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Regular meeting of the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners on June 6, 2023. To review the full agenda visit buncombecounty.org/commissioners.
A
B
B
I
would
like
to
read
the
ethics
reminder
to
the
board,
in
accordance
with
the
code
of
ethics
adopted
by
the
board.
All
County
Commissioners
have
a
duty
to
obey
all
applicable
laws
regarding
official
actions
to
uphold
the
integrity
and
Independence
of
the
office
to
avoid
impropriety
in
the
exercise
of
official
duties
to
Faithfully,
perform
the
duties
of
the
office
and
to
conduct
the
Affairs
of
the
governing
board
in
an
open
and
public
manner.
B
B
B
B
So
if
you're
here
and
you
want
to
comment
on
the
budget
hold
off
for
now
during
the
general
public
comment
and
we'll
we'll
hear
from
folks
during
the
public
hearing,
but
this
is
a
chance
for
anyone
who
wants
to
address
the
board
on
any
matters
outside
of
the
the
the
budget.
B
So
the
time
limit
for
individual
comment
to
the
board's
three
minutes.
If
your
time
expires,
do
you
have
any
questions?
You
can
leave
your
name
and
number
with
us
and
County
Manager
when
we
can
follow
up
with
you
board.
Members
are
not
expected
to
comment
during
the
public
comment
period.
This
is
the
chance
for
the
community
to
speak
to
the
board.
B
D
My
name
is
Babette
Mays
and
I
am
part
of
the
ew
Pearson
collaborative.
We
were
not.
We
did
not
get
the
Isaac
Coleman
grantee
money,
but
today
I'm
here
because
of
project
lighten
up
our
program
of
excellence
and
our
summer
camp
and
after
school
we
do
engage
with
young
people
from
all
over
the
city
and
the
county
we
have.
Last
year
we
started
with
Pre-K
all
the
way
up
through
14
years
of
age.
D
We
see
a
need
that
we
have
to
keep
the
cost
down,
because
we
find
that
parents
cannot
afford
of
the
High
Cost
Of
Summer
Camps,
so
we
keep
our
costs
down.
For
the
last
15
years.
It's
been
25
dollars
a
week
per
child.
This
year
we
went
up
to
35
dollars
per
week,
but
without
the
funding
it
means
that
we're
limited
on
how
many
kids
that
we
can
help
we
our
summer
program,
is
on
Monday,
Tuesdays
and
Wednesdays.
We
engage
in
reading
and
math
personal
development.
We
do
have
Recreation
on
Thursdays
and
Fridays.
D
We
do
education
on
Thursdays
and
on
Fridays.
We
do
field
trips
and
things
like
that,
but
that
is
no
cost
to
the
parents
or
the
children
we're
in
a
bind,
because
we
do
not
have
enough
funding.
So
we
don't
know
how
much
we
will
be
able
to
how
many
kids
we
will
be
able
to
have
this
year
in
our
summer
program.
We
with
the
after
school
program.
We
found
that
we
have
children
that
are
so
behind
in
reading
and
in
math,
and
so
that
is
what
we
do
with
our
after
school
program.
D
We
do
that
educational
piece,
because
we
see
they
need
to
be
up
to
where
they,
where
they
need
and
also
we're
engaging
with
the
parents,
because
we
realize
that
there's
also
a
crisis
inside
of
the
home,
so
I'm
up
here
today,
just
to
ask
that
if
there's
any
way
that
anything
else
could
be
done
to
help
us
funding
through
the
summer
and
our
after
school
program,
we
would
really
appreciate
that,
because
it
is
all
about
the
kids
and
it's
about
how
we
relate
to
them.
What
we
want
to
see
them
to
be
in
their
future.
D
We
found
that
a
lot
of
kids
are
willing
and
they're
able
to
do
better,
but
they
just
need
a
little
push.
They
need
some
help
and
they
need
some
assistance
and
that's
what
we
give
them
even
in
an
after-school
program.
So
my
point
today
is
just
for
you
to
look
at
ways
that
maybe
we
could
be
funded
or
we
could
be
helped
so
that
we
can
continue
the
work
that
we're
doing
for
our
children.
Thank
you.
Thank.
B
You
all
right,
yes,
sir.
C
As
most
of
you
know,
my
name
is
Roy
Harris
and
I
just
finished
back
in
February
40
years
in
Buncombe
County,
and
we
have
35
of
those
years
on
the
street
that
I
presently
live
on
and,
of
course,
it's
being
gentrified
and
all
of
that
to
go
along
with
it.
But
I
just
want
to
say
thank
you
for
what
you've
done.
C
Thank
you
for
what
you're
going
to
do
and
thank
you
for
what's
going
to
happen
as
you
go
forward,
especially
tonight
with
the
budget
session
that
is
coming
up,
I
think
I'm,
gonna
stay
here,
I
think
I'm
going
to
stay
in
Asheville
and
Buncombe,
County
and
and
maybe
I'll
find
a
place
somewhere
in
these
mountains
to
end
my
career.
I
am
right
now
I'm
on
what
I
call
to
boldly
go
where
no
brother
has
gone
before
and
believe
it
or
not.
I
can
find
those
places.
C
Of
taking
on
I
want
to
see
how
many
different
kinds
of
foods
I
can
eat
in
Buncombe,
County
I
started
with
a
dish
from
Peru
last
night.
So
if
anybody
got
anything,
they
want
to
add
to
it
or
just
let
me
know,
and
that
will
get
me
in
just
about
every
part
of
the
county
as
I
go
through
what
I'm
going
through
with
my
brother
tour
in
2023
going
into
2024..
Thank
you
very
much
for
what
you've
done
and
thank
you
so
much
I
don't
have
a
red
shirt
on,
but
good
luck.
F
I'm,
a
little
tired
I
had
to
run
upstairs
here.
Let
me
catch
my
breath
a
little
bit
good
afternoon
good
evening
chairman
another
County
Commissioners
I'm
welcome
I'm
here
from
Project
I
got
to
get
my
mind
straight
now,
got
to
know
where
I'm
from
I'm
from
a
project
like
nov,
and
one
of
the
things
I
want
to
say
is
that
we
appreciate
the
partnership
that
we
have
formed
over
the
years.
F
We
were
able
to
help
facilitate
some
of
your
goals,
your
plans
to
bring
them
into
fruition
and
reaching
the
community,
and
so
we've
partnered
together,
and
so
that's
been
for
over
five
years
in
2020,
when
the
call
went
out
to
for
facilities
to
provide
a
alternate
learning
facility
for
virtual
learning,
we
were
there.
We
met
that
call.
We
stood
up.
We
provided
virtual
learning
for
30
families
during
2020.
F
During
the
time
the
schools
are
locked
down
last
year,
when
the
call
went
out
to
say
that
at
the
findings
of
the
Buncombe
County,
they
found
that
preschools
were
entering
kindergarten,
not
prepared.
So
the
call
went
out.
We
we
created
a
three-day
pre-k
program
to
help
sure
up
those
preschool
students,
students
who
were
going
to
kindergarten,
and
so
we
met
the
need.
F
They
were
developing
and
growing
bacteria,
which
would
which
would
have
been
a
good
segue
into
viruses.
But
we
had
to
shut
the
program
down
again.
We
have
partnered
with
you
all
for
so
many
years,
and
so
we
appreciate
if
we
can
continue
that
partnership
and
you
finding
some
fun
saying
hey,
we
can
help
support,
because
we
understand
that
you
implement
a
vision
that
we
have.
We
don't
just
touch
Shiloh
We,
Touch
pisk
of
You
div
review
Hillcrest.
So
we
touch
the
community
as
a
whole.
F
It
takes
a
whole
village
to
raise
a
child
and
also
takes
a
whole
village
to
prayerfully
and
financial
support.
The
raising
of
a
child.
My
time
is
almost
up.
Thank
you
all
and
I
realize
it's
a
hard
task
for
you
all
to
do
waving
through
and
waiting
through
all
the
applications
but
appreciate
what
you
have
done
and
I
look
forward
to
Partnerships
partnership.
Being
with
you
again,
that's
my
that's
my
speech.
All
right.
All.
B
Right,
any
other
members
of
the
community
want
to
address
the
board
about
any
items
other
than
the
budget.
G
G
One
of
my
favorite
quotes
is
from
Desmond
Tutu
and
he
says
if
we're
neutral
in
situations
of
Injustice,
we
are
basically
being
complacent.
So
I
just
want
to
thank
you
for
being
proactive
for
being
very
clear
that
we
support
LGBT,
QA
people
and
I
think
that
you
really
reflect
the
opinion
of
the
majority
of
people
in
Buncombe.
So
if
your
email
inbox
is
flooded,
otherwise
know
that
we
appreciate
you.
B
Okay,
all
right!
Thank
you
for
everyone
who
took
time
to
speak
during
public
comment.
Next
item
on
the
agenda
under
good
news
is
the
Cape
received
the
nc3c
awards
and
I.
Think
Lillian
Groves
is
here
to
share
some
more
information
on
this
item.
H
Foreign,
so
as
Communications
people
were
good
at
writing,
lengthy
commentary
about
things,
but
as
Mark
Twain
said,
if
I
had
any
more
time,
I
would
have
written
a
shorter
letter.
So
I
just
want
to
celebrate
the
people
who
you
see
here
and
there's
a
lot
of
people
who
you
don't
see
here,
because
they're
at
a
community
engagement,
Market
or
they're
running
the
commissioner
meeting
or
they're
hiding
it
Cassie's
coming
out
from
hiding
in
the
back
room.
H
We
have
folks
who
are
are
with
their
children,
but
what
I
want
to
celebrate
today
is
that
our
staff
is
really
committed
to
connecting
residents
with
What's
Happening
Here
in
the
county.
Angelica
and
Kirby
here
are
behind
a
first
place,
award-winning
social
media
campaign
that
was
recognized
at
the
state
level
around
what
we're
doing
with
elections.
Dan
Hess
was
recognized
for
his
writing.
Certainly,
if
you're
an
employee
of
Buncombe
County,
you
read
his
writing
every
day.
H
When
you
come
into
the
office,
our
webmasters
couldn't
be
here
there
one's
at
a
child's
graduation
ceremony,
but
they
put
together
that
new
tax
website
that
really
helped
connect
residents
to
that
information
so
that
they
could
be
informed
about
the
property
appraisal
process.
And
then
our
last
award
was
thank
you
oh
yeah,
tapped
in
that
one
wins
all
the
awards
and
that's
our
really
cool
program
with
wres
that
we
turned
around
and
made
into
a
podcast,
and
then
we
turned
it
around
again
and
made
it
into
television.
H
Programming,
Zakia
and
Leonard
and
Rashida
are
out
at
one
of
our
community
engagement
markets
right
now,
along
with
two
of
our
new
staff
members,
Johanna,
canoe
and
Rocio
Quintero,
and
so
they
couldn't
be
here
tonight,
but
huge
recognition
for
these
people.
You
never
see
them
in
front
of
the
camera,
but
they
are
doing
amazing
work
every
single
day
and
I've
never
worked
with
a
more
committed
team
than
this
group
of
individuals.
Stacy
wood
I,
don't
see
her
either.
Oh
there.
B
I
You
chair
Commissioners
County
staff.
My
name
is
Chris
Smith
I'm,
the
interim
executive
director
of
the
Asheville
Buncombe
Regional,
Sports,
commission
and,
first
of
all,
we
appreciate
the
platform
and
secondly,
we
appreciate
your
continued
support
to
set
the
stage
for
what
we're
going
to
talk
about.
I
felt
it
appropriate
to
show
a
video
of
an
event
that
we've
kind
of
become
synonymous
with.
So
here's
a
video
of
this
year's
Southern
Conference
tournament.
I
All
right,
the
purpose
of
showing
you
that
was
to
let
you
know
that
there's
a
little
bit
more,
that
goes
into
the
events
than
just
rolling
out
the
basketball.
There's
a
lot
of
activation
involved,
and
that's
where
the
sports
commission
comes
into
play.
We
take
great
pride
in
the
Southern
Conference
tournament.
We
first
had
the
conference
tournament
here
in
1984
we
had
a
run
of
12
years.
I
And
so
many
small
businesses
need
that
economic
boost
and
that's
exactly
what
Southern
Conference
tournament
does.
So
we
kind
of
hang
our
hat
on
that
event
and
that's
why
I
wanted
to
show
you
that
video,
but
a
lot
goes
into
that
we
have
a
very
engaged
board
which
commissioner
Edwards
is
a
part
of,
and
we
appreciate
her
efforts
there.
We
have
an
incredible
base
of
about
400
volunteers,
which
we
could
not
do
any
of
our
events
without
and
I
just
want
to.
I
Our
mission
is
very
simple:
we
are
to
attract
sports
events
related
to
and
meetings
to
enhance
health
and
wellness,
quality
of
life
for
area
residents
and
sports
enthusiasts,
and
that's
exactly
what
we
hope.
Hopefully
we
do
I'm
a
native
when
I
grew
up
here.
There
wasn't
a
whole
lot
to
do
now.
There
is
from
a
sporting
scene.
Now
there
is
from
a
Hospitality
scene
from
a
brewery
scene,
you
name
it.
This
is
a
great
area.
I
We
know
that
and
our
event
planners
that
we're
talking
to
are
starting
to
realize
that
and
they
want
to
come
to
Asheville
and
we're
the
means
to
get
them
here.
