipment,
helped
reduce
labor
demands,
improving
efficiency
and
helping
them
prep
their
fields
for
a
nominal
cost
growers
can
rid
this
equipment,
saving
the
from
having
to
individually
purchase
these
implements
and
enabling
them
to
keep
their
profits
for
other
farm
needs.
This
equipment
has
helped
over
16
farms
maximize
efficiency,
while
reducing
financial
risk.
AD
In
addition
to
these
efforts,
I
collaborate
with
fellow
Cooperative
Extension
staff
to
raise
agricultural
awareness
to
Buncombe,
County
youth.
We
do
this
annually
in
celebrating
national
AG
day,
which
happens
in
March
in
2017.
Our
staff
reached
over
1500
kids
in
Buncombe
County,
helping
them
understand
the
important
role
farms
play
in
their
daily
lives.
An
additional
focus
of
mine
is
working
on
pollinator
conservation,
I
collaborate
with
the
Buncombe
County
beekeepers
and
bee
City
USA
to
provide
educational
outreach,
so
that
no
conversation
that
involves
farming
overlooks
these
important
ecological
pieces.
AD
As
a
final
comment,
because
I
know
our
time
is
tight
tonight,
I
would
invite
all
of
you
to
learn
more
about
agriculture
in
our
County
by
considering
attending
our
Friends
of
Ag
breakfast,
which
is
a
quarterly
event
that
Cooperative
Extension
in
soil
and
water
collaborate
on.
We
hold
that
at
the
Western
North
Carolina,
AG,
center
and
I
know
many
of
you
have
been
in
attendance
in
the
past.
We
would
love
to
see
you
in
2018,
as
we
have
new
programs
and
I
just
want
to.
Thank
you
again
for
your
support
for
small
farms.
AD
A
A
N
N
We
struggled
for
all
day
to
day
on
the
weight
of
Framus,
because
I
only
always
also
when
I
say
I
believe
these
are
some
of
our
most
valuable
employees.
They
really
are
the
people
who
are
the
boots
on
the
ground,
doing
the
work
every
day
in
our
community.
If
you
look
at
the
budget
ordinance
for
FY
16
2017
in
Section
22,
the
board
approved
a
total
of
at
3.5%
increase.
N
2%
of
that
was
to
go
to
all
employees
and
1.5%
of
that
to
be
awarded
at
the
discretion
of
the
county
manager
as
I
look
back
both
on
public
meetings
and
media
comments
and
coverage,
and
that
both
the
board
of
commissioners
and
the
former
manager
Wonder
Green
were
clear
that
the
intent
of
these
this
race
was
that
it
go
to
those
lower
paid
employees.
That
was
the
board
intent.
N
N
The
intent
of
this
board
I
want
to
be
clear
that
what
I
bring
to
you
tonight
and
the
reason
it's
not
under
new
business
is
within
the
scope
of
my
authority
as
County
manager
and
then
its
budget
neutral,
and
it's
an
action
that
I
consider
you
to
have
already
approved
in
the
1617
budget,
ordinance
the
median
household
income
in
Buncombe
County.
According
to
the
2016
census,
data
is
a
little
over
45,000.
N
It
will
cost
three
hundred
and
forty
one
thousand
ninety
five
dollars
to
provide
a
1.5
percent
increase
to
county
employees,
making
at
or
under
forty
five
thousand
dollars.
That's
four
hundred
and
seventy
two
of
our
14
hundred
and
twenty
eight
employees.
It
includes
administrative
assistants,
court
security,
bailiffs
landfill
employees,
benkei
annex
administrative
assistance,
library,
assistance
and
CNAs.
Very
important
individuals
who
show
up
every
day
and
serve
our
community
was
skilling
compassion.
N
The
the
plan
to
offset
this
cost
is
by
reoccurring
savings
by
sorry
adjustments
at
the
highest
end
of
the
organization,
I'd
like
to
say
that
I
bring
you
this
recommendation
on
behalf
of
my
senior
leadership
team
and
that
the
changes
we
bring
that
achieve
the
reoccurring
savings
to
pay
for
this
reoccurring,
cost
I'll
address
employees
who
make
at
or
above
a
hundred
and
twenty
thousand
dollars.
It
eliminates
the
dual
roles,
including
the
the
part-time
assistant
county
managers,
as
well
as
the
dual
roles
that
were
assigned
to
other
department
heads
with
supplemental
salary.
N
Those
were
eliminated
actually
July
1st.
It
consolidates
some
functions
across
department
directors
and
eliminates
positions,
very
limited
number
of
positions
due
to
retirements
or
realignments
or
because
the
position
was
specific
to
a
major
construction
project
that
it's
ended.
I
want
to
make
clear.
We
are
adjusting
the
lowest
paid
employee
salaries
to
adjustments
at
the
senior
levels.
These
changes
pay
in
full
for
the
total
reoccurring
cost
for
the
1.5%
increase.
N
There's
no
additional
impact
to
taxpayers
its
budget
neutral
I
also
want
to
make
the
point
that
you've
instructed
us
to
go
forward
and
actually
approve
the
funding
for
the
salary
study
tonight.
That
guidance
will
allow
us
to
set
equitable
and
competitive
salaries.
Attract
strong
professionals,
retain
a
robust
professional
workforce,
make
sure
we're
able
to
recruit
and
retain
the
best
employees,
keep
her
turnover
rates
low
and
ensure
continuity
of
quality
services.
Also,
we'll
insurance
salaries
are
equitable
at
all
levels
of
the
organization,
and
it
will
address
any
unique
fact
specific
to
the
Buncombe
County
workforce.
N
I
do
want
to
make
the
point
that,
in
addition
to
the
savings
that
I
bring,
you
tonight
on
behalf
of
senior
leadership,
to
cover
the
cost
of
that
1.5
percent
salary
adjustment
that,
since
July,
first
between
your
actions
and
the
actions
of
the
county
manager
and
senior
leadership,
eight
hundred
and
twenty
eight
thousand
seven
hundred
and
sixty
dollars
in
recurring
savings
from
the
senior
leadership
level.
That
includes
your
negotiation
with
me
for
a
salary
that
is
average
among
the
county
urban
counties.
N
The
state
urban
counties,
which
was
her
age
reduction
of
thirty
one
thousand
five
hundred
and
forty
three
dollars
what
you
approved
previously,
that
I
brought
to
you,
which
was
a
twenty
nine
percent
reduction.
The
county
managers,
the
operating
budget,
which
is
almost
fifty
two
thousand
dollars
elimination
of
the
three
assistant
county
managers.
They
need
dual
role,
supplements
and
changes
being
made
at
upper
management,
so
I
bring
that
to
you
not
as
an
action
item
but
as
an
update.
N
I
want
to
remind
you
and
remind
those
citizens
of
Buncombe
County
about
the
individuals
who
show
up
every
day
and
do
work
that
impacts
our
community,
our
children,
our
families,
our
schools,
our
restaurants,
our
environment.
They
deal
with
our
trash,
our
immunizations,
making
sure
we
have
safe
buildings
and
safe
food
they're,
some
of
the
most
skilled
and
dedicated
individuals
I've
ever
had
the
honor
to
work
with
and
I
will
tell
you
that
as
hard
as
I've,
advocated
with
senior
leadership
for
these
changes
at
the
top
I'll
advocate
to
protect
our
workforce.
N
L
In
the
last
few
months,
Buncombe
County
employees
have
been
for
lack
of
a
better
word
drags
in
the
mud
and
through
no
actions
that
they
did
and
I
don't
care
commit
people
can
drag.
Commissioners
is
about
all
I
want,
but
the
employees
are
our
backbone
and
they
come
to
work
tirelessly.
They
don't
care
about
political
parties,
and
this
is
something
that
was
promised
to
them
a
long
long
time
ago.
So,
thank
you
for
correcting
it
in
such
a
efficient
way.
N
Employees
will
receive
notice
from
commissioners
tomorrow
that
the
one-point-five
is
effective
on
December
9th
their
next
pay
period,
and
they
will
also
all
individually
receive
a
one-time
payment
of
$500
those
individual
employees,
because
we're
unable
to
go
back
retroactively
Lee
and
you
clearly
intended
this
adjustment
to
be
effective.
July
1st,
thank
you.
Mister.
H
H
And
also
the
and
you'll
hear
this
from
these
commissioners
tonight.
They'll
bill
be
things
we
will
disagree
on
tonight.
We
disagree
on
a
lot
of
things,
but
I
am
very
pleased
with
this.
This
board
in
its
entirety
in
the
relationship
and
their
thought
process
in
moving
forward
in
trying
to
make
sure
that
the
county
employees
are
taken.
Care
of
in
the
taxpayers
are
taken
care
of
too,
and
there
will
be
content
there
will
be.
H
AA
Mandy
I'd
like
to
add-
and
thank
you
too,
for
what
you're
doing
to
protect
our
employees,
because
what
we
are
going
through
now,
let's
face
it.
Those
of
us
who
were
elected
up
here,
that's
what
we
elected
to
sometimes
be
dragged
through
the
weeds,
because
that
goes
with
the
turf,
but
our
employees
from
what
they
are
going
through
feeling
ashamed
and
for
actions
that
were
not
paying.
They
had
nothing
to
do
with
I
commend
you,
because
this
is
what
we
need
to
help
with
morale.
AA
T
T
You
know
the
county
runs
24/7
every
day
of
the
year,
one
department
or
another,
and
this
is
a
tangible
way
to
say
thank
you,
but
also
an
opportunity
to
just
express
gratitude
and
respect
and
and
you
you
said
it
I,
think
better
than
any
of
us
could
Mandy
about
the
honor
of
getting
to
work
with
folks
and
serving
our
community.
Thank
you
to
you
and
your
team
for
finding
out
I
think
a
great
solution
to
rectify
this.
X
You
gonna
stay
I,
just
won't
thank
you
and
your
staff,
and
these
472
employees
well
deserve
something
that
should
have
been
in
the
past
and
was
somehow
manipulated
around
and
I
am
very
proud
of
what
Commissioner
Belcher
said
about
is
I'm
proud
of
this
board.
He
sometimes
we
do
not
agree
on
everything
a
lot
of
times,
but
we
can
talk
through
it
and
make
the
right
decisions.
X
N
A
U
Good
evening,
mr.
chairman
and
commissioners,
since
July
1
I
have
had
the
privilege
of
working
with
the
Asheville
Buncombe
Library
System
under
the
direction
of
Gigi
Francis,
and
one
of
the
things
I've
really
come
to
appreciate
is
Bend
and
understand.
The
commitment
and
the
passion
of
the
people
for
their
libraries
and
I
would
say
their
libraries
because
we
exist
in
our
libraries
exist
for
the
people,
and
we
have
a
very
strong
community
presence
in
working
with
libraries.
