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Regular meeting of the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners on May 16, 2023. To review the full agenda visit buncombecounty.org/commissioners.
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A
All
right
I
also
want
to
announce
that
any
members
of
the
public
who
utilize
the
County's
parking,
deck
or
public
transportation
to
attend
the
meeting
can
get
validation
for
your
parking
or
Transit
by
from
one
of
the
officers
who's
on
at
our
meeting
this
evening,
and
that
validation
is
for
today
only
okay.
We
come
to
the
consent
agenda.
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A
B
A
We
have
folks
who
have
signed
up
to
who
want
to
speak
during
public
comment.
Many
of
them
have
identif.
Many
folks
have
identified
that
they
want
to
speak
to
the
comp
plan
item,
for
which
we're
going
to
have
a
public
Hearing
in
just
a
few
minutes.
So
I
would
ask
that
any
members
of
the
public
who
want
to
speak
during
the
speak
about
the
comp
plan,
wait
till
the
public
hearing
to
do
that.
A
All
members
of
the
public
have
three
minutes
to
address
the
board.
You'll
get
in
orange
light
when
you've
got
about
30
seconds
left
in
a
red
light.
When
your
time
is
up.
We
do
ask
you
to
discontinue
your
public
comments
once
your
time
is
up,
because
we
want
to
give
everyone
the
same
amount
of
time
to
address
the
board
and
board.
Members
are
not
expected
to
make
any
comments
during
the
public
speaking
period.
This
is
the
chance
for
the
public
to
talk
to
the
board
all
right.
C
Good
evening
Commissioners,
thank
you
for
your
service.
I
am
Stephanie
Phillips
I'm
told
my
ancestry
goes
back
four
generations
in
Western
Carolina,
my
grandmother,
Annie
Thomas
Phillips
was
a
royal
descent
closely
related
to
the
Biltmore
and
Grove
Park
and
Estates.
Her
family
became
Phillip
66
and
held
extensive
business
and
property
interest
in
the
region.
Her
will
is
stamped
in
the
county
of
Buncombe
North
Carolina
year.
70
film
to
item
346.
County
Employees
can't
seem
to
locate
it
probably
due
to
the
complicating
real
estate
issues
and
federal
government
interference.
C
I've
been
petitioning
the
federal
government
and
politicians
since
March
2005
to
discuss
my
father's
death
and
National
Security
classified
designation.
There
are
thousands
of
credible
Witnesses
who
want
to
exercise
their
collective
bargaining
power
to
End
gross
misappropriation
of
National
Security,
classified
especially
as
it
adversely
affects
our
law
enforcement,
military
and
civil
servants.
Buncombe
County
residents
and
Chamber
of
Commerce
circumstances
will
improve
with
service
for
my
family
and
team
I'm
requesting
a
shared
vote
seat
at
Phillips,
66
board
table
for
me
and
my
daughter
I'm
still
married.
C
The
husband
has
the
last
word
regarding
household
as
the
head
of
household
see
him
for
peace
treaty
paperwork,
International,
World,
Peace
festivities
can
begin
the
weekend
prior
to
the
day,
September
21st,
extending
through
the
following
weekend.
It
should
be
precipitated
by
a
Citizens
emergency
preparedness
day.
The
second
Saturday
of
September
see
Washington
County
Commissioners
in
Maryland
women's
groups,
emergency
responders
and
Lowe's
in
Hagerstown
for
more
details.
This
is
a
program
worth
modeling,
whether
or
not
you
participate
in
world
peace.
Peace
be
with
you
and
thank
you
for
your
consideration.
More
will
be
forthcoming.
D
Good
evening
and
thank
you,
I
am
Debbie
Smith
and
I
am
the
volunteer
coordinator
for
the
Asheville
Buncombe
Regional
Sports
commission
I'm
here
tonight
to
kind
of
ask
if
we
kind
of
slow
down
the
process
of
how
this
program
is
going,
where
it
is
working
that
the
the
founding
fathers
are
bringing
the
sports
commission
inside
the
TDA
I
feel
like
that.
We
will
lose
a
lot
if
we
do
that.
The
program
itself
with
a
sports
commission
has
a
great
great
power
within
the
community.
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It
brings
in
over
thousands
of
kids
and
youth
in
the
community,
especially
when
it's
Southern
Conference
time.
It
also
brings
400
or
more
Volunteers
in
to
work
with
all
the
different
events
that
go
on
if
it
merges
with
the
TDA
the
explore
Asheville.
What
it
does
is
lose
its
ability
to
be
able
to
do
events.
Events
will
not
be
able
to
happen
because
a
TDA
cannot
do
that
and
and
I
do
come
from
a
TDA.
My
my
background
is
in
Hospitality,
but
I
do
want
to
share
that
I.
D
Think
it's
a
win-win
if
TDA
continues
on
their
path
and
the
sports
commission
continues
on
their
path.
I
think
the
sports
commission
should
be
given
an
opportunity
to
look
at
the
up
the
things
that
huddle
up
has
given,
so
they
can
then
plan
their
year
out
and
see.
What's
going
on
to
be
able
to
do
to
be
more
effective,
we
need
more
facilities.
The
things
is,
the
strength
of
the
sports
commission
is
the
leadership
and
the
volunteerism
and
I
think
those
will
be
lost.
D
D
Don't
think
that
that's
what
really
needs
to
happen
because
it
loses
their
identity
and
loses
the
ability
to
bring
more
and
more
sporting
events
to
this
area
and
to
this
region
a
lot
more
to
say,
but
I
I
just
would
like
if
you
would
give
the
opportunity
to
kind
of
slow
down
a
little
bit
before
we
make
a
vote
on
what
to
do
with
that
and
here's
some
other
opportunities
before
we
we
move
forward
in
changing
it
into
the
TDA.
Thank
you.
E
Thank
you,
Steven
zubrod
I'm,
the
board,
chair
of
the
Asheville
Sports
commission,
I'm,
going
to
tag
on
to
what
Debbie's
already
said
so
well.
The
one
question
I
keep
asking
when
I'm
being
told
that
the
TDA
wants
to
absorb
the
sports
commission
into
the
TDA
is
why
the
our
mission
goes
far
beyond
getting
a
hotel
rooms.
E
Theirs
is
more
narrowly
focused
to
take
occupancy
tax
dollars
and
deliver
advertising
and
promotion
to
increase
hotel
rooms,
but
Sports
tourism
is
already
delivering
about
30
to
40
percent
of
hotel
rooms
in
Asheville,
while
using
only
or
less
than
one
percent
of
tda's
budget.
So
I
don't
see
what
the
problem
is.
E
Debbie
talked
about
bringing
Marquee
sports
events
in
Nashville
and
we've
got
a
great
track
record
with
not
only
so
con,
but
also
Fed,
Cup,
Billie,
Jean
King
cup,
and
who
can
forget
when
we
brought
Ukraine
in
to
play
the
United
States
right
during
the
Russian
invasion.
It
was
a
high
water
mark,
an
international
recognition
for
Asheville,
also
when
the
Maui
invitation
was
just
about
canceled
because
of
the
pandemic.
E
They
reached
out
to
one
sports
Commission
in
the
country
to
bring
the
Maui
Invitational
here,
where
they
didn't
have
to
fly,
athletes
and
parents,
and
they
turned
to
Asheville
Schwarz
commission,
that's
the
strength
we
have.
Besides
the
fact
that
we
can
attract
Marquee
events,
we
have
relationships
where
people
pick
up
the
phone
and
say:
hey:
can
you
do
this
event?
And-
and
she
Debbie
talked
about
the
community
events,
we
do
at
socon
the
downtown
dribble.
It's
it's
unbelievable
to
see
these
young
kids
and
families
getting
a
free
basketball.
E
You've
never
seen
faces
laid
up
like
that.
At
the
Fed
Cup
tennis,
we
had
free
tennis
clinics
for
disadvantaged
youths.
These
are
children
that
don't
normally
go
to
country.
Clubs
get
a
chance
to
play
tennis
at
a
country
club,
and
we
also
had
a
handicap
tennis
tournament
at
the
Billie
Jean
King
Cup
event.
So
these
are
things
community
events.
Would
they
continue
if
we
were
under
TDA
I?
Don't
know
why
they
don't
deliver
hotel
rooms,
so
I'm
going
to
ask
for
the
same
thing.
E
G
Hello,
I'm
Andrew
Clark
legislative
director
for
bettingfield
scheidle,
chapter
14,
Disabled,
American,
Veterans,
DV,
chapter
14
is
dedicated
to
a
single
purpose:
empowering
veterans
to
lead
high
quality
lives
with
respecting
dignity.
I'm,
here
today
in
support
of
additional
funding
for
veteran
population
of
this
incredible
County
majority
of
DAV
chapter
membership
calls
this
place
home
like
myself,
born
and
raised
and
stayed
others
come
to
this
area
because
of
the
best
medical
VA
Medical
Center
in
the
country
now
serving
over
30
53
000
enrolled
veterans
from
across
many
counties
and
States.
G
That's
why
Bedingfield
scheidle
chapter
14
to
sell
American
veterans
encourages
this
County
Commission
to
authorize
County
veterans
service
officers
who
serve
all
veterans
in
need
of
va
benefit
application
process
when,
according
to
the
VBA
director
in
Winston-Salem,
just
recently,
only
25
percent
of
veterans
are
currently
applying
for
their
benefits.
This
is
not
a
good
sign
for
veterans,
their
families
or
the
local
economies.
G
Dav-14
is
committed
to
changing
that
statistic
by
informing
veterans
and
their
dependence
of
benefits,
earned
through
honorable
military
service,
expanding
Community
Partnerships
and
requesting
local
governments
to
invest
in
veterans
and
programs,
not
federally
funded
as
all
Americans
celebrate
military
appreciation
month
and
Memorial
Day.
Let
us
all
pause
to
remember
the
great
sacrifices
and
those
who
serve
this
nation
and
those
that
continue
to
serve
in
the
world's
greatest
fighting
force
and
forget
not
those
who
gave
the
ultimate
sacrifice
that
we
can
enjoy
the
freedoms
living
in
the
United
States
of
America
I.
G
Bedingfield
shuttle,
Disable
American
veterans
can
be
reached
at
duv14.org
or
by
calling
828-367-0037
option
one
in
closing.
Just
so
American
Veterans
Chapter
14
accomplishes
our
mission
by
ensuring
that
veterans
and
their
families
can
access
the
full
range
of
benefits
available
to
them.
Fighting
for
the
interest
of
America's
injuries,
Heroes
on
Capitol,
Hill
and
educating
the
public
about
the
great
sacrifices
and
needs
of
veterans,
transitioning
back
to
civilian
life,
I
appreciate
the
time
and
I
yield
back.
Thank
you.
A
H
My
name
is
Anthony
Pena
I'm,
the
executive
director
for
the
American
foundation
for
informed
consent
here
to
follow
up
on
an
email
that
was
sent
to
all
of
you
via
Lamar
regarding
Long
covid
attached
to
that
email
was
a
public
health
notice
that
was
provided
to
the
current
interim
on
County
Health
director
previous.
The
public
comment
that
I
gave
on
March
21st
2023
timestamp
at
12
40..
H
A
touch
of
that
email
was
also
a
link
with
a
more
robust
explanation
of
the
public
health
notice,
as
well
as
a
PhD
level
lecture
two
and
a
half
hours
that
was
given
at
the
Asheville
Library
going
over
the
various
ways
that
the
spike
protein
can
cause
disease.
All
that
information
can
be
found
on
Rumble
Channel,
dot,
Keck,
d-o-c-k-e-k,
Rumble,
dot,
Keck
d-o-c-k-e-k
long
covet
is
direct,
sequelaide
or
result
of
covid-19,
meaning
all
compulsory
reporting
and
investigatory
statutes
and
requirements
applying
to
covid
must
apply
to
Long
covet.
H
The
information
was
provided
as
a
remedy
to
you,
so
you
are
aware
of
the
cause
of
a
disability
within
your
jurisdiction
and
take
the
steps
necessary
to
one
declare
the
S1
subunit
of
the
spike
protein.
A
biologic
agent,
as
per
42
CFR
part
72
appendix
a
and
section
73.3
HHS,
the
S1
subunit
for
sarsko
B2
is
the
causative
agent
for
long
covet.
As
such,
its
causative
agent
must
be
reported.
H
All
injections
provided
for
covid-19
have
been
genetically
modified
by
inserting
methyl
pseudo-uridine
along
the
entire
mRNA
genome
inside
the
lipid
nanoparticles,
three
known
as
for
healthcare
Associated
infection
related
to
long
covid
must
be
provided
as
per
section
564
of
the
fdca,
which
governs
the
requirements
of
medical
countermeasures
released
under
an
emergency
use
authorization.
The
statute
requires
potential
recipients,
be
informed
of
the
consequences
if
any
of
refusing
administration
of
the
product
none
of
the
Alternatives
of
the
product
that
are
available
and
of
their
benefits
and
risks.
H
Other
sections
within
section
564
require
that
the
significant
known
and
potential
benefits
and
risks
of
such
use
and
of
the
extent
to
which
such
benefits
and
risks
are
unknown
must
be
disclosed.
Dr
Bruce
Patterson,
whose
lecture
was
linked
in
the
public
health
notice
that
was
sent
to
you,
has
stated
that
the
risk
is
30
percent.
Other
research
has
offered
other
values
of
risk.
H
However,
the
exact
risk
is
not
required
to
be
known
prior
to
notice
being
given,
as
it
would
still
be
possible
to
notify
the
potential
recipient
of
a
vaccine
that
the
risk
of
Wong
covid
after
being
exposed
to
the
S1
subunit
for
sarsko
v2,
Alpha
stream
b117,
is
still
unknown
and
in
addition
to
that,
with
the
cessation
of
the
public
health
declaration
with
the
Declaration,
which
is
a
requirement
for
emergency
use,
there
is
no
legal
basis
and
then
leaves
everyone
open
for
criminal
and
civil
liabilities
direct
liabilities.
Again,
my
name
is
Anthony
many
blessings.
A
I
We're
still
at
former
chairman
Nathan
Ramsey,
we
had
a
big
hug
a
while
ago.
It
was
great.
We
had
great
fun
together
good
afternoon,
chairman
Vice
chairman
esteemed
Commissioners,
great,
to
see
you
all
I'm
here
to
speak
in
support
of
an
independent,
Asheville,
Buncombe,
Regional,
Sports,
commission
and
I
hope
when
I
I
share
a
few
things
with
you
that
you
will
see
why
I
have
this.