For
these
events,
our
mission
is
also
quite
quite
simple,
and
that
is
to
use
those
sporting
events
to
enrich
the
lives
of
the
athletes
and
Spectators
in
our
area.
We
take
great
pride
in
that
every
event
that
we
bring
to
the
area
we
want
there
to
be
some
Community
give
back
and
I'll
show
you
where
we
think
there
is
here
in
just
a
second.
I
These
are
some
of
the
events
that
we
did
in
the
last
fiscal
year.
The
Asheville
Championship
was
year
two
year.
Three
is
coming
up
this
year
with
its
strongest
field,
yet
that
will
be
November,
10th
and
12th,
and
that
field
will
be
comprised
of
the
University
of
Maryland,
Clemson,
UAB
and
Davidson.
That's
a
pretty
good
college
basketball
tournament
in
early
November
in
Asheville,
and
that
will
be
the
first
champion
of
the
college.
Basketball
season
will
be
crowned
right
here
at
the
Harris
Cherokee
Center
Asheville,
very
excited
about
that
event:
flag
football.
I
We
brought
here
for
the
first
time
in
a
tournament
style.
Last
year,
Gala
gymnastics
was
here
for
its
10th
year
coming
off
of
missing
two
years
due
to
covid.
They
had
1600
female
gymnasts
here
in
the
first
week
in
first
weekend
in
January,
just
a
huge
economic
impact
for
our
businesses,
downtown
the
grand
Fondo,
an
event
that
happens
every
July
here
in
Asheville,
where
people
get
to
come
ride
our
beautiful
roads
and
see
our
beautiful
scenery
that
time
of
year
and
a
lot
of
locals
get
to
ride
in
that
as
well.
I
The
Smoky
Mountain
grapple
is
a
wrestling
tournament
that
we
own
that
we
created
and
is
just
continuing
to
grow.
That
was
34
high
school
teams
from
all
over
the
southeast,
from
Georgia
South
Carolina
Tennessee
Virginia
that
that
tournament
just
continues
to
grow
annually
and
that's
in
December
again
another
time
of
need
for
our
local
businesses
and
then
the
Southern
Conference
basketball
tournament
hopefully
stands
on
its
own
legs.
I
After
you
saw
the
video,
the
economic
impact
and
the
events
list
is
here,
I
won't
go
through
them
all,
but
do
you
know
that
are
the
events
that
we
are
partnered
up
with
or
brought
to
Asheville
in
the
last
fiscal
year
brought
forty
thousand
five
hundred
and
forty
two
rooms
to
our
area
and
had
a
total
spin
of
30
over
31
million
dollars,
so
we're
quite
proud
of
those
numbers,
and
it's
not
just
about
heads
and
beds.
There's
there's
a
lot
of
community
engagement
that
goes
behind
these
events.
I
I
So
this
shows
you
a
little
bit
about
those
we
had
over
3
500
students
back
in
for
Education
Day
this
year.
We're
very
proud
of
that.
Coming
off
of
covet,
kids
are
able
to
do
field
trips
again
and
we're
very
appreciative
of
those
kids,
and
that
number
will
grow
a
little
bit
this
year.
We
can.
I
We
can
take
that
up
just
a
notch
or
two
and
have
some
great
things
planned
for
Education
day,
moving
forward,
750
kids
right
across
the
street
right
here
in
front
of
City
Hall,
you,
you
name
it
in
the
courthouse.
That
was
an
incredible
event.
They
get
basketballs,
they
Dribble
To,
The
Arena.
They
get
a
free
ticket
to
the
game,
a
free
t-shirt,
Mr
Edwards
was
there
handing
out
basketballs
just
an
incredible
incredible
event.
I
With
the
Asheville
Championship,
we
had
a
small
Youth
Clinic
that
will
grow
this
year
and
then
the
the
part
that
I'm
really
proud
about
that
event
is
the
125
local
high
school
kids
that
participated
in
our
going
pro
and
sports
initiative.
That
was
a
program
that
showed
high
school
students
that
there's
more
than
just
playing
the
game.
Their
careers
involved
with
sports
and
five
scholarships
were
given
out
to
area
high
school
students
as
a
part
of
that
that
took
part
in
that
program.
I
Thanks
to
our
friends
of
Kemper
lesnick,
who
help
us
put
on
the
tournament,
this
is
just
a
quick
capsule
of
some
of
the
events
coming
off
of
covid
that
we
we
had
and
some
of
the
events
moving
forward.
We've
got
every
event
coming
back.
We
did
not
lose
an
event
this
year.
I
We're
going
to
add
to
that
that
list
and-
and
you
see
some
great
events
on
there,
our
July
will
be
very
busy,
as
you
can
see,
especially
with
the
Skyview
golf
tournament,
which
is
the
oldest
African-American
Run
Golf
Tournament
in
the
world.
63Rd
Edition
we're
very
proud
of
that,
and
in
fact,
that
we
help
them
out
with
their
marketing
and
their
registration
and
running
the
tournament.
I
The
city
of
Asheville
championships,
both
the
adult
and
the
junior
divisions,
help
them
out
this
year
from
a
sponsorship
standpoint,
help
them
get
sponsors
the
grand
Fondo
event.
Those
are
all
in
the
same
week.
Those
are
three
events
in
the
same
week,
so
we're
going
to
be
busy
this
summer,
while
so
many
people
are
in
our
area
enjoying
our
our
beautiful
scenery,
the
beer
City
Cup
right.
I
There
is
the
largest
adult
soccer
tournament
in
the
world,
and
it's
so
big
that
they're
going
to
do
one
in
Savannah
now
they're
going
to
try
to
replicate
it
there,
but
just
some
of
the
events
that
we
have
coming
up
moving
ahead
here,
I'm
trying
I
think
we
yep
there.
We
go
just
some
ways.
You
can
learn
more
about
us.
You
can.
I
We
have
a
little
bit
going
on
right
now,
as
some
of
you
may
have
heard,
with
the
task
force
that
was
created
to
study,
a
recommendation
was
made
by
a
Consulting
agency
about
our
marching
path
forward
and
how
we
will
be
funded
and
what
we
will
do
down
the
road
years
from
now.
We're
very
excited
about
things
like
I
mentioned,
the
Southern
Conference
tournament
we'll
be
back.
They
have
a
new
commissioner.
We
can't
wait
to
show
him
our
area
and
let
him
see
what
we
do
here.
I
I
B
All
right,
Chris,
hey
I,
appreciate
the
appreciate,
appreciate
the
updates
and
thanks
for
all
your
great
work
with
the
sports
commission
Commissioners.
Are
there
any
questions.
B
So
I
guess
I
have
one
I
mean
Could
you?
Could
you
talk
a
little
bit
more
about
the
task
force?
That's
been
formed
to
kind
of
talk
about
the
future
of
the
sports
commission.
Obviously
there's
been
you
know.
A
lot
of
you
know
questions
about
like
potential
changes
to
the
sports
commission
so
and
we've
heard
a
variety
of
different.
You
know
ideas,
you
know
not
everyone
sees
it
the
same
way.
I
To
work
sure
Sharon
I
mean
I,
appreciate
the
opportunity.
Yes,
independent
consultant
was
contracted
to
do
a
study
of
our
organization
to
assess
the
strengths
and
weaknesses.
You
know
your
whole
SWOT
analysis
and
your
whole
feasibility
for
budgeting
moving
forward
and
things
of
that
nature
and
came
back
with
a
recommendation
for
us
to
roll
up
under
the
auspices
of
explore
Asheville
and
the
TDA,
which
is
our
largest
funder.
We
do
get
funding
from
the
county
funding
from
the
city
and
funding
from
the
TDA
and
in
kind
support
from
UNC
Asheville.
I
A
lot
went
into
that
we
gosh
I
spent
three
weeks
doing
a
facility
study.
Sometimes
we
lack
we
talk
about
the
lack
of
our
facilities
here
and
we
like
bigger
and
better
facilities,
but
we
did
138
different
facilities
that
we
have
in
the
area
into
that
study.
They
computed
everything
and
the
recommendation
came
out
to
roll
up
under
the
auspices
of
explore
Asheville
and
the
TDA.
It
was
met
with
some
some
angst.
As
you're
aware
there
was
public
comment
at
your
last
meeting.
I
There
was
public
comment
at
the
city
council
meeting
as
well,
and
there
has
been
at
the
TA
meetings.
Also
I
would
say
it's
a
room
divided
like
like
a
lot
of
the
issues
are,
and
the
task
force
has
been
created
to
explore
that
recommendation
and
it's
important
to
remember
it
is
just
a
recommendation.
We've
been
asked
to
look
at
other
models
too
and
see
what
is
out
there.
The
task
force
is
consisted
of
eight
people.
I
We
had
our
first
meeting
this
morning,
I'm
on
that
my
staff
member
Madison
Davis,
is
on
there
our
board
chair,
Stephen
zubrod,
one
of
our
board
members,
Lucius
Wilson
who's,
the
GM
of
the
wedge,
Janet
Cohn,
the
athletic
director
at
UNC,
Asheville,
Vic
Isley
from
explore,
Asheville
some
love
and
with
the
county
and
Chris
Coral
with
the
city.
So
we
met
today
that
it
was
a
softball
first
topic.
I
We
just
looked
at
our
mission
statement
and
you
know
tried
to
see
if
we
were
meeting
that
mission
and
see
if
it
needed
any
tweaking
moving
forward
and
looked
at
our
vision
statement
and
talked
about
adding
value
statement
and
goal
statements
as
well
to
speak
to
some
things
that
weren't
in
the
mission
statement
quite
honestly,
like
diversity,
inclusion
that
was
not
in
there.
That
needs
to
be
in
there
now
and
moving
forward.
So
that's
where
we
are.
I
B
All
right
sure,
just
thanks
for
the
additional
information
about
the
about
that
process.
So
the
hope
is
that
to
kind
of
maybe
maybe
further
align
the
differing
views
around
future
governance
is
that
I
mean
is
that
the
purpose
of
it
I
mean
because
I've
heard
I
mean
we've
heard.
Obviously,
people
who
love
the
way
it
is
we've
heard
recommendations
for
you
know
change
so
is
the
is
the
hope
that
there
can
be
some
sort
of
I
don't
know,
maybe
some
other
other
options
that
haven't
been
explored
yet
that
might
have
greater.
I
I
think
we're
all
acting
in
good
faith.
Despite
what
side
of
the
fence
you
lie
on,
you
just
want
a
bigger,
better
Sports
commission,
one
that
can
help
bring
better
events
to
the
community
things
for
our
locals
to
do
and
and
introduce
some
people
here,
while
creating
that
economic
impact
and
that's
what
we're
looking
at.
I
There
are
people
that
believe
this,
and
there
are
people
that
believe
that,
and
we've
heard
those
we've
heard
both
opinions,
but
we
are
exploring
other
models
and
I
I'm,
confident
in
in
this
task
force
that
we
will
do
our
job
and
we
will
do
our
due
diligence
and
see
this
thing
through
and
come
up
with
a
recommendation
and
again,
the
initial
recommendation
from
the
huddle
up
group
was
just
that
it
was
just
a
recommendation
and
that
is
being
explored
as
well
as
some
of
those
other
models,
maybe
expanding
our
reach,
regionally.
I
J
Me
add
on
to
that
what
started
this
entire
process
was
looking
at
the
bylaws
and
the
structure
of
the
sports
commission.
The
bylaws
are
like,
unlike
any
other
501c3
nonprofit
bylaws,
that
I've
ever
seen,
and
you
know
working
this
sector
for
a
very
long
time
where
the
four
founding
members
Buncombe
County
government.
That
would
be
me
right
now.
J
Asheville
city,
council,
Sage,
Turner,
Vic
Isley,
as
the
CEO
of
explore
Asheville
and
Janet
Cohn
from
UNC
Asheville
are
the
four
founding
members
and
the
vast
majority
of
the
decision-making
power
lies
within
the
four
founding
members,
and
that
is
problematic
for
a
lot
of
reasons.
So
that's
ultimately
what
started
this
path
down.
This
Consulting
work
was
to
look
at
the
structure
and
do
we
need
to
make
adjustments
to
those
bylaws
to
make
it
look
more
like
a
traditional
501c3
non-profit?
J
It
really
is
a
great
board
to
serve
on
the
events
are
seconded
on
in
our
community
that
two
staff
within
the
sports
commission
are
fully
responsible
for
so
what
you
saw
on
that
video
with
socon
could
not
have
been
done
without
the
leadership
of
Chris
Smith
and
Madison
Davis,
and
lots
and
lots
of
hours,
Way
Beyond
a
traditional
eight
to
five
day
that
went
into
that.
As
with
all
the
other
events,
so
you
all
are
to
100
be
commended
for
everything
that
you
put
into
ensuring
the
success
of
the
sports
Commission.
I
Thank
you,
commissioner
Edwards
and
yes,
the
bylaws
are
a
little
quirky.
We
realize
I
was
a
board
chair
prior
to
the
position
I'm
in
now
and
was
was
on
the
board
forever
and
was
on
the
original
task
force
that
started
back
as
early
as
2008
with
the
sports
commission
together
and
we've
said
numerous
times.
We
need
to
look
at
the
bylaws
and
we're.
I
Now
so
you
know,
if
nothing
else
comes
from
this
process,
we'll
have
better
bylaws.
