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From YouTube: Commissioner's Meeting - 02/19/2013
Description
Buncombe County Board of Commissioners Meeting held Tuesday, February 19, 2013. Agenda topics included:
New Business
Blue Ridge Parkway Report
Public Hearing
Rezoning Request: Matthew Lyerly for PIN 9629-24-1922; 9629-15-7269 to Commercial Service
New Business
French Broad River Metropolitan Planning Organization
School Capital Commission Fund Ordinance
Board Appointments
Next meeting will be Tuesday, March 5, 2013 in Chamber at 200 College Street, Suite 326 starting at 4:30 p.m.
A
C
A
You
join
me
in
prayer
God.
We
pause
in
the
middle
of
another
busy
day
to
join
others
who,
like
us,
yearn
for
peace,
yearn
for
the
day
that
all
boys
and
girls
and
men
and
women
can
grow
up
in
a
nurturing
community.
Get
a
good
education,
find
work,
make
a
decent
living
and
retiring
comfort
and
plenty
and
give
back
to
our
community.
We
thank
you
for
this
chance
to
serve
others
and
move
toward
these
goals.
A
We
pause
to
remember
the
wonderful
leaders
of
our
county,
our
state
and
our
country,
who
has
set
up
all
the
progress
in
schools,
education,
health
care
workforce
for
all
of
us.
We
thank
for
the
opportunity
to
build
on
their
vision
and
sense
of
caring
for
those
who
don't
have
as
much
as
we
do.
We
also
pause
to
recognize
the
men
and
women
who
serve
all
of
us
in
the
military
service.
A
It
put
their
lives
on
line
for
our
freedom
and
justice
every
day
throughout
our
history,
military
troops
and
their
bravery
have
given
us
peace
of
mind,
calm
and
steady,
consistent
conditions
to
study,
work
retire
and
make
decisions
on
reason,
instead
of
brute
strength.
We
thank
you
for
all
the
past
present
and
future
soldiers
who
keep
us
safe
and
secure
in
Buncombe.
County
help
us
to
never
forget
their
sacrifice
and
loss.
A
Also,
we
pause
to
enjoy
the
seasons,
the
beautiful
mountains
and
the
wonderful
people
who
live
in
this
stunning
place
called
Buncombe
County
help
us
to
appreciate
what
a
special
community
of
beauty
and
strong
sense
of
place.
We
all
for
our
County
in
our
community
may.
Our
decisions
and
actions
add
to
the
joys
of
living
in
Buncombe.
County
I
meant.
D
A
First
order
of
business
will
be
to
read
our
ethics
in
accordance
with
the
code
of
ethics.
Adopted
by
this
commission
is
the
duty
of
every
Commissioner
to
avoid
both
conflicts
of
interest
and
appearance
of
conflicts.
Does
any
board
member
know
of
any
known
conflict
of
interest
or
appearance
of
conflict
with
respect
to
any
matter
coming
before
the
Commission
tonight?
If
not,
we
will
proceed
our
first
order.
Business
will
be
to
hear
from
the
public
will
have
three
minutes
for
each
public
comment.
A
If
your
time
expires,
you
can
leave
your
question
along
with
your
name,
address
phone
number
and
email
with
the
county
manager
board.
Members
are
not
expected
to
comment
on
that
matters
during
public
comment.
Comments
should
be
limited
as
subjects
that
are
within
the
jurisdiction
of
this
commission
and
pertained
matters
upon
which
we
may
act.
Any
individuals,
speaking
during
public
comment,
shall
address
the
entire
board.
Any
polling
of
board
members
is
inappropriate.
Persons
addressing
the
Commission
are
expected
to
observe
and
respect
the
decorum
of
the
chamber
and
to
be
respectful
of
everyone
else
in
the
room.
A
Any
person
who
willfully
interrupts,
disturbs
or
disrupt
the
session
will
be
asked
to
leave
the
meeting,
and
the
Commission
deserves
the
right
to
deny
public
address
on
any
subject
previously
presented
to
the
Commission
will
start
off.
Mr.
odden
Stein
will
have
you
first,
if
you'd
give
your
name
and
where
you
live.