This
thought
that
is
I
was
one
of
the
the
people
who
represented
the
county
as
we
form
this
commission
along
with
k-ray
Bailey.
I
We
were
both
Commissioners
at
the
time:
Jan
Davis,
Asheville
city
council,
folks
representing
the
chamber
and
Janet
Cohn
UNC
Asheville.
This
was
a
true
Community
effort.
This
was
an
effort
where
leaders
in
the
community
saw
a
need
that
that
we
had
to
bring
Sports
tourism
to
Buncombe
County.
This
was
the
mission
statement
that
former
mayor
Lou
visit
some
throwing
all
these
names
out.
So
you
all
know.
There's
there
is
some
some
backing
here.
Former
mayor,
Lew
Bissett
helped
us
write
this
mission
statement.
I
The
Asheville
Buncombe
Regional
Sports
commission
will
identify
and
attract
sports
events
and
related
meetings
to
enhance
wellness
and
quality
of
life
for
area
residents
and
sports
enthusiasts,
and
will
generate
a
positive
impact
by
promoting
the
region
as
a
recognized
sporting
destination.
Now,
there's
not
one
of
these
parameters
that
we
have
not
met
as
a
sports
commission
Stephen
did
a
great
job
of
listing.
The
types
of
events
event
that
we
have
brought
our
first
success
was
was
the
socon
tournament.
I
We
have.
We
have
this
tournament
through
2026,
which
will
be
their
100th
socon
basketball
championship.
We
had
the
Fed
Cup
for
three
of
five
years
when
it
was
played
in
America
that
that's
unbelievable.
We
had
the
largest
number
of
people
participating
in
a
Spartan
Race
in
the
country.
We
started
a
high
school
grapple
for
those
of
you
who
are
not
wrestling
fans.
That's
a
wrestling
tournament
here
started
with
16
high
school
teams.
I
Now
we
have
over
32
teams
participating
from
all
across
this
region
and
the
list
could
go
on
and
on
and
on,
as
as
Debbie
mentioned
and
Stephen
mentioned,
we
not
only
do
events
where
teams
come
to
play
and
be
recognized,
but
we
have
events
where
the
community
takes
part.
The
community
knows
the
events
are
going
on.
They
come
to
the
downtown
dribble,
they
come
to
the
tennis
clinics.
They
feel
a
part
of
this.
I
A
Melissa
Heath
and
again,
if,
if
you're
interested
in
speaking
about
the
comp
plan
actually
hold
off
in
because
I
think
this
may
be
a
comp
plan
comment,
so
there'll
be
public
comment
during
the
whole
public
hearing.
For
that
I
don't
know.
Is
there
anybody
else
who
wishes
to
address
the
board
about
any
items
that
are
not
on
the
other
than
the
comp
plan?
A
A
All
right,
okay!
Well,
thank
you.
Thank
you
to
everyone
who
came
out
and
took
time
to
address
the
board
during
public
comment.
We
appreciate
it.
Okay.
The
next
item
on
our
agenda
is
a
presentation
from
former
County
Commission
chairman
Nathan
Ramsey,
who
serves
us
on
the
land
of
Sky
Regional
Council.
Thank
you
for
being
here.
Nathan.
J
Thank
you
Mr
chairman
and
I,
just
shared
with
commissioner
Peterson.
She.
She
was
far
better
commissioner
than
me,
so
so
it
was
my
honor
to
serve
with
her
and
thank
goodness
most
people
forget
now
that
I
was
even
a
commission.
That's
a
good
thing,
but
Mr
Mr,
chairman
Board
of
Commissioners
County,
Manager,
Pender,
County
staff,
on
behalf
of
almost
a
hundred
full
and
part-time
team
members,
Atlanta
sky
and
our
Board
of
delegates.
J
J
The
four
counties
in
the
16
municipalities
in
our
region
we're
all
we're
very
blessed
that
all
of
our
local
governments,
our
members
of
land
to
Sky,
Regional
Council
and
tomorrow's
Council
of
government
legislative
day
in
Raleigh,
so
we'll
Advocate,
our
members
of
our
general
assembly,
for
the
work
that
we
do
we're
we're
blessed
that
you
know
we
reach
across
county
lines.
Municipal
lines
to
in
many
cases
offer
Regional
programs.
So
we
have
programs
that
land
the
sky
that
serve
one
County,
four
counties,
11
counties,
35
counties,
some
various
combinations.
J
We
have
one
program:
that's
a
partnership
with
the
North
Carolina
Department
of
Environmental
Quality
that
serves
all
100
counties
in
the
state
and
we
have
just
started
a
program.
That's
a
multi-state
program
in
partnership
with
East
Tennessee
development
District.
So
our
mission,
Atlanta
sky
is
sorry-
is
to
provide
relevant
and
emerging
solutions
to
Creative
Solutions
to
those
issues
emerging
in
our
region
and
providing
a
high
quality
services
to
our
member
government.
J
So,
at
the
end
of
the
day,
we
should
never
forget
you
or
our
boss,
we're
accountable
to
you
and
and
to
our
other
local
governments
in
our
region,
we're
committed
to
treating
all
of
our
team
members
fairly
and
we
we
prize
our
diversity
as
a
region.
We
want
to
treat
all
people
with
dignity
and
respect
and
compassion
to
foster
a
trusting
and
supportive
working
environment,
We,
Believe
diversity.
Inclusion
actually
makes
us
stronger
and
I
think
that's
one
of
the
strengths
of
our
region.
J
We
are
governed
by
a
board
of
delegates.
The
board
of
delegates
are
representatives
from
each
of
our
local
governments.
We
also
have
Representatives
representing
Economic
Development
interest
and
Regional
minority
interest,
as
well
as
the
chair
of
our
regional
aging
advisory
committee.
Our
board
chair
and
the
representatives
from
Buncombe
County
mayor
Patrick
Simmons,
with
the
town
of
Weaverville,
is
actually
our
board
chair
and
Senator
Kilgore
who's.
The
vice
mayor
of
the
city
of
Asheville,
also
serves
on
our
executive
committee.
J
I'm
sorry
I'm,
like
I'm,
not
good
at
with
the
clicker,
it's
a
little
slow,
so
how
we're
funded
we're
very
grateful
for
the
support
that
lent
the
Atlanta
Sky
Regional
Council
receives
from
our
local
governments.
Our
total
local
disease.
You
see
is
about
two
percent
of
our
budget
in
some
cases,
actually
a
little
less
than
that.
Our
local
dues
are
195
000
165
dollars.
They
were
184
880
in
2002.
J
They
were
increased
in
2008
to
the
current
number.
They
haven't
changed
in
the
past
15
years
and
we're
proposing
a
budget
for
the
23-24
year
with
no
deals
increase.
So
if
you
don't
remember
anything
else,
I
say
today
just
remember
we're
not
increasing
your
local
dues.
Your
local
dues
go
to
pay
for
matches
required
matches
for
federal
programs
with
aging
and
also
with
our
batches
required
for
the
Appalachian
Regional
Commission,
and
also
the
United
States
Department
of
Commerce
Economic
Development
Administration.
J
So
we
would
argue
we
provide
a
good
return
on
investment
for
every
dollar.
You
invest
we're
bringing
almost
60
dollars
to
our
region
and
in
many
ways
more
than
that,
so
we're
the
lead.
Economic
Development
district
for
the
Appalachian
Regional
Commission
The
Arc
serves
the
13
States
from
New
York
to
Alabama,
and
we
also
are
the
lead
Economic
Development
district
for
the
Ada.
J
J
J
But
maybe
I'm
pulling
it
in
the
wrong
direction.
I'm
sorry,
it
went
the
very
end
of
my
presentation,
I
guess
it
was
tired
of
my
my
speaking.
Our
Area
Agency
on
Aging
is
our
largest
program.
We
have
almost
20
full-time
staff
for
this
program,
but
the
budget
of
a
AAA
as
as
around
nine
million
dollars,
but
a
lot
of
that
funding
goes
through.
Community
organizations
like
a
Mills
on
wheels
councils
on
Aging
throughout
the
region.
I
want
to
remind
you
that
may
is
older
Americans
month.
It's
a
time.
J
We
celebrate
our
those
in
our
community.
Our
older
citizens
I
think
that's
very
important
because
hopefully
one
I
think
I'm
an
older
person
now
and
hopefully
I'll
I'll
live
a
little
longer
and
continue
to
be
that
so
we're
grateful
for
those
that
take
care
of
us
and
the
many
contributions
our
older
adults
provide
to
our
our
region.
J
We're
really
grateful
for
the
partnership
we
have
with
your
team
and
your
aging
team
as
well
with
Buncombe
County,
Human
Services.
We
do
part
of
your
local
news
go
to
our
aging
match.
These
are
funds
that
come
through
the
older
Americans
act
through
the
federal
government,
and
we
do
everything
that
we
can,
though,
to
to
leverage
those
funds
during
the
pandemic,
we
saw
a
tremendous
increase
in
funding
that
were
there
to
support
our
older
adults
and
our
our
triple
A
team
did
a
outstanding
job
trying
to
deploy
those
resources
for
our
region.
J
One
thing
that
just
to
remember
where
our
region
is
maybe
not
something
we
want
to
put
on
our
promotional
literature,
but
we're
older,
sicker
and
poorer
than
the
state
in
the
nation
as
a
whole,
so
nothing's
certainly
wrong
with
being
older.
But
you
know
we
have
a
greater
demand
for
services
to
support
our
older
adults
and
if
you
you
can
see
over
over
time,
our
region
we
will
continue
to
age
in
the
Aging
profile,
is,
will
increase.
J
So
the
population
of
our
older
adults
is
increasing,
which
that's
that's
a
positive
thing,
and
then
you
can
see
the
top
causes
of
death
of
of
our
older
adults
and
and
some
of
those
in
many
of
those
cases
and
those
we
can
all
provide
Better,
Health,
Care
and
wellness.
So
you
know
we
take
better
care
of
ourselves,
so
you
know-
and
that's
certainly
when
I
look
in
the
mirror.
That's
certainly
true
for
me
as
well.
J
Our
economic
Community,
Development
team
do
a
multitude
of
things.
We
worked
very
closely
with
your
your
staff
on
on
broadband
projects.
Housing
projects
through
our
cdbg
program
through
economic
development,
through
access
roads
of,
for
example,
with
the
Pratt
Whitney
project
or
the
Inca
Commerce
project.
Our
region
will
add
around
150
000
people
over
the
next
20
years,
and
so
it's
a
challenge
for
all
our
local
governments
to
determine
how
we
can
absorb
that
population
growth
and
maintain
the
quality
of
life
and
maintain
our
environment
that
we
have
in
in
our
region.
J
So
we're
we're
seeing
really
transformative.
Transportation
projects
throughout
our
region
right
now,
certainly
that's
in
the
in
the
vehicular
area,
but
also
by
ped
projects.
Greenway
projects,
you
know,
we've
never
seen
those
type
of
projects
throughout
the
region.
You
know
the
largest
example
of
that
would
be
something
like
the
acoustic
Trail
and
Anderson
and
Transylvania
counties,
but
there
there's
so
many
Greenway
projects
happening
in
Buncombe,
County
and
I
know.
Y'all
have
certainly
supported
those
and
and
been
great
champions
of
those.
Our
Workforce
board
works
very
hard
to
support.
J
The
talent
needs
in
our
region
from
our
local
employers
to
help
job
seekers
in
these
find
rewarding
career.
Pathways
Buncombe
County
is
again
the
lowest
unemployment
rate
of
any
county
in
the
state.
As
a
March,
you
were
at
2.8
percent,
our
Region's
at
2.9
percent.
That
certainly
helpful.
When
you
consider
you
know,
we
are
dealing
with
some
layoffs
now,
specifically
the
Evergreen
closure
that
will
impact
our
entire
region.
So
there's
never
a
good
time
for
something
like
that
to
occur,
but
at
least
the
job
market
continues
to
be
strong.
J
J
Well,
it
serves
as
your
contractor
for
the
youth
programs
that
we
have
and
I'll
that's
in
partnership
with
the
North
Carolina
Department
of
Commerce
and
those
services
are
available
through
our
NC
Works
Career
Centers
we're
going
to
hold
another
19
an
hour
and
Beyond
job
fair
at
the
end
of
June
and
in
Fletcher
and
that'll
be
a
regional
event.
We
anticipate
we'll
have
over
80
employer
employers
attending
that
event.
Our
transportation
team
we're
very
grateful
for
the
contracts
we
have
with
bacon
County.
J
So
we
have
a
contract
with
you
to
administer
your
non-emergency
Medicaid
transportation
program
and
also
the
mountain
Mobility
Program
and
we
hope
we've
provided
you
a
high
quality
service
for
those
programs
and
and
you
received
a
good
value
for
your
investment
with
land
of
Skye.
One
of
the
things
I'm
excited
about-
and
this
is
something
that
we've
been
blessed
through
the
financial
stewardship
Atlanta
sky-
that
we've
had
the
funding
to
support
the
creation
of
a
foreign
trade
zone
in
Western,
North
Carolina.
You
can
see
the
gray
areas
of
the
state.
J
J
Initially
it
will
be
served
through
the
port
of
Greer
in
South
Carolina,
but
our
long-term
goal
is
to
create
a
Port
of
Entry
at
the
Asheville
Regional
Airport,
and
the
airport
board
is
certainly
supportive
of
that,
and
we've
made
a
request
and
funding
for
the
North
Carolina
General
Assembly
to
help
us
make
that
happen.
That
would
allow
us
to
serve
more
counties,
and
basically
this
allows
companies
to
be
on
a
Level,
Playing
Field
with
their
foreign
competitors.
J
Our
Inspire
program
is
is
a
program
that
was
funded
through
grants
through
Arc
Dogwood,
Health
trusts
and
Value
Health,
it's
one
of
the
most.
You
know,
as
the
name
says,
inspiring
programs,
we
have
Atlanta
sky
where
we're
truly
impacting
lives
who
those
that
have
been
impacted
through
substant
use
disorders.
J
We've
supported
over
200
individuals
in
recovery
so
far
and
that
project's
just
about
halfway
through
and
we're
pretty
confident
that
we
can
find
funding
to
continue
this
project.