B
B
J
J
This
was
really
important
to
me
personally
to
speak
and
present
to
you
all
this
evening
as
a
school
gun,
violence
Survivor
I
could
not
be
more
proud
to
be
serving
Buncombe
County
as
a
commissioner
right
now,
as
we
are
committing
ourselves
to
addressing
gun
violence
in
our
community
and
working
to
prevent
it,
one
more
life
loss
to
gun
violence
is
one
life
too.
Many.
Thank
you
for
what
you're
doing.
K
K
It
is
my
pleasure
to
introduce
Miss
Wendy
Wendy
lost
a
child
to
gun
violence
about
a
year
ago,
and
she
is
with
a
group
that
we
have
partnered
with
Called
Love,
which
stands
for
Life
over
violence
every
day
and
I'll
pass
it
over
to
Wendy
to
say
a
few
remarks.
L
L
B
All
right,
Commissioners,
we
have
a
couple
of
public
hearings.
We
need
to
hold
this
evening.
The
first
one
is
on
economic
development
matters
and
Michael
frew
I
think
is
going
to
be
getting
started
on
this
Michael
or
John.
M
M
M
The
fiscal
year
24
recommended
general
fund
budget
is
423
million.
560
422
dollars,
with
the
tax
rate
remaining
at
48.8
cents
per
100
of
assessed.
Value
budget
has
404.7
million
dollars
of
Revenue,
with
the
three
largest
sources
being
62
percent
property
tax,
13
intergovernmental
revenues
and
12
sales
tax,
appropriate
fund
balances,
budgeted
18.8
million
dollars.
M
Our
budget
is
appropriated
by
function
largest
function
is
education
at
28
percent.
This
is
followed
by
human
services
at
22
percent
Public
Safety
at
21
General
government
at
16
percent
debt
at
five
percent,
cultural
and
recreational
three
percent
economic
and
physical
development,
two
percent
and
other
financing
sources.
Three
percent.
M
M
M
The
total
of
all
annual
funds
in
the
fiscal
year
2024
recommended
budget
is
603
million.
Seven
hundred
fifty
thousand
seven
hundred
ninety
nine
dollars
posted
with
this
evening's
agenda
are
the
fiscal
year.
2024
recommended
budget
and
brief
the
fiscal
year
2024
fee
schedule
and
the
link
to
the
interactive
budget.
Explorer
next
step
is
to
conduct
a
public
hearing
on
the
budget,
address
any
needed
changes
and
we
will
return
in
two
weeks
for
Budget
adoption.
N
And
as
he's
pulling
that
up,
I
will
just
quickly
read
those
off
to
you.
They're
part
of
our
funding
model
for
whether
it's
a
strategic
partnership
or
just
regular
funding,
but
one
would
be
45
000
going
to
the
Asheville
Buncombe
Regional
Sports
Commission.
That
is
really
for
the
socon
tournament.
N
The
Asheville
Buncombe
Community,
the
economic
development
Coalition
of
450
000
for
expansion
and
inclusion
of
industry
and
recruitment
of
new
industry.
Black
Wall
Street
appropriate
not
to
see
seventy
thousand.
That
is
coming
from
the
Strategic
partnership.
Grant
strengthening
bipart
businesses
in
Western,
North,
Carolina,
East
Fork
appropriation,
not
that
exceed
forty
thousand
dollars
related
to
creation
of
50,
new
jobs
and
capital
investment
of
two
mil
two
million
380
thousand
dollars
a
condo
appropriation
not
to
exceed
192
000.
298
dollars,
and
that
is
related
to
the
creation
of
new
hundred
jobs
and
capital.
N
N
and
lastly,
Pratt
and
Whitney
for
Planned
annual
Economic
Development
grants
of
2.4
million
750
new
jobs
in
capital
Investments
of
650
by
2029..
That
will
be
the
capital
that
would
be
the
economic
development
funds
that
we
will
want
you
to
have
a
quick
public
hearing
to
see.
If
there's
anyone
that
has
questions
or
comments.
B
B
M
M
B
All
right,
thanks
John,
so
the
main
focus
of
their
budget
process
this
evening
is
holding
the
public
hearing
on
the
budget.
We've
had
a
series
of
budget
workshops
and
planning
sessions
throughout
the
year
and
it's
all
part
of
the
process,
and
so
tonight
we
hold
the
public
hearing
and
appreciate
a
lot
of
folks
coming
out
to
be
with
us
to
talk
about
their
interest
in
it.
So
we
do
have
a
list
of
folks
that
have
signed
up
for
to
speak
during
the
public
hearing.
B
So
in
light
of
the
really
large
number
of
folks
that
have
signed
up
what
the
Commissioners
have
talked
about
is
we'd
like
to
we
typically
limit
the
public
hearings
to
one
hour,
and
since
we
have
so
many
folks
signed
up.
But
we'd
like
to
ask,
is
that
folks
speak
for
two
minutes
during
the
public
hearing,
rather
than
three
in
the
hopes
that
we
can
hear
from
from
everybody?
Otherwise,
there's
gonna
be
a
lot
of
people
who
will
not
be
able
to
speak
at
all
right.
B
So
we
want
everyone
to
have
a
chance
to
speak
so
and
I
know.
A
lot
of
folks
are
obviously
interested
in
the
public
education
stuff.
So
thank
you
all
for
what
you
do
and
thanks
for
being
here
and
I,
think
there's
one
group
with
Lisa
Peterson
that
has
eight
people.
B
B
All
right,
the
first
person
that
signed
up
is
bobbette,
Mays,
actually
I
think
Bob.
That
spoke
during
the
public
comment,
but
yep.
So
next
person
is
Shana
peel.
B
And
again,
as
as
you're
speaking
you're
going
to
get
an
orange
light
when
there's
about
30
seconds
left
and
then
and
then
a
red
light
will
and
I
think
a
beep
will
happen
when
your
time's
up
hey
so
anyway,
come
on
thanks
for
being
with
us,
Shannon.
O
Teacher
in
Buncombe
County
Schools,
as
well
as
a
parent
of
three
children
attending
schools
in
both
districts.
I
want
to
thank
everyone
here
for
their
hard
work
and
dedication
to
our
community.
I
know
that
this
commission
has
deemed
public
education
as
a
community
priority,
as
it
should
be.
Our
community
deserves
schools
that
have
the
resources
needed
to
serve
all
students,
regardless
of
background
or
zip
code.
O
I
do
want
to
reiterate
what
you're
going
to
hear
tonight
from
countless
staff
across
both
districts.
What
you
have
received
tonight
is
another
copy
of
our
petition
from
over
1700
School
staff
and
690
parents
asking
for
a
living
wage
for
all
classified
staff
arrays
in
the
supplement
and
the
preservation
of
student-facing
positions
funded
by
temporary
Monies.
O
As
someone
who
struggles
on
our
salary
salary,
I
implore
you
to
consider
our
petition
tonight,
I
am
paid
as
a
ninth
year
teacher
with
that
salary
and
local
supplement.
My
three
kids
qualify
for
Medicaid
WIC
and
free
lunch,
and
we
still
have
to
go
to
the
food
bank
from
time
to
time.
I
would
be
making
over
5
000
more
to
do
the
same
job
in
New,
Hanover
County.
Yet
our
cost
of
living
here
in
Buncombe
is
significantly
higher.
O
Public
education
is
in
a
state
of
crisis.
Our
schools
are
experiencing
dozens
of
cuts
by
attrition
as
we
speak,
many
schools
are
facing
the
reality
of
starting
next
school
year
with
less
staff
than
they
had
this
year.
As
the
state
starves
us
as
needed
resources,
School
staff
are
already
doing
everything
we
can
yet
student
needs
far
outpace
the
capacity
of
staff.
We
have
to
do
everything
we
can
to
save
our
schools.
Thank
you.
Thank.
F
B
All
right
thanks,
Shana
I'm,
hey
and
I'm,
going
to
ask
folks
not
to
kind
of
React
to
what
people
say,
either
positively
or
negatively.
So
I
appreciate
that
we
just
want
every
person
to
be
able
to
address
the
board
without
having
to
kind
of
you
know,
wonder
what
the
everybody
thinks
about
it.
So,
of
course,
I
know
you're
all
going
to
be
really
supportive,
but
can
you
please
please
do
respect
that
all
right
next
person
that
signed
up
is
Joan
Hoffman.
P
Good
evening,
I'm
Joan
Hoffman
I
have
been
a
Buncombe
County
resident
since
2005..
My
children
are
five
and
eight
and
attend
Glenn,
Arden
Elementary
School
I'm
here
today
to
Advocate
that
you
approve
the
budget
sent
to
you
by
Asheville
City
schools
and
Buncombe
County
schools.
These
budgets
are
not
frivolous.
They
are
the
bare
minimum.
We
need
for
our
kids
to
be
safe
and
cared
for.
I
am
willing
to
pay
more
in
property
taxes,
and
so
are
my
parents,
and
so
are
my
in-laws.
P
P
In
addition
to
math
and
a
science
teacher,
it
seems
unconscionable
to
be
cutting
a
counselor
in
a
school
who
has
suffered
two
traumatic
losses
to
Suicide
this
year:
one
counselor
for
400,
kids,
a
librarian
for
1200
students.
What
will
happen
to
our
media
programs
that
are
so
valuable
when
we
lose
our
school
broadcast?
P
Please
don't
let
these
Cuts
happen.
If
I
lived
in
New
Hanover
I
would
make
more
than
five
thousand
dollars
more
than
I
make
in
montgom
county
and
the
cost
of
living
would
be
lower.
My
friend
Christine
just
came
here
from
Wake
County.
She
took
a
600
pay
cut
to
be
a
teacher
here
in
Buncombe,
County
and
she's
awesome.
P
Several
of
my
younger
colleagues
live
with
three
other
roommates
just
to
get
by.
One
is
asking
for
a
family
member
to
donate
a
car
for
them,
so
they
can
drive
to
work
with
these
additional
seven
percent
that
we've
asked
for
employees.
They
would
still
barely
be
making
18
an
hour
and
that's
if
the
state
gives
us
the
four
percent
raise
that
we
really
can't
count
on
at
this
point.
P
Q
Good
evening
my
name
is
Timothy
Lloyd
I
am
a
custodian
at
Asheville
middle
school
and
a
proud
member
of
the
Asheville
City
Association
of
Educators.
Today
is
the
culmination
of
four
months
of
work
for
over
100
days.
Public
School
staff
have
put
their
nose
to
the
grindstone
grindstone
towards
this
effort,
all
while
still
giving
Asheville
area
children
the
education
they
deserve,
and
today
they
come
here
with
a
simple
request
of
the
Buncombe
County
Commissioners.
Q
That
request
is
to
agree
to
fund
the
asks
of
the
school
boards
of
both
Buncombe
County
and
Asheville.
City
education
in
North
Carolina
is
severely
underfunded
and
thus
underperforming.
Cafeteria
staff
are
working,
two
jobs,
teachers
are
Moonlighting
in
their
second
jobs,
and
many
people
have
even
felt
it
necessary
to
leave
the
profession
as
a
whole.
If
you
listen
to
the
stories
from
both
school
board
meetings,
you
will
hear
about
how
negatively
the
low
pay
in
this
area
affects
Public
School
staff.
Q
Q
One
way
is
by
raising
property
taxes
and
I
understand
being
uncomfortable
with
doing
that,
because
even
just
pennies
adds
up
for
property
owners,
but
I
want
to
make
it
clear,
and
hopefully
others
will
make
it
clear
that
even
the
thousands
of
people
who
support
us
agree
with
this
move,
many
of
whom
are
public
school
workers.
These
Public
School
workers,
the
people
who
need
tax
relief,
the
most
are
willing
to
pay
more
in
property
taxes
if
it
means
that
their
co-workers
feel
more
comfortable
in
their
job.
Q
R
Good
evening
my
name
is
Paul
Garrity
I'm,
the
assistant
principal
at
Claxton,
Elementary
in
Asheville,
City
Schools,
a
homeowner
in
Buncombe
County
and
the
father
of
a
one-year-old
daughter,
I'm.
Here
to
ask
you
to
ensure
that
the
budget
decisions
you
make
tonight
enable
our
public
schools
to
pay
all
staff
a
living
wage
of
twenty
dollars
and
ten
cents
an
hour.
My
school
has
just
over
400
students
from
every
corner
of
Asheville.
We
have
74
staff
members,
including
seven,
who
serve
multiple
schools.
29
of
our
staff.
Members
are
paid
by
the
hour
combined.
R
They
share
over
250
years
of
experience
in
school
and
yet
few
are
paid
a
living
wage.
This
is
also
the
most
racially
diverse
category
of
Staff
in
our
school
and
many
others
making
this
not
only
an
economic
justice
issue,
but
a
racial
justice
issue
as
well
on
paper.
Their
jobs
have
familiar
titles,
custodian,
instructional
assistant,
bookkeeper
nutrition
staff,
bus
driver,
but
in
reality
the
work
they
do
expands
well
beyond
the
confines
of
our
imaginations.
R
One
of
our
custodians
has
met
every
morning
this
year
with
a
third
grader
to
encourage
him
to
get
ready
for
the
school
day.
He
does
not
earn
a
living
wage.
Our
nutrition
staff
see
when
students
need
extra
love
and
they
go
out
of
their
way
to
make
it
felt
they
do
not
earn
a
living
wage.
Our
instructional
assistants
not
only
prepare
materials
and
manage
student
Behavior,
but
also
teach
kids
to
read
with
research-based
interventions
every
single
day.
They
do
not
earn
a
living
wage.