Talking.
A
F
You
all
funded
our
initial
year
last
year,
this
time
I'm,
coming
before
you
to
request
a
consideration
when
it
comes
to
budget
time.
For
second
year
of
support,
the
go
kitchen
ready
program
launched
in
april
of
2012,
we
trained
30
individuals
as
a
pathways
to
self-sufficiency,
dealing
mainly
with
people
in
poverty
and
those
individuals
that
needed
a
second
chance
out
of
those
30
individuals.
We
graduated
18
and
we
have
61
percent
in
jobs.
Now
your
support
last
year
was
fifty
thousand
dollars
which
got
the
program
growing.
F
We
also
have
continuing
four-year
support
twenty
thousand
dollars
a
year
from
three
Asheville
restaurants,
so
another
$80,000
coming
from
those
restaurants,
we've
gotten
an
outside
agency
grant
from
the
city
of
Asheville
Asheville,
City
Schools,
is
supporting
us
through
the
use
of
their
kitchen
facility
at
William
Randolph
school
on
montford
Avenue.
We
started
our
third
session
two
weeks
ago.
We
have
14
students
in
that
class.
Now
this
year,
we've
added
a
number
of
layers
to
the
training,
in
addition
to
the
basic,
culinary
training,
we've
added
leadership,
training
and
serve
safe
certification
and
osha
training.
F
My
request,
specifically
for
the
Buncombe
County
Commissioners
to
consider
is
an
additional
support
this
year,
so
we
can
hire
a
full-time
life
skills,
trainer
and
leadership
development.
We
we
didn't
have
that
last
year.
We
did
it
in
our
own
program
ourselves,
myself
and
my
partner
instructor
did
that.
But
we
know
it's
very
important
that
we
need
to
have
this
additional
training
for
these
individuals
to
succeed
once
they
graduate
from
our
program
as
well
as
to
have
continual
support.
So
we
have
about
18
people
out
there
now
that
we're
we're
developing
so
I.
F
G
Yes,
sir
I
took
the
program
and
it
helped
me
out
of
life.
You
helped
me
out
of
a
situation
that
I
was
in
and
taught
me
a
whole
lot
of
morals
and
ethics
that
I
didn't,
have
and
I
I
work
in
a
French
restaurant
now,
and
it
all
stems
from
that
program
and
you
know
I'm
doing
a
lot
better
than
what
I
used
to
do.
He
keeps
me
out
of
trouble
and
it
gives
me
something
every
day
to
get
up
to
go
to
work
and
try
to
do
better.
G
H
I'm
Janet
borough
Jones
from
district
to
encouraging
you
all
to
vote
against
funding
for
the
stem
high
school.
At
this
time,
the
Board
of
Education
proposes
building
this
high
school
on
a
hazardous
waste
site
without
proper,
intelligent
or
careful
planning.
I
think
it
sets
the
county
up
for
Law
School
suits,
and
I
would
like
to
postpone
this
I
encourage
you
to
postpone
this
decision
until
certain
studies
on
the
air,
water
and
ground
are
completed
by
professional
organizations.
H
There's
no
rush
for
it
right
now.
It's
not
in
a
central
location.
It's
45
minutes
from
my
house
lay
down
a
dark
windy
road,
so
the
location
is
not
good
anyway,
and
putting
it
on
a
hazardous
waste
site
is
really
not
a
good
idea.
Unless
we
get
the
all
clear
signals
from
the
organizations
that
are
examining
it.
H
I
would
like
to
know
how
much
it
costs
the
county
Obama
to
come
here
for
lunch
a
week
or
two
ago,
as
far
as
all
the
county
government
personnel,
how
much
it
costs
us
for
Obama
to
come
here
and
basically
eat
lunch
at
a
barbecue
place
and
also
invite
him
next
time
and
encourage
you
to
invite
him
next
time
to
eat
at
a
different
barbecue
place.
There's
okie,
dokies
and
Swan
I
was
fabulous
and
after
you,
if
he's
going
to,
encourage
and
promote
one
particular
barbecue
place,
it
hurts
the
other
ones.
