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From YouTube: Commissioners' Meeting - 6/04/2013
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The Buncombe County Board of Commissioners held their regular monthly meeting Tuesday, June 4, 2013. Agenda items included:
Public Hearing
FY 14 Budget Public Hearing
New Business
Designation of Voting Delegate for the National Association of Counties Conference July 19-22, 2013
Board Appointments
Mountain Area Workforce Development Board
Next board meeting will be Tuesday, June 25 at 4:30 in Room 326 at 200 College Street.
A
I'd
like
to
call
to
order
the
jun
4
2013
meeting
of
the
Buncombe
County
Board
of
Commissioners
and,
as
always,
we'll
start
with
a
pledge
allegiance.
Please
join
me:
I
pledge
allegiance
to
the
flag
of
the
United
States
of
America
and
to
the
Republic
for
which
it
stands.
One
nation
under
God,
indivisible.
A
A
Let
us
each
change
as
our
yards
change
as
our
Gardens
change,
and
be
a
reminder
that
we
can
be
better
people
with
improved
contacts,
interactions
with
our
friends,
our
family
and
those
we
don't
care
for.
We
give
thanks
and
praise
for
this
beautiful
and
wonderful
world
that
we
live
in.
Thank
you
for
all
the
men
and
women
that
we
have
the
pleasure
to
work
with,
to
make
policy
to
decide
what's
best
for
our
community
and
God.
A
Most
of
all,
just
thank
you
for
the
chance
to
be
here
and
work
with
these
wonderful
people
I'm
in
then,
in
accordance
with
the
code
of
ethics
adopted
by
the
Commission,
it's
the
duty
of
every
Commissioner
to
avoid
both
actual
and
apparent
conflicts
of
interest.
Does
any
board
member
know
of
any
conflict
of
interest
or
potential
conflict
within
respect
to
any
matter
on
our
agenda
today,
no.
B
A
Right
then,
we'll
continue
and
we
will
start
with
our
public
comment.
The
time
limit
for
any
comment
to
the
Commission
is
three
minutes.
If
your
time
expires,
you
can
leave
any
questions
along
with
your
name.
Address
phone
number
and
email
with
our
county
manager.
Commissioners
are
not
expected
to
comment
on
matters
during
public
comment.
This
is
your
chance
to
talk
to
us
comments
could
should
be
limited
to
subjects
that
are
within
the
jurisdiction
of
the
Commission
or
pertaining
to
matters
that
we
can
that
we
can
actually
act
on
any
individual.
A
Speaking
during
public
comment
should
address
the
entire
board.
Any
polling
or
asking
us
to
vote
on
matters
is
inappropriate.
Persons
addressing
the
Commission
are
expected
to
observe
the
decorum
of
the
Commission
and
the
chamber
here
and
be
respectful
to
everyone
in
the
room.
Any
person
who
willfully
interrupts
disturbs
or
disrupts
the
session
will
be
asked
to
leave
the
meeting,
and
the
Commission
deserves
the
right
to
deny
public
address
on
any
subject
previously
presented
to
the
board.
A
Before
we
get
going,
I
would
recognize
our
sheriff
is
here:
Thank
You
sheriff
Duncan,
and
we
have
many
many
fire
chiefs
that
do
wonderful
job
for
us
and,
as
I
said
in
the
procession,
we
wouldn't
have
a
county
without
your
your
leadership,
your
help
and
the
sheriff's
public
safety
and
and
your
fire
safety
and
emergency
service
that
you
give
us
all.
Thank
you
public
comment
tonight.
C
Thank
You
mr.
chairman
members
aboard
getting
shorter
and
shorter,
seeing
y'all
I'm
glad
you're
having
more
meetings,
but
the
public
gettin,
getting
the
benefit
of
having
a
meeting
at
eleven-thirty.
Today,
I
got
to
enjoy
it,
but
I
was
the
only
member
of
the
boat
except
the
media.
You
need
to
consider
having
meetings
at
a
time
that
people
can
be
there
on
your
agenda
here.
You're
talking
about
community
meetings,
you
talked
about
in
the
retreat
and
going
out
I'd
like
to
remind
you
when
you
is
elected
you
should
have
started.
C
C
That
would
be
the
that
be
the
thought.
I'd
have
and
I
reckon
younger
geniuses
younes
against
can
foresee
the
future
and
the
public
they
don't.
They
don't
know.
We
should
represent
the
people.