R
Just
this
week,
four
of
these
dedicated
Educators
have
had
medical
emergencies
in
their
families
with
Rising
living
expenses.
The
impact
of
unexpected
costs
is
felt
by
all
those
dependent
on
their
income,
as
the
same
dollars
have
to
stretch
further.
Both
school
districts
have
proposed
budgets
that
include
an
increase
in
funding
to
support
a
living
wage.
R
I
implore
you
to
approve
these
budgets
and
fully
fund
our
schools,
as
a
homeowner
I
can
think
of
no
better
investment
in
our
community,
along
with
500
families
who
have
signed
a
petition
shared
with
you
earlier
today
by
an
ACS
parent,
my
wife
and
I
are
happy
to
pay
our
part.
My
one-year-old
will
enroll
in
kindergarten
times.
B
S
Since
that
time,
the
general
assembly
has
stripped
teachers
of
the
following:
longevity
pay,
tenure,
pay
for
new
master's
degrees
and
insurance,
benef,
health
insurance
and
retirement
for
new
hires.
We
have
received
no
meaningful
raises.
The
current
proposed
budget
would
give
a
20-plus
year
veteran,
like
me,
around
25,
more
a
month
over
the
next
two
years.
S
So
what
do
these
cup
x
mean
for
our
community
and
our
students?
We
lose
veteran
teachers
that
are
tired
of
scraping
by.
We
lose
new
hires
to
states
around
us
where
the
pay
is
higher
and
the
benefits
better
or
we
lose
them
to
other
North
Carolina
communities
where
the
cost
of
living
is
less
and
the
wages
are
higher.
Teaching
is
no
longer
a
career
that
is
attractive
to
young
adults
and
while
our
loan
Community
cannot
fix
the
teacher
pipeline,
we
can
help
the
Educators
afford
to
live
where
they
work.
S
We
must
do
what
the
general
assembly
will
not
do.
Shirley
Buncombe,
County
Citizens
can
agree
to
help
fund.
Our
schools
I
will
be
thrilled
to
put
the
extra
25
dollars
a
month.
I
will
earn
towards
taxes
if
they
will
help
pay
the
staff
that
takes
care
of
our
Collective
future.
If
we
can
fund
a
baseball
team
for
a
man
who
lives
in
Ohio,
surely
we
can
fund
schools
for
the
children
who
grow
up
here,
I'm
with
them
every
day
and
they
deserve
it.
B
All
right
thanks
the
Now,
Matt
Dickens,
okay,.
T
T
T
So
I
just
really
encourage
you
to
put
all
the
money
into
education.
You
can
we're
cutting
a
counselor
in
the
midst
of
the
media
and
all
the
research
pundits
which
tell
us
that
this
is
the
most
depressed,
anxious,
suicidal
group
of
teens
we've
ever
had
in
our
country.
The
Owen
School
family
definitely
had
a
completed
suicide
within
the
last
12.
That's
a
child!
T
We
need
counselors.
Please
teach
these
kids
give
us
a
good
school,
give
all
these
schools
and
pay
these
teachers
I've
been
here
a
long
time,
but
I
actually
lived
in
town
for
26
years.
I,
don't
need
to
repair
the
county
courthouse
again:
I,
don't
need
to
build
more
jail
cells
fund.
The
schools.
Please.
Thank
you.
So
much.
U
Hello,
I
am
Kathy
Nichols
I
am
not
an
educator.
I
am
actually
a
resident
of
Asheville
I'm,
a
homeowner
and
I'm
here,
because
I
care
so
passionately
about
our
public
education
and
our
on
our
teachers
and
our
educators
and
I
just
want
to
say.
First
of
all
that
I
am
a
thousand
percent
in
favor
of
having
my
property
taxes
raised
to
pay
for
the
supplement
that
they
need.
U
It
is
of
such
a
tiny
amount
of
money
that
will
go
such
a
long
way
and
listening
to
the
stories
here,
I
did
have
a
speech
that
I
was
going
to
read,
but
listening
to
the
stories
here
of
the
teachers
and
the
Educators
who
are
talking
about
the
cuts
that
are
happening
in
the
schools
when
they're
so
desperately
needed
and
they're
already
so
short
staffed
and
then
hearing
about
that
on
top
of
the
crises
and
mental
health
that
are
happening,
how
teachers
need
to
go
to
get
Medicaid
and
WIC
in
order
to
supplement
their
incomes.
U
They
need
to
try
to
get
into
college,
they
need
to
do
a
good
job
and
it
helps
to
raise
their
morale
and
to
feel
valued
also
as
people
and
as
members
of
this
community.
If
they
could
be
sitting
here,
my
kids
right
now
and
hear
the
stories
of
these
Educators
that
they
see
every
day
I
think
they
would
feel
very,
very
sad
and
I
really
hope
that
you
can
change
the
tide
of
that
by
allowing
these
teachers
and
Educators
to
have
a
raise
that
they
so
desperately
need,
and
our
society
needs.
Thank
you.
B
All
right,
thank
you.
Next
person
is
Daniel
Withrow.
E
Don't
tell
me
what
you
value
show
me
your
budget
and
I'll.
Tell
you
what
you
value.
I
first
heard
that
from
Reverend
William
S
Barber
when
he
spoke
to
the
Educators
rally
in
Raleigh
four
years
ago,
when
we
were
asking
for
greater
pay
in
working
conditions.
Governor
Cooper
said
that
to
the
NCAA
annual
convention,
Joe
Biden
began
his
2023
budget
with
that
and
today
I
am
saying
that,
to
you,
don't
tell
us
what
you
value
show
us
your
budget
and
we'll
tell
you
what
you
value.
You
know
the
importance
of
public
education.
E
It's
the
number
one
priority
for
local
governments
in
North
Carolina.
You
know
the
state
has
failed
to
fund
our
schools
adequately.
You
know
the
responsibility
for
funding
our
schools
as
falling
on
local
governments
and
by
now.
You
also
know
that
we
lag
far
behind
other
Urban
school
districts
and
meeting
this
obligation.
E
Although
our
two
school
districts
have
the
highest
cost
of
living
in
the
state.
Our
supplements
for
teachers
are
outpaced
by
those
in
Raleigh
and
Chapel
Hill
and
Charlotte
and
Wilmington
and
many
other
districts.
The
pay
in
our
communities
not
enough
to
keep
staff,
and
it
shows
our
schools
are
in
a
crisis
many
years
in
the
making
at
my
school
last
year,
more
than
a
third
of
the
staff
left
over
and
over
this
year,
bus
routes
have
had
to
be
canceled
because
we
don't
have
drivers.
E
Staff
with
years
of
experience
can
no
longer
afford
to
stay
in
our
community,
and
our
children's
needs
have
never
been
greater.
Trauma
is
evident
in
every
classroom
every
school,
every
hallway.
We
could
never
afford
to
lose
so
many
Educators,
but
this
is
the
worst
time
to
do
it.
You
can
stabilize
our
schools,
you
can
give
us
the
funding,
we
need
to
stay
in
the
profession
and,
yes,
it
will
mean
an
increase
in
property
taxes
as
a
20-year
homeowner
in
West
Asheville,
I
implore.
E
You
please
raise
our
taxes
for
this,
we're
paying
less
than
almost
any
other
urban
area
in
North
Carolina,
and
if
that
means
we
don't
have
the
schools
our
children
need.
Please
fix
this
problem.
I
know
you
all
know
how
important
our
schools
are
respectfully,
though
I
don't
want
to
hear
from
you
how
much
you
value
public
education.
V
Good
evening
my
name
is
Kristen
Kelleher
I'm,
a
local
Buncombe,
County,
Middle
School,
as
well
as
a
parent
of
two
students
that
one
went
and
graduated
from
Buncombe
County
and
one
is
currently
in
Buncombe
County
schools
and
also
a
homeowner
I.
Am
here
today
to
ask
you
to
fund
our
Public
Schools,
our
education,
our
Educators
teach
our
children
that
they
can
do
hard
things.
They
show
kids
the
possibilities
for
their
Futures
and
they
ignite
the
love
of
learning
and
discovering
that
lasts
a
lifetime.
V
V
We
need
teachers
and
Educators
in
the
building
and
we
need
them
to
be
funded
and
we
need
them
to
be
paid
so
that
they
stick
around.
Let's
show
our
students,
they
are
our
future.
Let's
show
them
the
importance
of
education
and
that
we
value
them
have
any
of
you
ever
witnessed
the
graduation
walks
that
we
hold
in
our
schools.
V
B
W
son
went
to
the
Asheville
City
schools
and
I'm.
A
homeowner
homeowner
in
Asheville
cities
and
I
know
that
your
hearts
are
in
the
right
place.
I
do
and
to
be
clear.
It's
the
responsibility
of
the
state
to
primarily
fund
the
public
schools
in
North
Carolina.
Our
leaders
in
Raleigh
have
decided
decide
how
much
to
give
the
schools
they
decide
how
much
or
how
little
is
given
to
North
Carolina
School
personnel.
W
Our
leaders
in
Raleigh
are
falling
down
on
the
job
and
I'd
argue
that
they're
actively
seeking
just
to
dismantle
public
education
and
some
of
the
highlights.
North
Carolina
teachers
are
paid
nearly
the
lowest
in
the
entire
country,
Tennessee
Georgia
South
Carolina.
They
all
pay
more.
They
don't
pay
for
you
to
get
your
master's
degree
opportunity.
Scholarships
are
the
big
thing.
They've
actually
are
passing
a
law
so
that
everyone
can
send
their
child
to
Publix
to
a
private
school
and
get
taxpayer
money.
W
Even
if
you're
a
millionaire
and
they're
doing
this
well
they're
cutting
taxes
on
corporations
and
the
most
wealthy
in
the
state.
Meanwhile,
a
15-year
veteran
teacher,
like
myself,
does
not
get
a
pay
step
increase
for
10
years.
If
you
look
at
the
North
Carolina
teacher
salary
scale,
would
you
like
to
make
today
what
you
made
10
years
ago,
especially
inflation?
This
past
year
alone
was
seven
to
eight
percent.
W
But
there
is
good
news:
our
local
school
district
y'all
can
give
what
is
called
the
supplemental
pay
to
increase
the
dismally
low
pay
scale.
That
state
requires
and
here's
the
way
it
works.
A
lot
of
people
don't
know
our
school
boards
have
asked,
make
they
make
up
the
budget,
and
then
they
ask
you,
the
County
Commissioners,
to
approve
the
budget.
W
This
year,
Buncombe
County
schools
and
Asheville
City
schools
have
stepped
up
and
asked
for
a
budget
that
will
give
all
Personnel
a
minimum
wage
of
at
least
eighteen
dollars
an
hour,
and
it's
not
quite
a
living
wage.
But
it's
it's
a
lot
better
than
it
was
two
years
ago,
people
were
making
less
than
13.
W
they've
asked
for
this
budget
to
raise
the
supplemental
pay
by
seven
percent
and
they've
asked
for
this
budget
to
avoid
further
Personnel
cuts,
and
it
has
come
to
my
attention
that
you,
the
County
Commissioners,
have
not
granted
that
request.
You
are
not
fully
funding
what
the
Buncombe
County
schools
and
the
Asheville
City
Schools
Board
of
educations
have
asked
for.
In
fact,
if
my
calculations
are
correct,
you've
funded
the
school
asked
by
25
of
what
they've
asked
now
we're
not
asking
for
the
moon,
we're
not
asking
to
be
rich.
W
We're
asking
for
the
basics,
we're
asking
to
stem
the
flow
of
people,
leaving
we're
asking
to
make
a
pay
scale
so
that
we
can
bring
people
in
Recruitment
and
Retention
has
been
said
over
and
over
to
be
a
very
high
priority
of
the
school
systems
in
the
county,
but
we're
not
doing
it.
We're
asking
you
to
be
on
our
side.
People
are
leaving
the
profession,
people
are
moving
to
work
in
other
states
and
in
other
North
Carolina
counties.
W
Students
are
not
entering
the
college
to
go
into
teaching
and
why
would
they
if
I
had
a
child?
Who
asked
to
who
wanted
to
be
a
teacher
and,
thank
goodness
my
child
doesn't
I
would
say?
No
don't
do
it,
don't
do
it
I
love
my
job,
I
love,
teaching,
there's
such
joy
in
it.
Of
course
we
do.
We
don't
want
to
get
rich.
It's
not
about
that.
It's
about
having
our
respect,
because
we
are
in
a
crisis.
We
hear
this
from
all
directions
and,
yes,
we
are
experiencing
an
opioid
crisis.
W
What
do
you
think
will
happen
to
these
other
crises
when
the
public
schools
lose
all
these
Personnel
because
we're
not
treating
our
school
Personnel
right
when
we
don't
do
that,
we
don't
do
right
by
our
children.
Our
future
community
members,
people
like
I,
said:
don't
go
into
the
schools
to
get
rich,
but
it's
not
a
volunteer
position
and
we're
going
backward
and
pay
we're
being
taken
advantage
of
I,
often
compare
it
to
a
bad
marriage.
W
W
When
do
we
start
considering
ourselves
too
foolish
to
stay
in
this
profession
to
stay
in
this
County
I
make
a
t
graph,
all
the
time
and
I
say:
why
would
I
stay
and
why
would
I
go?
Why
would
I
say
because
I
love
it
here,
I
got
friends:
I
got
family
I've
got
a
beautiful
house.
I
live
in
a
beautiful
amazing
place,
I
live
in
a
beautiful
Community.