We
have
in
each
of
our
branches.
U
They
have
a
very
active
and
vibrant
Friends
of
the
library
who
raise
money,
support
programs
and
provide
substantial
support
to
the
citizens
of
the
county
through
the
use
of
these
libraries
and
in
this
process,
as
we
go
back
through.
One
of
the
things
that
we
found
is
when
we
look
to
see
how
is
the
community
being
represented
to
the
library?
Well
with
the
dissolution
of
the.
U
Cra,
the
culture
and
Recreation
Authority
and
the
oversight,
the
trustees
are
no
longer
exist.
So
this
resolution
is
asking
to
reinstate
the
trustees
Board
of
Trustees,
specifically
for
the
library
and
in
going
through
that
the
North
Carolina
General
Statutes
provides
a
list
of
responsibilities
that
can
be
assigned
to
this
board
and
out
of
those
8
responsibilities
it
can
be
assigned.
U
The
library
as
a
County
department,
functions
under
the
office
of
the
county
manager
and
so
those
those
particular
functions
are
not
applicable
under
this
under
other
structure
that
we
have
in
our
County
some
other
counties.
Those
are
applicable.
We're
asking
you
to
in
this
resolution
to
appoint
a
five-member
board
and
in
that
five-member
board
it
would
require
that
one
member
be
from
at
least
each
of
the
Commission
districts
with
two
at-large
members.
U
U
H
U
B
A
F
AE
My
name
is
Barbara
Weatherall
and
I
am
a
retired,
librarian
and
active
with
the
Friends
of
the
libraries
here
and
in
an
active
patron
of
our
library
system
here
and
I
would
like
to
commend
and
thank
Jim
Holland
for
presenting
this
resolution
I'm
all
for
it.
I
think
we've
needed
a
board
of
trustees
for
some
time.
For
all
the
reasons
that
Jim
pointed
out,
the
library
system,
I
think,
has
been
something
of
a
neglected
and
entity
and
has
suffered
from
not
having
a
board
of
trustees.
AE
Even
though
we
have
a
very
active
Friends
group,
and
they
do
just
wonderful
labor
to
raise
money
and
support
programs
for
the
library.
But
we
need
a
broad
spectrum
from
the
community
to
do
promotion
advocating
for
the
library,
so
much
more
could
be
done
and
libraries
are
facing
a
real
challenge
in
modern
times.
We
need
to
face
some
of
these
challenges
and
what
is
the
future
of
libraries
in
our
community,
and
my
only
suggestion
would
be
I
strongly
suggest
that
we
have
more
than
five
members.
AE
H
I
concur
just
to
come
in
about
the
you
know:
the
libraries
in
the
end,
the
friends
for
the
library
and
all
those
at
work.
I
just
want
to
challenge
you
to
use
this
time.
Use
this
as
an
opportunity
to
engage
your
volunteers,
we're
expanding
the
library,
we're
building
a
new
library
to
be
able
to
get
the
community
get
the
communities
involved.
This
is
a
great
opportunity
and
a
great
springboard
for
you
to
be
able
to
do
that
in
in
Buckham
Kelly.
H
AA
AA
U
Based
that
number
on
previous
boards
that
we've
had
within
the
county
that
have
been
five
and
across
the
state,
and
we
also
wanted
to
make
sure
that
we
said
specifically
that
we
had
a
representative
from
each
Commission,
District
and
plus
two
additional
ones
that
were
at-large.
That
was
the
reasoning,
but
thank
you.
You've
answered
my.
AA
L
U
And
just
to
just
to
follow
up
on
mr.
Elton.
Mr.
Elton
has
brought
up
a
very
good
point
before
about
making
sure
that
we
know
how
much
a
branch
or
how
much
a
library
costs
and
that's
a
very
reasonable
and
absolutely
legitimate
point.
And
we
are
developing
a
system
to
be
able
to
know
exactly
how
much
each
branch
costs
us
to
operate.
So
we'll
be
providing
that
as
well
to
you.
So.
H
U
A
Y
Y
The
second
idea
is
to
say
the
county
managers
chief
administrator
in
cooperation
with
the
board
currently
says
in
cooperation
with
the
chairman
and
there's
been
some
input
to
make
that
with
the
board,
and
that's
generally
how
it
has
transpired
in
the
past.
The
third
item
on
the
agenda
items
of
business
would
be
to
move
the
consent
agenda.
Y
It's
not
currently
listed
as
an
item
on
the
agenda,
but,
as
always,
the
practice
was
to
make
that
the
second
item,
just
to
put
that
formally
as
number
two
third
would
be
to
move
public
comment
to
after
new
business
near
the
end
of
the
meeting
and
the
last
item
just
to
direct
the
board
to
indicate
as
such,
on
every
regular
meeting
agenda.
So
I'm
happy
to
try
to
answer
any
questions.
You
have
or
facilitate
discussion,
but
this
is
the
board's
rules.
So,
however,
you
want
to
proceed
with
that.
L
A
A
Just
the
state
minimum,
but
so
this
would
move
the
general
public
comment
to
follow
new
business,
but
it
would
continue
to
be
the
practice
of
the
Commission
to
take
public
comment
on
any
substantive
issues
that
are
actually
going
to
be
voted
on
by
the
board
at
the
meeting.
So
so
I
have
gotten
I'm
sure,
probably
other
people
have
gotten
emails
expressing
concern
that
if
we
move
it
to
the
into
after
new
business,
we'll
have
already
voted
on
a
bunch
of
items,
but
any
items
were
being
voted
on.
A
A
T
So
I
support
every
element
of
this
except
moving
public
comment
to
the
end
of
the
meeting,
or
only
at
the
end
of
the
meeting.
I
think
it's
important
to
have
some
system
set
up
in
the
earlier
part
of
the
evening.
At
the
beginning
of
the
meeting
where
community
members
can
come
and
share
their
ideas,
their
concerns
perspectives,
experiences
that
may
be
timely
and
relevant
in
their
lives
or
in
the
community
that
they're
part
of,
but
that
may
not
show
up
on
the
agenda.
T
My
concern
is
the
reason
I
favorite
being
at
the
beginning
of
the
meeting
is
because
that's
a
predict,
a
relatively
predictable
time
frame
for
folks,
and
it's
also
a
really
accessible
time
frame.
If
we
confine
that
to
the
end
of
the
meeting,
it's
sort
of
a
moving
target
so
very
difficult
for
folks
who
work
evening
hours
who
have
a
family
at
home,
they
need
to
feed
and
get
to
bed
for
students
who
may
not
have
access
to
transportation
very
difficult
for
folks
to
participate
and
share
their
perspective.
So
I
think
it's
great.
T
We
do
public
comment
related
to
each
new
business
item,
but
my
concern
are
and
I
think
we've
seen
tonight
unto
many
other
meetings
that
there's
really
important
things
happening
in
the
lives
of
community
members,
and
this
is
one
way
in
one
forum
for
us
to
hear
about
them
and
for
the
broader
community
to
hear
about
them
and
for
some
of
them
to
begin
to
bubble
up
to
start
to
shape
that
conversations
we're
having
at
the
level
of
policy.
So
I
would
so
that's
my
position
on
it.
T
Y
Y
Y
A
X
And
the
reason
why
is
I
was
thinking
along
the
lines
with
a
lot
of
the
others
that
doing
it
at
the
end.
But
then,
when
a
commissioner
brought
up
about
the
travel,
you
know
transportation,
you
know
us
keeping
it
at
a
certain
time.
The
kids,
you
know
school,
that's
going
to
come.
This
is
probably
only
something
that's
affected,
probably
three
or
four
times
a
year.
That
really
you
know.
Public
comment
gets
dragged
on
for
a
long
period
of
time.
It's
not
something.
Every
meeting
we
go
to
so
I'm
gonna
go
with
jasmine.
X
L
Only
thing
I'd
like
to
say
is
that,
having
been
for
many
years,
an
advocate
for
many
different
issues
from
billboards
to
animal
welfare,
it
was
very
very
hard
for
a
lot
of
the
people
that
were
advocates
for
specific
issues
to
get
here
at
5:00.
Conversely,
for
the
opposite
reason,
they
worked
and
excluded
them
from
getting
here.
H
I'll
have
to
disagree
because
one
thing
about
it
is
I
understand
the
kids
coming
in
for
ball.
You
know
we
bring
in
here
we
give
them
certificates
and
stuff.
Then
they
have
two
sets
of
hour
and
a
half
a
public
speak
before
we
can
actually
give
it
to
the
kids
from
school,
so
that
takes
away
from
them
at
the
same
time.
So
we
need
to
do
our
business
first,
as
we
go
along
any
item
that
we
have.
There's
public
speak
on
it
and
then
I
spoke
many
times.
H
The
City
Council
tend
I
spoke
many
times
at
the
County
Commission
at
the
end,
and
it
does
not
hurt
a
thing,
but
the
main
thing
is.
We
have
employees
here
that
if
we
get
through
with
my
point,
they
can
physically
go
to
the
house
just
like
earlier.
We
we
let
the
guys
that
work
at
the
landfill
we
got
them
done
and
out
of
here
without
having
to
sit
and
wait
that
way
they
got
to
go
home,
they'll
be
back
at
work.
In
the
morning
we
have
people
sitting
here.
L
You
know
sitting
and
waiting
for
an
hour
and
a
half
to
present
and
and
I
think
that
you
know
we
asked
folks
to
come
in
to
give
presentations
and
I
think
it's
hard
for
them
and
we're
asking
them
a
lot
and
again
we're
not
cutting
off
public
comment
was
under
the
chairs.
Leadership
he's
opened
it
up
and
broadened
it
to
a
point.
L
T
But
who
could
carve
out
an
hour
to
be
here
to
talk
about
an
issue
of
particular
importance
and
I?
Think
we've
seen
a
lot
of
people
use
public
comment
and
in
exactly
that
way.
So
you
know
that
that's
where
I
continue
to
land
on
this
is
that
I
think
if
we
took
a
little
more
time
for
it,
we
might
come
up
with
some
more
nuanced
solutions
that
allow
us
to
get
most
of
what
we
all
seem
to
want
out
of
this.
C
A
H
A
Be
public
comment:
I
I'll
just
share
my
two
cents,
though,
on
it
I've
seen
it
done
both
ways
for
years
and
years
on
the
City
Council.
We
had
it
at
the
end
and
always
still
had
a
lot
of
public
comment
there
and
and
since
I've
been
here
I
think
and
it
used
to
be
at
the
end
at
the
County
Commission
but
I.
A
Think
after
the
group
of
commissioners
that
got
elected
in
2012,
we
moved
it
to
the
beginning
and
I
think
there's
pros
and
cons
I
mean
whatever
goes
first,
if
you're
later
on
the
agenda
you're
waiting
for
that,
so
somebody's
always
waiting
and
the
meetings
are
gonna,
probably
last
about
as
long
as
they
do.