As
commissioner,
a
couple
of
things
I've
been
told,
Sen
Tian's
have
come
as
commissioners
that
I
would
get
moved
up
to
the
front
and
the
media
TV
13
back
here.
They
can't
even
see
you
ought
to
go,
see
their
monitor.
They
came
see
60
foot
away
enough
to
get
you
your.
C
You
ought
to
be
protector
and
get
a
good
face,
so
I'd
like
for
that
to
be
fixed
for
us.
The
other
thing
people
come
into
commission
meeting
they're
having
to
pay
to
park
I
think
you
ought
to
use
a
voucher
system,
some
way
that
the
taxpayers
don't
have
to
pay
three
and
four
dollars
over
the
parking
garage
to
have
to
come
to
a
meeting.
That
would
be
something
else
that
I'd
like
to
write.
A
A
C
A
Motion
by
Commissioner
Newman
second,
by
Commissioner
King,
is
there
any
discussion
all
those
in
favor
of
following
the
agenda.
As
we
have
discussed
it
say
on
I
all
opposed
no
by
70
vote.
We
will
proceed
next.
We
have
the
consent,
agenda,
capital
projects,
ordinance
and
we'll
be
presenting
this
on
consent.
Okay,
well,
we've
proved
that
then,
while
we
go
ahead
and
get
a
brief
report
on
what
it
is,
then
just
we
have
by
adopting
jenna
we
do
do
the
consent
automatically,
but
if
we
could
just
have
a
basically
a
briefing
on
it.
D
A
A
Everything
is
good
news
around
here
we
have
the
Chiefs
here
we
are
the
safest
place
in
the
world
with
the
sheriff
and
the
Chiefs
here.
Okay,
no
specific
good
news.
Let's
tell
us
get
on
the
budget,
will
have
our
public
comment.
I
will
start
us
up
at
four
thirty,
eight
and
any
member
of
the
public
that
which
is
wishes
to
be
heard
on
the
hour
2013
2014
budget
we'd
like
to
hear
from
you.
Yes,
let
me
go
ahead
and
let
dr.
Greene
start
us
off
and
then
we'll
start.
Our
public
comments.
D
D
D
Yeah,
this
is
our
2013-14
budget.
It
was
building
it
in
a
different
environment
because
we
had
revaluation
when
it
just
reminds
you
how
that
affected.
The
residences
in
the
community
for
the
entire
county
the
base
for
residents
was
down
three-point-three
percent.
That
means
that
we
had
47,000
200
parcels
that
decreased
in
value
overall
and
thirty.
Six
thousand
eight
hundred
parcels
that
increase
in
value
that
vary
significantly
from
district
to
district.
D
Before
revaluation,
we
had
a
30
billion
dollar
tax
base
and
what
was
over.
We
had
a
27.6
for
a
2.8
billion
dollar
loss
in
the
tax
base.
It
took
the
value
of
a
penny
from
three
million
down
to
2.7
million
and
it
took
revenue-neutral.
It
set
revenue
neutral
at
57.8
three
cents.
Instead
of
fifty
two
and
a
half,
we
built
the
budget
that
you
have
before
you
tonight
on
a
56.9
sent
but
tax
rate
for
the
general
fund.
The
total
budget
is
300
37
million
dollars.
D
The
breakdown
is
260,
4.6
million
in
the
general
fund
and
seventy
2.5
million
in
the
other
operating
funds.
It
is
a
seven
tenths
of
a
percent
decrease
in
the
general
fund
or
1.8
million
dollars
lower
than
2013.
There
are
a
few
things
that
we
did
have
to
include
mandated
or
public
safety.
We
do
have
a
loss
of
federal
revenues
that
took
the
budget
up
by
2.4
million
dollars.
D
The
bill
has
not
yet
passed
a
setting
in
the
Senate
for
18
for
a
culture
and
recreation
authority,
but
we
do
plan
to
recommend
that
if
the
bill
passes
and
the
tax
rate
for
that
authority
will
be
3.5
cents
for
county
operations
and
then
we
would
have
to
see
what
municipalities
would
be
bringing
into
the
authority
before
we
could
set
that
final
tax
rate
and
I'm
happy
to
answer
any
questions
that
you
might
have
at
this
point.
That's
a
very
brief
summary
of
where
we
are.
B
B
B
There
was
eight
million
dollars
in
requests
from
nonprofit
community
services
and
spending
we
agonized
over
all
those
for
it.
Well,
it's
been
months.