My
per
the
people.
I
work
with
are
wonderful,
amazing,
human
beings,
I
love,
my
children
and
I
am
such
a
good
teacher.
W
They
want
to
keep
me
here,
but
every
single
day
I
feel
like
a
fool,
feel
taken
advantage
of
and
I
want
to
stay,
and
when
you
fund
us
at
25
percent
of
our
ass,
it
makes
me
go
not
even
not
even
my
own
County,
not
even
my
own
county
is
on
my
side.
How
do
we
justify
staying
I
got
to
tell
you
a
little
a
little
story,
my
aunt's
partner
out
in
Old
Fort
and
my
father
were
talking
about
taxes
and
they
were
talking
for
a
while
and
and
Merrill.
W
W
We
are
so
under
taxed
that
when
people
move
down
here
and
take
their
money
and
they
buy
these
million
dollar
houses
and
you've
seen
the
housing
prices
in
North
Carolina
in
Asheville
and
in
Buncombe
County
when
they
buy
those
houses
and
they're
like
oh,
this
is
great
I,
don't
pay
any
taxes,
that's
because
you're
not
funding
the
firefighters
you're,
not
funding
the
police
and
you're,
not
funding
the
schools
and
that's
your
future
and
that's
your
community.
That's
the
children
who
you're
going
to
live
amongst
when
they
grow
into
adults.
W
Those
are
the
people
that
hopefully
will
take
care
of
you
in
the
hospitals.
Those
are
the
people
who
will
hopefully
take
care
of
you
as
future
teachers,
but
at
this
point,
I
say:
do
not
go
into
public
education
until
you
start
treating
us
right
and
I
think
you
can
and
I
think
you
will
and
I
really
hope
you
will.
Thank
you
very
much
for
your
time.
X
Good
evening,
and
thank
you
for
your
time-
my
name
is
Abby
hesling
and
I
teach
at
Irwin,
High,
School
I
have
been
at
Irwin
for
14
years.
After
doing
my
student
teaching
there
and
I
choose
to
stay
Erwin
because
I
truly
love
my
community
and
I
love.
My
school
and
I
love
my
students.
My
goal
is
to
retire
from
Irwin,
but
I'm
now
having
to
consider
whether
or
not
that
is
an
option
for
me.
Raising
a
family
in
this
town
on
a
teacher
salary
is
becoming
more
and
more
difficult.
X
Every
year,
I'm
one
of
the
veteran
teachers
that
others
have
spoken
about
and
my
cohort
is
shrinking.
Every
day
this
has
been
the
hardest
year
of
my
career
after
14
years.
It
was
not
the
year
that
we
were
in
lockdown.
It
was
not
the
year
we
came
back
from
Lockdown,
it
was
not
fighting
with
the
masks
it
was
this
year.
There
is
a
very
real
crisis
in
our
schools
as
we
wrap
up
our
end
of
the
year
testing.
X
X
Obviously,
when
teachers
leave
and
new
hires
come
in
there's
training
and
a
learning
curve
which
takes
a
toll
on
everyone
in
the
building,
but
for
our
students,
it
is
much
more
than
that.
Our
students,
especially
in
my
community,
do
not
have
a
lot
of
consistency
in
their
lives
and
many
come
to
school.
For
just
that
stability.
X
X
They
are
not
going
to
seek
out
those
connections
when
I'm
sorry,
I
got
distracted
by
the
time
they
seek
us
out
because
we
feel
safe
and
when
those
connections
leave
the
building
the
connection
the
students
feel
to
the
building
also
leaves
public.
Education
is
under
attack
in
a
lot
of
ways
right
now
and
our
students
are
under
attack
as
well.
They
feel
the
pervasive
perception
that
education
isn't
valued,
their
schools
are
not
adequately
funded
and
their
teachers
are
overworked
and
overwhelmed.
Y
I
teach
social
studies
at
Montford,
North,
Star,
Academy
and
I'm
gonna
get
back
to
the
year
1945
and
Franklin
Delano
Roosevelt
passed
away
and
a
guy
named
Harry
Truman
became
president.
He
put
a
little
desk
plaque
on
his
desk
saying
the
buck
stops
here,
and
he
wanted
to
remind
himself
every
day
that
it
was
up
to
him
to
make
the
hard
choices.
Y
The
state
of
North
Carolina
has
failed
us
as
a
teacher
I'm,
going
to
give
him
an
F
and
if
I
could
I'd
put
him
in
lunch.
Detention
too,
but
I
can't
but
I'm
asking
you
guys
to
do
the
right
thing
and
I
think
you
know
what
it
is.
This
is
an
expensive
city
to
live
in.
I
was
fortunate
enough
to
move
here
with
my
lovely
wife.
When
Asheville
was
a
really
inexpensive
place
to
live.
We
we
got
our
first
house
in
worst
Asheville
because
it
was
cheap.
Y
That
tells
you
how
long
ago
that
was
I
will
gladly
pay
more
property
tax.
The
reality
is
from
my
house
right
now:
I'm,
probably
looking
at
paying
hold
your
breath
up
to
a
whopping
14
a
month
in
property
taxes
to
make
these
things
happen
for
public
education,
Now
understand.
If
you
live
in
North
Asheville,
it
may
be
a
little
more,
but
we
need
you
guys
to
do
the
right
thing.
We
have
watched
the
the
ball,
go
back
and
forth
from
the
state
to
local
back
and
forth.
Z
Hi,
my
name
is
Maggie
Moore
and
I'm
here
to
advocate
for
full
public
school
funding.
I
am
one
of
two
media
coordinators
at
Reynolds,
High,
School
and
I
love
my
job.
It's
my
favorite
job
that
I've
ever
had
I
love
going
to
work
today,
which
I
can't
say
for
I
mean
all
of
the
other
jobs
I've
had
before
now.
Z
I
work
with
another
professionally
certified
media
coordinator
and
a
media
assistant
to
meet
the
needs
of
1100
students
and
fellow
teachers
and
I
mean
when
I
say
that
all
hands
are
on
Deck
every
day
to
meet
the
variety
of
issues
that
come
our
way,
we're
a
Dream,
Team
I
mean
we
handle
book,
circulations,
recommendations,
technology,
inventory,
collection,
development,
Tech
repairs,
so
much
stuff.
We
work
together
and
I,
wouldn't
have
it
any
other
way,
but
I
found
out
yesterday
morning
for
a
superintendent's
directive
that
my
position
is
being
eliminated
at
the
end
of
this
year.
Z
So
I
have
my
dream:
job
I've
had
it
for
a
year
I'm
a
first
year
teacher,
so
I'm
not
making
that
much
money,
but
I
love.
What
I
do
and
I'm
devastated
I'm
devastated
and
to
hear
like
this?
This
is
a
meeting
to
discuss
like
final
budget
recommendations.
My
job
has
already
been
cut
because
our
superintendent
doesn't
think
the
funding
will
be
there
to
pay
or
to
justify
paying
my
tiny
little
budget
or
a
tiny
little
salary.
Z
It's
devastating
I'm,
I'm
heartbroken,
so
working
as
a
media
coordinator
involves
a
lot
more
than
many
would
assume,
and
at
the
high
school
level
there
are
two
media
coordinators
and
one
media
assistant,
and
so
this
the
second
media
coordinator
position,
has
been
cut
across
the
board
at
all
high
schools
in
Buncombe
County.
Z
So
that
means
these
dream
teams
who
have
worked
together
to
meet
their
students
needs
they
are
losing
half
of
their
team
and,
like
we
do
just
this
past
year,
we
have
submitted
977
tickets
for
Tech
repairs,
not
counting
what
we've
done
circulated.
Z
4721
books
taught
219
classes
in
the
library
and
they're
they're,
limiting
that
to
one
professionally
certified
librarian,
a
media
assistant
who
won't
be
able
to
do
as
much
clearly
by
themselves,
I'm
desperately
hopeful
that
the
decision
will
be
reversed
in
terms
of
my
position
and
just
advocating
for
full
funding
of
public
school.
Okay.
Thank
you.
So
much.
G
Hi
again,
I'm
Christina
Mason,
a
homeowner,
a
parent
and
I
have
a
son
who's,
a
kindergartner
in
Asheville,
City
Schools
I
urge
you
to
fully
fund
the
proposed
budgets.
Functional
public
schools.
Are
a
must-have
they're,
not
a
nice,
to
have,
and
isn't
it
weird
that
we're
coming
to
you
as
your
constituents
asking
you
to
raise
taxes,
that's
not
a
good
sign.
G
There's
no
debating
that
inadequate
school
funding
is
hurting
morale,
it's
hurting,
enrollment
and
recruiting
it's
hurting
the
amazing
humans,
educating
our
kids
and
it's
hurting
our
students.
An
ounce
of
prevention
is
worth
a
pound
of
cure.
I
know
you
have
a
ton
of
issues
on
your
plate
and
you're
looking
for
Solutions
and
enough
money
to
pay
for
all
of
them,
but
as
Lisa
already
described,
education
is
core
to
to
addressing
those
public.
Schools
are
unique
places
where
families
of
all
backgrounds
and
incomes
can
build
community
where
diversity,
equity
and
inclusion
are
explicit
values.
G
Public
education
is
the
foundation
of
a
healthy
democracy.
Schools
are
where
we're
teaching
history
in
Civics
and
science
is
still
taught.
You
can't
tackle
the
problems
that
we're
facing
in
Buncombe.
Without
public
education,
our
public
schools
are
facing
impossible
choices.
If
you
don't
fully
fund
these
budgets,
we'll
have
no
choice
but
to
increase
class
sizes,
cut
student-facing
positions,
leave
vacancies
unfilled
and
continue
paying
poverty,
wages
and
being
unable
to
recruit.
G
We
aren't
giving
our
children
the
education
that
they
deserve.
Families
are
not
going
to
stick
around
Long
parents
like
me,
who
have
the
privilege
to
choose,
are
going
to
head
for
Charter
in
Publics
and
private
schools.
Austerity
is
cutting
Public
Schools
off
at
the
knees.
I've
got
five
ideas
for
raising
school
funding,
one
restore
the
Asheville
City
Schools
supplemental
tax
to
pre-pandemic
levels
of
12
percent.
It's
unconscionable
to
keep
that
rate
flat.
Two
raise
property
taxes,
I'm
willing,
my
friends
are
willing.
My
neighbors
are
willing.
G
We
see
it
as
an
investment
in
our
community
three
reform,
the
property
assessment
system
so
that
undervalued
Parcels
are
a
source
of
more
tax
revenue,
correct
the
system
so
that
everyone
pays
their
fair
share.
We
know
that
this
has
been
a
problem
and
we
can
fix
it,
reduce
the
hotel,
occupancy
tax
to
zero
and
mandate
that
a
portion
of
taxes
raised
for
tourism
be
allocated
for
public
schools.
Thank
you.
AA
Good
evening
my
name
is
Brooke
Heaton
and
I
am
the
father
of
a
kindergartner
in
Asheville
City,
Schools
I'm,
the
parent
of
a
public
school
student,
because
I
myself
am
the
product
of
public
education.
When
it
came
time
to
enroll
our
son
in
school,
we
had
no
doubt
that
it
would
be
in
a
public
school.
It
was
a
public
school
that
first
introduced
me
to
kids.
That
were
entirely
unlike
me,
with
backgrounds
that
were
a
strong
contrast
to
my
own
Small
Town
Iowa
Origins,
from
kindergarten
through
High
School.
AA
It
was
in
public
schools
that
I
came
to
understand
the
role
that
I
lived
in
Through,
The
Eyes
of
others,
because
we
were
all
thrown
into
a
sometimes
chaotic
Melting
Pot,
with
Pizza
on
Fridays,
while
I
have
fond
memories
of
my
own
education.
I
see
change
is
happening
in
our
society.
Public
schools
are
under
assault
across
our
nation,
but
especially
here
in
North
Carolina,
the
general
assembly
is
working
daily
to
undermine
our
public
schools
with
desperately
small
budgets
resulting
in
massive
turnover.
AA
Our
kids
need
to
be
taught
by
teachers
who
are
passionate
and
feel
valued
who
can
afford
to
live
where
they
teach
yet
we've
got
veteran
teachers
who
haven't
seen
a
raise
in
a
decade
a
decade
think
about
that
public
schools
are
critically
important
to
our
community.
I
know
you're
dealing
with
a
Litany
of
challenges,
but
education
of
the
education
of
our
kids
is
not
a
single
issue
and
a
long
list
of
priorities.
It
is
the
central
pillar
of
our
community.
AA
For
many,
a
public
education
is
the
only
path
to
Economic
Opportunity.
It
provides
a
way
for
people
like
myself
to
be
the
first
in
their
family
to
go
to
college,
earn
a
degree
start
a
business
lacking
sufficient
school
funding.
Our
kids
will
lose
that
opportunity
and
it's
not
just
a
matter
of
equity.
It's
a
matter
of
the
economic
well-being
of
our
community
I.
Ask
that
you
consider
what
the
teachers
and
staff
here
are
asking
for,
and
please
show
that
you
value
them.
Please
fully
fund
our
schools.
You
must
find
a
way
as
I
speak.
AA
AB
Hello,
Samantha
gallman
from
the
Owen
District,
the
students
in
my
community,
the
Owen
District,
deserve
every
Educational
Opportunity
offered
to
students
in
any
other
district
and
access
to
adequate
services,
as
we
lose
positions
and
Owen
is
being
told
that
we're
losing
possibly
six
positions
this
year.