A
I
I
So
you're
saying
nothing
can
be
done
by
the
county
for
with
the
CTS
situation,
but
you
can
delay
this
decision
due
diligence
requires
that
you
know.
What's
going
on
underground,
what's
going
on
with
the
volatile
organic
compounds,
we
do
know
doing
due
diligence
that
there
is
contamination
at
that
site
from
Square
D
and
through
Gorham
silver
and
champion.
I
I
We
do
not
know
and
have
not
done
due
diligence
on
where
the
plume
is
underground
or
the
rate
of
migration
from
the
contamination
site
levels
of
VO
see.
We
don't
know
what
that
is.
We
have
not
done
our
due
diligence,
I,
recommend
or
I'm,
asking
that
you
delay
decision
on
this
until
you
know
the
facts.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
A
J
Buncombe
County
and
looking
on
the
website,
I
saw
an
agenda,
a
request
for
5.5
million
dollars
to
be
spent
on
a
stems
proposal.
Welcome
County
school
system.
I
went
to
the
general
statutes
which
folks,
several
times
of
due
diligence
I
compared
what
the
general
statutes
speak
to
in
terms
of
documentation.
J
The
educational
resources
pursued,
alternative
methods
of
delivery.
I
went
back
to
the
requests
that
you
folks
have
on
your
agenda
as
submitted
by
superintendent,
dr.
Tony
Baldwin
and
the
particular
area
that
speaks
to
alternative
methods
of
delivery
in
terms
of
were
they
pursued.
It
was
blank
no
answer
to
that
question
of
due
diligence
of
what
our
general
statutes
require
in
terms
of
spending
this
money
again,
5.5
million
dollars.
J
You
accept
these
requests
without
due
diligence.
I
look
forward
to
seeing
if
you
are
going
to
rubber-stamp
I'm
not
going
to
go
into
the
issues
that
have
thus
been
discussed
by
these
two
lovely.
Ladies,
we
know
the
issues
we
know
we
support
education,
but
do
we
support
due
diligence?
I
hope
you
do.
Thank
you.
Thank.
K
I'm
Scott
Halliwell
Mardan,
and
I'm
just
going
to
reiterate
with
another
speaker,
said
with
this-
is
about
the
stem
how's
this
this
is
about
the
stem
school
sighting,
but
not
about
the
stem
school
program
and
the
sheer
number
of
hazardous
waste
sites
in
the
community
indicates
the
need
for
due
diligence.
I
wish
there
had
been
a
lawsuit
early
on
with
people
speaking
under
oath.
It's
frightening
to
me
that
we
could
let
regulations
get
so.
Let's
lack
and
lacks
that
something
like
this
could
happen.
Now.
K
Iconic
Commissioner
made
those
statements
regarding
another
toxic
waste
site
and
the
nightmare
to
the
community.
It
became
and
they
could
not
agree
more
with
those
remarks
in
mind.
I
am
here
to
express
my
concerns
about
the
due
diligence
process
and
potential
liabilities
that
could
come
from
placing
a
school
on
a
hazardous
waste
site.
One
example
of
my
concern
is
this:
it
has
been
reported
that
there
is
a
missing
environmental
report
on
this
property.
That
underscores
the
type
of
negligence.
The
speaker
was
frightened
of
and
for
good
reason.
K
As
you
know,
where
there
is
negligence,
there
is
potential
liability
who,
on
this
board,
is
comfortable
with
the
due
diligence
process
so
far,
and
if
so,
who
of
you
are
willing
to
accept
any
consequences
for
claims
that
may
arise
from
building
a
school
on
a
known,
toxic
waste
site.
I
did
some
research
on
a
similar
Square
D
facility
and
the
health
agency
in
charge
their
rule
that
no
hospital
school
or
daycare
center
could
be
built
on
that
site
until
the
courts
deemed
it
safe
for
people
most
at
risk.
K
I
urge
this
board
to
act
as
similar
watchdogs,
because
the
special
circumstances
and
populations
involved
after
all
by
your
decisions,
you
are
asking
school
staff
to
trust
you
in
protecting
them
from
any
liability
claims
and
taxpayers
to
trust
you
in
protecting
them
from
any
future
liability
expenses.