It's
really
just
the
question
of
what's
the
sequence
and
so
I'm
in
favor
of
the
proposal
to
move
the
general
comment
to
the
end.
A
As
long
as
we
continue
to
allow
public
comment
on
everything
that
were
we're
voting
on,
because
I
think
my
concern
is
that
there
are
a
lot
of
items
that
we
are
actually
acting
on.
Making
decisions
on
in
meetings.
So
if
I
have
to
choose
like
I,
want
the
folks
who
have
come
to
our
meeting
to
speak
on
items
that
we're
actually
gonna
make
a
decision
on
I
want
to
kind
of
prioritize
that
so
for
that
reason,
I'm
I'm
for
I'm
for
the
proposed
change.
A
F
Well,
y'all
have
done
a
lot
of
good
things
first
and
foremost
Brandi.
You
started
this
mess
when
you
started
letting
people
comment
on
that.
I'd
be
voted
out
and
I
do
appreciate
that,
because
Tom,
so
we
used
to
do
that
all
the
time.
Secondly,
you've
moved
your
meetings
to
where
to
five
o'clock.
When
did
they
used
to
start
my
fourth
o'clock?
If
you
want
to
get
rid
of
the
pre
meeting,
you
had
to
be
here
forward
and
you
didn't
have
anybody
coming
yeah?
F
They
have
to
set
here
to
make
their
public
comment,
but
you've
got
this
one
worded
great.
One
of
them
is
really
great
because
you
know
I
sent
y'all
an
email
you
got
it
then
I
appreciate
the
response,
the
county
manager
as
chief
administrative
officer
in
corporation
with
the
board.
That's
the
way
it
shouldn't
be
folks,
not
one,
not
two,
not
three,
not
four,
but
the
board,
because
guess
what?
If
any
one
of
you
up
there's
got
something:
that's
got
burning
you
real
hard.
F
You
got
to
burn
your
saddle
and
you
think
it's
not
being
presented
fairly.
What
can
you
do?
I
think
the
attorney
can
correct
me,
but
you
can
recognize
by
the
chair
to
get
recognized
and
then
you
can
speak
your
piece
any
time
you
want
to
doing
the
whole
meeting.
People
don't
know
the
procedure
folks.
F
Now
your
wording
on
the
other
one
is
a
little
bit
off
Bradley.
The
wording
on
that
other
one
needs
to
say
that
we
will
take
public
comment
on
any
item
that
we're
going
to
vote
on
before
the
vote.
Spell
it
out
plain
and
simple,
then
that
way,
if
there's
something
that's
not
on
the
new
business,
but
you
want
to
make
a
decision
on
it.
What
do
you
do?
Brandy?
F
Don't
leave
it
up
to
a
wording,
significant
guidance,
because
that
leaves
a
definition
and
the
next
Chairman
that
comes
in
may
not
be
you
and
may
not
want
that
comment
on
it,
so
he
doesn't
consider
it
significant
and
that
does
restrict
the
public
from
speaking.
But
as
long
as
you
do
that
and
take
public
comment
at
the
end,
your
meetings
will
go
smoother
better
and
the
people
at
the
end
are
serious
about
what
they
want
to
say
and
folks,
how
many
people
you're
quite
a
good
crowd,
laughter
and
I'm
glad
to
see
that.
F
But
you
know
they
come,
they
speak
and
they
hit
the
door.
You've
got
a
good
thing
going.
Moving
your
meetings
to
5:00.
You
got
a
good
thing
going
with
the
board,
get
a
good
thing
going.
We're
taking
Parliament
comment
on
any
item.
You
vote
on,
move
the
cup
public
comment
the
end.
Now
what
drags
the
meeting
out
and
I
got
19
seconds
to
make
this
point
I'm
pretty
good
in
my
three
minutes,
because
if
you
do
it
for
15
years,
you
get
good
at
it.
F
AF
A
AF
AF
You
thank
you
I
just
want
to
say
thank
you
for
actually
using
the
word
nuance.
I,
don't
really
feel
like
I
hear
that
word
or
that
kind
of
concept
a
whole
lot
in
our
general
political
atmosphere,
and
so
using
that
to
describe
like
how
can
we
more
effectively
enable
people
to
talk
about
the
things
that
they
care
about?
Wow?
That
was
really
great
to
hear.
Actually
so,
I
just
want
to
say
thank
you
for
giving
this
issue
that
kind
of
time
and
focus
and
nuance
that
it
kind
of
deserves.
So.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
You.
AA
A
H
A
H
C
T
X
A
All
right,
I'm,
just
gonna,
say
I'm
gonna
vote
against
the
motion.
I
think
this
has
been
a
very
good
discussion,
but
it
really
is
I
think
I
think
we
kind
of
laid
the
issues
on
the
table
some
I'm
ready
to
make
a
decision.
Whichever
way
it
turns
out.
So
any
other
comments
before
we
vote
on
the
proposal
to
move
it
to
January
2nd
all
right,
all
in
favor
of
the
proposal
to
move
it
to
January
2nd,
please
say:
aye
aye
all
opposed.
B
A
H
F
AC
AC
We
hope
that
we
struck
a
good
balance
with
this
policy
and
part.
What
we
were
trying
to
do
is
make
sure
that
the
policy
address
serving
again
that
our
citizens
as
needed
during
Port
bad
weather
conditions,
while
also
recognizing
that
our
employees
have
to
travel
on
those
roads
if
we
can
responsibly
get
our
employees
off
roads
during
bad
weather
conditions.
It
also
creates
less
stress
on
EMS
and
emergency
personnel.
It
also
allows
our
employees,
who
are
trying
to
clear
walkways
and
make
sure
that
the
buildings
can
be
opened
safely,
allows
them
to
do
that
work.
AC
So
that
was
the
intent
of
this
general
policy.
What
we
did
was
outline
the
different
options
during
inclement
weather,
the
we
could
close
delay
opening
we
could
close
entirely
or
we
could
close
early.
We
also
wanted
to
detail
the
responsibilities
of
the
supervisors,
as
well
as
the
employees
during
inclement
weather
conditions,
for
notifications,
for
also
ensuring
that
supervisors
had
a
plan
of
operations
about
what
they
would
do,
how
they
would
maintain
skeletal
staff
if
necessary.
AC
This
policy
also
reinforces
that
emergency
services
are
expected
to
ensure
continued
operations
during
inclement
weather,
and
it
addresses
that
in
this
policy
as
well,
and
then
it
talks,
lastly,
about
notifying
the
public
and
using
different
various
mediums
to
notify
the
public
and,
when
possible,
doing
things
like
forwarding
calls
so
that
staff
can
answer.
Those
calls
at
home
I'm
happy
to
address
any
specific
questions
that
you
might
have
on
the
policy.
Thank.
AG
AC
AC
We're
very
glad
to
have
in
place.
We
were
shocked,
we
got
a
lot
of
input
from
management
and
in
and
so
it's
gone
through
several
iterations
and
we
kept
hoping
that
we
wouldn't
have
bad
weather
before
it
got
in
place,
so
we
feel
feel
good.
We
used
a
number
of
different
policies
in
different
counties
and
I
went
the
shroom
website,
and
so
it's
it's
a
it's
a
synthesis
of
much
of
that
information.
This.
C
C
H
Most
people
don't
understand
that
when
the
public
schools
are
closed
or
when
there's
an
emergency
and
there's
snow,
the
call
that
Buncombe
County
grounds
maintenance
get.
Is
we
don't
need
you
there
at
6:30?
We
need
you
there
at
four
o'clock
in
the
morning
to
come
and
clear
the
grounds
and
to
and
to
make
sure
that
you
can
safely
get
inside
the
public
buildings,
and
that
is
a
big
big
deal
and
earlier
that
one
and
a
half
percent
is
going
to
go
to
a
whole
bunch
of
those
folks,
that's
wonderful,
but
they
do
an
amazing
job.
H
AC
A
Anyone
in
the
public
who
would
like
to
comment
on
this
item
all
right,
bringing
back
to
the
board
any
further
discussion,
all
in
favor,
please
say:
aye
aye
all
right!
Thank
you
all
right,
the
last
item
under
new
business,
although
we
will
didn't
do
the
vice-chair
position
underneath
is
nnessee
but
on
the
published
agenda,
is
the
resolution
of
bunkum
county's
commitment
to
strategic
sustainable
priorities.
We
did
have
a
work
session
immediately
preceding
this
meeting
to
have
some
discussion
about
these
items.
A
Just
one.
There
was
a
request
from
commissioner
frost
to
add
some
additional
language
to
item
B,
and
so
let
me
just
let
me
just
reiterate
that
what
that
is
since
I
think
there.
So
everyone
knows
what
that
is,
so
that
would
be
so
that
item
B
would
state
implement
the
best
physically
and
environmentally
responsible
energy
solutions
to
reach
the
goal
of
100%
renewable
energy
sources
for
Buncombe
County,
za,
/
ations
by
2030
and
100%
renewable
for
Buncombe
County
within
25
years,
while
helping
to
educate,
equip
and
move
our
community
toward
practical,
renewable
energy
solutions.
A
L
Would
like
to
one
say:
thank
you
to
Rachel
and
all
of
our
strategic
partners
and
to
our
community.
We
have
a
lot
of
people
that
work
tirelessly
in
the
not-for-profit
world
volunteer
to
work
on
these
incredibly
credibly,
tough,
tough
goals.
We
heard
of
heard
from
a
mother
whose
son
died
at
a
BTEC
the
summer
of
opiates.
We
know
that
three
people
every
day
are
in
our
morgue
from
opiates.
L
You
know,
obviously
it's
inherent
in
my
blood
to
be
advocating
for
everything
we
can
do
for
renewable
energy.
But
what
happened
I
thought
you
know.
Obviously
we
can
make
goals
for
that.
But
what
about?
Why
can't
we
make
goals
so
that
every
child
is
ready
for
kindergarten
when
they
go?
Why
can't
we
make
goals
so
that
everyone
has
a
home
to
live
in?
Why
can't
we
put
everything
possible
to
end
the
disease
of
opiate
addiction
so
and
goodness
sakes
it
is
2017.
H
So
I've
just
got
to
come
out.
You
know
this
is
this:
is
not
a
all-inclusive
list
of
the
county's
priorities
and
concerns,
and
what
you're
going
to
find
is
that
some
commissioners
are
more
enthusiastic
about
one
than
the
other.
Their
position
is
not
necessarily
going
to
be
right
or
wrong.
They're
going
to
be
more
advocates
for
certain
summit
for
certain
goals.
I
agree,
I
gravitate
towards
some.
You
know,
commissioner
Ferrara
will
you
know,
Presley
will
and
so
on,
and
so
I
think.