In
addition
to
positions,
we've
all
already
lost
in
the
last
couple
of
years.
AB
Our
students
are
losing
those
opportunities.
We
are
not
providing
an
equitable
education
in
our
own
District.
AB
So
how
can
we
be
complying
with
Leandro
if
a
student
can
take
a
course
at
AC,
Reynolds,
High
School,
but
can't
take
that
course
at
Owen,
High
School,
then?
How
are
we
serving
our
students
equally?
How
is
that
fair,
we're
losing
CTE
positions,
we're
losing
electives
that
help
our
students
be
career,
prepared
our
students
at
Owen,
High
School,
don't
have
the
offerings
that
other
students
have.
AB
We
can't
just
keep
cutting
positions
according
to
ADM,
we
have
to
serve
all
of
our
students
and
provide
Equity
of
access
to
our
students.
I
want
transparency
when
it
comes
to
decisions
regarding
Staffing.
We
just
found
out
yesterday
that
other
positions
are
being
cut.
Why
now,
when
other
positions
were
announced
earlier,
why,
when
we
barely
had
time
to
prepare
for
this
meeting
and
figure
out
what
the
concerns
were
and
what
was
the
reality?
That
does
not
build
public
trust.
AB
When
back
in
May,
when
we
presented
to
the
school
board,
we
were
hearing
that
that
was
not
the
plan.
It
wasn't.
The
plan
to
have
Cuts
in
our
schools
I
have
no
interest
in
being
part
of
a
Gilded
Age
of
public
education.
We
have
to
be
strong
at
our
core.
We
can't
just
look
pretty
on
our
face
and
on
our
websites.
We
have
to
teach
our
kids
kids
with
strength.
We
have
to
prepare
them.
B
Okay,
next
is
Nicole
Washburn.
AC
Good
afternoon
my
name
is
Nicole
Washburn
and
I
teach
science
at
Nesbitt,
Discovery,
Academy
I've
lived
in
Asheville
for
18
years
now,
and
I
have
three
children
of
my
own
13
16
19,
all
of
whom
have
been,
who
have
been
or
currently
are
educated
in
Buncombe
County,
Schools
I
have
a
bachelor's
of
Science
in
biology.
A
minor
in
education
and
I
have
a
master's
degree
in
secondary
Science
Education.
AC
My
very
first
year
of
teaching
was
in
1996
27
years
ago,
as
a
new
teacher
in
my
early
20s
I
knew
that
my
salary
would
not
be
high,
but
honestly
that
was
true
for
many
careers
requiring
college
degrees.
At
that
time,
my
husband
made
about
the
same
as
I
did,
for
example,
now
almost
30
years
later,
with
over
16
years
of
experience
in
public
education,
I
do
not
make
significantly
more
than
I.
Did
then
just
a
few
thousand
dollars
most
professional
careers
that
require
college
degrees,
make
much
more
than
professional
Educators.
AC
Do
this
makes
it
difficult
to
attract
qualified
talented
people
to
the
profession?
There
are
many
Educators
here
today
and
currently
teaching
in
Buncombe
County
and
Asheville
City
schools.
In
the
same
situation,
I
just
described,
they
have
many
years
of
experience.
They
excel
at
designing,
exciting
and
engaging
lessons,
giving
valuable
feedback
on
the
progress
of
their
students,
communicating
with
parents
and
other
Educators,
and
so
much
more.
Many,
though,
are
retiring
this
year
or
in
the
next
few
years.
We
must
do
something
immediately.
There
are
not
enough
young
teachers
to
replace
them.
AC
Why
am
I
focusing
on
the
salary
alone
to
keep
and
get
talented
teachers?
First,
it's
very
low.
North
Carolina's
teacher
salaries
are
on
the
bottom.
Fourth
of
all
states.
It's
particularly
low
in
Asheville,
as
you've
heard
due
to
the
High
Cost
of
Living.
It's
nearly
impossible
to
live
here
on
a
teacher's
salary.
Because
of
this
not
only
are
we
not
attracting
new
teachers,
but
we're
losing
excellent
and
experienced
teachers
faster
than
we
can
replace
them.
As
I
mentioned
earlier,
I'm
a
teacher
at
Nesbit
Discovery
Academy,
our
local
public
stem
focused
high
school.
AC
We
have
all
probably
heard
that
stem
careers
are
steadily
increasing.
According
to
the
National
Science
Foundation,
fully
23
percent,
almost
one
important
new
jobs
are
currently
STEM
related
as
a
stem
High
School.
Our
school
has
some
unique
characteristics,
but
it's
not
unique.
Stem
curricula
is
all
over
our
County.
All
of
our
all
of
our
schools
teach
it
and
encourage
it.
In
our
school
alone,
we've
lost
two
teachers
in
stem
fields
that
we
cannot
replace.
AD
Hello,
my
name
is
Soren
Peterson
I
am
here
also
to
request
the
fully
funding
of
the
budget.
I
wanted
to
put
some
numbers
behind
what
the
request
being
made
is.
We
know
that
it's
a
seven
percent
supplemental
increase,
but
what
does
that
actually
amount?
To
the
last
time
the
local
supplement
was
increased
was
in
2018.,
since
then,
teachers
have
seen
in
eight
new
teachers
have
seen
an
eight
or
a
six
percent
increase
in
their
salary
to
this
year.
With
the
supplement
increase,
that
number
is
nine
or
nineteen
percent
over
a
six
year
period.
AD
In
that
same
time,
inflation
will
have
gone
up.
26
percent
and
the
cost
of
living
in
the
Asheville
metro
area,
which
includes
the
cheaper
Henderson
and
Madison
counties,
will
have
gone
up
94.
It
will
have
nearly
doubled.
A
new
teacher
after
you
account
for
that
cost
of
living
will
be
making
eight
thousand
dollars
less
after
inflation
than
they
would
have
six
years
ago,
28
versus
thirty
six
thousand
and
it
put
another
way.
New
teachers
will
be
asked
to
pay
36
of
their
income
towards
the
cost
of
renting
a
one
bedroom
apartment.
AD
If
we
want
to
invite
teachers
here,
who
want
a
family
or
have
a
child,
we're
looking
at
them
paying
over
half
of
their
salary
towards
renting
a
room,
ask
saying
that
this
is
a
increase
in
teacher
pay.
I
think
does
not
reflect
on
what
is
being
asked
for.
This
is
a
request
to
slow
down
the
bleeding
that
is
facing
Buncombe
County
and
our
surrounding
areas
when
the
cost
of
inflation
and
the
cost
of
living
is
so
quickly
outstripping
what
teachers
are
being
asked
to
pay.
AD
AE
I
thought
about
talking
about
the
numbers
like
Soren
did
and
I
have
to
say
that
for
me,
the
extra
I
think
it's
something
like
5.8
cents
per
hundred
dollars
to
fund
the
requests
other
than
the
school
tax
and
1.38
about
cents
to
fund
the
requests
for
the
school
tax.
I
asked
you
to
approve
it
telling
you
about.
AE
Like
brownie,
I've
known
you,
since
you
were
what
a
sophomore
in
college
and
I
know
where
your
heart
is:
Al
Whitesides,
I,
love
hearing
about
our
past
and
talking
about
our
possibilities
for
our
future
and
about
our
problems
that
we
have
here
in
our
Asheville
City
schools
and
in
our
community
Jasmine
I,
just
I'm,
so
grateful
for
the
work
that
so
many
of
you
do.
AE
My
kiddo
is
struggling
and
instead
of
talking
about
all
the
big
picture
stuff
in
in
two
days,
my
kiddo
I'm
expecting
to
be
able
to
come
home
for
the
first
time
in
a
couple
months
and
they
need
resources
that
are
our
schools
are
really
starving
with.
AE
We
have
kids
attending
our
schools
who
are
suffering
from
mental
illness,
suicidality
self-harm
and
that
I
have
spent
over
a
hundred
thousand
dollars
this
past
year
trying
to
meet
those
needs
and
if
I
can
spend
three
hundred
dollars
more
in
taxes,
so
that
our
schools
don't
crumble
and
our
kid
our
kid
can
go
back.
I'd
really
appreciate
it.
Thank
you.
B
AF
I
have
to
confess
that
I
entered
into
this
budget
process
not
expecting
to
submit
to
you
the
size
of
the
budget
request
that
we
have
submitted
during
the
campaign
process
and,
in
speaking
with
some
of
you,
and
also
acknowledging
that
we
have
a
relatively
High
per
student
amount
of
funding.
I
was
asking
and
did
ask
for
recommendations
for
reductions
and
I
got
those
recommendations
and
I
looked
at
those
and
I
thought.
Okay.
What
can
we
do
here?
AF
AF
B
AG
Hi,
my
name
is
Eden
Ward
I
am
11
years
old
and
in
fifth
grade
at
Claxton,
Elementary
and
I
am
on
Claxton
student
leadership
team,
which
is
focused
on
making
class
in
a
better
place
and
I
have
to
say
the
students
at
Classic
and
see,
and
in
Asheville
City
Schools.
They
can.
We
can
all
see
things
are
getting
bad
like
we
can
see
the
teachers
are
starting
to
lose
it
and
it's
like.
AG
AG
B
All
right,
thank
you,
Eden.
The
last
person
that
signed
up
is
Christina
de
los
Santos.
AH
Hi,
my
name
is
Christina
de
los
Santos
and
my
two
children
Simon
and
Isaac
attend
Asheville
High.
My
older
son
Simon,
who
has
autism,
will
be
graduating
from
the
occupational
course
of
study
program.
This
Saturday
Simon
has
a
4.0
GPA
he's
worked
as
a
coach's
assistant
and
he's
been
able
to
be
included
in
general
education
courses
and
electives.
AH
Simon
is
a
very
hard
worker,
but
his
success
at
Asheville
high
would
not
have
been
possible
without
the
support
of
his
incredible
EC
teachers.
Special
shout
out
to
Liz
leblue
Brian
Billick
Emrick
van
osdal,
an
instructional
assistant,
extraordinaire
Lauren
k,
aka
Coach
K.
Recently,
I
asked
Coach
K
for
a
list
of
the
teachers,
assistants
and
therapists,
who
have
been
instrumental
in
Simon's
School
experience
this
term,
so
we
could
get
them
gifts
for
teacher
appreciation
week.
AH
These
folks
have
frequently
gone
above
and
beyond
their
job
descriptions
to
make
sure
my
child
can
live
up
to
his
potential
and
be
included
when
appropriate,
with
typically
developing
peers,
many
of
whom
he
now
counts.
As
friends,
they
have
gone
so
far
as
to
declare
Thursday's
yellow
day,
because
it
is
Simon's,
favorite
color
and
they
show
up
decked
out
in
yellow
every
week.
AH
I
also
want
to
ask
that
you
consider
creating
an
advisory
Council
for
exceptional
children
and
student
support
services,
so
that
these
dedicated
Educators,
who
really
understand
the
needs
of
these
kids,
can
lend
their
expertise
to
the
development
of
solutions
for
these
Services.
Thank
you
so
much
for
your
consideration.
AH
B
AI
Good
evening,
Commissioners
I'm,
a
parent,
odd,
Creek,
Elementary
and
I've
been
an
active
member
member
of
the
PTA
there
for
last
six
years,
I
served
as
treasurer
for
two
years:
I'm
also
a
local
business
owner
and
I.
Also,
as
everybody
else
has
spoken
to
support
the
full
budget
for
schools.
It's
very,
very
critical,
my
daughter
who's,
the
same
age
as
Eden
I
might
have
left
the
room.
She
feels
it
she's
going
into
middle
school
next
year.
My
son's
going
into
fourth
grade
and
I'm
nervous
about
fifth
grade
for
him.
Fifth
grade
was
really
terrible.
AI
This
year
the
we
had
teachers
leave,
staff
leave,
parents,
families
leave,
go
to
Charter,
Schools
private
schools.
Public
Funding
is
leaving
the
schools.
It's
not
just
teachers
wanting
extra
money
it.
This
is
critical.
It's
the
foundation
of
our
community
and
I.
If
there's
any
way
that
you
can
raise
property
taxes
to
meet
the
request
of
our
school
boards,
please
do
so
it's
not
too
late.
You
haven't
voted
on
it.
Yet.
Please
consider
that
you
know.
Governor
Cooper
recently
spoke
about
this
being
a
crisis
in
our
state.
AI
If
you
look
across
for
parity,
some
of
the
state
senators
are
asking
for
parity
and
pay.
Look
at
teacher
pay
across
Across.
The
Nation
we
are
not
anywhere
near
money
can
be
raised,
taxes
can
be
increased,
it
is
critical
for
our
community
as
a
business
owner.
I
have
trouble
attracting
people
to
the
community
and
hiring
them
because
cost
of
living
inflation.
AI
B
Yeah
we're
gonna,
we're
gonna,
hear
from
everyone
who
wants
to
speak
yep,
we're
through
with
everyone
who
signed
up,
but
anybody
wants
to
speak.
Ken
come
on
up
yep
thanks.
AJ
Hi
I
am
Everett,
Leggett
I
am
in
10th
grade
at
Asheville,
High
I'm,
the
child
of
a
public
school
teacher
and
I
and
I've
seen
my
dad
go,
go
above
and
beyond
in
his
work,
but
then
he'll
come
home
and
he's
completely
exhausted
and
I've
seen
this
with
many
teachers,
but
I've
seen
so
many
teachers
leave
teaching
because
they
simply
cannot
live
in
Asheville
with
the
current
salary
of
School
staff
or
because
they're
simply
burnt
out
from
working
multiple
jobs
just
so
they
can
live
in
Asheville.