It
currently
is
serving
11
counties
in
Western,
North,
Carolina
and
unfortunately,
as
you
all
know,
the
substance
use
disorder,
crisis
impacts
almost
every
family
and
community
in
our
region,
and
one
of
the
ways
we
try
to
grow.
Our
Workforce
is
to
help
individuals
who
have
often
been
sidelined
to
be
able
to
have
the
supports
they
need,
so
they
can
become
taxpayers
and
support
themselves
and
their
families.
J
Another
project
I'm
excited
about
I,
don't
think
it's
been
a
while,
since
Atlanta
sky
has
had
a
multi-state
project.
So
earlier
this
year
we
were
awarded
almost
a
five
million
dollar
Grant
from
the
United
States
States
Department
of
Labor,
and
we're
going
to
serve
the
two
highest
poverty
census
tracts
in
the
city
of
Asheville,
with
this
project
serving
youth
ages
16
to
24,
and
we're
also
doing
this
in
partnership
with
the
East
Tennessee
development
District.
J
This
was
a
grant
that
required
a
two-state
partnership
and
we
really
appreciate
our
partners
at
East
Tennessee
development
district
for
working
with
us.
The
person
overseeing
this
project
is
Philip
Cooper,
which
many
of
you
know
Philip
and
he's
very
energetic
and
passionate
about
our
community
and
trying
to
help
those
who
were
in
need.
J
We
are
partner
partnering,
with
Dogwood
Health
Trust,
with
the
healthy
opportunities
pilot
North
Carolina
has
three
pilots
in
our
state
to
manage
the
social
determinants
of
health
and
Dogwood.
Health
Trust
was
one
of
three
of
those
Pilots.
We
are
helping
support
that
pilot
with
housing
and
transportation
and
serving
the
18
counties
in
the
Dogwood
Health
Trust
footprint.
J
The
goal
is
to
help
individuals
receive
the
Supportive
Services.
They
need
housing
transportation
that
will
improve
their
health
in
in
the
long
term,
actually
save
Health,
Care
dollars,
Medicaid
dollars
and
then
finally,
or
one
of
our
final
programs
I
wanted
to
highlight
to
to
you-
is
a
pro
project
that
was
funded
by
the
John
M
Belk
endowment
out
of
Charlotte.
J
This
is
Orlando
Sky,
P20
Council.
We
appreciate
County
Manager
Pender
for
serving
on
that
Council
and
and
working
with
us.
The
goal
is
to
increase
educational
attainment
in
our
region,
align
with
the
states
my
future
goal
of
2
million
by
2030..
So
we
have
over
10
000
individuals
in
our
region
that
we
need
to
upskill
to
give
them
higher
educational
credentials,
so
they
can
help
meet
the
workforce,
needs
of
employers
throughout
our
region
and
allow
them
to
earn
a
family
sustaining
wage.
So
we
appreciate
your
support.
J
Thank
you
for
everything
you
do
for
our
community.
We
know
serving
in
public
office
is
a
very
challenging
job.
It's
never
been
easy
and
it's
probably
been
much
more
difficult
recently.
So
we
appreciate
your
service
to
our
community
and
to
our
region
and
I'll
be
glad
to
answer
any
questions
that
you
have
and
I
apologize,
I'm,
not
very
good
at
a
PowerPoint.
K
I
just
want
to
say
thank
you
to
Nathan
for
your
leadership
and
the
tremendous
work
of
your
team
and
what
they
do
for
our
region
and
especially
for
the
good
work
that
you've
been
doing
with
Evergreen
and
our
neighbors
in
Canton.
I
keep
hearing
many
people
that
compliment
you
on
that
that
work.
Thank
you
well,.
J
We're
blessed
to
have
a
great
partnership
with
the
southwestern
commission
that
serves
the
Seven
Counties
that
are
far
west
and
you
know
it.
This
is
not
a
pleasant
time.
I
was
when
I
got
that
phone
call.
It
was
you
know
it's
like
you
know.
Any
of
us
they'll
know
the
impact
to
so
many
throughout
our
region,
but
you
know
oftentimes.
When
things
get
tough,
you
know
you
see
the
the
wonderful
things
in
your
community
and
so
Haywood
County,
the
town
of
Canton
state
of
North,
Carolina
or
federal
state
Partners.
J
A
L
Heal,
reconnect
and
launch
children
into
into
successful
adulthood.
And
whereas
Foster
families
are
essential
to
the
foundation
of
our
communities
and
perform
an
extraordinary
service
by
working
in
partnership
with
agencies
and
families
to
nurture
children
and
provide
an
opportunity
for
healthy
growth
and
development.
L
M
M
Good
evening
and
thank
you
foster
care
is
truly
a
community
effort,
and
while
we
have
this
month
that
we
honor
it
and
acknowledge
it,
it
is
really
the
efforts
of
the
social
workers,
our
foster
families
and
our
kinship
families
who
work
with
these
children
and
their
biological
families
foster
care.
Work
is
work
that
calls
for
your
heart,
Above,
All
Else
within
the
last
year.
Since
the
last
time
I
stood
here,
I
was
asking
for
support
to
increase
our
kinship
support
programs.
M
We
have
approximately
a
third
of
our
children
in
kinship
families,
and
we
have
gone
within
one
year
from
licensing
about
six
kin
families
a
year
to
27
this
year,
which
is
over
triple
what
we
have
historically
licensed.
We
have
additionally
worked
within
our
teams
to
increase
our
reunification
rates
and
children
returning
home
to
their
biological
families
from
33
percent
on
average
over
the
last
three
years
to
being
on
track
to
hitting
50
this
year.
M
We
couldn't
do
that
work
without
our
families
and
wow,
most
of
us
dream
of
a
world
where
foster
care
does
not
touch
children
and
their
families
in
our
communities.
We
are
very
honored
and
grateful
to
our
resource
and
kinship
families
and
our
workers
who
come
and
do
this
work
each
day.
Thank
you
great
thank.
F
A
N
Self-Reported
a
mental
health
diagnosis,
often
with
co-occurring
substance
use
disorders
and
whereas
over
51
percent
of
adults
in
North
Carolina
with
a
mental
illness
and
over
61
percent
of
Youth
with
major
depression,
did
not
receive
treatment
in
the
past
year
and
whereas
Buncombe
County
and
All
Counties
serve
as
a
safety
net
for
residents
in
need
through
First
Responders,
medical
and
behavioral
health
clinics.
Housing
supports
and
detention
centers.
N
Now,
therefore,
let
it
be
proclaimed
that
Buncombe
County
Board
of
Commissioners
declares
may
as
mental
health
awareness
month
in
Buncombe
County,
to
highlight
the
critical
role
of
the
county
in
providing
crucial,
behavioral
health
services
and
resources
to
its
residents
and
be
it
further
proclaimed.
The
Buncombe
County
Board
of
Commissioners
continues
its
commitment
to
partner
with
our
community
members
to
ensure
that
all
mental
health
services
are
accessible,
valuable
and
culturally
appropriate
for
all
residents
adopted
on
the
16th
day
of
May
2023..
O
Thank
you,
Commissioners
for
this
recognition
and
I
just
want
to
thank
all
of
our
staff,
all
of
our
departments,
all
of
our
partners
in
the
community
that
are
working
tirelessly
to
meet
those
needs.
You
know
and
just
acknowledging
that
even
the
workers
that
are
helping
others
also
have
mental
health
challenges.
Right,
I
think
recognizing
that
we
can
all
have
our
moments
some
more
than
others,
and
to
make
sure
that
we're
able
to
stand
in
the
Gap
is
so
important.
O
A
P
So
our
budget
planning
process
spends
almost
seven
months.
We
begin
in
December
with
the
board
retreat
where
you
reviewed
a
strategic
plan
and
outline
your
top
five
budget
priorities.
We
held
work
sessions
to
draw
to
dive
into
expenditures,
major
cost
drivers,
Personnel
capital
projects
and
revenue
forecasts,
as
we
reviewed
and
refined
Department
requests.
You
had
heard
from
our
education
Partners
as
well
as
five
for
our
districts
request
and
a
tax
rate
increase.
P
The
last
two
steps
in
the
budget
process
was
a
public
hearing
on
the
recommended
budget
scheduled
for
June
6
and
adoption
anticipated
on
June
20th.
Both
join
your
regular
schedule,
Board
of
Commissioners
meeting
as
we
prepare
for
fiscal
year
2024.
We
are
facing
many
challenges
that
include
record
inflation
levels,
housing,
affordability
at
hot
housing,
market,
High,
Cost
of
Living,
persistent
supply,
chain
issues
and
low
unemployment.
P
The
challenges
in
the
economy
are
impacting
our
budget
environment.
We
are
seeing
staff
in
shortages,
low
applicants
for
vacancies,
increased
service
demand,
especially
in
the
planning
on
development,
social
services
and
Public
Safety.
We
feel
the
impacts
of
the
of
the
supply
chain
issues
on
cost
of
services,
as
well
as
access
to
our
acquired
Goods.
P
P
84
percent
of
our
budget
is
invested
in
our
community
Focus
areas,
resident
well-being
at
51
percent,
educated
and
capable
Community,
29,
vibrant
economy
at
three
percent
and
environment
and
energy
stewardship
at
one
percent.
The
remaining
16
percent
represents
our
foundational
Focus
areas
of
operational
excellence,
resources
and
equity.
P
During
your
December
budget
Retreat,
you
identified
five
priority
areas:
Public
Safety
expansion
and
Emergency
Management,
Services
homelessness
and
Continuum
of
Care
early
childhood
education,
Workforce,
Development,
consolidation
of
our
school
systems
and
infrastructure.
In
on
unincorporated
and
growth
areas.
P
The
find
didn't
show
a
need
for
investments
in
ambulance
and
Staffing
to
reduce
response
time,
I'm
recommending
five
ambulances,
18
part-time
paramedics
and
an
operations
manager
in
the
Sheriff's
Office
increase
Investments
to
fully
fund
two
detectives
and
an
arson
investigator
that
were
previously
Grant
funded
in
the
Detention
Center.
Detainee
population
is
back
to
pre-pandemic
levels,
directly
impacting
increased
costs
for
the
Detention
Center.
P
This
budget
also
includes
funding
to
the
Family
Justice
Center.
Our
partners
have
nine
positions
that
were
Grant
funded
and
the
grants
will
expire
at
various
times
throughout
the
year
to
maintain
well
trained
firefighters
and
let
other
law
enforcement
staff
I'm,
recommending
funding
and
equipment
and
maintenance
for
a
Public,
Safety,
Training
Center
and
to
ensure
up-to-date
Vehicles.
We
continue
investment
in
replacement
of
Sheriff's
vehicles
at
881
thousand
dollars,
the
county
and
City
partnered
on
a
homelessness
study.
P
The
study
recognized
and
recommended
the
county
need
to
hire
a
homelessness
coordinator.
This
budget
includes
a
full
year
cost
of
that
position
in
a
Community,
Development
Division,
as
well
as
a
position
to
be
located
at
Pat,
Memorial
Library
for
outreach
and
coordinated
assessment,
and
we
continue
funding
devaya
for
Homeward
Bound.
As
well
as
fund
into
the
city
of
Asheville
for
court
purple
in
early
childhood,
continued
commitment
and
investments
in
early
childhood
and
Pre-K
for
2024.
This
one
will
move
to
a
multi-year
fund
to
capture
any
unused
appropriation
for
future
reallocation.
P
This
is
a
multimodal
study
with
the
MPL
and
a
Transit
study
with
the
city
of
Asheville
positions
are
also
recommended
in
the
planning
department.
In
an
effort
to
address
the
increased
service
demand
in
our
construction
and
development
industry
funding
is
recommended
for
a
new
program
to
improve
water
quality.
P
P
You
have
13,
other
positions
are
being
recommended
across
eight
different
departments,
all
aimed
at
addressing
the
increased
service
demand
with
the
economic
uncertainty
and
challenges
discussed
earlier
to
reach
the
recommended
budget.
We
made
several
hard
decisions
and
we
cut
7.9
million
for
for
reductions
of
requested
positions,
and
we
started
our
starting
times
to
make
sure
that
we
can
try
to
get
to
a
balanced
budget.
In
addition,
we
cut
6.3
million
from
Department's
requests,
and
this
year
we
are
also
taking
salary
lag.
P
What
we
call
salary
like,
because
we
know
that
we
wouldn't
be
fully
staffed
throughout
the
year,
so
we
reduced
our
salaries
as
well
by
9.9
million
dollars
with
the
fun
and
priorities
and
departmental
budgets,
I'm
recommending
a
total
general
fund
budget
of
423
million
560
422
dollars
I'm
also
recommending
we
maintain
the
current
tax
rate
of
48.8
cents
per
100
evaluation
to
fund
this
423
million.
The
three
largest
revenue
sources
are
property
tax,
62
percent,
intergovernmental
revenues,
13
and
sales
tax,
12
percent.
P
These
three
sources
represent
87
percent
of
our
budget
of
our
budgeted
revenues
or
351
million.
In
those
three
sources,
the
general
fund
expenditure
budget
is
adopted
by
function.
The
largest
percent
share
of
our
budget
supports
education
at
28
percent
with
human
services
at
22
percent
and
Public
Safety
at
21
percent.
P
P
This
is
100
000
above
the
3.3
percent
growth
rate,
but
below
their
requests
of
nine
million
dollars,
as
the
county
is
required
to
fund
schools
at
the
same
for
pupil
expenses,
funding
to
Asheville
City
Schools
is
based
on
the
average
daily
membership
as
a
proportional
share
of
the
allocation
to
Buncombe
County
Schools.
That
approximate
split
is
85.15..
P
P
Last
year,
we
learned
that
Buncombe
County
schools
had
conducted
a
salary
study.
The
commission
funded
phase.
One
of
the
study
in
this
budget.
I'm
recommending
an
additional
8.4
million
for
salary
increases
and
other
related
payroll
costs,
that
is
5.6
million
above
the
3.3
percent
growth
rate,
but
below
their
request
of
33.9
million.
P
In
summary,
I'm
recommending
115.3
million
or
a
6.9
million
in
education
funding
above
the
3.3
percent
growth
rate.
This
is
broken
down
with
8.1
million
to
AP
Tech,
16.8
million
to
Asheville
City
schools
and
90.3
million
to
Buncombe
County
Schools
move
into
capital
projects,
as
we
continue
to
focus
on
addressing
our
facilities
on
maintenance
issues,
I'm
recommending
several
projects
to
be
debt
financed,
including
Renovations
and
major
repairs
as
well
as
begin
design
work
on
a
county-wide
storage
facility.