During
that
time
we
agreed
to
put
some
controls
in
on
nonprofits
to
make
them
better
to
recommend
they
keep
their
administrative
costs
at
twelve
percent.
I.
Think
that's
a
good
thing!
That's
a
short-term,
we'll
see
short-term
benefits
as
we
have.
B
That
will
also
see
long-term,
and
so,
even
though,
in
the
end,
even
though,
as
a
new
commissioner
and
many
new
commissioners
up
here,
this
is
not
going
to
be
the
last
month
that
will
work
on
a
budget.
After
this
budget
passes
or
after
this
budget
finishes,
we
will
continue
to
work
on
saving
money,
we'll
work
on
it
every
day
and
I
just
want
to
assure
the
people
that
are
out
there,
that
that
is
their
intent
and
will
continue
to
do
that
and
I
appreciate
the
hard
work
of
all
the
commissioners
on
this.
D
I
would
like
to
say
just
one
thing:
there
are
a
lot
of
people
in
this
audience
that
really
have
made
this
budget
coming
together.
Very
successful
in
terms
of
what
they've
submitted
to
us.
I
want
to
thank
99%
who's
sitting
here
who
participated
in
putting
the
budget
together.
So
I
really
do
express
my
appreciation
to
all
of
you.
We
do
have
a
brief
presentation
from
Gary
to
talk
about
how
you
can
lower
your
tax
bill.
F
Mr.
chairman,
other
commissioners,
Gary
Roberts
tax
director,
as
one
had
said,
you
know
one
of
the
toughest
things
in
setting
a
budget
every
year,
not
just
during
a
reappraisal
year,
but
it's
setting
a
tax
rate
and
I've
worked
in
tax
a
long
time
over
the
years
and
I've
seen.
You
know
we're
governing
bodies
that
have
lowered
to
tax
rate
and
I've
seen
where
they
tried
to.
You
know,
raise
it
just
a
couple
pennies
to
cover
new
things
that
need
to
be
done
for
the
community.
F
I
think
one
of
the
toughest
things
that
any
governing
board
between
the
county,
the
six
municipalities,
are
going
to
set
tax
rates
and
all
the
fire
districts
that
you
know
after
you
do
a
reappraisal.
There's
going
to
be
some
tax
increases
and
they're
going
to
be
some
tax
decreases
for
citizens
taking
that
into
account
and
knowing
you
know
how
you
work
hard
to
set
your
rates
as
low
as
possible.
You
know
I
seen
citizens
struggle,
you
know
when
the
economy
is
really
good
and
I've
seen
citizens
struggle
during
like
the
Great
Recession.
F
So
please
know
that
the
tax
office,
we
work
extremely
hard
to
collect
all
the
tax
dollars
and
to
assess
properties
as
best
we
can.
One
of
our
number
one
jobs
is
to
work
with
the
citizens
in
our
community
to
work
out
ways
for
them
to
pay
their
property
taxes
to
us
in
order
to
collect
the
most
that
we
can
collect.
F
So
we
have
a
lot
of
different
types
of
programs
that
we
do
to
do
payment
plans,
not
only
just
debit
card
or
credit,
there's
a
lot
of
different
types
of
payment
plans
that
we
have
that
or
payroll
deduction
or
monthly
plans.
We
do
automatic
drafts
from
their
accounts.
There's
a
lot
of
things
that
we
do.
F
I
think
that
can
help
citizens,
but
a
couple
of
them
that
I
wanted
to
talk
about
tonight
and
a
quick
presentation
or
so
programs
that
gives
exclusions
and
some
reductions,
tax,
deferments
to
citizens
during
different
procedures
and
some
some
of
the
back
up
just
a
little
bit.
The
four
main
ones
I'm
going
to
talk
about
tonight.
Two
of
them
are
exclusions
and
then
to
them
or
tax
deferments
and
I'll
go.
F
This
is
very
quickly
and
certain
want
you
to
ask,
but
it's
an
opportunity
for
me
to
come
to
you
and
it
we're
on
television
it's
opportunity
for
me
to
get
this
information
out
to
the
public.
We
do
put
this
information
into
tax
notices.
We
did
it
in
the
reappraisal
when
we
sent
it
out.
We
sent
it
out
in
our
tax
bills,
so
citizens
can
learn
about
it.
We
have
it
on
our
website
and
we've
done
PSAs
about
it.
F
So
we
really
try
to
get
the
information
out,
but
I
want
to
go
through
it
kind
of
quickly.