AJ
We
have
amazing
teachers
and
School
staff
in
Asheville
that
have
made
huge
impacts
on
my
life,
and
so
many
other
students
lives,
teachers
that
are
putting
in
200
to
make
students
lives
better,
but
they
can't
continue
to
do
that
when
they
are
burnt
out
from
working
a
second
job
or
constantly
worrying
about
being
able
to
pay
bills.
So
if
you
want
School
staff
to
be
to
keep
giving
their
all,
they
need
to
be,
they
need
to
be
paid
what
they
are
worth,
which
is
way
more
than
what
they're
being
paid.
AK
Hello,
my
name
is
JP
Bullock
and
I'm,
a
reverend
at
Central,
United,
Methodist,
Church
and
I
love,
Asheville
and
Buncombe
County,
and
only
given
a
pastor.
Two
minutes
is
kind
of
an
unforgivable
sin.
In
my
mind,
all
seriousness:
I
didn't
plan
to
come
to
talk
about
the
school
board
or
anything
or
schooling,
but
I
do
would
like
to
say
that
it's
always
a
wise
investment
to
invest
in
children.
AK
AL
Hi
I'm
Mackenzie
Herbst
I
teach
first
grade
at
Isaac.
Dixon
I
was
not
planning
on
speaking,
but
you
guys
had
some
extra
time
so
I
figured.
Why
not
I
have
a
lot.
I
could
talk
about
so
I'll
just
do
a
little
I
guess
I
mean
at
Isaac
Dixon.
We
lost
I,
think
Daniel
Withrow
said
like
a
third.
It
was
really
like.
AL
Half
of
our
classroom
teachers
left
last
year
we're
looking
about
the
same
number
again
this
year,
the
majority
of
whom,
because
they
are
moving
and
they
are
leaving
Asheville,
they
are
leaving
North
Carolina
two
of
the
classrooms
had
long-term
subs
for
the
majority
of
the
year.
The
classroom
right
next
to
me
that
taught
first
grade
and
I
think
they
had
an
EC
cluster,
so
students
that
need
the
most
important
Services
had
a
long-term
sub.
AL
I
am
only
a
fourth
year
teacher,
so
I'm,
not
a
veteran
but
I
practically
am
because
everyone
else
on
my
team
is
new
and
two
of
them
are
leaving
this
year.
I
can't
afford
to
live
in
Asheville
City
I
live
out
in
Leicester
to
get
the
apartment.
That
I
would
have
that
I
qualified
for
which
is
a
one
bedroom
and
costs
fifteen
hundred
and
five
dollars
a
month.
I
did
not
qualify
for
it
on
my
salary,
from
the
state
or
from
the
local
supplement.
AL
Thankfully,
I
work
three
other
jobs,
so
I
made
enough
to
get
that
if
I
had
known
how
much
it
would
cost
to
live
in
Asheville
or
what
the
school
system
would
be
like
when
I
moved
here,
I
probably
wouldn't
have,
because
it's
a
lot
and
we
don't
feel
super
supported.
So
please,
actually
let
us
know
that
you
support
us
and
you
care
about
us.
If
you
care
about
the
lgbtq
community
they're
a
part
of
our
students,
we
support
them,
show
them.
You
actually
do.
AM
Thank
you,
I'm
Rebecca,
streamer
I
am
a
member
of
the
Asheville
City
Board
of
Education
and
first
off
I
want
to
thank.
You.
I
realized
that
the
budget
proposal
from
the
schools,
this
year's,
were
big
and
I
appreciate
the
way
each
of
you
has
considered
carefully
why
we
brought
these
asks.
As
many
have
already
said,
the
reason
we're
here
is
because
our
state
has
become
derelict
in
its
duties.
AM
Lawmakers
carefully
and
systematically
are
defending
public
education
and
our
children
are
bearing
the
burden.
The
governor
has
declared
a
state
of
emergency.
It's
not
okay.
This
unconstitutional
effort
by
log
makers
places
the
burden
on
you
and
County
leaders
like
you
around
our
state.
It's
not!
Okay.
AM
AM
Jasmine
said
in
the
meeting
with
the
proposals,
it's
time
for
a
Frank
conversation
about
what
it
takes
to
fund
our
priorities,
I'm
ready
to
have
that
conversation
with
you
and
work
on
structuring
a
system
of
Education
in
our
city
that
is
sustainable
and
honors,
the
Dignity
of
the
people
who
work
in
there
and
do
what's
right
for
kids.
Thank
you.
B
All
right
before
closed
public
hearing
I
just
want
to
say
thanks
to
everyone
who
took
time
to
come
out
and
speak
to
us
about
our
budget,
it's
one
of
the
most
important
decisions
that
we
make
every
year
about
how
to
invest
the
taxpayers
funds
to
meet
the
services
and
goals
that
our
community
has.
So
thank
you.
B
Thank
you
all
for
taking
time
to
come
out
this
evening,
I'm
going
to
go
ahead
and
close
the
public
hearing
at
six
59
pm,
and
so
in
two
weeks
from
now
we
will
be
taking
up
deliberation
on
the
budget
itself,
so
the
public
hearing
tonight
is
not
the
last
step
in
the
process,
but
it's
one
of
the
most
important
where
we
have
another
chance
to
listen
to
our
community.
So
thank
you
all.
Obviously,
a
lot
of
the
folks
who
came
out
working
in
public
education.
Thank
you.
So
much
I
think
you
know.
B
I
certainly
speak
for
everyone
on
this
board.
When
we
say
we
are,
you
know
very
deeply
concerned
about
where
our
state
stands
in
terms
of
public
education
currently
and
some
of
the
proposals
that,
if
enacted,
could
further
dismantle
the
whole
financial
model
around
Howard,
Public
Schools
work
so
anyway.
Thank
you
all
for
what
you
do.
Thank
you
all
for
coming
out
this
evening,
Commissioners.
B
Any
questions
this
is
we're
not
taking
any
action
tonight.
This
is
the
hearing,
so
just
before
we
move
on
to
the
next
item,
any.
B
B
Avril,
do
you
have
anything
on
the
manager's
report?
No.
N
B
AN
AN
This
is
a
five-year
contract
with
two
two-year
extension
options
and
this
service
scope
of
services
for
weekly
trash
and
every
other
week,
recycling
in
unincorporated
areas
of
Buncombe
County.
This
is
not
a
mandatory
program.
This
is
a
subscription
base,
so
residents
that
elect
to
do
that
sign
up
for
services
and
are
eligible
for
this
program,
and
currently
we
have
around
33
600
subscribers
and
we're
at
a
point
now
where
we
need
to
make
some
decisions
with
the
contract.
AN
Excuse
me
the
we
we
do
have
language
in
the
contract.
Currently,
that
requires
the
county
to
formally
notify
Waste
Pro
by
August
of
this
year.
If
the
extension
option
is
the
duration
that
we
we're
looking
to
go,
we
could
that
is,
that
is
built
into
the
existing
contract.
The
extension
options
they're
a
two-year
and
also
considering
two
two
years
to
bring
that
to
four-
could
carry
through
December
31st
of
2026
or
2028,
depending
on
the
extension
option.
AN
AN
Strategy
and
Innovation
helped
us
Benchmark,
some
other
local
or
other
markets
that
we
felt
like
were
pretty
good
comparisons.
These
are
monthly
rates.
As
you
look
in
the
chart,
Henderson
County
Forsyth,
Guilford
Catawba
there
are.
There
are
some
similarities
where
we're
very
unique
we're
proud
of
that
in
a
lot
of
ways,
but
it
is
a
unique
Market
in
the
collection
industry
as
well
and
looking
at
the
22.50
current
rate,
Buncombe
County.
We
have
for
the
subscribers
we
feel
like.
That
is
a
competitive
rate
compared
to
what
we
see
in
other
markets.
AN
So
public
Outreach,
we
have
conducted
a
couple
surveys
in
the
past
couple
years,
two
of
them
that
are
highlighted
here,
the
community-wide
survey.
We
we
also
built
in
some
Solid
Waste,
related
questions
into
that
survey.
One
of
those
or
a
couple
of
those
were
around
waste
Pro's
service.
AN
The
feedback
we
got
in
the
survey
was
over
68
of
the
survey.
Respondents
were
very
satisfied
or
satisfied
with
Waste
Pro
services.
The
second
survey
listed
here
it
was
the
open
survey
and
parameters
on
that
survey
on
questions
were
related
to
customer
satisfaction
or
asking
citizens
if
there
was
any
recommendations
or
thoughts
to
additional
services
or
modifications
in
in
the
current
Services
of
the
contract,
around
1400
people
took
the
open
survey
in
around
1300
of
the
1200
of
those
were
current
waste
probe
customers.
AN
The
open
open
survey
results,
so
this
was
open
to
all
residents
in
the
county.
It
showed
that
kind
of
it
even
split
with
people
that
took
the
service
and
not
satisfied
compared
to
either
satisfied
or
neither
satisfied
nor
dissatisfied.
AN
Interesting
feedback
we
got
on
some
on
the
question
we
asked
about
additional
services
or
modification
services
with
the
existing
contract,
the
the
top
I
guess,
the
top
category
that
we
heard
feedback
on
was
weekly
recycling
pickup.
As
we
talk
about
it's
every
other
week
now.
This
is
something
that
we've
heard
feedback
I've
heard
feedback
on
since
the
start
of
the
contract.
It
was
pretty
massive
transformation
from
previous
to
this
contract,
where
we
were
weekly
every
week,
blue
bag
system,
and
we
transitioned
that
to
cart
based
collection,
which
is
every
other
week.
AN
That
is
more
typical,
that
you'll
see
in
most
markets
if
you're,
providing
like
a
96
gallon
recycled
container
than
it
is
every
other
week.
I'm
not
saying
it
doesn't
happen
that
it's
weekly,
but
that
is
more
typical
that
it's
every
other
week
service
also
Cassie
was
here
presenting
earlier
tonight.
The
second
most
responding
two
category
was
composting
collection.
AN
We
hope,
through
our
efforts
with
citing
these
decentralized,
our
partners
with
city
of
Asheville,
making
accessibility
to
composts
and
recycling
their
residential
food
scraps
Organics.
We
hope
that's
taking
steps
towards
addressing
that,
because
it
we
we
hear
that
a
lot.
You
know
improving
those
services
for
Organics
and
followed
by
it
kind
of
goes
down
from
there.
Yardways
pick
up
bear
bends
all
the
way
down
through
the
long,
driveway
and
home
side.
Pickup
talking
about
contractor
performance,
waste
performance.
AN
We
we
track
complaints
received
in
our
office
and
when
you
think
about
when
we
started
in
the
beginning
of
2020,
that's
a
lot
of
Service
events.
That's
every
week
we're
thinking
33
600
subscribers
every
other
week
for
recycle.
So
that's
that
to
the
tune
of
about
7.9
million
Service
events
to
this
point
in
the
contract
we
have
levied
liquidated
damage
fines.
We
have
assessed
forty
two
thousand
dollars:
seven,
forty,
two
thousand
seven
hundred
dollars
in
fines
and
those
have
been
primarily
associated
with
Miss
service
or
non-compliance
items
with
contract.
AN
The
chart
here
these
are
listing
the
categories
year
over
year
or
I'm.
Sorry,
the
complaints
I
the
key
takeaway
I
take
from
this
is
we
are
encouraged
to
see
the
numbers
are
trending
downward.
Currently,
that's
that's
where
we
hope
we
would
see
that
again.
Transformational
change
with
how
we
pick
up
waste
and
recycle
at
the
beginning
of
this
contract
and
people
have
made
a
lot
of
adjustments,
not
just
the
contractor,
but
our
residents
participate
in
this
program
have
made
substantial
changes
to
where
do
I
put
my
card.
You
know
how
am
I
managing
this.
AN
Where
am
I
putting
my
cart
for
collection,
so
there
have
been
a
lot
of
adjustments
on
everybody's
end
and
I.
Think
that
is
gone.
That
has
gone
very
well
so
again
encouraged
to
see
where
this
trend
is
going
with.
Complaints
in
the
last
liquidated
damages
finally
assessed
was
in
July
of
last
year
for
14
500
and
again
that
was
for
for
missed
services.
AN
AN
So
next
steps,
obviously
with
the
language
we
want
to
notify
Waste
Pro
of
the
County's
intent
and
second,
there
is
if
franchise
extension
is
selected.
That
will
need
to
be
approved
in
two
of
your
regular
meeting
sessions
to
to
adopt
that
ordinance.
AN
AO
I
said
thank
you
for
for
your
work
and
for
educating
the
environment
and
climbing
committee
through
so
many
of
our
meetings.
We've
learned
a
lot
I'm,
not
committee
about
this
and
appreciate
all
the
survey
work
that
went
into
educating
the
public
on
this
and
and
our
staff
on
what
best
practices
to
improve
upon.
AP
I
agree:
we've
we've
talked
about
this
many
times
over
the
time
on
our
climate,
environment
subcommittee,
so
I
know
the
staff
has
put
a
lot
of
work
into
this,
and-
and
we
sincerely
appreciate
that-
and
we
know
that
you'll
continue
to
to
look
at
things
and
try
to
continue
to
improve
that
for
our
community,
and
we
appreciate
your
diligence
on
that
as
well.