H
That's
what
you're
going
to
find
out
tonight
in
the
end
in
the
discussion
that
that
we
we
move
towards,
we
advocate,
for
you
know,
and
so
that
spreads
the
energy
out.
You
know
you
don't
have
one
or
two
people
working
on
all
the
same
things:
you've
got
you've
got
people
that
have
knowledge
in
those
areas
and
they're
working
on
those
areas.
T
Think
what
we're
doing
tonight
is
really
about
signaling,
a
new
level
of
focus
on
the
level
of
policy
setting
the
level
of
budgeting
and
funding
and
the
level
of
just
generally,
how
we
focus
and
steward
County
resources
to
make
sure
everyone
in
our
community
has
an
opportunity
to
to
thrive
and
that
we're
taking
care
of
our
natural
resources,
as
we
do
that
so
I'm
really
excited
about
the
conversation.
We're
about
to
have.
AA
What
I
think
is
good
about
these
going
with
goals
are
when
you
look
at
them.
They
all
come
back
to
one
central
location,
so
to
speak,
to
make
this
the
best
possible
community
we
can
be
to
live
in
and
that's
what
we
are
doing
with
these
goals.
You
know
we
know
where
we've
been,
but
it's
important
to
know
where
we
are
going
and
as
we
plan
how
we're
going
to
get
there
sure
these
are
six
easel.
These
are
good
goals.
It's
six
and
A
Lot
would
say
it's
a
lot
of
heavy
lifting
here.
X
I'm
not
really
being
criticized,
but
I
have
some
of
the
things
that's
on
here.
These
six
things
are
very,
very
important
to
me
in
some
of
the
presentations
that's
been
brought
to
me.
I
am
NOT
for
is
a
way.
Sometimes
it
has
been
orchestrated
putting
words
in
other
people's
mouths.
So
I've
got
a
slide
here.
I
just
wanted
to.
Let
everyone
see
that
this
started
in
1991
of
when
I
started
this,
and
this
is
one
of
eight
series
that
I'd
done
up
till
1998
and
I
was
a
young
man,
man
I.
X
You
see
for
over
a
hundred
years,
our
national
forests
have
been
handed
down
from
one
generation
to
the
next.
We've
got
to
take
care
of
these
last
wild
places
because
someday
we'll
be
passing
them
down
to
our
children.
Call
toll-free
1-800
us
to
find
out
what
you
can
do,
the
unspoiled
beauty
of
our
national
forests.
Let's
pass
it
down.
A
X
I
support
100%
on
everything,
we're
looking
at
and
I
think
it's
time
instead
of
just
emailing
that
we
all
start
doing
something.
Instead
of
talking
about
it,
like
these
kids,
yeah
I'd
like
to
see
everyone,
that's
going
to
be
up
here,
comment
on
anything
tonight
to
be
out
here,
helping
tape
up
windows
register
ducks.
X
If
you
know
what
a
registered
duck
is
it's
a
thing
where
your
heat
and
air
comes
from
in
a
house,
we
need
to
take
care
of
the
people
that
are
going
to
be
cold
this
winter
and
remember
they
have
to
make
a
decision.
Is
it
going
to
be
food,
medicine
or
heat
that
they're
gonna
have
to
survive
during
this
winter?
Let's
put
our
priorities
right.
H
What
mr.
Presley
put
up
we've
all
thought
of
the
same
things
over
the
years.
I
remember
many
years
ago
in
1973
you
got
things
called
innovation.
Now
we've
got
solar
which
works
toward
different
things,
but
I
remember:
Mario,
Andretti
I
was
in
racing
1973.
He
had
a
digital
watch
because
$150
well.
That
was
something.
Two
years
later,
I
bought
a
digital
watch
from
time
accident
costs
$13.
So
things
go
down
in
the
process
you
know,
but
I
want
to
get
to
where
we
can
get
to
100%.
I,
don't
see
that
I'm!
H
Sorry,
everybody
I
got
248
emails
here.
All
of
them
say
the
same
thing
copy
and
paste
copy
and
paste
that
does
not
help.
We
got
young
people
back
here.
Mr.
Presley's
right,
I
think
if
these
young
people
got
out
and
and
helped
in
the
environment
that
Miss
Ross
basically
brings
forward.
True,
you
know,
let's,
let's
insulate
people's
homes.
Just
like
the
group
is
up
here.
You
had
actual
high
kids
and
stuff
Asheville
Christian
school
kids
up
here
that
that
are
actually
going
out
and
doing
this
work.
That's
where
you're
going
to
get
your
production.
H
It
may
not
be
a
hundred
percent,
but
you
have
to
do
what
you
can
do
just
like
mr.
Presley
we're
gonna
save
the
trees
we
want
to
save
the
water.
He's
got
eight
of
these
things.
That
he's
done
so
you
know
I'm
for
everything
we
got
I'm,
just
not
for
people
telling
us
that
you
have
to
do
it
and
you
have
to
do
it
today,
but
you
got
to
tell
us
how
much
it's
going
to
cost
and
nobody
has
brought
that
forward
to
me
at
all
period.
You
know
so
I.
H
You
know
I
feel
comfortable
with
everything
and
I'm
doing
I,
like
this
board
works
really
good
together
and
we're
going
to
disagree
on
certain
things.
But
the
fact
is
is
I.
Do
appreciate
everything
that
this
board
has
tried
to
do
you
know
affordable
housing
is
a
tough
one.
Everything
we
got
is
tough,
but
we'll
get
there,
but
we
80%
what
we're
looking
for
a
few
years
ago
now
we're
looking
at
a
hundred
percent.
Let's
try
to
get
to
the
first
goal.
A
Okay,
let's,
let's
open
it
up
for
public
comment
on
this
item.
You
know:
I,
anticipate
after
public
comment,
we're
just
gonna
we're
gonna.
Take
each
of
these
items
and
they'll
we'll
ask
I'll:
ask
a
commissioner
to
make
a
motion
on
each
one
and
second
it
and
then
we'll
the
little
vote
on
each
one.
Any
members
of
the
public
who
would
like
to
comment
on
the
resolution
of
bunkum
county's
commitment
to
strategic,
sustainable
priorities.
H
AI
Hello,
my
name
is
Zachary
Hudspeth
and
I
am
part
of
youth
for
environmental
stewardship.
We
are
a
local
organization,
comprised
of
all
nine
public
high
schools
in
Buncombe
County
and
Asheville
City,
along
with
the
University
of
North
Carolina
Asheville
youth
for
environmental
stewardship
works
to
improve
the
environmental
efficiency
in
schools,
as
well
as
hosting
workdays
from
ranging
from
things
such
as
trail,
cleanups,
River,
cleanups
and
the
works.
So
we
have
been.
AI
AN
In
support
of
this
bill
and
due
to
the
deadlines,
I,
don't
think
I
got
all
the
support
that
I
could
have,
but
there
are
so
many
young
people
that
are
so
ready
to
see
the
change
that
we've
all
been
waiting
for,
and
five
hundred
and
ten
students
at
Asheville,
high
and
Sylla
are
ready
to
see
that
change.
Thank
you.
AI
A
AP
Hi,
my
name
is
Jamila
McCarty
I
live
in
Candler,
Buncombe,
County
and
I'm.
One
of
the
people
that
first
hand
see
what
these
young
kids,
young
adults
are
doing.
They're
not
doing
this
because
somebody's
asking
them
to
do
it
they're
doing
it
because
they
believe
in
it.
This
this
thing
started
in
August
and
they
have
already
done
River
cleanup.
They
have
done
Road
cleanup.
They
were
doing
invasive
cleanup
for
for
one
of
the
parks
on
on
Sunday.
They
are
living
what
they
are
asking
for.
AP
They
are
cleaning
the
environment
they're
not
coming
in
here,
because
I've
told
them,
or
somebody
else
told
them
to
do
it.
These
are
the
youth
that
they're
gonna
be
using
this
environment,
and
it's
we
owe
it
to
them
to
vote
yes
to
this
proposal
proposal
so
that
they
can
be
able
to
breathe
healthy,
breathe,
good
air,
drink,
good
water
and
then
live
in
environment,
eats
good,
healthy
food
and
and
then
they're
ready
for
it
they're
ready
for
the
challenge.
Thank
you.
AQ
First
of
all,
I
want
to
thank
you
all
for
doing
the
wonderful
work
that
you
do
and
for
focusing
on
all
of
the
beautiful
ideas
and
priorities
that
you
have
set
forth.
They're
all
deeply
important,
I
support
them.
All
my
focus
is
the
environment,
and
I
am
here
to
speak
on
behalf
of
the
students
who
are
coming
up
behind
us
and
the
generations
that
I
have
created.
My
children
and
my
grandchildren
and
I
want
to
make
sure
that
they
have
an
environment
that
is
safe,
clean
healthy
and
we
don't
have
time.
AQ
There
is
no
time
to
go
slowly.
I
have
an
article
here
which
I'm
going
to
give
to
the
clerk
for
each
of
you
to
read
by
Bill
McKibben,
the
title
of
which
is
winning
slowly
is
the
same
as
losing
I
know
that
there
are
people
here
who
are
not
interested
in
or
I
shouldn't
say
not
interested
in,
but
who
don't
support
the
100
percent
transition.
AQ
But
what
I'd
like
to
I
just
like
to
just
to
focus
on
one
aspect
of
the
environmental
danger
that
we're
in
right
now,
and
that
is
that,
according
to
the
EPA
studies
in
2010,
methane
is
our
biggest
biggest
danger
and
it
traps
100
percent
time,
I'm,
sorry,
100
percent
times
the
amount
of
heat
that
co2
traps
in
the
atmosphere
over
a
five
year
period
and
seventy
two
percent
a
seventy
two
times
in
20
years.
So
this
is
the.
This
is
an
issue
that
we
have
to
deal
with.
AQ
It
constitutes
eighty
three
percent
of
the
content
of
fracked
gas
and
fracked
gas.
Is
the
gas
that's
going
to
be
coming
into
Buncombe
County
to
provide
our
energy,
our
electrical
energy?
It's
different
from
natural
gas,
it's
created
by
blasting
shale
in
the
earth,
and
it
is
not
a
natural
product.
Seven
percent
of
this
gas
is
purposely
vented
at
the
extraction
site
and
more
of
it
is
expended
into
the
atmosphere
at
each
of
these
compression
stations
in
order
to
prevent
explosions,
as
it
goes
along
the
pipeline
every
seventy
miles.
AQ
This
happens
in
an
environment
where
people
are
living,
it's
usually
in
someone's
backyard.
Where
these
compression
stations
are
placed
and
since
the
fracking
boom
started
that
methane
increased
in
the
atmosphere
by
30%,
that's
in
the
last
10
years,
it
has
increased
30%.