P
B
P
Several
other
Technologies
driven
solution
to
help
make
Buncombe
County's
operation
more
efficient
and
effective.
During
our
budget
work
session,
the
chairman
suggested
we
look
at
Finance
in
our
vehicles
to
maximize
our
available
resources.
We
have
Incorporated
a
Debt
Service
on
our
Fleet
replacement.
Instead
of
utilizing
paygo
for
fiscal
year
2024.
P
in
2021,
the
board
adopted
an
updated
calculation
for
the
annual
cost
of
living
adjustments.
Instead
of
the
annual
Consumer
Price
Index,
we
use
a
two-year
average
for
fiscal
year
24.
That
equates
to
a
7.28
adjustment
due
to
the
competitive
wage
environment.
This
year,
I'm
recommending
we
adjust
it
reapply.
The
adjustment
to
our
salary
ranges
to
ensure
we
keep
the
ranges
in
sync,
with
inflation.
P
I
wanted
to
share
the
first
allocation
of
our
housing
bond
funds.
With
you
again,
the
affordable
housing
committee
has
recommended
the
allocation
of
13.4
million
across
four
projects
to
impact
almost
400
new
units
of
affordable
housing.
We
would
include
this
funding
in
the
fy24
budget.
However,
no
Debt
Service
has
been
included
as
we
do
not
anticipate
in
current
payments
in
the
fiscal
year.
P
Should
the
need
arise
to
issue
that
debt
sooner,
we
would
need
to
identify
a
revenue
source.
At
your
last
work
session,
you
heard
from
five
fire
departments
and
Asheville
City
Schools
regarding
increases
to
their
tax
rate.
The
list
that's
supposed
to
be
on
the
screen
would
have
shown
you
the
special
disparate
rates.
P
P
P
P
A
So
this
is
the
this
is
the
meeting
where
we
hear
the
budget
presentation
from
the
manager
on
the
manager's
proposed
budget,
we'll
have
the
public
hearing
at
our
next
meeting
and
then
we're
going
to
vote
on
the
budget
at
our
subsequent
meeting
after
that.
So
are
there
any
questions
at
this
time
again,
we've
got
two
more
meetings
before
we
adopt
adopt
the
budget,
so
this
is
by
no
means
the
last
chance
for
deliberation
and
discussion
around
these
matters.
B
A
A
Q
Q
Q
This
chart
compares
the
dimensional
standards
of
the
two
zoning
districts
and,
in
addition,
the
type
of
uses
allowed
on
the
property
would
increase.
Currently,
the
R2
zoning
district
is
primarily
a
residential
district.
Cr
zoning
would
allow
uses
such
as
campgrounds
hotels
offices,
restaurants
and
other
types
of
uses.
Q
The
surrounding
developments
include
a
campground
and
Cottages
By,
the
same
owner,
single-family
residential
homes,
a
group
home
and
vacant
lands,
and
the
planning
board
held
a
public
hearing
on
April
17th
of
this
year,
where
they
voted
unanimously
to
recommend
approval
of
the
rezoning
application.
I'm
happy
to
answer
any
questions
that
you
have
it
from
a
staff
perspective
or
if
you
would
like
to
speak
with
the
applicant
I
believe
their
hearing
can
present
information.
R
Thank
you
very
much.
My
name
is
Beau
Carpenter
I'm,
an
attorney
and
law
partner
of
Derek
Allen
at
Allen,
Stahl
Kilbourne.
It's
my
pleasure
to
present
this,
resulting
today
on
behalf
of
my
client
like
Eden.
Preserve
LLC,
like
you
can
preserve,
is
the
company
that
operates
Camp
Rockmart
in
Black
Mountain.
S
R
Rockmart
has
been
in
operation
since
1956
as
a
Christian
Camp
for
young
boys.
In
fact
it's
the
formal
location
of
Black
Mountain
College,
so
it
has
quite
a
bit
of
History
to
it.
It's
also
an
interesting
company.
It
consists
of
former
campers
who
came
together
to
form
this
company
to
purchase
the
500
acre
plot
of
land,
I'll
watch
the
camp
sits,
and
so
it
is
operated
by
people
who
have
a
an
interest
in
seeing
the
success
of
this
Camp
indefinitely.
R
Member
of
the
company
he's
also
a
member
of
the
ownership
group
and
he's
been
very
active
in
getting
in
the
operation
of
this
company
and
the
rezoning
and
then
finally,
here
is
David
Bruce
who's
in
the
front
row.
Here
he
was
the
owner
of
the
majority
owner
of
the
camp
for
I
believe
approximately
35
years
until
he
sold
it
to
the
to
the
current
entity,
and
he
still
retains
an
ownership
interest
and
the
in
this
company
and
he's
here
to
support
this
request
for
rezoning.
R
As
Shannon
explained,
this
is
a
request
to
rezone
neighboring
parcel
of
approximately
50
acres.
This
parcel
is
owned
by
an
LLC
which
is
controlled
by
also
controlled
by
a
former
camper,
so
they're,
very
supportive
of
this
rezoning
and
this
property
has
been
used
by
the
camp
for
years
pursuant
to
a
long-term
lease,
and
it's
currently
zones
R2
and
we're
asking
for
that
to
be
changed
from
R2
to
CR,
which
is
conference
Resort,
and
one
of
the
uses
listed
under
conference.
R
R
It's
also
worth
mentioning
that
the
property
owned
by
my
client
located
in
preserve
is
also
zoned
CR,
so
this
rezoning
will
match
the
current
use
or
the
neighboring
use
of
my
client
and
really
that's.
The
goal
of
this
request
is
to
align
the
zoning
of
this
property
with
the
current
use
and
with
the
use
of
of
the
camp
the
neighboring
Camp.
T
U
U
retired
to
the
property
four
years
ago,
quickly
unretired
to
join
the
staff
and
to
be
a
part
of
this
effort
on
the
part
of
alumni
to
come
together
and
purchase
the
property
and
the
camp
in
order
to
preserve
it
for
future
Generations.
So
there
are
grandkids
and
their
kids
can
have
a
place
to
come
to
camp
we're
very
strong
stewards
of
the
land,
we're
strong
supporters
of
Black
Mountain,
College
Museum.
U
We
offer
tours
in
conjunction
with
them
of
the
property
of
the
Black
Mountain
College
property.
We
have
a
strong
relationship
and
with
Leaf
Lake
Eden
Arts
Festival,
which
uses
our
property
twice
a
year
and
really
our
request
is
simply
to
extend
the
uses
of
our
camp
into
this
new
property
that
we're
Leasing.
U
V
A
A
W
W
So
we're
proud
to
be
here
tonight
in
general,
a
conference
a
plan
is
a
recognition
of
changing
times
and,
if
you
think
about
our
changing
just
here
in
the
valley,
from
agrarian
society
to
textiles,
to
specialized
Manufacturing
in
the
outdoor
economy,
even
in
phrases
like
land
of
the
sky
and
the
gateway
to
the
mountains
were
used
over
a
hundred
years
ago
to
welcome
people
to
the
area.
Many
communities
across
the
United
States
they
struggle
with
land,
use
we're
no
different.
There's
always
a
temptation
to
Halt
based
on
fear
of
change.
But
I.
W
I
must
stress
to
you
all
into
the
public
in
general.
This
is
a
policy
document
times,
one
thousand
to
the
nth
degree.
This
plan
covers
a
lot
of
areas,
does
not
lose
sight
over,
do
not
lose
sight
over
one
concern
or
area,
because
it
does
not
change
current
laws
or
ordinances.
It
does
not
change
zoning
on
any
property.
The
plan
seeks
to
inform
future
decisions
on
how
we
grow
move
around
serve
Community,
recreate
and
conserve.
W
There
are
many
creeks
in
the
county,
many
codes
and
many
two-lane
roads
and
it's
important
to
recognize
that
even
some
of
our
key
Transportation
corridors
are
Tulane.
If
you
think
about
Sweden,
Creek
Road,
for
example,
the
growth
equity
and
conservation
map
or
future
land
use
map,
as
it's
also
known,
is
not
a
magnified
property
by
property
analysis.
It's
meant
as
a
tool
to
assist
us
in
these
difficult
conversations
ahead
as
we
look
to
modernize
our
ordinances.
W
One
thing
we're
trying
to
do
is
seek
to
return
to
more
Diversified
patterns
of
housing.
Variety
Aging
in
place
opportunity.
We
know
for
a
fact
that
we
used
to
live
differently
before
World,
War,
II
and
that's
largely
often
referred
to
as
the
missing
middle
you'll
hear
that
term
a
lot
it's
a
recognition
of
infrastructure,
protection
of
environment
sustainability
and
to
provide
more
Equitable
outcomes.
W
As
we
all
know,
history
does
repeat
itself
and
in
1998,
as
the
steering
committee
wrote
after
numerous
hours
of
debate
and
thought,
presents
the
following
plan
and
framework
as
a
basis
for
land
use
planning
in
Buncombe
County,
the
community
has
attempted
to
be
inclusive
in
the
process
from
responsive
to
the
desires
of
the
community.
In
general,
no
plan
will
ever
meet
the
desires
or
expectations
of
the
entire
population.
W
X
Leanne
King
with
clearing
Associates
good
evening,
Mr,
chairman
and
Commissioners,
it's
been
a
privilege
to
be
able
to
work
with
your
highly
skilled,
Planning
and
Development
staff
of
the
steering
committee
that
worked
on
this
project
and
to
engage
with
this
community.
That
cares
a
lot
about
the
future
of
Buncombe,
County
and
I'm.
Happy
to
present
to
you
today
the
public
hearing
draft
for
your
consideration
for
approval
there.
Eight
there
we
go
perfect.
X
I
will
try
to
do
one
slide
at
a
time
we'll
see
if
I'm
successful
in
that
today,
I'm
going
to
share
with
you
a
little
bit
about
the
process
for
developing
the
plan.
Some
of
the
highlights
of
the
comprehensive
plan
itself
revisions
that
were
requested
at
the
Joint
work
session.
The
planning
board
endorsement
that
happened
recently
and
Final
on
I'll
take
any
questions
that
you
have
as
you
consider
adoption
of
this
plan.
X
So
the
first
thing
I
wanted
to
share.
Is
it's
important
to
note
what
a
comprehensive
plan
is?
It
is
a
long
range
as
Nate
said,
policy
document
that
really
helps
guide
the
community
in
thinking
about
different
changes
that
might
happen
or
be
requested
in
the
community
over
time.
Its
Central
focus
is
really
focused
on
physical
planning
related
to
land
use
and
development
Transportation
infrastructure,
but
it
touches
on
a
whole
host
of
different
issues:
Economic
Development
housing
and
neighborhoods
Public
Health.
X
X
It
is,
it
does
not
carry
the
force
of
law,
so
this
does
not,
as
Nate
mentioned,
change
any
zoning
within
the
community.
This.
What
this
does
is
provides
policy
that
you,
the
planning,
board
and
County
staff,
can
consider
when
making
recommendations
about
changes
to
regulations
and
other
kind
of
impacts
in
the
community.
X
See
here
in
terms
of
the
adoption
process,
this
officially
started
on
April
19th.
There
was
a
joint
work
session
of
the
Board
of
Commissioners
and
the
planning
board
to
discuss
questions
about
the
plan,
the
public
hearing
draft
of
the
plan
we
have
documented
those
in
the
memorandum
that
went
out
in
today's
packet,
then
planning
board
public
hearing
was
held
on
May,
2nd.
X
The
planning
board
a
unit
absolutely
unanimously
adopted
or
excuse
me
endorsed
that
the
plan
moved
forward
for
consideration
of
adoption
by
the
Board
of
Commissioners,
and
then
we
arrive
at
our
public
hearing
meeting
tonight.
One
note
just
for
anyone
listening.
We
have
maintained
the
public
hearing
draft
document
throughout
this
process.
Any
recommended
changes
have
been
notated
in
memorandum
that
have
accompanied
the
draft
and
the
the
agenda
item
for
each
of
the
meetings.
X
So
the
purpose
of
the
comprehensive
plan
again
is
really
to
set
policy
priorities
from
a
long-range
planning
standpoint,
and
the
importance
of
that
is
that
it
plays
out
in
a
number
of
different
ways:
you're
a
county
that
has
a
strategic
plan.
When
you
look
to
update
your
strategic
plan
in
future
years,
the
comprehensive
plan
can
be
an
asset
to
you
in
looking
at
the
inventory
of
different
actions
that
you
might
want
to
be
implementing
through
that
strategic
planning
effort
and
that
really
tease
up
funding
priorities.
X
You
you're
looking
at
your
budget
and
capital
Investments
that
you
might
be
making
in
the
future.
The
comprehensive
plan
can
be
a
guide
to
where
those
kind
of
funding,
priorities
and
Investments
can
be
made
based
on
growth,
opportunity
areas,
and
then
you
implement
priorities
through
your
work,
the
work
of
your
departments
and
your
staff,
and
then
we
recommend
that
every
so
often
you
assess
your
progress
in
terms
of
achieving
the
goals
that
you've
included
in
the
comprehensive
plan.
X
It's
a
cycle
because,
just
as
we've
all
experienced
the
world
doesn't
stay
the
same,
it
changes
all
the
time
and
we
need
to
assess
those
changes
and
measure
how
we're
doing
in
terms
of
in
terms
of
accomplishing
the
comprehensive
plan
and
then
also
look
at
the
new
conditions
and
update
over
time.
Usually
on
a
10-year
cycle.
X
X
Numerous
public
engagement
meetings
Nate
mentioned
that
earlier
there
were
a
dozen
steering
committee
meetings
to
work
through
the
inputs
that
were
being
received
both
in
terms
of
public
engagement
and
also
the
technical
analysis
and
understanding
of
the
existing
conditions
and
planning
influences
that
we
wanted
to
be
assessing.
As
part
of
this
process,
we
launched
the
project
in
the
fall
of
2021.
We
once
we
did
that
phase
two
focused
on
establishing
the
vision
and
goals
of
the
plan.
There
was
public
engagement
and
work
done
to
kind
of
develop
the
technical
understanding
for
the
plan.
X
Phase
three
was
pushed
back
a
little
bit
due
to
covid.
We
started
that
in
the
late
spring
and
that's
where
we
really
began
the
work
to
actually
draft
the
plan
and
had
numerous
sessions
with
the
steering
committee
to
get
their
inputs
into
development
of
the
public.