So
you
can
see-
and
also
people
here
tonight
can
elderly
exemption
on
elderly
exemption.
All
of
these
programs,
let
me
say
first,
have
an
application
that
you
have
to
submit
in
order
to
to
be
in
the
program
and
evaluated
to
see.
Do
you
qualify
for
it
on
the
elderly
exemption?
If
you
are
qualified,
you
get
the
greater
of
twenty-five-thousand-dollar
reduction
or
fifty
percent
reduction
in
your
property
taxes.
Now
you
might
think
what
how
does
25,000
help
somebody?
F
Well,
if
you
have
a
manufactured
home
mobile
home,
you
know
trailer.
Some
people
call
it
and
the
value
of
that
is
around
twenty
thousand
dollars
and
you're
renting
a
lot
that
it
sits
on.
It
literally
wipes
out
your
tax
bill.
If
you
have
a
home,
that's
valued
at
two
hundred
thousand
dollars,
you
can
reduce
it
as
much
as
fifty
percent,
which
is
one
hundred
thousand
dollars
it
takes
off
so
I
think.
The
way
this
program
was
written
was
to
help
a
lot
of
different
homeowners.
F
One
did
that
may
rent
the
land
that
they're
on
you
know
with
the
manufactured
home
or
ones
that
actually
owned
the
land
and
home.
So
keep
that
in
mind
when
you
look
at
this
it
does.
It
goes
greatly
helped
a
lot
of
citizens.
A
lot
of
manufactured
home
citizens
are
in
this
program
now
some
of
the
requirements
for
it.
It
has
to
be
the
permanent
residence
for
the
citizen.
F
Two
ways
there
you
can
do
it
by
age
or
it
can
be
totally
and
permanently
disabled
by
age,
have
to
be
65
years
of
age.
On
Jan
refers
to
this
year
can
have
a
birthday
today,
turning
65,
you
got
to
be
65
January.
First
now
you
can
be
totally
and
permanently
disabled.
We
need
a
statement
from
our
your
physician,
showing
that
you
are
kind
of
restricted
to
your
work
for
them.
We
have
forms
on
our
website
for
that
or
you
can
contact
our
office
and
we'll
send
those
forms
out
income.
F
F
Disabled
veteran
on
this
one
was
raised
a
year
or
so
ago.
Up
to
the
first
forty
five
thousand
dollars
of
assessment
is
taken
off
of
the
value
for
a
disabled,
veteran
would
need
to
be
honorably
discharged,
it
would
have
to
be
under
permanent
service
connected
connected
disabilities
and
then
also
there's
a
part
of
it
that
has
specially
adapted
housing.
Funds
that
a
disabled,
veteran
can
receive.
F
Surviving
spouses
under
disabled
veterans
can
qualify
for
this
as
well.
So
we
have
a
lot
of
those
that
are
in
the
program
certainly
need
to
contact
our
office
and
will
assist
you
through
that
there
is
a
required
form
through
the
disabled
veterans
association
that
needs
to
be
certified
by
their
organization
in
applying
for
this
program
circuit
breaker.
This
is
probably
the
newer
of
the
reductions.
This
is
a
tax
deferment
now
text
affirmance
are
where
we
defer
the
taxes
on
amounts
that
are
not
paid.
Some
portions
of
that
are
due
back
to
the
county.
F
A
lot
of
it
is
is
not
it
depending
on
how
long
you
stand
in
the
program,
this
particular
program
being
circuit.
Breaker
has
a
special
kind
of
like
a
electrical
circuit.
Has
a
certain
breaker
that
kicks
in
after
a
certain
point,
it's
based
on
income
for
this,
the
whole
program
is
not
designed
for
a
person's
income
kind
of
go
through
an
example
to
show
you
this,
but
it
has
the
same
guidelines,
its
elderly
exemption,
that
you,
you
have
to
be
65
years
or
older
or
totally
or
permanently
disabled
in
this
particular
program.
F
You've
had
to
own
and
live
in
it
for
five
previous
years
prior
to
january.
First,
if
spouses
are
there,
both
spouses
would
have
to
sign
the
application
because
of
the
deferment
requirement,
they're
both
held
responsible
for
that
I'm
gonna.
Give
you
an
example
of
this
one.
This
is
new
and
a
lot
of
people
are
beginning
to
apply,
for
we
see
more
and
more
people
coming
into
it,
but
in
the
example
here,
I
put
the
first
part
of
it
in
come
up
to
twenty
eight
thousand
one
hundred
calculated
four
percent
of
your
income.