So
the
unintended
consequences
of
this
and
and
I
understand
that
that
the
the
gas
is
is
thought
of
as
a
better
transition
from
coal,
but
it's
actually
worse
because
of
this
methane
issue.
AQ
The
unintended
consequences
of
the
up
and
the
upward
spiral
increasing
this,
but
the
speed
of
climate
change
are
the
following:
it
increases
global
temperatures
in
the
atmosphere
it
melted.
It
melts
the
permafrost
at
the
in
the
Arctic,
which
also
tends
to
release
more
methane.
It
causes
fires
in
the
Amazon,
and
that
is
our
that's.
It
I'm
done.
I
love!
You
all.
Thank
you
very
much
for
what
you
do.
Thank.
L
AR
My
name
is
Debbie
rash
time
here
with
the
citizens,
climate
Lobby,
and
we
work
on
bipartisan
federal
solutions
on
the
federal
level
and
I'm
happy
to
see
that
this
is
moving
in
a
bipartisan
direction
and
I.
Thank
you
for
those
who
put
that
together
and
started
talking
about
this
I
think
that's
the
right
movement
to
do.
I
do
like
that.
You
added
a
timeline
I'm
happy
about
that.
I
want
to
address
cost
because
Commissioner
fryer,
I,
agree.
Cost
is
an
important
factor.
AR
However,
we
need
to
start
looking
at
this
as
moving
to
clean
energy
as
more
of
an
investment
and
not
a
cost,
because
that
does
depend
on
how
soon
we
invest.
Time
is
a
factor
right
now.
A
total
of
40
countries
and
eight
out
of
the
ten
largest
economies
around
the
world
have
actually
put
a
price
on
carbon
as
the
pollutant,
including
sixty
sixty
city
councils
around
the
u.s.,
have
actually
endorsed
a
price
on
carbon.
So
India
recently
placed
a
tax
on
coal
and
that
basically
leaves
the
u.s.
AR
is
now
the
only
economy
that
has
not
adopted
some
form
of
carbon
price.
My
concern
there
is
what
happens
when
the
price
of
carbon
increases
around
the
world
and
the
US
has
not
considered
those
rising
costs.
That
is
a
cost.
This
just
goes
to
show
that
those
countries
who
move
sooner
than
later
to
renewable
energy
will
save
money.
AR
Duke
Energy
was
quoted
in
Forbes
recently
as
mentioning
that
the
storage
battery
costs
are
coming
down
within
five
years,
so
those
costs
are
all
coming
down
on
clean
energy
and
fossil
fuels
are
still
so
variable
and
up
and
down,
and
that
causes
instability
in
the
markets.
That's
something
that
businesses
don't
like
to
endure
variability.
AR
They
like
certainty,
they
like
stability,
those
things
affect
our
economy
and
last
thing
I
want
to
say,
is
congressman
McHenry
had
quoted
in
his
last
town
hall
that
when
there,
whenever
there
is
a
market
failure,
that
government
has
to
step
in
and
fix
it.
That
is
a
conservative
value,
I
believe
in
it
strongly
and
I
think
he
is
correct
in
this
carbon
market
failure.
Thank
you.
Thank.
C
AF
The
fact
that
you
set
up
a
time
line
before
we
started
the
meeting
kind
of
shows
me
the
direction
that
the
board
is
leaning
and
and
I
appreciate
that
direction
and
the
acknowledgement
that
this
is
really
the
only
socially
moral
and
and
really
financially
logical
decision
to
make.
But
I
want
to
speak
for
a
moment
on
the
25-year
timeline,
because
marine
biologists
estimate
that
the
oceans
will
be
dead,
they
will
be
devoid
of
fish,
no
more
life
in
the
oceans
by
2040.
AF
So
that's
a
couple
years
before
we
would
be
meeting
the
100%
so
with
all
the
fish
I.
Don't
think
humans
are
gonna.
Last
that
much
longer
you
know
and
I
wake
up
every
day
kind
of
thinking
about
like
if
I
were
to
have
a
child
tomorrow
odds
are,
they
won't
live
to
be
as
old
as
I
am
today,
and
this
is
a
real
impressing
issue,
it's
impossible
for
me
to
escape
it.
AF
The
energy
is
there,
but
the
aggression
is
not.
You
know
if
I
have
a
friend
who's,
sick,
who's
dying
of
heroin.
I'm,
not
gonna.
Tell
him
like.
Have
you
considered
a
dairy-free
diet?
You
know
it's
it's.
It's
not
acknowledging
the
real
core
issue
of
the
problem,
and
so
I'm
happy
I
feel
privileged
to
live
in
a
progressive
place.
AF
This
is
reality,
and
you
know
we
live
in
a
world
where
facts
don't
seem
to
matter
that
much
anymore
and
I
am
glad
that
people
can
kind
of
step
forward
and
acknowledge
that
this
this
is
science.
This
is
real.
This
is
the
science
that
I
was
taught
in
high
school.
You
know
I
believe
in
this.
We
come
from
the
country
that
went
to
the
moon.
Amongst
other
things,
you
know
we
have
data,
we
have
math,
we
have
chemistry,
we
have
science
for
a
reason,
and
so
this
is
an
important
step.
AF
I'm
glad
that
it's
probably
going
to
happen.
I
hope
that
it
does,
but
nothing
is
happening
fast
enough
and
I.
Think
a
city
like
Asheville
needs
to
be.
You
know
the
benchmark.
We
need
to
be
the
example
in
the
entire
region
of
what
it
means
to
be
truly
progressive
and
it
could
be
from
a
moral
perspective.
It
could
be
from
an
entirely
selfish
perspective
and
would
still
lead
to
the
same
result.
So
I
hope
that
that
momentum
can
expand
into
the
broader
level
of
planning.
Thank
you.
Yes,.
AS
Hi
I'm
Don,
Krause
I
live
in
North,
Asheville,
Buncombe,
County
I,
also,
a
field
development
coordinator,
a
volunteer
with
citizens,
climate
Lobby
as
well
and
I
really
want
to
thank
you
for
taking
on
this
resolution
and
the
different
pieces
of
it,
and
it's
it
makes
me
feel
really
good
to
live
in
a
county
where
this
is
being
considered
and
looked
at.
I'm
also
thankful
that
you're
looking
at
a
timeline
in
terms
of
looking
towards
a
hundred
percent
renewable
energy
and
it's
something
that
that
can
be
done
there.
AS
They're
corporations
like
Google,
who
are
committed
to
100%
renewable
to
energy
nations,
have
committed
to
a
hundred
percent
renewable
energy
as
of
November
30th.
Fifty
cities
and
towns
within
the
US
have
already
committed
to
a
hundred
percent
renewable
energy
and
would
be
so
wonderful
to
see
Buncombe
County
also
on
that
list,
as
committing
to
100
percent
renewable
energy,
because
that
means
we're
getting
rid
of
carbon
pollution.
AS
We're
getting
you
know
the
the
impact
of
that
will
not
only
be
just
a
good
thing
and
and
bunkin
County's
peace
towards
slowing
down
mitigating
this
crisis
that
we
face,
but
it
also
it
will
improve
health
will
see
less
respiratory
related
disease.
It
will
create
jobs.
It
will
really
make
this
community
this
this
County
a
better
place
to
live.
So
I
really
want
to
thank
you
for
taking
this
on
and
moving
this
in
this
direction.
As
I
know,
Stephie
has
talked
about
there.
AS
There
are
market-based
and
revenue
neutral
ways
that
can
be
go
about
and
talked
about.
Moving
in
this
direction,
there's
a
lot
of
creativity
that
could
come
in
helping
to
move
this
forward
and
I
know,
there's
many
many
people
in
this
community
that
will
help
and
work
with
the
Commission
in
terms
of
achieving
this
goal
within
the
time
frame
that
you're
considering.
So
thank
you
very
very
much
for
moving
this
forward.
AH
Hello,
my
name
is
certainly
Tengu,
so
I'm
gonna
sue,
not
you
didn't
the
University
of
North
Carolina,
Asheville
and
I'm
here
on
behalf
of
her
new
AVL
tonight,
I'm
here
tonight
to
speak
in
support
of
the
resolution,
four
of
bunkum
counties,
commitment
to
strategic
and
sustainable
priorities.
A
part
of
this
resolution
is
a
goal
to
commit
Buncombe
County
operations
to
100
Sentra
new
abbu
energy,
which
needs
to
be
achieved
in
a
timely
manner,
passionately
strong
100
cent.
Renewable
energy
resolution
is
vital.
AH
Sourcing
Buncombe
County
operations
by
renewable
energy
is
both
environmentally
and
economically
a
responsible
decision.
The
Kosovan
solar
energy
drops
every
year
and
many
of
these
costs
associated
with
renewable
energy
production
includes
taxes
and
land
acquisition,
both
of
which
can
be
eliminated
by
Barkham
County.
Carrying
out
these
projects,
each
stage
of
economic
development
has
been
accompanied
by
an
energy
transition.
Today,
fossil
fuels
such
as
coal,
oil
and
natural
gas
are
the
dominant
energy
sources
and
industrial
economies.
However,
the
21st
century
has
already
begun
to
see
the
start
of
the
transition
towards
renewable
energy
resource
sources.
AH
Buncombe
County
has
ready
to
see
this
transition.
I've
been
present
every
time
that
one
I
understand,
trinova,
Energy
Initiative
has
been
voted
on
and
discussed.
You
have
had
the
chance
to
become
well-versed
and
knowledgeable
on
the
renewable
energy
initiative
and
the
finances
of
it.
So
this
is
your
chance
to
commit
to
this
initiative.
I
urge
you
to
vote
in
favor
of
this
resolution
to
successfully
transition
the
county's
operation
to
understand
renewable
energy
by
the
year
2030.
Thank
you
for
all
your
work.
J
Hi
I'm
Paul,
Rebecca
and
I'm
here
with
four
new
AVL
and
I'm,
a
sunnah
Agency
Asheville
I
just
wanted
to
thank
you
for
including
the
100%
stretchy,
the
100%
renewable
energy
initiative
into
the
strategic
priorities
resolution.
This
is
a
matter
of
environmental
justice,
economic
opportunity,
public
health
and
cost
savings.
So
thank
you.
AT
AT
Thank
you.
This
is
gonna,
be
like
a
Grammy
speech,
but
just
bear
with
me.
Thank
you
for
establishing
this
sound
policy
for
renewable
energy.
Thank
you
for
creating
an
office
of
sustainability
to
manage
the
provision
of
this
initiative.
Thank
you
for
successfully
implementing
energy
efficiency
measures.
Thank
you
for
using
our
landfill
to
produce
energy.
A
lot
of
people
don't
realize
that,
but
that
is
one
of
the
coolest
things
that
a
county
can
do,
and
it
is
really
spectacular
that
y'all
have
done
it.