Hearing
draft
that's
in
front
of
you
today
and
then
we
began
the
adoption
process
by
sharing
the
public
hearing
draft
of
the
plan
beginning
this
past
fall.
X
X
In
addition
to
that,
I
mentioned
the
seven
key
policy
topics
that
you'll
see
in
the
lighter
blue
circles
surrounding
Equity
Equity
touches
on
each
of
these.
But
these
were
these
seven
blue
circles
identify
the
topics
that
were
again
identified.
Early
in
the
process
is
the
key
items
that
we
wanted
to
be
addressing
through
policy
Direction
and
action
in
the
plan
and
you'll
see.
X
The
plan
framework
are
the
key
components
of
the
plan,
the
vision,
themes,
goals,
policies
and
actions
are
included
throughout,
and
these
really
help
to
kind
of
set
a
different
kind
of
a
hierarchical
level.
The
specific
key
elements
that
the
plan
is
setting
out
to
achieve
the
vision
themes
we
spent
a
lot
of
time
working
through
these.
There
are
five
of
them
and
the
vision
themes
state
that,
through
our
Buncombe
County
2043,
Community
Vision,
we
will
strive
to
achieve
Equity,
commit
to
sustainability,
achieve
livability
and
affordability,
focus
on
conservation
and
root
efforts
in
community
whoops.
X
Okay,
there
we
go.
Thank
you.
Those
are
those
seven
key
policy
topics
for
each
of
those
policy
chapters.
There
is
a
goal
that
explains
in
a
little
bit
more
detail
what
we're
we're
intending,
for
example,
growth,
equity
and
conservation
that
chapter.
What
is
the
goal
related
to
that
that
we
want
to
achieve?
It,
builds
on
the
vision,
themes,
but
provides
more
specificity
in
terms
of
outcomes
that
are
intended
to
be
achieved.
X
There
are
35
policies
within
the
plan
broken
up
across
those
seven
chapters.
Those
policies
provide
more
detail
about
how
we
want
to
achieve
that
goal
and
specifically,
the
policy
direction
for
how
those
goals
will
play
out
over
time
and
those
can
be
used.
As
you
make
decisions
related
to
development
proposals,
Capital
Investments,
new
operations
and
programs,
those
policies
can
be
leveraged
and
it
was
intentionally
drafted
so
that
you
wouldn't
have
200
policies
to
manage
that.
You
have
a
manageable
number
of
policies
to
be
using
to
help
guide
your
decision
making
actions.
X
There
are
41
specific
actions
again
separated
across
those
seven
policy
chapters
and
again
these
actions
are
really
a
good
inventory
for
consideration
as
part
of
future
strategic
planning
processes
to
identify
particular
items
that
the
county
might
want
to
be.
Implementing
directly
couple
of
new
tools
are
included
in
the
public
hearing
draft
with
Comprehensive
plan.
The
first
is
what
we
call
the
growth,
equity
and
conservation
map
others
might
have
heard
of
this
called
the
future
land
use
map.
That's
that's
common
name.
X
It
has
a
more
specific
name
here
for
Buncombe
to
express
the
real
kind
of
goals
of
this
planning
effort,
growth,
equity
and
conservation.
So
this
is
a
tool
that
can
be
used,
particularly
for
similar
to
what
we
were
just
seeing
rezoning
cases
or
any
kind
of
legislative
decision-making
related
to
land
use
and
development
and
helping
to
inform,
what's
what's
the
policy
Direction
regarding
different
locations
across
the
county?
One
key
note
about
this
again
is
that
you
know
this
is
policy
guidance
as
the
decision-making
body,
particularly
on
rezoning
cases.
This
is
guidance
for
you.
X
This
does
not
tie
your
hands
to
the
guidance,
that's
included
in
the
plan.
You
have.
The
ability
to
assess
other
considerations
and
make
choices
that
are
counter
to
this
and
the
state
statute
has
specific
requirements
about
making
statements
of
consistency,
but
allows
that
flexibility
in
decision
making
to
use
this
as
a
guidance
tool.
Again
it
doesn't
have
the
force
of
law.
X
The
next
kind
of
new
item-
that's
included
within
this
comprehensive
plan
that
we
spend
a
fair
amount
of
time
working
with
different
departments
within
your
county
to
refine
and
working
with
the
steering
committee
is
what
we
call
identifying
and
evaluating
Equity
opportunity
areas.
So
on
that
last
map
that
I
showed
you
might
have
seen,
there
was
an
equity
name
in
The
Legend
of
the
map,
but
it
didn't
have
a
specific
color
designation
on
the
map
and
that's
intentional.
X
The
process
here
is
intended
that
for
any
proposal
that
legislative
decision
proposal
that
comes
forward
that
there's
a
process
to
consider
the
equity
impacts
of
that
project
on
an
individual
basis
by
looking
at
a
community
index
map
using
the
County's
Equity
analysis
tool,
that's
been
refined
to
kind
of
development
review
conditions
and
that
a
staff
report
would
be
prepared
to
provide
that
information
to
planning
board
and
Commissioners
in
consideration
of
projects
and
that's
again
to
really
kind
of
help.
Emphasize
and
operationalize
thinking
about
Equity,
as
decisions
are
made
on
a
day-to-day
basis.
X
Another
tool-
that's
included
within
the
plan,
is
a
small
area
planning
process
by
which
you
can
provide
more
detailed
guidance
on
land
use.
So
we
prepared
a
comprehensive
plan.
That's
county-wide,
it's
not
site
specific,
it's
generalized
to
some
degree.
There
are
some
areas
where
we
anticipate
that
there's
going
to
be
change,
that
really
needs
more
refined
guidance,
more
kind
of
detailed
guidance
at
the
site
level,
and
so
the
comprehensive
plan
identifies
some
specific
areas
for
recommendation
for
small
area
planning.
X
The
plan
also
includes
implementation
performance,
metrics
I
mentioned
on
that
planning
cycle
at
the
beginning
of
the
presentation
that
it's
important
to
kind
of
analyze,
your
implementation
over
time
and
performance
metrics
can
help
to
do
that.
You
can
Benchmark
in
a
certain
year
how
the
county
is.
You
know
performing
across
these
different
performance,
metrics
and
over
time
those
can
be
benchmarked
and
shared
with
the
community
to
make
sure
that
you're
making
the
progress
in
the
right
direction.
X
X
One
of
the
requested
revisions
was
to
revise
the
color
palette.
That's
used
on
the
growth,
equity
and
conservation
map
to
make
it
more
distinguishable,
particularly
for
some
of
the
growth
area
categories.
So
that's
something
that
would
be
again.
The
changes
haven't
been
made
in
the
public
hearing
draft
that
they
would
be
folded
into
the
final
adopted
draft
to
make
sure
those
colors
pop
and
are
easily
distinguishable.
X
So
those
are
the
two
kind
of
recommended
changes
that
came
out
of
the
joint
work
session.
The
planning
board
again
held
their
meeting
on
May
2nd
I,
received
a
similar
presentation
as
well
as
comments
from
the
public
on
the
public
hearing
draft,
and
they
unanimously
endorsed
that
the
public
hearing
Draft
come
forward
to
the
board
of
County
Commissioners,
with
the
incorporation
of
the
requested
changes
made
at
the
Jordan
work
session.
The
two
that
I
just
shared.
A
A
Y
Z
A
A
The
public
hearing
at
six
actually
just
just
a
moment
before
we
open
the
public
hearing
I,
wanted
to
get
some
feedback
from
the
commission
on
the
process.
For
this
public
hearings
we
do
have
a
lot
of
folks.
Who've
signed
up,
looks
like
there's:
we've
got
34
folks
who've
signed
up
on
the
signed
up,
indicating
they
want
to
speak.
There
could
be
other
folks
who
want
to
speak
as
well.
A
We
have
had
a
policy
in
the
past
of
dedicating
an
hour
for
public
hearings,
and
if
we
do
three
minutes
for
each
speaker,
it
could
exceed
that.
So
one
process
we've
used
sometimes
in
the
past,
is
when
we
have
this.
Many
people
signed
up
to
make
sure
we
can
try
to
hear
from
everyone
is
to
do
two
minutes
rather
than
three
minutes
per
speaker,
which
would
increase
the
likelihood
that
we
could
hear
from
everyone
during
the
one
hour.
A
A
Okay,
all
right!
So
when
we
go
to
the
public
hearing,
we're
gonna
we're
gonna,
hear
from
every
person
who
wants
to
speak
and
we're
going
to
ask
folks
to
limit
those
comments
to
two
minutes
so
we'll
be
able
to
hopefully
hear
everyone
who's
come
out
this
evening,
I'm
going
to
open
the
public
hearing
at
6,
45
pm
and
Lamar
folks
will
so
folks
will
still
get
a
like
when
they've
got
30
seconds
left
in
orange
light
and
then
a
red
light
when
the
when
the
time
is
up.
Is
that
right?
Okay,
okay,
all
right!
A
AA
Worry
I
think
everyone
should
run
I'm,
Tim
Collins
I'm,
a
member
of
the
Buncombe
County
planning
board
and
have
been
for
the
last
three
years
and
I'm
proud
to
serve
as
a
volunteer.
A
couple
of
things
very
briefly,
one
huge
compliments
to
the
planning
staff
for
the
work
that
they
have
done
in
partnership
with
Clarion
Associates.
It's
been
an
extraordinary
amount
of
work,
it's
been
transparent,
it's
been
thorough,
it's
been
careful
and
thoughtful.
So
and
I've
been
very
impressed
by
the
quality
of
the
work.
That's
been
done
in
the
comp
plan.
AA
Second,
the
plant
planning
board
did
unanimously
endorse
and
recommend
approval
of
the
comp
plan
at
our
May
2nd
meeting
and
I
I
concur
with
that.
Third
I
live
in
North,
Asheville
and
I
actually
live
in
Beaver
Dam
Valley,
but
I
do
not
support
the
change.org
petition
that
has
been
circulated,
and
one
of
the
things
that
has
caused
me
pause
is
that
some
of
the
advocacy
and
communication
material
that
they
have
shared
has
stated
that
this
is
a
mixed-use
zoning
proposal.
AA
So
people
have
the
idea
that
the
comp
plan
is
zoning.
It
is
not.
It
is
a
planning
and
policy
document.
So
just
one
final
comment:
today:
I
met
a
friend
who
lives
on
Town
Mountain
Road,
who
says:
what's
this
I
hear
about
mixed-use,
zoning
and
I
said
it's
not
zoning,
it's
a
planning
and
policy
document.
So
it's
unfortunate
that
the
advocacy
and
communication
materials
that
the
neighborhood
association
have
shared
have
suggested
that
this
is
a
zoning
document.
It
is
not
I
recommend
that
the
commission
approve
the
comp
plan.
A
G
AB
So
I
met
with
some
of
you
and
you've
talked
about
the
issues
and
I
am
sorry
that
there's
any
confusion
that
we
never
thought
this
was
zoning
plan.
We
understand
this
is
just
policy
I'm.
Sorry,
our
message
didn't
get
out
well
tonight.
I
just
wanted
to
ask
again
that
you
please
consider
changing
the
Eastern
end
of
Beaver,
Dam,
Valley,
Road,
sorry,
a
little
nervous
all.
AB
That
it
be
changed
to
a
rural
designation
instead
of
the
mixed
use.
For
all
the
reasons
we've
talked
about
about
mostly
just
about
the
safety
of
Beaverton
Beaver
Dam
Road.
We
need
to
be
able
to
take
the
time
to
work
with
the
city
and
the
state
to
improve
that
road
before
we
can
get
any
kind
of
larger
mixed
development
at
the
end
of
Beaver
Dam,
Valley,
Beaver,
Dam
Road.
AB
F
AC
Thank
you
for
the
opportunity
to
speak
today.
I'm
also
here
on
behalf
of
Beaver
Dam,
and
the
first
thing
I
want
you
all
to
know
is
that
we
absolutely
are
in
favor
of
so
many
things
of
this
comp
plan.
The
issue
that
we're
experiencing
and
the
reason
that
we
have
come
here
tonight
is
because,
when
you
put
in
the
2009
ordinance,
which
states
all
the
reasons
that
Beaver
Dam
is
a
difficult
place
to
develop
and
I,
don't
need
to
go
through
all
the
issues,
because
you
all
know
that
the
problem
is.
AC
Is
that
we're
rushing
into
a
plan
we're
rushing
into
a
mixed-use
proposal
when
we
don't
really
have
when
there
are
so
many
reasons
why
the
2009
ordinance
was
put
into
place
right.
So
my
request
is:
is
that
we
slow
down
this
process
you've
already
a
re
you've
already
created
an
amendment
for
a
part
of
the
eastern
part
of
Beaver
Dam
Valley
to
be
rural
community
from
mixed
use
and
that's,
and
we
really
appreciate
that
and
what
we're
asking
is:
let's
slow
down
this
process.
AC
Let's
revisit
this,
let's
make
Beaver
Dam
rural
community
to
start
off
with,
and
then
we
can
begin
to
have
really
robust
conversations
with
planning
and
the
Commissioners
and
the
community
to
figure
out
the
best
way
to
develop,
be
redeemed
so
that
it
will
be
sustainable,
so
it
will
be
functional,
so
it
won't
be
dangerous
and
and
I.
Thank
you
for
my
for
my
time.
AD
As
you
know,
I
was
on
the
steering
committee
and
had
my
share
of
input
there.
So
I
will
just
say
this.
The
proof
is
in
the
pudding.
The
comprehensive
plan
is
only
as
good
as
what
gets
done
in
its
name.
I
suspect.
The
comprehensive
plan
will
turn
out
to
be
a
lot
like
the
U.S
and
the
North
Carolina
state
constitution.
AD
Y
Hi
good
evening,
I'm
here
to
talk
about
the
area
where
I've
lived
since
1986,
which
is
Lynn
Cove
at
the
very
end
of
Beaver
Dam.
When
we
first
moved
to
The
Cove,
we
would
walk
with
Wilma
Dyckman
up
and
down
the
road.
Her
house
was
just
a
couple:
Road
houses
down
from
ours,
and
she
talked
about
the
need
to
preserve
those
woods
and
those
forests
and
the
rural
areas.
Y
The
Cove,
as
you
know,
is
heavily
forested
and
home
to
numerous
bears
and
coyotes
and
bobcats
and
deer,
and
so
on.