F
If
you
go
above
the
28th
100
thats,
where
the
circuit
breaker
kicks
in
and
I'll
show
you
that
in
a
second
example,
but
as
you
can
kind
of
see
in
the
orange
or
the
light
light
brown
of
the
example.
If
someone
has
an
income
of
twenty
six
thousand
four
hundred
dollars
and
her
homes,
valued
at
say,
two
hundred
twenty-five
thousand
dollars
I've
estimated
to
tax
rates
to
come
up
with
the
numbers
for
this.
But
for
a
tax
bill
for
2013
I've
calculated,
it
would
be
2452
dollars
and
fifty
cents.
F
We
would
actually
calculate
their
tax
on
the
income,
which
would
be
four
percent
of
the
twenty
six
thousand
four
hundred
dollars.
And
you
can
see
in
this
case
they
would
only
pay
the
county
and
the
municipalities
or
fire
districts
are
in
a
thousand
and
fifty
six
dollars.
And
we
would
do
that
distribution
between
all
the
entities
that
they
have
to
pay,
that
to
the
amount
deferred
that
they
would
not
have
to
pay
which
sit
on
the
county's
books.
But
you
can
see
here
it's
a
savings
of
almost
fourteen
hundred
dollars.
In
this
example.
F
F
Yes,
you
have
a
lot
of
spouses
that
are
living
on
Social,
Security
or
working.
You
also
run
into
a
lot
of
like
brothers,
living
together
or
siblings
that
have
a
property
or
living
there
sharing
expenses
today.
This
helps
both
of
them
in
that
circumstance.
So
if
I
use
the
income
here
in
the
orange
of
forty-one
thousand,
six
hundred
is
a
combined
income.
F
If
one
citizen
has
that
income
is
less
than
that,
where
they're
going
to
pay
five
percent
of
that
income,
you
can
see
the
tax
amount
stayed
the
same
for
their
normal
tax
bill
of
2452
dollars,
but
the
income
here
figured
at
five
percent
would
be
2080
dollars,
still
savings
to
the
citizens.
They
would
get
a
reduction
some
other
for
large
property
owners.
This
is,
this
is
something
that's
still
very
much
offered,
and
citizens
certainly
need
to
look
at
there's
a
couple
of
programs
under
here:
Wildlife
Conservation.
F
If
somebody
has
a
piece
of
property,
that's
from
20
acres
up
to
100,
not
over
100
up
to
100
and
they're,
using
the
land
to
protect
wildlife
or
a
wildlife
habitat
of
some
type
and
I've
listed
here.
Some
of
the
things
that
they
could
deal
with
those
you
can
get
a
resent
an
exemption
on
the
present
use
of
that
using
it
as
a
wildlife
conservation
verse
as
its
ongoing
use.
F
You
know
for
like
a
development
or
other
types
of
construction
type
thing
with
four
slain,
if
you're
a
Forester,
if
you
have
a
minimum
of
20
acres,
and
this
can
exceed
100
or
however
many
acres
that
they're
going
to
have
under
a
sound
management
plan
that
are
actually
growing
trees
to
harvest
have
to
be
willing
to
cut
the
trees
and
harvest
the
trees.
At
some
point
you
don't
when
you
harvest
trees,
you
don't
do
that
every
year,
sometimes
it's
a
hardwood
might
take
20
25
years
for
those
two
harvests.
F
County
offers
reductions
for
those
people
that
are
in
that
again.
We
do
it
at
the
present
yeast
value
of
the
property
and
not
you
know
the
normal
everyday
use
of
what
it
might
be
same
with
agriculture.
If
you're
doing
crops,
plants
or
animals,
you
have
a
minimum
of
10
acres.
You
can
come
into
the
program,
hold
a
culture
more.
G
F
F
Please
know
that
our
office
is
there
to
help
and
assist
our
citizens
if
they
walk
in
the
door,
we're
going
to
introduce
them
to
some
of
these
programs,
we're
going
to
talk
to
a
lot
a
lot
of
different
things
that
we
can
do
we're
asking
to
ask
a
lot
of
questions
about
their
homes,
even
though
the
appeal
process
is
behind.
We
think
for
some
reason,
we've
done
it
incorrectly
we're
going
to
open
a
door
and
look
at
it
now.
Citizen
doesn't
have
the
necessarily
right
to
come
in
and
appeal
that,
but
we
made
an
error.