AT
Thank
you
for
publishing
an
annual
carbon
footprint
report
which
makes
carbon
emissions
numbers
public.
You
might
not
realize,
but
a
lot
of
cities
that
put
out
carbon
emissions
numbers
they're,
not
tracking
the
same
numbers
that
you
all
are
tracking
they're
tracking,
the
entire
community,
which
is
hard.
It's
a
hard
number
to
determine
a
lot
of
those
numbers
aren't
quite
as
clear
as
what
the
county
is
putting
out.
So
that
is
also
notable
that
we
put
out
a
annual
carbon
report
tracking
the
emissions
numbers
of
metric
tons
of
carbon
equivalent
being
emitted
from
the
county
operations.
AT
That
is
pretty
cool.
Thank
you
also
for
partnering,
with
Energy
Savers
Network.
That's
huge!
What
an
awesome
organization
and
for
you
all
to
recognize
that
shows
some
some
real
insight
that
y'all
have
just
a
recommendation
to
continue.
This
progress
is
to
start
communicating
to
citizens
about
Duke
Energy's
energy,
wise
program,
which
they
have
offered
to
provide
free
consultations
to
ratepayers
they'll,
come
in
and
install
a
system
where
they
can
regulate
the
energy
use
and
I.
Think
it's
like.
Twenty
percent
of
people
are
using
that
or
now.
AT
That
is
tremendously
exciting,
and
it
is
because
of
the
leadership
that
you
are
demonstrating
tonight
as
a
side
note
before
I
moved
to
Buncombe,
County
I
worked
in
the
state
Senate
as
a
legislative
assistant
and
was
the
lead
staffer
for
the
early
childhood
education
caucus
so
I'm
very
familiar
with
that
policy
as
well
and
I
know
that
that
is
a
huge
step
forward
for
the
county
and
it's
going
to
make
some
real
differences
in
the
far
future.
So
thank
you
very
much
for
what
you're
doing
and
very
honored
to
be
represented
by
you
all
tonight.
AU
Leanne.Melton
County
I
just
want
to
say
thank
you
for
your
investment
in
our
new
justice,
Resource
Center
I
think
it's
going
to
make
a
huge
difference.
Thank
you
for
that,
and
I
also
want
to
say
thank
you
for
your
commitment
to
holistically
addressing
the
needs
of
those
involved
in
our
criminal
justice
system.
AU
AV
Good
evening
my
name
is
Kate:
Tannen
I
live
up
in
Weaverville,
I
didn't
come
here
tonight,
prepared
to
speak
so
I
don't
have
numbers,
but
I
know
Carolyn
and
I
just
want
you
to
know.
I'm
a
member
of
the
Western
North
Carolina
green
party
and
all
of
our
members
are
wholeheartedly
in
support
of
this
resolution.
This
is
a
long
time
coming
and
we
really
want
to
see
this
happen.
AV
AW
Scott
Hardin
Neary,
with
the
Creation
Care
Alliance
of
Western
North
Carolina
work
with
several
faith
communities
in
Buncombe
County
and
as
I
work
with
different
faith
communities.
I
get
to
hear
stories
of
the
beautiful
things
that
are
happening
like
Reverend,
Kevin
Bates,
who
shared
earlier
about
the
LED
lights
that
he
gave
out
in
his
neighborhood
and
he's
on
our
steering
team
so
grateful
to
get
to
share
those
kinds
of
stories.
AW
I
hear
over
and
over
again
that
our
congregations
care
deeply
about
loving
God
and
loving
their
neighbor
as
themselves
and
I
hear
that
from
a
variety
of
faith
traditions.
What
I
see
here
is
beautiful,
so
I
just
wanted
to
say
that
that
these
six
items
point
directly
to
the
core
ethos
of
most
of
the
faith,
communities
that
I
work
with,
which
is
to
love
our
neighbor
and
so
working
on
addictions
working
with
our
children
and
looking
at
how
we
might
best
educate
them
and
for
them
in
their
first
2000
days.
AW
Looking
at
affordable
and
safe
housing
in
Buncombe
County.
Looking
at
the
justice
system
in
this
county
and
in
the
city
is
amazing
and
using
the
word
pipeline
to
jobs
directly
after
that,
instead
of
a
pipeline
to
prison
is
a
is
a
beautiful
correlation.
Those
two
so
thank
you
for
I'm
seeking
to
to
love
your
neighbor
with
this
document.
So
I
just
wanted
to
say.
AW
Tradition
is
a
story
of
people
bringing
a
broken
body,
a
man
who
was
paralyzed
to
see
Jesus
and
and
they
couldn't
get
in
because
there
are
so
many
people
inside
the
house,
and
so
they
they
climbed
up
onto
the
roof.
These
four
people
and
they
dug
a
hole
in
the
roof
and
they
lowered
him
down
to
see
Jesus,
and
the
story
goes
that
Jesus
spoke
with
those
who
were
condemning
him
and
the
ones
that
were
challenging
him
and
they
eventually,
he
he
healed
the
man.
AW
AX
Of
all
I
want
to
thank
all
of
you
for
because
I'm
absolutely
convinced
I
know
all
of
you
care
about
this
county
in
protecting
our
environment
and
I.
Appreciate
that
I
want
to.
Thank
you.
I
also
want
to
thank
you
for
the
steps
you've
already
taken.
You
guys
have
already
approved
money
and
investment.
That's
going
to
reduce
the
county's
energy
usage,
including
the
schools
by
almost
30%
you've
already
invested
in
capturing
gas
out
of
the
landfill
to
put
a
and
you've
made
the
decision
to
put
a
solar
farm
on
that
landfill
you're.
AX
Halfway
towards
your
goal,
when
you
complete
the
things
you've
already
approved
so
I
want
to
thank
you
for
that.
That's
huge!
You
guys
have
made
a
tremendous
amount
of
progress
and
in
a
short
period
of
time
and
now
you've
got
the
opportunity
to
take
the
next
step
and
set
an
aggressive
goal
that
will
help
none
of
the
county.
But
this
with
the
entire
all
residents
of
this
county
and
Mike.
AX
You
asked
a
good
question:
what's
this
gonna
cost
and
I
would
go
back
and
say
if
you
look
at
the
projects,
you've
already
approved
you're
saving
money
for
the
county
and
for
the
taxpayers,
so
you've
got
the
wrong
questions.
Real
question
is:
how
much
is
making
this
goal
kind
of
save
the
county,
and
how
much
is
it
going
to
save
homeowners
when
we've
done
more
insulation
in
their
homes,
we've
helped
them
with
energy
conservation.
When
we've
given
them
an
energy
alternative,
that's
cheaper
than
what
we're
providing
today
and
you
know.
AX
Duke
is
already
asking
for
a
17%
increase
every
time
and
that's
not
the
last
thing
they're
gonna
ask
for
in
the
next
10
or
25
years.
So
it's
gonna
make
a
difference,
you're,
making
the
right
decision.
Now,
that's
not
only
going
to
be
the
right
thing
for
the
environment,
but
it's
the
right
thing
for
the
citizens
of
this
county.
So
I
just
wanted
to
thank
you
for
doing
that.
No,
by
the
way
I
got
the
message
about
the
number
of
emails.
I
will
tell
you.
We
were
probably
as
surprised
as
you
were.
AX
We
had
four
times
more
response.
When
we
asked
people
to
contact
you,
then
we
expect
for
those
kinds
of
things
that
tells
me
that
there
are
a
lot
of
people
in
this
county
that
care
about
renewable
energy.
They
care
about
Buncombe,
County
being
a
leader
in
getting
so
thank
you
and
I
apologize
for
the
inconvenience
of
some
of
the
emails.
B
Sorry
to
double-dip
here,
yeah
I,
totally
I'm
speaking
for
myself,
now,
I
totally
agree
with
all
six
of
the
provisions.
I
think
it's
great
that
you're
that
you're
doing
that
and
I
I
think.
Maybe
some
of
the
comments
here
are
very
optimistic
about
the
cost
side
of
things
from
the
point
of
view
of
yeah
I.
B
Don't
reduce
cost
and
I
would
consider
I
would
offer
you
the
this
observation
that,
even
though
we
might
be
asked
to
do
something
that
increases
cost
that
that's
only
because
we're
not
considering
the
full
cost
and
we're
not
considering
the
cost
of
continuing
our
reliance
on
fossil
fuels.
That
applies
to
future
generations
we're.
B
What
we're
doing
is
we're
is
we're
putting
that
cost
on
somebody
else
and
that's
called
a
market
imperfection
and
so
I
would
say,
even
in
the
things
where
we're
going
to
be
asked
to
increase
costs,
that
we
consider
the
costs
on
future
generation
of
continuing
to
rely
on
fossil
fuels.
And
that's
that's
my
comment.
Thank
you.
AG
AG
C
AG
F
Well,
I,
don't
have
no
computer
powered
by
a
battery.
My
camera
is
powered
by
battery,
but
all
these
people
that
want
0%
admission
I
want
to
see
them
go
home
tonight
and
take
a
bath
in
cold
water.
The
greatest
user
of
electricity
in
your
home
is
your
hot
water
heater,
so
y'all
give
it
up.
Take
another
hot
bath.
F
I
want
to
see.
You
read
them
reports
that
Google
store
that
they
built
in
North
Carolina
is
not
doing
what
it's
supposed
to
be
doing,
and
it's
not
paying
for
itself.
I
want
you
to
read
a
little
bit
rather
than
sign
petitions
in
high
school
and
find
out
that
solar
panels
are
now
being
made
in
China
and
they're
being
dumped
in
America
at
a
price
less
than
what
it
costs
to
make
it
now.
Why
are
they're
doing
that,
because
they're
subsidized
by
the
government
and
then
we'll
shut
down
air
solar
manufacturers?
F
Somebody
mentioned
cost
to
the
last
I've
been
asking
from
day
one
since
this
was
brought
up.
I
want
to
know
the
square
footage
of
land
area
covered
if
Buncombe
County
has
enough
solar
panels.
Do
you
have
a
hundred
percent
renewable
energy,
not
one
soul
that
came
up
here
tonight?
It's
calculated
how
many
acres
it
takes
for
how
many
megawatts
I
suggest
that,
instead
of
running
around
getting
signatures,
they
do
a
little
study
of
the
science
of
solar
energy.
Yes,
it's
changing
its
changing
fast
and
I.
F
Don't
expecting
the
accolades
when
I
get
through
tonight,
because
you
know
something
the
truth
hurts
the
truth.
Gets
you
right
in
the
gut
it
got
this
county
and
gut
when
I
asked
what
does
it
cost
to
build,
a
library
that
they
didn't
know,
but
they
were
willing
to
admit
it.
If
you
don't
know
what
it's
going
to
cost
you
to
get
a
hundred
percent
renewable
energy,
then
you
are
shooting
in
the
dark.