There
are
several
farms
in
the
Cove
that
would
be
lost
for
all
times
if
these
areas
were
to
be
developed
and
they
would
probably
be
developed
first,
so
I
respectfully
request
the
Board
of
Commissioners
fine-tuned,
the
2043
growth,
equality
and
conservation
map
to
exclude
Lynn
Cove,
an
area
similar
to
lynco
from
attaining
mixed
use,
neighborhood
status.
Thank
you.
AE
Good
evening
Commissioners
fellow
Neighbors,
we
need
to
address
the
housing
shortage
and,
let's,
but
let's
not
suffer
consequences
and
destroy.
The
very
reason
folks
want
to
live
here.
My
wife
and
I
own
our
home
on
Webb,
Cove,
Road
and
I'm
here
today
to
express
our
request
through
the
draft
43
Plan
B
amended.
Well,
it
has
excellent
goals.
This
process
does
seem
rushed,
and
many
of
us
have
not
been
heard.
AE
AE
AE
Regarding
the
infrastructure,
there
are
no
plans
on
the
state
plan
to
expand
State
Road
2053,
which
is
Beaver,
Dam,
Road
and
ultimately
Webb
Cove
Road.
So
why
are
we
not
expanding
our
infrastructure
first
before
putting
these
policies
in
place
and
regarding
folk,
informing
folks?
Well,
my
wife
and
I
are
just
happy
that
we
were
able
to
find
this
out
from
a
very
group,
intense
group
of
neighbors.
However,
we
did
our
own
research.
AE
This
draft
plan
is
just
that
still
a
draft
and
while
there's
been
a
lot
of
really
good
work
done,
it
needs
a
little
more.
At
the
very
least,
extending
the
rural
designation
to
all
areas
of
the
north
part
of
the
county
should
be
reconsidered.
We
just
request
this
plan
B
amended.
Thank
you
for
your
time.
A
AF
I
use
my
Yankee
voice
to
not
take
so
long
anyway,
I'm
here
representing
the
views
of
Asheville,
which
is
a
development
off
of
Sweden
Creek
Road.
We
are
right
over
the
hill
from
pinner's
Cove
regarding
the
equity
section,
Pages
47
to
50
the
need
to
include
requirement
to
ensure
new
development
project
plans
have
corresponding
infrastructure
developments
is
in
red
verbiage.
AF
On
page
50.,
the
focus
on
increasing
Equity
is
laudable,
but
simply
adding
development
projects
without
corresponding
infrastructure
improvements,
especially
roads,
water
and
sewage,
is
counterproductive
to
increasing
Equity
to
provide
the
services
needed
for
this
new
Equity
development.
The
county
needs
to
ensure
bus
transit
system
is
added
to
these
locations.
Currently,
most
of
Sweden
Creek
Road
has
no
transit
system
as
well.
We
have
already
have
increased
traffic
on
Sweden
Creek,
as
anybody
here
could
attest
which
and
what
you
only
increase
from
the
multi-unit
development.
AF
AF
AG
Hi,
my
name
is
Joe
Taylor
and
I'm
from
Beaver
Dam,
Valley,
neighborhood
I,
just
wanted
to
say:
I
wanted
to
speak
to
Beaver
Dam
Road
I
took
a
new
hike
and
it
emptied
me
out
around
a
curve
and
I
didn't
know.
I
wasn't
aware
of
it
ahead
of
time
and
I
ended
up
on
Beaver,
Dam,
Road
and
I
could
not
get
home.
AG
We
have
no
shoulders
much
less
sidewalks
or
biking
lanes,
and
our
younger
families
are
worried
about
their
children
waiting
for
the
bus.
It's
a
very
dangerous
road.
So,
of
course,
when
they
said
well,
the
plan
does
advocate
for
increased
density,
I'm
really
very
concerned
about
that
road,
and
it
seems
as
though
we
really
need
to
pay
attention
to
that
in
a
very
concerted
way.
Thank
you.
AH
Good
evening
my
name
is
Marion.
Ladner
I
am
a
resident
of
Cove
wood,
which
is
off
of
chun's
Cove
Road,
so
not
Beaver.
Dam
I
am
the
President
of
the
covid
homeowners
association
with
your
Property
Owners
Association,
approximately
35
Homes
at
least
70
people
live
there.
The
infrastructure
issues
that
have
already
been
raised
to
you
absolutely
exist
tenfold
on
chun's
Cove
Road.
It's
two
lanes.
People
walk
their
dog.
Luckily,
there's
not
enough
people
that
drive
up
and
down
that
road
to
hit
anybody.
AH
There's
bikers
it's
seriously
dangerous,
there's
a
little
bridge
where
there's
a
hole
in
the
middle
of
the
bridge
on
the
road,
but
I
would
focus
as
well.
If
you're
talking
about
this
being
a
policy
document,
a
comprehensive
plan-
and
it's
this,
it
was
stated
earlier
that
it's
a
guidance
tool
does
not
have
the
force
of
law.
My
experience
is
that
when
you
have
a
comprehensive
plan,
it
is
used
by
Future
Generations
as
a
framework,
and
that
framework
has
very
hard
edges.
AH
So
Commissioners
are
loathed
to
step
outside
that
box,
even
though
it
was
touted
to
you
that
you
certainly
have
the
ability
to
do
that.
It's
not
a
law,
it's
a
policy,
it
tends
to
be
interpreted
as
a
law
and,
as
a
lawyer,
I
can
tell
you
that
I
see
it
over
and
over
and
over
again.
So
what
I
would
encourage
you
that
this
guidance
framework
hard
edges?
The
implementation,
has
41
categories.
AH
All
of
a
sudden,
it's
going
to
be
sing
along
with
Mitch
and
everybody's,
going
to
be
doing
what
is
in
this
plan,
and
everyone
here
today.
So
far
at
least
has
talked
about.
There
is
no
infrastructure.
So
if
you
want
to
work
on
something,
first
come
up
with
a
comprehensive
plan
on
infrastructure
alone,
and
then
you
can
talk
about
something
else,
but
mixed
use
on
chun's
Cove,
that's
a
hard!
No,
that's
a
hard
stop
right.
There!
There's
there
isn't
anywhere
to
go
from
there.
There's
no
mass
transit
for
people,
there's
no
room
water
sewage!
AH
AI
AI
So
I
do
appreciate
that,
but
I
also
appreciate
we
don't
have
the
buses
coming
down
to
pick
them
up.
We,
our
road,
would
not
support
that.
We
don't
have
bike
Lanes
if
they
wanted
to
do
that
and
the
crime.
The
homelessness,
as
you
know,
is
a
problem.
We
all
know
that's
a
problem,
but
there
are
so
many
camps
that
are
right
there
off
chun's
Cove
Road,
so
consequently
the
crime
would
be
up
so
I.
AI
AJ
AK
AK
We
are
willing
and
ready
to
be
a
part
of
this
plan
and
ask
you
to
engage
the
community
very
early
on
in
your
planning
so
that
we
can
be
a
part
of
the
decisions
and
the
actions
outlined
residents
have
lived.
The
ex
have
the
lived
experience
we,
the
residents,
have
the
lived
experience
needed
to
inform
the
changes
in
our
communities
with
the
ex.
AK
That
will
that
we
will
have
to
experience
for
the
next
25
years
as
a
part
of
this
plan.
So
once
this
plan
is
approved,
we
look
forward
to
collaborating
to
make
this
plan
actionable
and
create
Equitable
outcomes
for
communities
like
ours
and
Emma
across
Buncombe
County.
Thank
you
all
so
much
for
listening
in
shout
out
to
my
people
watching.
A
AM
AL
My
name
is
Miriam
Porres
I
am
a
founding
member
of
the
worker
Cooperative
quetzal
Community
Real
Estate.
My
Cooperative
is
part
of
a
network
of
eight
cooperatives
and
we
focus
on
an
ecosystem
model
to
create
living
wages,
benefit
for
workers
and
access
to
affordable
housing
and
child
care
for
working-class
families.
AM
AM
AL
AN
Hello
good
evening,
thanks
for
your
time
my
name
is
Ingrid
Johnson
and
I
live
and
work
in
the
Emma
Community
I'm,
a
worker
owner
of
chispo's
property,
main
maintenance
Cooperative.
We
provide
maintenance
services
to
properties
throughout
the
county,
with
a
particular
focus
on
Resident
owned,
Mobile
Home
Park
cooperatives
I'm
here
to
express
support
on
behalf
of
my
Cooperative
in
my
community
for
the
vision
outlined
in
the
comprehensive
plan
to
focus
on
zoning
and
code-based
Solutions
in
alignment
with
your
affordable
housing
goals.
AN
We're
particularly
looking
forward
to
the
opportunity
to
collaborate
to
identify
zoning
and
code
tools
that
can
support
the
protection
of
existing
mobile
home
parks,
as
well
as
the
development
of
new
mobile
home
parks
when
they
are
developed
with
a
resident
ownership
Cooperative
model
they
allow
low-income
residents
of
our
County
to
create
housing,
stability
and
financial
equity
for
their
families.
There
are
currently
approximately
133
residents
in
our
community
that
live
in
Resident,
owned
communities
and
with
supportive
zoning
and
code
this
number
could
grow
significantly.
AN
There
are
several
particular
components
of
the
plan
that
we'd
like
to
highlight
that
we're
in
support
of
we're
excited
to
see
that
under
action
2
for
affordable
housing,
that
the
county
may
consider
adapting
a
mobile
home
park,
zoning
overlay
to
provide
permanent
protection
for
mobile
home
parks.
Our
community
has
done
significant
Research
into
the
zoning
tool
and
look
forward
to
collaborating
with
the
county
on
this.
AN
We're
also
encouraged
to
see
that
the
county
will
explore.
Oh
that
I
keep
going
okay.
We
are
also
encouraged
to
see
that
the
county
Works
explore
restricting
short-term
rentals
to
specific
zoning
areas.
As
there
are
parts
of
the
county,
such
as
the
Emma
community,
that
the
short-term
rentals
are
creating
a
significant
lack
of
housing
for
local
residents.
We
hope
to
be
invited
to
the
table
as
a
collaborator.
AO
Good
evening
my
name
is
Janette
Garcia
and
I
live
and
work
in
the
Emma
Community.
Our
neighborhood
is
designated
as
a
mixed-use
neighborhood
in
the
conference
of
comprehensive
plan.
As
we
studied
what
that
means,
we
were
glad
to
see
that
part
of
this
designation
includes
mobile
homes
and
mobile
home
parks,
which
are
such
an
important
form
of
affordable
housing
for
our
community.
We
want
to
express
our
concern
about
part
of
the
mixed-use
neighborhood
designation,
which
is
the
development
of
cottages
in
additional
dwelling
units
or
adus.
AO
We
are
concerned
about
this
because
without
local
and
state
restrictions
we
know
that
they
will
likely
become
short-term.
Rentals.
Short-Term
rentals
have
a
had
a
powerful
negative
impact
on
the
local
housing
crisis.
Again,
we
are
worried
that
without
state
or
local
restrictions,
instead
of
the
development
of
cottages
and
adus
being
a
helpful
tool,
it
will
turn
our
community
into
a
tourism.
We
thank
you
for
your
consideration
and
support.
We
believe
that
together
we
can
come
up
with
land
use,
planning
solutions
to
create
significant,
affordable
housing
and
prevent
gentrification
and
displacement.
Thank
you.
Thank.
Z
Z
Z
AL
A
AP
AP
AL
AP
AL
Also,
as
part
of
your
commitment
to
affordable
housing,
we
would
love
to
see
dedicated
funding
specifically
for
homo
mobile
home
repairs,
as
it
is
important
to
protect
this
existing,
affordable
housing.
Mobile
home
repairs
ensures
that
this
housing
will
be
here
for
the
next
generation
of
our
children
and
grandchildren.
AP
AL
Would
like
to
ask
that,
similarly,
to
the
goal
that
you
have
set
for
protected
conservation
land,
that
a
specific
goal
be
created
for
the
number
of
housing
units
with
permanent
protection,
our
community
celebrates
the
permanent
protection
of
our
of
natural
lands,
and
we
believe
that
permanent
housing
protection
is
just
as
important
and
deserves
concrete
goals
with
the
necessary
investment
to
make
it
possible.
We
ask
that
you
support
models
such
as
housing
cooperatives,
the
Asheville
Buncombe
Community,
Land
Trust,
amongst
other
options.
To
achieve
this.
AP
AL
AQ
Hi,
my
name
is
Andrea
golden
I
live
in
the
Emma
community
and
I
was
also
a
member
of
the
steering
committee
for
the
comprehensive
plan
before
joining
the
community
I'm.
Sorry,
before
joining
the
committee,
our
community
engaged
in
a
participatory
action
research
process.
This
is
a
form
of
community
research
that
leads
to
action.
AQ
Planning
I
worked
as
a
member
of
the
committee
to
bring
the
input
and
voices
of
the
200
community
members
that
participated
in
our
community
research
process
and,
as
you've
heard
from
several
of
our
neighbors
here
tonight,
and
others
were
present
in
the
Overflow
room.
Our
community
is
excited
about
many
elements
of
this
plan
and
expresses
our
support.
The
biggest
concern
expressed
by
our
community
about
the
comprehensive
plan
is
a
designation
of
Emma
as
an
area
for
growth.
AQ
Although
we
support
the
plan
because
we
understand
the
considerable
development
pressures
that
Buncombe
County
is
under
we're
hopeful
that
the
equity
opportunity
tools,
the
small
area
planning
process,
the
updates
to
zoning
and
code
amongst
other
actions
outlined
in
the
plan-
can
ensure
that
neighborhoods
like
the
Emma
Community,
continue
to
be
a
place
where
long-time
residents
can
remain
and
that
low-income
newcomers
can
also
come
to
and
find
affordable
housing
in
a
place
of
belonging.
Thank
you
so
much
for
your
collaboration
and
for
the
opportunity
to
be
part
of
the
comprehensive
plan.
AR
Payslip
good
evening,
we
appreciate
I'm
the
president
of
the
Beaver
Dam
Valley,
neighborhood
association
and
I,
appreciate
your
letting
us
speak
tonight.
First
of
all,
I
have
to
take
exception
to
what
our
esteemed
neighbor
and
Buncombe
planning
members
said
the
way
he
characterized
us
as
misleading
people
into
believing
something
that
is
not.
We
are
not
engaging
in
misinformation
and
I.