F
We
will
correct
that
I
will
stand
behind
that.
It's
the
right
thing
to
do
for
a
citizen,
so
so
keep
in
mind
if
you
run
into
them
or
citizens
here.
This
show
tonight
won't
certainly
call
us
please
do.
We
will
certainly
assist
you
with
your
tax
bills.
They
come
out.
Dis
August,
if
you
have
any
questions,
are
glad
to
answer
those.
F
Percent
numbers
not
right
off,
I
can
tell
you
on
the
elderly
exemption.
We've
got
a
little
over
four
thousand
on
the
circuit
breaker.
It
is
a
new
program.
That's
gotten
started
about
three
years.
I
think
we're
probably
a
little
less
than
50
applications,
but
that
one
with
the
deferred
side
of
it.
I
think,
as
people
begin
to
understand
how
that
deferred
side
works
more
more
coming
in
that
program
and
just
to
talk
a
little
bit
about
that.
F
If
you
go
into
it
any
taxes
if
deferred-
and
you
disqualify
for
different
reasons
like
you
sell
it,
you
don't
own
it
or
you
pass
away.
There
are
three
years
that
you
pay
back
a
bad,
but
if
you're
in
that
program
for
20
years,
you
can
see
there's
a
lot
of
years
that
you're
getting
credit,
you
never
have
to
pay
back.
So
I
think
each
citizen
has
to
look
at
that
individually,
but
we
do
see
the
horticulture
growing
more.
I
think
the
ones
that
have
large
tracts
are
under
forestry
they're,
pretty
much
not
growing.
F
H
F
Do
we
want
to
feel
like
from
the
county's
view
that
we're
putting
somebody
out
of
our
home?
That's
the
last
thing
we
all
realize
it.
We
have
taxes
and
we
pay
taxes
based
on
the
amount
of
value
that
we
so
choose
to
own
in
a
home,
but
part
of
the
tax
offices.
Job
is
to
work
through
that
and
see
that
we
helps
us
and
so
call
us
if
you
need
that
help.
You.
A
A
Yes
ma'am
ms
pace
is
Miss
pace
is
coming
up.
If
anybody
else
wants
to
speak.
If
you
just
come
up
and
sit
on
the
front
row,
I
would
like
to
recognize
Asheville
City,
Schools,
Superintendent,
Alan,
Johnson
and
Buncombe
County
Schools
Superintendent,
Tony
Baldwin
are
both
here.
I
noticed
they
come
in.
Thank
you
for
being
here,
gentlemen,
and
your
work
with
schools.
Miss
pace,
hi.
I
I'm,
thank
you.
My
name
is
Michelle
pace,
wood
and
I'm,
just
here
on
behalf
of
the
group,
equal
education
for
inka.
Just
to
read
a
note
for
you
in
regards
to
your
discussions
today,
it's
a
group
of
over
250
parents
and
citizens
from
the
Inca
school
district.
First,
we
would
love
to
thank
our
commissioners
and
staff
for
all
the
work
they
have
done
with
us
and
support
they
give
to
our
public
schools
and
teachers
all
over
Buncombe
County,
and
also
for
the
open
communication
that
they
are
group
has
received
from
all
of
them.
I
We
understand
the
budget
challenges
that
you
are
facing
today
and
as
a
bukem
county
grows,
so
does
the
need
for
services
we
hope
very
soon.
The
Buncombe
County
School
Board
will
be
bringing
you
a
request
to
fund
an
intermediate
56
school
for
the
inca
district.
This
has
been
a
long
time
coming
and
we're
very
excited
about
possibility
of
it
being
built.
I
We're
just
asking
you
today,
as
you
make
budget
decisions
to
just
keep
our
future
requests
in
mind,
and
once
again,
we
just
want
to
make
sure
that
our
school
district
doesn't
get
into
a
position
where
we're
having
to
wait
again
for
years
for
the
solution
to
our
overcrowding
issues
in
Incan
district.
Thank
you
very
much
for
all
the
work
you
do
and
we
understand
the
challenges
and
decisions
that
you're
going
to
have
to
make,
and
also
we
wouldn't
thank
you
for
the
opportunity
to
speak
today.
Thank.