You
don't
have
a
target,
you
have
a
wish
and
a
wish
is
not
a
goal.
F
A
wish
is
something
that
should
get
excited
about
and
makes
you
tingle
inside
and
makes
warm
stuff
run
down
your
leg,
but
it
does
not
solve
the
problem.
You
know
not
a
soul.
Looked
at
every
item
on
this
list.
If
I
gave
you
100
billion
dollars
to
solve
these
problems,
which
one
would
you
solve
first
I,
think
affordable,
decent
housing
will
minimize
the
environmental
impact
better
than
anything.
I've
ever
seen,
my
wife
and
I
always
had
this
argument.
F
I
always
thought
Biltmore
Forest
was
pretty
what
Housing
Development
Buncombe
County
has
the
most
trees,
the
most
grass,
the
most
flowers,
less
runoff
water
and
ground
to
soak
up
the
water
that
any
development
in
Asheville.
It
sure
ain't
these
condos
they're
building
downtown
baby
because
they
still
got
to
have
a
certain
land
area
to
take
care
of
the
crap
and
grow
food.
More
forests.
F
A
A
L
A
L
I'll
read
that
stone
the
disease
of
opiate
addiction,
a
crisis
that
threatens
the
health
and
safety
of
growing
numbers
of
people
in
our
community.
This
is
a
national
crisis.
The
White
House
Council
of
Economic
Advisors
raised
the
estimate
of
opiate
the
disease
of
opioids
from
78
billion
to
504
billion.
A
recent
study
in
Princeton
University
suggests
that
20%
reduction
in
the
male
workforce
is
due
to
opiates
to
our
kids
that
are
here.
If
you
haven't
had
your
wisdom,
teeth
taken
out,
I
want
to
give
you
homework.
Look
at
dr.
L
Blake,
Fagin's,
video
on
awareness
and
when
that
doctor
prescribes
opioids
for
pain,
just
say
no,
because
we
know
from
facts
and
study
that
that's
how
kids
get
started
through
having
their
wisdom,
teeth
taken
out
and
prescribed
by
a
doctor,
I
implore
you
to
be
smart,
smart,
an
awareness
of
this.
This
is
how
we
can
end
this
by
public
awareness
and
education,
and
if
there
is
ever
anything,
we
need
to
put
resources
and
money
into
it's.
This,
a
very
wise
young
lady
today
told
me
that
we
need
to
have
treatment
for
opiate.
H
As
I
said
earlier,
there
there
are
items
on
this
list
that
will
be
passionate
about
will
be
excited
to
bail,
will
be
concerned
about
this
is
at
the
top
of
mine.
There
are.
There
are
pastors
in
this
room
that
have
probably
done
funerals
for
those
that
have
been
affected
by
this
I
appreciate
the
enthusiasm
around
the
renewables
and
the
energies
and
I'd.
Ask
you
to
take
that
same
passion.
Do
your
research
and
channel
it
into
these
others
they're
very,
very
important,
and
this
one
is,
is-
is
extremely
important
to
us.
H
You
couldn't
you
couldn't
throw
enough
money
at
it
to
fix
it,
but
we're
going
to
be
committed
to
it.
These
guys
are
going
to
all
of
us
are
going
to
keep
doing
the
public
forums
we're
going
to
keep
engaging
doctors,
we're
going
to
keep
engaging
others
in
doing
what
we
have
to
do
to
help
save
those
and
put
the
message
out
and
and
Commissioner
Foster's
right,
I
appreciate
her
addressing
everyone.
That's
here,
you
know
you
may
have
something
in
your
medicine
cabinet.
H
That's
in
there
that
you
don't
need,
go,
take
it
out,
bring
it
to
the
sheriff's
department,
bring
it
to
what's
on
home,
Kashan
Lester,
Highway
they'll,
take
it
put
it
a
box
and
bring
it
so
nobody
else
can
get
to
it.
This
is
a
big
deal
to
us.
This
really
breaks
our
hearts
and
so
I'm
enthusiastically
behind
the
school.
X
A
So
the
wording
that
was
discussed
in
the
preemie
ting
I'll,
just
I'll,
repeat
that
it's
basically
every
nothing
about
this.
The
language
and
B
is
changed,
but
the
additional
words
that
are
added
so
it
says,
implement
the
best
physically
and
environmentally
responsible
energy
solutions
to
reach
the
goal
of
100%
renewable
energy
sources
for
Buncombe,
County,
za
per
ations,
and
then
here's
the
new
language
by
2030
and
100%
renewable
for
Buncombe
County
within
25
years,
and
then
the
remainder
of
its
the
same
while
helping
to
educate,
equip
and
move
our
community
toward
practical,
renewable
energy
solutions.
A
L
AA
T
AA
X
X
Think
I
said
it
in
a
little
commercial.
You
know
where
I
stand
I'm
a
hundred
percent
for
this,
but
Don.
Yet
what
you
said
made
the
most
sense
is
I
am
NOT
voting
for
100
percent.
Renewable
I
am
voting
that
I
wish
we
could
do.
It
is
what
I
am
voting
for.
I
think
it
is
impossible,
but
I'm
voting.
It
is
my
wish
that
we
get
it
these
1800
signatures
that
you
got.
X
What
I
wish
is
that
I
could
see
every
one
of
y'all
out
here,
helping
to
help
the
families
this
winter
next
summer
to
stay,
warm
stay,
fed
and
work
and
work
is
hard
and
someone
orchestrate
this
just
as
good
as
you've
orchestrated
these
emails
and
assigning
these
kids
to
do
what
they
are
that
all
six
of
these
are
very
important
to
me
very
important,
but
the
way
this
energy
deal
is
went
down.
There's
no
one
up
here.
X
H
So
did
I
been
around
a
long
time
raised
in
the
coal
mine
fields
still
here
70
years,
so
hadn't
killed
me
yet
go
out
here
guys
if
you
go
out
here
and
look
I
used
to
live
in
San,
Diego
and
I
get
up
in
the
mornings
and
I'd
look
at
an
island
and
if
I
could
see
it,
it
wasn't
a
smoggy
day
that
was
Long
Beach
when
I
was
in
the
Navy
and
we
got
clean
air,
we
got
clean
water.
Mr.
Presley
just
showed
you
that
trees,
forests
water
twenty-eight
years
ago.
H
He
was
four
that
that
was
his
son,
that's
grown
and
going
for
his
third
Roberts
third
grandchild
sitting
out
here,
saying
that
you
don't
want
to
have
a
child
to
bring
into
this
area
or
into
this
world
or
into
this
county.
It's
wrong.
I've
heard
50
that
you
got
50
cities
that
are
going
to
go
this
way.
Well,
how
many
of
them
have
got
there?
That's
what
I'd
like
knowing?
How
much
does
it
cost
to
get
there?
The
people
in
this
county
right
now
when
you
got
2500
people
that
are
my
age
or
older?
H
They
live
on
Social
Security
that
you
people
can
go
out
and
help
incident
you
young
people
can
help
insulate
their
homes
so
that
they
can
make
it
we're
going
to
go.
Ask
for
more
tax
money
out
of
their
pocket
to
do
something
that
you're
wishing
for
it's
a
wish.
We,
four
years
ago
mr.
Newman
brought
into
this
chamber,
he
wanted
to
get
the
80
percent
that's
five
years
in
we're,
probably
not
even
quite
20
percent
and
to
others.
We
didn't
buy
anything
to
do
anything.
H
Our
people
at
the
county
made
it
work
talking
about
the
schools,
the
school
money
and
Duke
power.
That
old
devil,
give
the
LED
lights
to
the
schools
to
put
in
mr.
brain.
You
know,
so
you
know,
let's
give
him
a
little
credit.
We
got
lights
on
in
here
than
that.
We
can
see
how
about
that.
We're
burning
that
old
nasty
cold
and
we're
burning
that
old,
nasty
gas
and
I'm
gonna
go
out
and
start
my
car
to
go
home
and
it
has
to
burn
the
gas
to
get
there.
H
H
Robert
said
it
right,
we're
all.
For
this,
don't
make
goals,
I
told
guy
the
other
day
he
he
said
you
know
he
talked
to
somebody
in
and
they
wanted
me
to
go
there
and
I
said
well.
I'd
be
more
than
happy
to
go
there,
but
nobody's
going
to
can
tell
me
how
much
it's
gonna
cost
us
the
people
of
Buncombe
County,
that's
tax
dollars.
H
It's
everybody's
tax
dollars
all
these
young
people
in
this
room.
It's
your
parents,
tax
dollars
that
are
going
to
try
to
feed
this,
and
you
know
looking
at
different
sources.
So
whatever,
if
you
make
a
goal,
let's
just
say
like
Robert,
did
twenty
eight
years
ago,
he
wanted
to
save
the
forest
and
the
creeks
and
he's
got
more
to
show
you
and
then
we've
done
it
and
I've
left
my
kids.
What
I
want
and
he
wants
to
leave
his
kids
and
grandchildren.
H
What
they've
got
my
grandsons
28
he's
old
as
most
of
us
in
the
room
and
I'm
proud
proud
of
him.
But
the
fact
is:
why
do
you
vote
for
something?
This
is
fluff
and
buff?
That's
all
it
is
it's
just
something
that
we
can
say:
whoopee
sprinkle
some
best
out
there
and
we're
going
to
do
something.
That's
never
going
to
happen
and
I'm.
Sorry,
but
that's
the
way
it
is
okay,
so
I
guess
I,
guess
it's
my
turn.
I
got
I
got
several
things
that
I
want
to
try
to
say.
H
First
thing:
I
want
to
do
is
I
want
to
thank
the
energy
savings
service
group
and
what
you
are
doing
is
amazing
in
past
debates.
I
do
thank
you
for
the
LEDs
and
they
get
to
wave
at
you
everyday
and
when
he
is
doing
his
part
in
our
community
to
make
a
difference,
as
we
all
are
trying
to
do
our
part,
as
each
of
you
told
us
what
you
believe,
we
should
be
doing
at
the
same
time
when
we're
looking
at
increasing
you
know
solar
production
in
Buncombe
County
which
I'm
not
against.
H
H
We
are
North.
Carolina
bounces
between
Arkansas,
back
and
forth,
for
the
number
two
producer
of
solar
in
the
country,
California
is
alike,
is
way,
is
smoking
everybody
but
North
Carolina
right
now.
So
thank
you.
Thank
you
for
what
you've
been
doing.
We
are
number
two
or
three,
so
you
can
be
very
encouraged
that
clean
and
renewable
energy
is
being
advocated
for
and
is
being
done
in
the
state
of
North
Carolina
in
the
bad
air
and
the
good
air
doesn't
stop
just
cause.
You
hit
the
county
line
where
you
cross
the
county
line.