Think
it's
a
regrettable
characterization
of
the
way
we've
behaved
I'm
going
to
be
brief.
Second
I'd
like
to
address
something
that
planning
member
or
planning
staff
Pennington
said
we're
not
against
change.
AR
We
Embrace
change.
We
want
the
change.
We
want
to
be
a
part
of
the
change
we
want
to
have
a
seat
at
the
table
for
the
change.
We
made
a
concrete
proposal
to
each
of
you
a
creative
way
where
we
can
participate
in
the
process
where
we
can
be
a
member
of
the
process
and
we
can
determine
the
fate
of
the
valley.
Together,
we've
asked
the
city
if
they
would
participate,
they
said
they
would.
We've
agreed
to
fund
this.
AR
If
you
will
allow
us
to
participate
in
the
process,
we
want
to
find
a
way
to
compromise
with
you.
What
you're
proposing
is
to
take
the
single
lowest
density
Allowed
by
the
county
and
changing
the
policy
to
the
second
highest
density
allowed
under
the
comp
plan.
That
doesn't
seem
right,
that's
a
radical
change
and
it
doesn't
strike
us
as
right.
We
would
like
to
compromise
on
that.
We
would
like
to
find
a
way
to
find
the
middle
ground,
and
we
would
like
for
you
to
consider
our
proposal
to
amend
the
plan
for
rural
community.
AR
AS
AJ
AS
More
neighborhood,
like
environment
is
the
goal.
Beaver
Dam
Valley
is
very
important
to
my
family.
We
have
lived
in
Beaver
Dam
lived
on
Beaver
Dam
Road
in
Beaver
Dam
Valley
for
Generations.
My
grandfather,
Urban
pidlin
was
a
Buncombe
County
Sheriff.
He
was
Gravely
injured
in
a
high-speed
Pursuit
on
Beaver
Dam,
Road
Wrecking
in
front
of
his
own
home
days
later,
and
he
passed
from
his
injuries
when
I
was
a
child.
I
saw
maybe
20
cars.
AS
A
day
now,
sitting
on
my
porch
I,
see
over
a
hundred
like
in
the
span
of
an
hour
increasing
traffic
on
Beaver
Dam
Road,
which
is
already
a
high
problem,
will
endanger
the
lives
of
bikers
joggers,
Doggers,
dog,
walkers
and
also
Wildlife,
which
is
also
another
problem
and
I.
Think
this
comp
plan
is
not
a
good
idea
at
all
and
I
think
that
we
should
just
slow
down
not
put
the
cart
before
the
horse
on
this
and
just
make
it
I'm
all
for
people
coming
here.
AS
This
is
a
beautiful
place
to
live
it
when
I
encourage
everybody
in
the
world
to
live
here,
because
it's
absolutely
beautiful,
but
I
just
think
we
need
to
slow
down
on
some
things
like
I
think
the
comp
plan
was
one
of
those
things
that
we
need
to
slow
down
on
step
back
well,
I
can
look
at
it
like
a
little
further.
Thank
you
for
your
time.
Thank
you.
AT
Good
evening
my
name
is
George,
handy
I'm,
the
Potter
that's
been
at
Lynn
Cove,
Road
and
Webco
Road
for
50
years.
Back
20
years
ago,
I
was
deemed
a
bear,
a
mayor
of
Beaver
Dam,
because
when
anything
ever
happened
on,
Beaver
Dam
horse
has
got
looser.
Cows
or
accidents
happen.
Children
got
killed.
They
called
me
and
said
what
happened
and
it's
been.
My
heart
is
really
in
that
community
and
I've
seen
it
grow
up.
I've
seen
I
was
there
before
there
were
bears
before
they
were
turkeys
and
just
lately.
AT
Now
we
have
deer
I
think
that
if
we
consider
one
part
of
the
consideration
for
not
developing
so
much,
you
know
the
animals
seem
to
be
forced
into
this
gorgeous
area
and,
let's
consider
that
we
never
saw
a
deer
and
I
saw
a
deer
jump
over
an
SUV
the
other
day.
I
couldn't
believe
it,
but
deer
are
here
because
they're
they're
being
forced
into
this
gorgeous
area.
AT
Another
thing
that
I'm
an
avid
Avid
bicyclers
but
I
would
never
ride
on
that
on
that
on
that
road,
Beaver
Dam
Road
I
mean
unless
you've
got
plans
for
Bridges
and
condo
cantilevered
sides.
Like
the
woman
said,
it's
a
dangerous
place
to
walk
and
if
you're
going
up
that
hill,
the
incline
I've
found
so
many
times
I
must
have
driven
it
30
000
times
in
the
years
I've
lived
here.
If
there's
a
bicy
Lucas
bicycle
is
struggling
up.
AT
That
hill
we've
got
20
cars
trying
to
pass
trying
to
you
know,
figure
out
how
to
get
home,
and
it's
only
going
to
increase
so
I.
You
know
you
might
remember
that
I'm
the
person
who
had
the
car
go
right
through
the
building
back
in
2008,
and
it's
a
hairpin
term
right
there
and
the
woman's
house
that
was
built
in
the
1800s
is
so
close
to
the
road
that
there's
no
way
that
that
that
it
could
be
changed
without
taking
that
house
down.
A
AU
AU
Everyone
probably
knows
how
many
good
strong
Creeks
we
have
in
Beaver,
Dam,
Valley
I,
don't
know
if
you
know
how
many
Springs
there
are.
There
are
two
Springs
between
my
house
and
my
neighbor's
house.
Just
they
pop
up
all
over
the
hills.
Through
there
I've
talked
with
a
resident
who
grew
up
in
Spooks
branch,
and
he
said
that
everybody
used
to
be
on
Spring
Water,
the
whole
neighborhood.
AU
AU
It
is
very
steep.
It
is
impossible
to
do
dense
development
of
these
areas
without
impacting
this
hydrology.
We've
already
seen
some
sinkholes
underneath
Merriman
and
in
the
area,
because
the
underground,
creeks
and
Creeks
have
been
covered
over
by
previous
development.
So
I
think
that
I
agree
with
keeping
the
rural
designation
or
another
very
low
density,
designation
for
Beaver,
Dam
Valley
and
it
it
needs
more
specific
examination
to
be
addressed
in
the
plan.
The
current
plan
is
not
good
for
Beaver
Dam.
Thank
you.
A
AV
Thank
you,
okay,
hello,
thank
you
for
having
me
and
thank
you
for
letting
me
speak.
My
name
is
Jason
cycle
and
I
am
a
landscape,
architect
and
I
think
that
the
comprehensive
plan
has
a
wonderful
Vision,
fantastic
goals
and
I
appreciate
all
the
effort
that
has
gone
in
from
County
staff
and
from
Clarion
and
subconsultants,
and
but
as
a
beaver
dam
resident
I
obviously
have
looked
at
one
area,
a
little
more
detailed
than
others
and
and
as
a
landscape.
Architect.
AV
You
know
we're
several
hours
in
now,
but
that's
our
community
speaking
and
I
just
wanted
to
to
point
to
the
fact
that
in
the
Buncombe
County
Greenway
plan,
there's
no
Greenway
proposal
for
Beaver
Dam
Valley.
There
is
one
that's
high
priority
for
Reems
Creek,
Valley
and
I
just
wanted
to
point
out
the
dichotomy
between
these
two
valleys.
AV
One
is
very
wide,
has
a
lot
more
flat
land
and
Beaver
Dam
Valley
is
actually
quite
narrow,
and
the
reason
there's
no
Greenway
even
proposed
for
that
area
is
because
it'd
be
quite
impossible
to
fit
one
in.
It
would
be
quite
impossible
to
extend
any
of
the
the
road
in
there
and
I
just
wanted
to
say
that
you
know
as
a
resident
and
as
a
landscape
architect.
An
environmentalist
I
know
that
that
Valley
is
actually
quite
sensitive.
AV
F
AV
AW
AW
All
the
homes
up
there
draw
their
water
from
Wells.
We
have
lost
Natural
Springs,
it
seems
to
be
drying
up
up
there,
so
a
lot
of
consideration
must
be
given
to
sustainability
and
then
finally,
I
wish
to
take
an
opportunity.
Just
mention
that
I've
asked
each
of
you
in
the
past
to
take
a
look
at
the
graffiti
up
at
the
Rock
at
public,
as
it
forget
the
name
of
the
rock
up
there.
But
it's
about
four
and
a
half
miles
up.
It's.
B
AW
S
I,
thank
you
for
allowing
me
to
speak.
My
name
is
William
Zhang
I
read
the
200
pages
of
the
comprehensive
plan
and
I
commend
the
Commissioners
and
the
authors
of
this
Vision
I
just
jotted
down
some
notes.
As
I
was
listening
tonight,
I
have
three
issues
which
I
believe
the
comprehensive
plan
should
emphasize.
S
First
is
infrastructure,
specifically
roads
and
water.
I
think
it's
essential
that
we
need
to
be
proactive
instead
of
reactive
and
for
future
development.
We
need
to
plan
proactively
instead
of
blindly
approving
various
plans
and
then
be
forced
to
retroactively
respond
when
some
capacities
exceeded.
S
S
Lastly,
I
want
to
address
a
white
elephant
in
the
room
which
has
not
been
discussed
tonight
and
that
topic
is
homelessness.
For
me,
it
seems
that
this
is
a
problem
that
is
very
poorly
understood.
I
can't
suggest
the
solution,
but
a
comprehensive
plan
should
in
some
way
address
this
topic.
If
anything
new.
A
AX
Hello
good
evening,
Neil,
Raymond
and
I've
been
coming
to
Asheville,
since
my
father
bought
the
property
in
1955
on
Elk,
Mountain,
Scenic,
Highway
and
I
was
not
born
then,
but
grew
up
on
Elk
Mountain
Scenic
Highway
again
when
there
was
no
bears
no
turkeys,
lots
of
hound
dogs
that
would
come
and
we
would
take
in.
But
when
I
looked
at
the
comprehensive
plan
and
and
the
mixed
use
and
how
it
encompassed
some
of
the
property
I.
AX
You
know
it
worried
me
because
again,
I
think
it
has
been
expressed,
putting
the
cart
before
the
horse
to
really
look
at
the
infrastructure.
How
things
are
laid
out.
I
mean
this
was
an
Old
Logging
Road
and
it
wasn't
even
paved
until
you
know
gradually
into
the
1980s
into
the
90s.
So
there's
a
lot
of
switchbacks.
They
have,
you
know
a
lot
of
motorcycles.
AX
The
skateboarders
are
there
also
so
there's
a
lot
of
Hazards
up
there
being
a
state
road
and
having
a
mixed-used
label
on
some
of
this
property
up
there
I
think
needs
to
be
thought
about
again
there
you
have
to
have
a
well.
You
have
to
have
your
own
sewage
and
again
I
think
that
we
need
to
look
at
the
infrastructure
that
everyone
else
has
been
emphasizing.
Thank
you
for
your
time.
AY
AY
That
is
a
very
windy
road.
It
is
an
it's
not
a
very
safe
road
and
we
already
have
a
whole
lot
more
traffic
than
we
used
to
have
and
I'm
afraid
that
we,
if
we
have
more
development
done
there,
such
as
this
comprehensive
plan,
I
just
feel
like
that.
It's
going
to
it's
going
to
be
just
a
nightmare
as
far
as
traffic
goes
through
an
already
dense
area,
and
especially
if
you're
talking
about
you,
know
the
higher
traffic
and
high
density
that
that
is
being
discussed.
AY
I
believe
it
is
it's
something
that's
going
to
be
very,
very
detrimental
not
only
to
the
people
who
live
there,
but
also
to
our
Wildlife
that
visits
us
I
care
a
lot
about
that
too,
and
so
I
hope
that
you
all
will
think
this
through
and
maybe
not
jump
right
into
it,
but
maybe
give
it
some
more
thought.
Thank
you.
So
much.
F
AZ
Good
evening,
Commissioners
good
to
see
you
and
manager,
Pender
I,
guess
I'd
like
to
say
that
one
of
the
mottos
of
the
night
has
been
infrastructure
first
and
we
Echo
that
as
well.
It's
very
important,
also
I,
think
you're,
aware
of
what
I
want
to
be
sure
that
there's
been
a
full
house
downstairs
on
the
main
level,
as
well
as
a
full
house
down
the
hall.
AZ
What
concerns
Us
in
Beaver,
Dam
Valley
about
the
comp
plan
and
the
future
land
use
map,
is
that
there's
a
big
disconnect
between
the
proposed
mixed-use,
neighborhood
designation
and
the
density
currently
allowed
in
the
existing
Beaver
Dam
overlay.
The
new
comp
plan,
mixed-use
neighborhood
designation.
AZ
Lays
the
groundwork
for
density
between
4
and
18
units
per
acre
and
More.
In
certain
circumstances,
the
comp
plan
states
that
new
residential
development
should
be
complementary
with
existing
development.
That
sounds
really
good,
but
the
level
of
density
designated
in
the
comp
plan.
It's
not
complementary
with
any
of
the
present
development
in
Beaver
Dam.
AZ
We're
being
told
that
the
BDM
overlay
will
remain
in
place,
but
at
the
same
time
the
plan
is
assigning
the
whole
of
Beaver
Dam,
except
for
the
modest
change
that
was
made
by
staff
and
I
want
to
acknowledge
that,
but
all
of
the
rest
of
Beaver
Dam
to
this
dense,
mixed-use
neighborhood
and
those
of
us
with
lived
experience
in
the
valley.
We
see
this
as
irresponsible.
AZ
A
A
B
L
I've
been
numb
I
started
on
the
planning
board
for
a
long
time
and
then
decided
either
to
stop
doing
that.
Do
something
else
or
run
for
office
you're,
absolutely
in
nine
years,
for
the
county
to
adopt
a
couple
things
to
mention.
You
know
we
we
all.
We
all
know
we
have
this
affordable
housing
crisis
and
it
really
goes
back
to
the
Great
Recession.
L
That's
the
foundation
of
our
of
our
crisis.
It's
just
a
country
as
a
whole.
Just
now,
just
today
is
getting
to
the
point
where
we're
producing
the
same
quantity
of
residential
housing
units
as
we
were
in
2007.
So
it's
taken
that
long
for
us
to
get
back
from
from
the
impact
of
the
recession
and
that's
the
yeah,
that's
the
foundation
at
which
our
crisis
is
is
built
upon,
and
so
two
things
come
to
mind
as
we
head
towards.