J
Mr.
chair
commissioners,
I'm
Carl
silverstein
I'm,
the
director
of
the
southern
Appalachian
highlands
Conservancy,
which
is
a
local
nonprofit
Land
Trust
I
serve
on
the
county's
lion
conservation
advisory
board,
which
promotes
the
use
of
conservation
easements
as
a
voluntary
tool
to
help
keep
our
scenic
ridge
lines
as
lovely
as
they
are
today,
and
our
screams
pristine
and
our
family
farms
intact
for
present
and
future
generations
to
use
and
enjoy
these
conservation.
Easement
agreements
really
do
help.
Families
in
the
county
pass
down
their
farms
to
the
next
generation.
J
So
we
we
want
to
concur,
encourage
that
and
since
2006,
the
county
has
awarded
several
grants
each
year
to
help
cover
a
portion
of
the
cost
of
placing
some
of
the
most
significant
properties
under
conservation.
Easement
and
30
conservation
easements
have
been
accomplished
through
this
program
and
it's
protecting
almost
15,000
additional
acres
in
the
county
since
2006,
and
these
are
special
places
that
people
love
like
the
Claxton
farm
in
weaverville,
hickory,
nut
gap,
farm
and
Fairview
and
the
bee
branch
farm
and
say
any
must
just
to
name
a
few
examples.
J
Today,
I'd
like
to
ask
the
Commission
to
include
242,000
dollars
in
the
new
budget
for
several
outstanding
conservation,
easement
opportunities
that
are
underway
in
the
county-
and
this
is
these-
are
not
administrative
expenses
of
the
organization.
These
are
directly
for
accomplishing
these
conservation
projects
and
that
242
thousand-dollar
number
includes
several
projects
that
soil
and
water
is
working
on.
Seventy
thousand
dollars,
which
Maria
wise
will
follow
me
and
describe
those
projects
to
you.
J
The
242,000
also
includes
172
conservation,
172
thousand
dollars
for
conservation,
easements
that
the
southern
Appalachian
highlands
Conservancy
is
working
on,
and
these
are
in
fairview,
sandy,
mush
and
Lester.
Each
of
these
has
been
reviewed
by
the
agricultural
advisory
board,
which
vetted
them
and
voted
to
recommend
that
the
that
the
county
approved
these
funds
I've
handed
out
to
you
a
summary
of
the
incredible
leveraging.
J
The
second
column
shows
the
hundred
and
seventy-two
thousand
dollars
that
we're
requesting
from
the
county,
the
the
first
column,
you'll,
see
federal
farm
and
ranch
protection
program
dollars
of
six
hundred
and
eight
thousand
dollars
will
be
leveraged.
The
landowner
contribution
of
value
is
303
thousand.
The
state
farm
land
trust
fund
will
match
with
a
hundred
thousand,
and
private
donors
have
committed
162,000.
So
the
the
requested
funds
will
leverage.
G
Thank
you,
I'm
maria
wise
with
the
soil
and
water
conservation
district
and
I'm
staff
for
the
agricultural
advisory
board
and
you'll
notice.
I.
You
have
two
projects
in
front
of
you:
the
Hutchins
conservation
easement
and
the
Peterson
easement
I'd
like
to
talk
about
the
Hutchins
project
a
little
bit
first.
G
That's
one
of
the
reasons
they
ranked
so
high
on
the
county.
Priority
ranking
list
they
ranked
out
at
third
out
of
28
you'll,
see
that
on
your
fourth
page
and
I'm,
asking
for
funds
just
to
cover
the
transaction
costs,
to
put
this
property
in
an
easement
at
around
35
thousand
dollars,
and
that
will
leverage
close
to
five
hundred
thousand
dollars
from
state
and
local
state
and
federal
grant
sources.
G
The
second
project
is
the
Peterson
conservation
easement
in
Fairview.
This
is
a
hundred
and
sixty
eight
acres.
Janet
Peterson
has
a
very
diversified
operation
out
there.
She
does
everything
from
making
honey
and
growing
heirloom
chickens
and
a
u-pick
blueberry
patch
to
a
lot
of
very
intensive
timber
and
forestry
management,
where
she
protects
the
health
of
the
forest
and
does
selective
tempering,
and
this
is
a
very
large
parcel.
It's
also
close
to
other
protected
lands
and
that's
the
reason
she
ranked
second
on
the
priority
ranking
system.
G
C
Thank
You,
mr.
chairman
members
aboard
you
know:
unions
act
different
when
you
see
the
people
in
white,
you
act
like
they
come
to
get
you
and
they
might
do
it
when
these
days,
because
these
people
that
get
their
tax
bill
here
next
August,
they
might
be
having
more
to
go,
get
after
the
see
how
many
heart
attacks
it
causes.