H
Mostess
is
coming
over
from
China
anyhow,
you
know
it'd
be
nice
if
we
could
put
a
big
curtain
somewhere
to
stop
a
lot
of
the
pollution,
that's
coming
their
way,
you're
doing
a
good
job.
The
kids
are
doing
a
fantastic
job
and
I.
Thank
you
for
coming.
Thank
you
for
passionately
speaking,
but
we
have
to
protect
the
farmers
now.
My
my
problem
with
with
this
is,
is
not
is
not
the
goals.
H
The
way
this
was
written
up
was
to
implement
the
best,
fiscally
and
environmentally
responsible
energy
solutions
to
reach
a
goal
of
a
hundred
percent
renewable
in
Buncombe
County
in
our
operations,
which
meant
where
we
could
do
it.
We
would
do
it
that
makes
sense
to
me
where
you
can
do
it.
You
would
do
it.
You
would
not
do
a
hundred
percent
just
for
the
sake
of
a
hundred
percent,
but
where
you
can
do
it,
we
should
do
it.
H
That's
my
position
if
it
makes
sense
to
put
solar
panels
on
Buncombe
County
buildings,
and
we
can
responsibly
do
that
and
responsibly
dispose
of
them
and
buy
them
at
a
good
value.
We
should
do
that.
We
should
do
that
because
we
would
we
would
put
less
carbon
footprint
in
the
air,
but
do
you
know
that
about
five
years
ago,
Texas
Tech
did
a
study
on.
H
The
carbon
that
is
put
into
the
air
from
congestion
on
the
traffic
okay
takes
us
to
the
closest
city
that
I
could
find
in
comparing
Asheville
to
it
really
bothered
me
when
I,
when
I
studied
this
and
I
read
it.
It
really
bothered
me
because
I
loved
these
mountains
I
come
from
the
state
of
West
Virginia,
where
they
take
the
top
the
mountains
off
I
swim
in
a
river
that
ran
black
with
coal.
H
A
couple
of
years
ago,
they
tried
to
gut
the
side
of
a
mountain
in
Buncombe
County
to
put
up
solar
panels.
I
had
a
discussion
with
someone,
so
oh
we
got
to
do
it.
It's
a
great
thing
got
to
do.
It
said
no,
you
know
you're
strip
mining,
no
difference
in
that
and
what
was
going
on
in
southern
West
Virginia,
where
I
lived.
It
was
a
big
deal,
so
anyhow,
the
closest
city
that
I
could
find
that
to
compare
to
was
winston-salem.
H
The
best
I
could
figure
the
congestion
that
we're
having
out
here
between
240
26
up
to
Woodfin
all
that
area
best
con.
The
best
comparison
I
can
find
was
winston-salem
50
million
tons
a
year
of
carbon,
go
on
the
end
of
the
air
from
all
these
out
here,
idling
that
traffic.
Don't
forget
that
you
can
you
talk.
You
tell
my
cutting
the
carbon
footprint,
that's
one
of
the
ways
to
cut
it
as
we've
got
to
be
very,
very
proactive
in
there.
There's
nobody's
fault,
it's
just
facts.
The
farms
are
facts.
H
We
have
to
work
through
all
that,
so
no
one
you
can't
paint
the
entire
Commission
is
not
caring.
We
care
deeply
very
deeply
about
Duncan
County
and
about
the
environment.
So
with
that
said,
I
am
uncomfortable
with
the
addition
of
the
the
change
that
was
made
to
it.
I
could
get
comfortable
with
the
with
the
original
some
of
the
original
language
actually
most
of
the
original
original
language,
but
girls
we're
striving
towards,
and
it
was
fiscally
responsible
and
environmentally
responsible
to
go
after
those
energy
solutions.
I'm.
H
That's
going
to
that's
going
to
save
power,
that's
going
to
do
all
the
things
that
you
want
to
do,
but
there's
challenges
in
this
and
we'll
give
you
another
statistics.
Statistic
I
went
to
a
meeting
this
past
week
with
people
from
South
Asheville
about
CTS.
You
all
know
about
CTS.
Many
of
you
know
about
CTS,
but
it
was
if
those
of
you
that
tracked
the
environmental
issues,
then
actually
y'all
should
fill
that
room
up.
H
The
EPA
was
there
and
they
presented
what
they're
going,
whether
what
they're
finally
going
to
do
and
what
they're
going
to
do
is
they're
going
to
go
and
it's
it's
it's
great
now.
You
know
it's.
You
know
there's
an
awful
lot
of
people
that
have
the
opinion
should
happen
a
long
time
ago.
Okay
and
I'm
certainly
not
going
to
debate
that
for
sure,
because
there's
families
affected,
and
it
should
have
happened
a
long
time
ago,
but
they
they
have
a.
H
What
they're
doing
is
they're
going
to
go
down
to
the
bedrock
and
I
listen
to
y'all.
So
y'all
get
to
listen
to
me.
They
go
down
to
the
they're
gonna
go
down
to
the
bedrock
and
the
TCE.
That's
there
they're
gonna
cook
it
and
they're
gonna
get
rid
of
95%
of
it
and
that
coal
should
get
some
grants
from
some
young.
That's
a
really
really
big
deal.
You
know,
there's
some
other
and
they're
gonna
they're
going
to
take
care
of
it.
H
H
8
million
kilowatt-hours
it
was
an
incredible
amount
of
power
that
they
were
gonna
have
to
have,
and
they
couldn't
do
it
until
me.
It's
gonna
be
a
90-day
process,
I
said
well.
We
can
only
deliver
that
to
you
in
May
to
generate
that
kind
of
that
kind
of
power.
So
that's
where
you
have
to
be
very
practical
in
your
goals.
H
Would
we
have
been
able
to
do
that
with
renewables?
I,
don't
know,
maybe
you
could.
Maybe
we
could
pull
it
off,
that's
where
we
have
we
have
to.
We
have
to.
Certainly
we
want
to
take
care
of
that,
certainly
and
taking
care
of
the
environment.
You
would
want
to
take
care
of
that
too,
but
that's
just
giving
you
some
examples
of
some
some
different
ways,
but
I'm,
not
okay,
with
the
additional
language
to
it.
So
I'll
be
voting
against
it
because
of
that,
okay.
A
Thank
you,
so
just
a
couple
of
comments
and
then
we'll
vote
on
this
item.
So
you
know
when
we
talked
about
this
item
back
in
October
gave
a
presentation
about
why
I
was
supportive
of
this
policy
approach,
and
you
know
one
of
the
slides
I
had
in
the
presentation
was
as
a
map
of
the
world
and
it
showed
all
the
different
countries
in
the
world
that
have
ratified
the
Paris
climate.
Treating
and
so
there's
only
three
countries
that
were
illuminated
showing
that
they
hadn't
it
was
the
United
States
and
Nicaragua
and
Syria.
A
A
G
A
X
X
H
I'm
thinking
for
what
we've
done
so
far,
yeah
and
you
know
commune
Commissioner,
Presley
and
Ferrara
and
taking
the
lead
on
that,
and
we
evolved
locked
arms
on
on
this,
and
it's
just
been
there's
been
no
stress
associated
with.
What's
wavered,
it's
been
wonderful,
so
I
mean
I'm,
obviously
happy
to
support
it.
C
X
T
A
H
I
was
before
and
I'm
still
an
advocate
for
affordable
housing
in
all
its
forms,
and
in
and
and
again
I
want
to
commend
the
those
that
was
in
here
earlier,
the
energy-saving
service
group
and
the
work
that
they're
doing
and
making
a
difference
in
people's
homes
and
allowing
them
to
be
able
to
stay
in
I'm
in
a
comfortable
way
in
saving
money
there.
And
we
appreciate
it,
but
I'll
make
a
motion
to
for
item
D.
Second,.
X
X
Remembers
December
last
year
was
my
first
one
and
my
goal
was
I:
do
not
have
no
special
interest,
but
my
goal
is
that
we
help
the
elderly
people
to
be
able
to
pay
their
property
taxes
not
have
to
do
it
over
a
12-month
period
and
when
I
hear
people
that's
moved
in
here.
That's
lived
here.
Six
eight
ten
years
says
our
property
tax
ain't
high.
That's
the
people
I
wish
would
have
to
pay
the
78th
cent
and
we
could
help
them
at
a
38
cent.
But
that's
beside
the
point.
L
L
A
justice
system
that
is
efficient,
effective,
equitable
and
protects
our
public
safety
well
holistically,
addressing
the
needs
of
people
involved
in
the
system,
and
if
we
don't
pursue
this,
if
we
let
this
alone,
we're
still
gonna
have
the
same
conversations.
Let's
be
honest:
there
are
people
in
this
room
who
now
have
a
40%
chance
higher
of
getting
stopped
by
law
enforcement
just
driving
home.
That's
unacceptable.
L
How
do
we
go
forward
unless
we
address
these
things
honestly
rip
the
band-aid
off?
We
have
people
in
our
local
jail
and
the
only
reason
why
they're
there
is
because
they
don't
have
money
and
that's
unacceptable,
and
we
need
to
pursue
this
and
we've
made
tremendous
progress.
But
progress
is
all
we've
made.
C
AA
Take
this
I'm
cultivated,
robust,
inclusive
local
economy,
with
a
diverse
workforce
and
pipelines
to
jobs
and
education
for
all
I've
heard
Mike
say
that
he's
70
years
old,
but
I'm
73
I'm
the
old
ways
up
here,
and
this
is
something
that
I've
been
committed
to
and
fought
for
since
I
was
15
years
old
and
we're
still
fighting
for
it.
I
think
it's
high
time
that
we
in
Buncombe
County
set
the
example
going
forward,
because
what
we
do
here
will
affect
everything
before
that.
AA
D
A
L
A
H
L
A
Okay,
all
in
favor
of
the
motion
to
appoint
Mike,
fryer
vice
chair,
say
aye
aye,
any
opposed
all
right.
Congratulations,
mr.
fryer!
Okay.
That
concludes
all
of
the
items
under
our
new
business.
We
do
have
two
board
appointments
to
the
Planning
and
Zoning
Commission.
There
are
two
members
who
are
eligible
to
be
reappointed
and
then
there's
several
other
applicants.
Both
both
of
the
current
members
are
eligible
to
serve
another
term
I'll.
A
L
C
A
All
in
favor,
please
say:
aye
aye
all
opposed
all
right.
We
do
have
a
vacancy
on
the
County
Board
of
Adjustment.
So
if
you
are
interested
in
serving,
please
notify
the
County
Clerk
and
she
can
get
you
an
application
which
can
also
be
found
on
the
county
website
for
the
board
of
adjustments.
A
couple
of
announcements
on
December,
25th,
26
and
27
County
offices
will
be
closed
for
Christmas
holiday
January.
1St
2018
county
offices
will
be
closed
for
New
Year's
holiday
January,
2nd
2018
at
5
p.m.