Yes,
ma'am.
J
In
regards
to
the
68
of
customers,
who
are
satisfied,
I
want
to
thank
you
and
Mr
Jingles
as
well
that
when
customers
do
reach
out
to
us
with
concerns,
complaints,
questions
you
and
Chip
are
both
immediately
able
to
respond
and
take
care
of
those
questions
and
concerns
and
Miss
trash,
pickup
and
I.
Think
that
explains
why
so
many
folks
have
been
really
pleased
with
the
service
that
we're
they
are
receiving.
So
we
really
appreciate
your
detail
to
those
concerns.
Thanks
I
know
our
constituents
do
as
well.
J
J
B
All
right,
we
have
a
motion
in
second
and
just
to
make
sure
we're
clear
at
least
make
sure
I'm
clear
the
so
this
is
for
the
to
exercise
the
first
extension
option
for
an
additional
24
months.
B
AN
B
So
what
I'm
also
I
want
to
make
sure
we're
clear
on
the
duration
of
the
proposed
extension,
so
we
have
two
we
could.
We
could
extend
it
for
two
years
or
we
could
extend
it
for
four
years.
Those
are
all
on
the
table:
correct,
yes,
sir
okay
and
so
going
to
the
maker
of
the
motion.
Could
we
clarify
your
intent
on
that.
AP
Yes,
so
I'm
I'm
reading
right
here
on
the
staff
so
take
appropriate
actions
to
work
with
Waste
Pro
to
extend
the
franchise
for
two
additional
terms
for
two
years.
Each
and
this
the
extension
would
be
accomplished
by
passage
of
an
ordinance
to
be
approved
by
two
regular
meetings,
and
that
was
the
motion.
So,
okay.
AP
B
B
All
in
favor
say
I
I
any
opposed
all
right.
Thanks,
Dane
thanks
chip
thanks
for
being
here.
Thank
you
very
much.
All
right.
B
We
have
a
couple
of
boards
and
commissions
we
need
to
address.
First
is
the
AG
Advisory,
Board
I'm,
sorry
meeting
schedule.
B
N
B
All
right
so
we've
we've
discussed
this
at
a
couple
of
meetings.
Any
other
I
think
I.
Think
the
sense
of
the
board
was
like.
Let's
give
this
a
try,
and
if
we
ever
have
a
commissioner
who
joins
the
board,
who
simply
couldn't
do
this?
You
know
we'd
probably
need
to
to
adjust
it,
but
it
people
sounded
open
to
this.
So
any
further
questions
or
comments
on
this
or
do
I
guess
we
need
to
make
an
emotion
to
approve
the
adjusted
schedule.
AQ
B
The
the
regular
meeting
at
the
first
Tuesday
will
be
at
10
A.M,
and
then
we
can
have
a
closed
session
really
anytime
during
that
meeting
that
we
wish
right
if
we
wanted
to
have
it
towards
the
beginning
of
that
meeting
or
if
we
wanted
to
complete
the
business
and
then
go
into
closed
session
afterwards,
we
can
be
flexible
on
when
we
do
that,
but
unless
we
have
a
specially
called
close
meeting
closed
session
meeting,
it
would
be
sometime
after
that
10
a.m.
Convening
of
the
regular
meeting
right.
AQ
AR
AR
It
doesn't
affect
me
because
I
don't
work,
what
I
do
for
the
commission,
but
for
people
who
are
working.
This
is
tough
to
ask
them
to
come
in
the
morning.
I
think
we
owe
it
to
our
constituents
to
make
sure
that
they
can
come
to
meetings
when
we
have
them.
But
what
bothers
me
with
this?
This
makes
it
look
like
that.
AR
You
know
we're
going
to
make
it
difficult
for
some
people
to
come
to
meetings
and
especially
the
people
who
look
like
me,
who
working
I
mean
and
when
we
talk
about
people
who
work
at
night
folks,
I've
worked
at
night,
I've
worked
from
11
to
7.
I
know
they
aren't
going
to
get
up
in
the
morning
they're
tired,
even
when
you
work
the
second
shift,
but
to
me
it's
more
convenient
the
way
we're
doing
it.
AR
AR
AO
I
guess
I
just
my
two
cents
I.
It
just
doesn't
feel
like
the
kind
of
thing
that
I
want
to
do
without
unanimous
support,
just
because
it's
so
I
don't
know
specific
and
both
personal
to
us
and
important
to
the
public
yeah,
but
I
guess
I'd
support
it
because
I
think
it's
a
way
to
open
up
meetings
to
other
people
and
I
can't
I.
AO
Don't
have
anything
to
prove
that
even
people
that
that's
just
a
hunch
there's
people
that
work
nights,
there's
there's
parents
that
might
be
able
to
come
in
the
morning
as
opposed
to
when
kids
get
off
school
and
you're
making
dinner.
You
know,
I,
don't
know,
there's
there's
all
kinds
of
people
that
work
all
kinds
of
times
and
have
all
kinds
of
Lifestyles.
Oh.
AR
AO
There's
all
kinds
circumstances,
so
that's
why
I,
you
know
generally
supported
as
an
option,
but
yeah
I,
don't
really
want
to
do
it
without
all
of
this.
AP
I
I
agree:
I
would
certainly
want
us
to
all
be
on
the
same
page
if
we're
proceeding,
if
we're
proceeding
with
it,
but
likewise,
I
feel
like
there's
the
potential
that
it
actually
opens
it
up
to
more
people
to
be
able
to
come,
and
certainly,
if
that's
not.
If
that
did
not
prove
to
be
the
case,
then
then
we
would
want
to
to
go
back
to
the
previous
schedule.
AP
But
I
do
think
I
mean
there's.
There's
folks
and
I
hear
what
you're
saying
commissioner
Whitesides,
but
I
was
thinking
that
there
would
be
those
who
work
second
shift
or
sometime,
that
might
be
able
to
come.
Those
families
also
I
think
about
I,
hear
from
Seniors
who
don't
actually
like
to
drive
in
the
evening
after
darks.
So
there's
those
type
of
things
as
well,
but
but
if
certainly
if
someone
feels
strongly
the
other
way,
I
would
not
want
to
push
this
through.
J
I
appreciate
your
comments
on
this
commissioner
Whitesides.
When
this
was
first
discussed.
You
know
I
expressed
my
concern
alongside
you
that
we
would
be
limiting
access
to
the
public
and
that
that
concern
does
remain,
and
certainly
as
a
person
of
white
skin
sitting
here,
I'm
I'm,
going
to
lean
heavily
on
you
in
your
thoughts
around
what
this
does
to.
As
you
said,
folks
that
look
like
you,
and
that
is
certainly
a
concern
that
that
I
will
share
alongside
you.
AS
Yeah
is
it
possible
for
us
to
receive
more
Community
feedback
about
that?
Is
that
going
to
send
anyone
back,
because
I
would
love
to
hear
from
the
folks
who
actually
are
going
to
be
affected
by
this
I
can
guess
all
day
about
what
different
folks
are
saying,
but
I
do
think
if
we're
going
to
have
the
intent
to
do
what's
in
the
best
interest
of
people,
I'd
love
to
hear
more
from
what
they're
saying
if
we
can
roll
it
to
next
meeting
I'm
I'd
be
open
to
that.
It's.
AS
AM
AS
B
Sure
we
can
definitely
get
more,
get
more
feedback,
I
mean
I,
don't
know
if
we've
really
I
actually
I'm,
not
sure
I've
gotten
many
emails
about
this,
but
the
people
can
definitely
tell
us
what
you
think
this
is
a
good
idea
is
a
bad
idea.
I
mean
I.
Think
we
all
want
I
mean
I.
Think
it's
a
sincere
you
know
idea
around
like
is
this
is
mixing
it
up
a
bit
offering
different
times
for
public
engagement,
better
than
always
doing
it.
B
At
the
same
time,
yeah
I
was
very
much
on
kind
of
on
the
fence
on
this.
B
I
was
kind
of
willing
to
give
it
a
try,
but
I,
don't
think
it's
I,
don't
think
it's
broken
either
so
and-
and
this
is
not
the
only
place
to
reach
us-
either
people
people
don't
hesitate
to
you
know,
call
email,
you
know
I,
think
people
are
pretty
available
to
meet
with
groups
too,
if
they
request
meetings
other
times
of
the
day,
so
so
I
think,
if
we're
not
going
to
act
on
this
tonight,
though,
we
need
you
to
withdraw
your
motion.
Terry
I.
B
Okay,
and
is
that
acceptable
to
you,
partner,
okay,
so
the
motion's
withdrawn.
So
this
is
an
idea
that
is
still
out
there,
but
I
think
we're
not
ready
to
take
any
action
on
it
yet
so
yeah.
We
would
welcome
any
feedback
on
this.
If
there's
any
way
this
you
know
in
any
of
our
forums
that
we
would
in
the
future.
I
don't
know
if
we
can
do
it
like
over
the
next
two
weeks,
but
we
you
know
when
we
do
go
out
and
kind
of
solicit
public
feedback.
B
This
would
be
a
great
one
to
incorporate
into
questions
we're
asking
the
community
what
they
would
like
to
see,
and
maybe
there's
maybe
there's
other
you
know-
maybe
there's
other
opportunities
too
for
some
other
other
public
forums
to
that
we
hold
sometimes
to.
AF
AS
I'd
also
just
in
the
the
first
survey
or
information
that
we
put
out
there
remind
folks
that
this
is
not
intended
to
front
load
really
controversial
topics.
This
is
intended
to
be
just
informational
kind
of
testing
out
a
new
thing,
so
we're
not
going
to
secretly
push
stuff
through
a
nine
o'clock
agenda.
B
Absolutely
absolutely
all
right:
well
thanks
good
discussion,
and
sometimes
it's
good
to
consider
stuff
and
then
realize
you
know
what's
good
about
the
way
you
do
it
now,
so
we'll
keep
doing
that
for
a
while.
So,
okay,
now
we
come
to
the
boards
and
commission
appointments
AG
Advisory
board
for
Farmland
preservation.
B
Second,
all
in
favor
say
aye
aye,
any
post
strategic
Partners,
Grant
committee.
B
B
AQ
B
Reports
on
for
boards
and
commissions
right-
okay,
thank
you
so
much.
This
is
news.
Jumping
ahead
and
I
didn't
look
all
the
way
down
at
the
bottom
of
the
screen.
Okay,
so
so
this
is
an
opportunity
for
members
of
the
board
to
share
any
updates
from
our
boards
and
commissions
that
we
serve
on
just
for
sort
of
the
awareness
of
other
board
members
and,
if
there's
nothing,
to
update
on
that's
totally
fine.
B
But
this
is
just
an
opportunity
for
providing
updates
from
the
boards
and
commissions
that
we
represent
on
so
I
think
we
started
on
Amanda's
side
and
go
this
way
and
again.
If
anyone
has
anything
they'd
like
to
update
us
on,
that
would
be
great.
J
AR
And
also
something
that
really
doesn't
a
fake
Buncombe
County
as
much,
but
they
are
working
now
to
support
Canton
the
paper
mill
to
help
the
people
out
there
because
Asheville
chamber
they
do
have
a
contract
with
them.
Yeah.
B
AT
I've
been
sitting
on
the
shelter
working
group
under
Hayak
and
want
to
share
the
update
that
Hayak
has
released
RFP.
That
is,
live
right
now,
seeking
proposals
for
expanded
shelter,
Services,
specifically
60
beds
for
adults,
25
beds
for
folks
with
medical
conditions
and
10
family
beds
that
closes
on
June
13th.
AT
The
goal
with
that
is
a
short-term
set
of
solutions
that
would
basically
extend
code
purple
Services,
which
have
been
confined
to
winter
months,
to
be
something
that
would
be
available
as
many
365
days
a
year
in
our
community
and
then
the
working
group
is
about
to
start
working
on
some
longer
term.
Solutions
related
to
addressing
the
shelter
needs
that
that
will
not
be
covered
through
the
RFP
so
more
to
come
on
that,
including
updates
on
the
responses
to
the
RFP
and
also
what
gaps
continue
to
exist.
On
the
other
side
of
that.
AP
AP
Five
of
them
are
from
the
the
hotel
industry,
however
they're
looking
for
for
additional
members,
and
the
remainder
of
that
committee
shall
be
comprised
of
Representatives
with
either
service
industry
experience,
Legal,
Financial,
Economic,
Development
architecture
or
engineering
expertise,
and
that
application
is
online
and
it
is
due
by
July
7th.
So
I
say
if
you
know
someone
who's
interested,
please
have
them
go
ahead
and
apply
for
that.
AS
And
good
news
forthcoming,
but
I
will
save
most
of
that
for
next
meeting.
We
are
also
looking
for
members
for
the
juvenile
crime
prevention.
Council
have
a
couple
openings
there
and
we
have
a
good
idea
of
what
funds
we're
going
to
have
to
work
on
initiatives
in
our
County.
It's
about
644,
000,
so
I'm
excited
to
dive
into
that.
B
All
right,
thank
you,
Commissioners
for
all
those
updates.
Okay,
now
we
have
two
announcements
on
June
20th
at
3
pm
the
Commissioners
will
hold
their
briefing
meeting
at
200
College
Street
room
326
in
downtown
Asheville
on
June
20th
at
5
PM.
The
Commissioners
will
hold
their
regular
meeting
at
200
College
Street
room
326
in
downtown
Asheville.