But
this
tax
rate,
that's
going
up,
I
think
we're
going
to
feel
the
pain
much
worse
than
you
are
anticipated.
I
am
concerned
today
that
you're
having
a
public
hearing
and
your
mind
ain't
even
made
it.
C
On
the
four
year
revaluation,
you
moved
it
to
two
years:
you've
done
the
2006
and
then
you've
done
to
2010
or
something
like
that.
You,
what
I'm
saying
you
short
cycled
in
revenue
neutral
according
to
school
of
government,
it's
on
a
four
and
eight
years
cycle.
So
now
this
revenue
neutral
is
looking
at
a
different
cycle.
C
Now
now
I'm
not
here
today,
to
bring
you
the
real
information,
I'm
gonna
give
you
because
I
don't
think
I'm
in
a
different
than
you
you're
undecided
today,
and
why
did
you
put
the
public
hearing
at
a
time
and
date
that
you
ain't
even
made
your
decisions?
Yet
in
what
you
think,
so
the
public
don't
even
know
what's
on
your
mind
now
younes
might
be
smarter
than
I
am
but
I.
Don't
think
that
you
need
to
be
a
having
a
public
hearing.
C
You
moved
it
from
one
week
to
the
next
week
to
public
hearing
the
public
ain't
had
time
to
even
absorb
anything
in
that
length
of
time.
I
think
you
need
to
move
the
hearing
more
closer
to
the
date
that
you
think
guns
are
going
to
do
it
because
I
don't
think
it's
fair
to
the
public
to
be
thrown
the
curveball
either.
You
might
think
you're
getting
a
curveball
from
the
legislators
and
people
like
that,
but
the
public
needs
to
be
informed.
C
C
A
L
A
Opposed
no
mr.
Belcher,
thank
you
for
serving
I.
Think
we'll
have
at
least
three
commissioners
going.
If
there
are
more
than
three,
we
will
have
a
public
notice
of
that.
That
is
july
19
and
22
in
texas
board
appointments
mountain
area,
workforce
development
board.
We
have
12
vacancies.
Are
there
any
nominations.
A
L
Will
nominate
I'm
just
going
to
nominate
off
people
here
because
they
all
need
reappointing
or
appointing
correct.
I
would
like
to
nominate
Bob
Kendrick
Linda
Biggers
Lorraine,
PO,
Pat,
Boyd,
Peter,
Cook,
Brian
Dover,
dr.
Hank
done
reek,
Ellenberg,
Steve,
garrison,
Catherine,
McIntyre
and
Adele
yappari
and
Dusty
Rhodes
all
are
representing
different
facets
of
required
sectors
in
our
community.
L
A
All
those
in
favor
of
appointing
those
individuals
say
aye
aye
all
opposed.
No,
these
individuals
are
either
appointed
or
reappointed
announcements.
Next
regular
meeting
our
board
will
be
jun
25,
not
jun.
18
is
regularly
scheduled,
beginning
at
four
thirty
in
these
chambers,
commission
meetings
can
be
seen
on
bc.
Tv
charter,
cable,
channel
to
ATT,
uverse
channel
99
live
buncombe
county
org
during
the
meetings
or
online
anytime
at
buncombe
county
org.
A
L
L
A
B
I
do
have
one
one
thing:
I
think
she
may
have
already
gone,
but
I
think
Michelle
for
bringing
those
comments
regarding
a
TK
and
I
want
to
thank
mr.
King
for
going
over
there.
He
and
I
went
over
and
toward
the
Inca
middle
school,
as
well
as
we've
toured
as
Dixon
actual
middle
and
that
we've
wouldn't
want
to
just
share
our
commitment
to
to
the
schools
in
the
area,
as
well
as
the
schools
in
our
in
our
district
and
I.
B
A
Right
and
I
would
again
thank
I
think
we
have
all
the
plea,
all
the
the
fire
chiefs
from
all
the
districts
of
Representatives.
Thank
you
for
coming
tonight.
Thank
you
for
what
you
do.
Every
day
we
have
the
sheriff
and
Representatives.
We
have
school
representatives
here
from
city
and
county
and
thank
you
all
for
being
here
with
that
being
said,
is
there
any
other
comments
before
we
vote
on
our
German?
All
those
in
favor
of
the
motion
to
adjourn,
say
I
all
opposed
no
we're
adjourned.