L
L
Affordability
in
our
community,
I
would
I
would
argue,
and
it's
the
reason
why
you
see
growth
in
places
like
Sweeten
Creek
in
Arden,
a
lot
of
Apartments
a
lot
of
Mobley
family,
and
you
don't
see
it
in
places
like
Patton,
Avenue
or
Ashland
or
outer
window
here,
because
it's
too
hard
for
developers
to
build
housing
in
urban
Asheville,
and
it
shouldn't
be
that
way.
That's
where
we
have
to
put
people
in
the
future
and
today-
and
that
brings
me
to
a
completely
unrelated
challenge
ahead
of
us,
which
is
ncdot
and
transportation.
L
L
And
so
that's
a
balance
between
you
know
our
work
with
DOT
to
build
better
infrastructure
and
also
our
codes
and
ordinances,
to
limit
that
to
where
we
want
development
and
growth
to
come,
and
it's
those
two
things
that
I
I
hope
we
focus
on
as
we
head
towards
this
next
phase,
because
you
know
I,
don't
want
to
live
anywhere
else.
This
is
the
best
place,
I
think
in
the
country.
L
K
Well,
I'll
Echo
that
thanks.
This
has
been
quite
some
process
that
feels
like
I
think
it
started
not
long
after
commissioner
Sloan
and
I
came
on
the
commission-
maybe
it's
just
two
years,
but
it
feels
like
it's
kind
of
been
going
on
all
that
time,
and
so
yes,
a
huge
thanks
to
the
staff
to
the
steering
committee
for
all
this
tremendous
work
that
has
gone
into
this.
K
It's
really
that
process
of
determining
the
goals
and
the
vision
for
our
community
around
this
and
when
I
look
at
it,
I
think
the
word
guidance
was
used
and
and
that's
how
I
see
it
right.
It's
this
guidance
to
proactively
help
us
address
this
future
growth
that
we
we
know
what
we
have,
and
also
to
balance
the
needs
of
our
community
and
I.
Think
I
look
to
some
of
the
the
input
and
there
was
it
was
the
you
Pro.
K
The
community
prioritized
the
actions,
the
actions
that
you
had
come
up
with
here
and
when
I
look
at
those
and
for
those
of
you
that
want
to
know
what
page
I'm
on
it's
page
32,
but
those
top
four
actions
were
Environmental:
Conservation,
housing,
Economic,
Development,
education,
jobs
and
health
and
Recreation.
That's
what
the
community
prioritized
and
to
me
when
I
look
at
that.
That
says
they
want
to
balance
right,
they're,
looking
at
the
totality
of
our
community
and
and
that's
what
this
is
about
for
us.
K
V
Our
community
was
engaged
and
these
challenges,
these
changes
worries
concerns
were
addressed
with
so
many
opportunities
for
public
input.
I
can't
tell
you
how
many
times
I
was
out.
People
were
just
Overjoyed
with
the
opportunity
to
be
so
engaged
by
by
this
particular
process.
So
with
that
said,
I
do
want
to,
of
course,
thank
our
staff
again.
BA
Well
we're
talking
about
conservation
goals,
balancing
that
with
affordability,
conversations,
equity
and
transportation
goals.
I
think
we
have
a
great
document
that
addresses
a
lot
of
this
in
a
really
cohesive,
big
picture
kind
of
perspective.
I
know
it's
not
over
as
far
as
making
certain
revisions,
but
I'm
really
excited
to
see
what
we
have
here
in
a
really
complete
kind
of
plan
here,
for
what
growth
is
going
to
look
like
in
Buncombe
County
and
how
we
make
responsible
choices
around
that.
BB
You
know
as
we
tackle
this
and
well
too.
I
would
like
to
thank
the
staff
for
a
job.
Well
done
and
I
can
tell
you
one
of
the
most
frustrating
things
for
me.
The
past
six
years
on
the
commission
has
been
some
of
the
problems
we
have
encountered
from
not
doing
the
right
planning,
25
or
30
years
ago,
and
it
was
most
frustrating
for
me.
Working
in
banking,
a
lot
of
the
situations
I
ran
into
back
in
the
80s
and
90s
I
was
complaining.
BB
BB
If
we
don't
control
growth,
growth
is
going
to
control
us,
and
you
know
I've
seen
that
in
traveling
over
Western
North
Carolina
for
five
years
in
banking,
I
was
the
regional
operations
officer
and
I
traveled
from
Boone
to
Murphy
and
folks
I
see
now
the
problems
that
a
lot
of
the
areas
in
Western
North
Carolina
are
having,
because
they
haven't
wanted
to
tackle
the
plan
and
we've
got
to
do
it.
The
comprehensive
plan
sure
we're
going
to
have
to
do
some
tweaking
and
anything
that
we
put
in
place.
BB
We
will,
but
as
it
is
now,
I
will
be
voting
for
it
tonight
because
I
think
it's
long
overdue
and
sure
we've
got
to
stick
our
necks
out.
I
know
some
people
will
disagree
with
us,
but
we've
got
to
think
of
what's
best
overall
for
the
county
and
what's
best
for
the
future
and
I'm
thinking.
Look
my
family's
been
here
for
six
Generations.
Your
theory
has
been
here
longer
than
mine,
but
I'm
thinking
of
my
grand
boys
and
I
hope
after
school.
BB
They
will
come
back
here
like
my
daughter's
having
working
in
the
area,
but
we've
got
to
think
of
the
future
and
hopefully
in
doing
that,
we'll
correct
the
problems
we've
had
in
the
past
with
this,
but
I
think,
thanks
to
it's
been
a
long
process.
I
know
Nate's
lost
hell,
but
I
see
now
he's
got
less
than
he
had
when
it
started,
but
it's
needed
and
it's
something
it's
been
painful
when
what
we've
done.
I
know
that
for
some,
but
it's
what
we've
got
to
do
and
we
don't
have
a
choice.
N
B
A
A
You
know
the
comprehensive
plan
is
a
county-wide
county-wide
vision
document.
You
know
looking
long
into
the
future,
so
I,
don't
necessarily
well
I,
mean
I'll,
say
I
do
I
do
wholeheartedly
agree
with
the
vast
majority
of
the
recommendations
in
it.
I
think
it's
full
of
great
ideas
that
will
serve
us.
A
Well,
as
we
you
know,
since
the
the
comp
plan
itself
doesn't
have
the
force
of
law,
but
it's,
but
it
provides
us
the
foundation
to
enact
numerous
changes
to
our
land
use
policy
going
forward
that
that
will
have
direct
and
meaningful
and
I
think
positive
changes
to
the
way
we
grow
and
develop
as
a
community
and
I
I.
Think
it's
full
of
great
ideas
and
I
I
wholeheartedly
support
the
vast
majority
of
them.
I,
don't
necessarily
agree
with
every
aspect
of
the
plan.
A
I
think
the
I
think
the
folks
who
came
out
from
Beaver
Dam
this
afternoon
make
a
lot
of
good
points
there
are
there.
Are
you
know
we?
We
do
have
an
affordable
housing
crisis
in
our
community.
It's
one
of
the
most
fundamental
challenges
that
we
face
as
a
community
is
where
they're
like
regular
people
aren't
going
to
be
able
to
afford
to
continue
to
call
this
place
home,
and
it
is
a
challenge
that
we
have
been
going
in
the
wrong
direction
on
for
a
long
time.
A
Actually
most
of
them
have
already
gone
through
the
land
use
approval
process
and
most
of
them
have
very
strong
Community
Support,
even
though
a
lot
of
them
are.
You
know
significant
projects,
high
density,
they're,
well
thought
out
projects
in
good
locations
and
and
the
community
appreciates
the
need
for
that.
So
but
I,
you
know
I
think
I.
Think
there
are
fair
points
being
made
about.
You
know
the
upper
reaches
of
Beaver
Dam.
Is
that
an
area
for
high
density
development?
A
No,
it's
not
and
frankly,
I,
don't
think
it'll
be
proposed
there.
If
this
were
a
proposed
change
to
the
zoning
to
the
actual
zoning,
I
wouldn't
support
that
and
I
don't
anticipate
that
coming
forward
and
if
it
did
I
don't
anticipate,
it
would
be
successful.
So
I
appreciate
the
concerns,
but
because
this
is
a
county
and
frankly
there
are
other
parts
of
the
there
are
other
places.
I
look
at
the
comp
plan
and
think
you
know:
there's
never
going
to
really
be
high
density,
zoning
or
or
development
in
some
of
these
areas.
A
But
it's
a
county-wide
vision
document.
It's
not
a
specific
rezoning
document.
So,
just
because
I
don't
agree
with
every
detail
of
it
doesn't
mean
I,
don't
enthusiastically
support
this
overall
plan
and
so
for
those
Reasons
I'm
gonna,
I'm
gonna
support
it
this
evening,
and
you
know
the
one
the
one
other,
the
one
other
comment
I
would
just
I
would
just
kind
of
share.
A
Is
that
the
one
you
know
part
of
what
we've
learned
from
doing
this,
because
we
have
all
these
ideas
and
we
kind
of
kept
proposing
more
ideas
as
we
went
through
the
process,
and
eventually
our
staff
are
like
you,
gotta
stop
right.
You've
got
if
you
want
this
plan
to
ever
be
voted
on.
You
just
have
to
you
can't
get
everything
in
in
one
plan,
and
so,
but
I
will
share
one
of
the
things.
I
think
that
we
we
do
need
to
give
more
attention
to
in
our
land.
Use
planning
work
going
forward.
A
A
Don't
think
that
I
think
the
county
could
have
a
really
productive
role,
working
with
the
city
of
Asheville
and
the
other
smaller
municipalities
to
support
really
attractive
and
high
quality
and
inclusive
developments
in
those
parts
of
the
community.
That
I
think
realistically
do
make
the
most
sense
to
absorb
that
can
absorb
well
a
lot
of
the
growth
and
development
that'll
be
coming
to
our
area
in
the
years
to
come.
So
I
would
just
say,
I
think
that's
kind
of
like
work.
A
We
need
to
give
more
attention
to,
and
even
though
we
don't
have
the
direct,
we
will
not
be
the
ones
making
the
zoning
decisions
around
that
how
we
can
partner
on
infrastructure,
the
County's
already
working
on
redeveloping
some
of
our
county-owned
properties
that
we
have
in
downtown
I.
Think
that's
a
great
start,
so
just
an
area
of
work
that
I
think
deserves
to
be
prioritized
going
going
forward.
So
those
are
all
of
the
comments.
I.
AU
BA
A
W
We
can
we
can
make
that
note
in
that
there's
a
memo
in
tandem
with
this.
We
can
make
that
change.
I
want
to
give
you
some
specific
language,
I
understand
that
the
resolution
didn't
make
it
into
the
pack.
Okay
go
ahead,
so
just
I'll
just
read
real,
quick
and
now
be
pursuant
to
North
Carolina
General
statute.
160D
501
Buncombe
County
wishes
to
adopt
a
new
comprehensive
plan,
titled
our
voices,
our
vision,
Buncombe
County,
2043
Conference
of
plan
here
in
the
plan.
W
That'll
help
grow,
guide,
growth,
conservation,
Economic,
Development
and
other
related
elements
within
the
county
and
for
added
measure,
real
quick
that
the
Buncombe
County
Board
of
Commissioners
approved
the
adoption
of
our
voices.
Our
vision,
bug
County
2043
conference
plan,
as
presented
With
The
Changes
outlined
in
the
adoption
memo,
as
exhibit
a
to
this
resolution.
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AJ
Good
evening,
as
you
are
likely
aware,
Buncombe
County
currently
provides
services
to
the
city
of
Asheville
operating
as
the
complementary
Paratransit
provider
for
the
city.
Under
our
current
agreement,
the
we
automatically
renew
the
transportation
agreement
every
year,
which
began
approximately
10
years
ago.
AJ
Currently,
the
contract
billing
rate
of
2.38
cents
per
shared
service
mile
that
we
have
with
the
city
is
in
need
of
update
per
our
new
operating
contract.
With
our
service
provider,
staff
proposes
increasing
the
contract
billing
rate
to
three
dollars
and
20
cents
per
shared
service
mile
this
under
the
contract,
which
would
allow
for
this
billing
rate,
as
it
is
still
less
than
the
operating
contract
rate
currently
paid
by
the
county
to
our
operating
contractor.
AJ
The
county
will
continue
to
subsidize
the
Ada
complimentary
Paratransit
service
by
seeking
a
city
by
not
seeking
City
cost
participation
in
administrative
Fuel
and
capital
vehicle
costs
associated
with
this
service.
The
projected
cost
to
the
city
at
the
currently
proposed
rate
is
985
thousand
dollars.
The
anticipated
payment
from
the
city
is
reflected
in
the
proposed
fy24
County
budget,
so
we
are
requesting
the
board
approved
the
3.20
per
shared
service
mile
rate,
effective
July
1st
of
this
year.
AJ
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A
AJ
You,
the
city
of
Asheville,
is
requesting
for
its
fiscal
year,
24
funding
in
the
amount
of
172
thousand
dollars
in
order
to
support
the
we1
route
and
Associated
Paratransit
service
and
the
route
170
an
Associated
Paratransit
Services.
The
county
supported
these
two
routes,
the
previous
fiscal
year,
in
the
amount
of
one
hundred
and
sixty
thousand
dollars.
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All
right,
we
now
come
to
this
new
item
on
our
agenda.
The
commissioner
reports
on
boards
and
commissions,
which
we've
been
talking
about
the
last
meeting,
and
so
basically
it's
opportunity
for
Commissioners
to
give
brief
reports
about
boards
and
commissions
that
we
sermon
so
who
would
like
to
go
first,
I
mean:
did
you
want
to
start
well
because
you
start
over
on
your
side
and
folks,
don't
you
know
I
think
this
is
the
first
time
we've
done
this
so
but
I
think
that,
just
to
recount,
like
not
real,
quick,
there's,
nothing
really
to
share.
A
F
F
A
F
A
All
right,
we
have
a
couple
of
announcements
on
June
6
at
3
pm.
The
Commissioners
will
hold
their
briefing
meeting
at
200
College
Street
room
326
in
downtown
Asheville
June
6
at
5
pm
and
Commissioners
will
hold
the
regular
meeting
at
200
College
Street
room
326
in
downtown
Asheville.
We
do
have
a
need
for
a
closed
session
this
evening.
Mr
free.
Would
you
explain
the
purpose.