You're
asking
schoolchildren
to
trust
you
and
placing
them
in
the
safest
environments
and
their
parents
to
trust
you
in
protecting
their
most
valuable
gifts.
I
sincerely
believe
the
due
diligence
process
has
a
ways
to
go
in
order
for
you
as
board
to
earn
their
trust,
I.
K
Think
every
one
of
you
hopes
that
the
best
outcome
happens
with
the
stealth
program
as
do
I,
but
but
to
make
that
hope
a
reality.
Please
consider
the
worst
that
could
happen,
because
it
has
happened
and
be
extremely
thorough
and
doing
your
due
diligence,
duties
as
individuals
and
as
a
board
as
a
whole.
Thank
you.
A
M
Chairman
Gant,
my
name
is
Peggy.
Bennett
I
want
to
talk
just
a
minute
about
the
Lester
highway.
The
DoD
wants
to
give
us
four
lanes
with
a
23
foot
wide
grassy
median
to
extend
it
about
two
and
a
half
miles
beyond
where,
where
the
road
stops.
Now,
we
won't
be
able
to
turn
in
the
post
office
at
all.
We
have
to
pass
the
post
office
and
make
a
u-turn
across
two
lanes
of
traffic
and
come
back
down
to
the
post
office
to
get
there
as
we
leave.
We
have
to
do
the
same.
M
We
have
to
drive
down
the
road
and
do
the
same
thing.
I
know
we
had
a
state
law
not
long
ago
that
we
can
turn
right
on
a
red
light.
If
there's
no
traffic
coming,
this
is
causing
us
to
drive.
Several
tenths
of
a
mile
in
and
out
of
the
post
office
is
not
just
the
post
office,
it's
the
church
and
several
other
dwellings.
M
They
also
want
to
place
five
roundabouts
within
seven
tenths
of
a
mile,
five
roundabouts
and
seven
tenths
of
a
mile.
They
have
finally
dropped
it
to
two
ones
directly
in
front
of
our
Lester
fire
department,
who
ever
heard
of
a
roundabout
in
front
of
a
fire
department
and
the
other
one
is
that
Alexander
road
where
we
have
a
stoplight
and
it
does
very
well,
it
will
put
six
businesses
out
of
business
in
one
home.
This
will
also
do
away
with
threat,
39,
I'm,
sorry,
33
homes.
M
We
will
lose
thirty
three
homes
to
widen
this
and
six
businesses.
The
French
Broad
NPO,
has
come
up
with
the
plan
several
years
ago
about
10
million
dollars.
We
would
like
just
a
wee
bit
more
than
what
they're
asking
just
a
little
as
compared
to
the
almost
29
million
and
I'm
thinking,
Miss
Jones
and
mr.
Newman.
Are
you
sitting
on
the
French
Broad
mpo?
Yes,.
C
M
M
We
don't
need
a
14
I
mean
a
23
foot
wide
grass
median
at
all,
and
we
don't
need
three
lanes
going
right
through
the
middle
of
our
little
historical
village,
where
there
are
several
historical
homes,
we
do
well,
it's
just
going
to
be
a
speed,
trap.
I
hope
you
all
will
consider
and
give
us
all
the
help
you
can.
Thank
you
thank.
N
Donielle
and
I
hope
I
can
get
it
in
three
minutes.
I'll
try
but
I.
Thank
you
for
mentioning
about
speaking
into
the
microphone
when
I
first
came
in,
I
thought
I
was
in
a
bucket
at
a
courtroom.
I
couldn't
hear
nothing.
Y'all
are
talking
among
yourself
and
those
of
you
on
the
sides
of
staff
when
you're
talking
to
the
commissioners
you're
looking
at
the
commissioners
and
you
turn
your
head
away
from
the
microphone
you're,
nothing
which.
N
N
I
said:
apparel
education,
CTS,
chemtronics,
beacon,
plant
sales,
mobile
eateries,
the
landfill
in
Fairview,
who
are
some
buddies
right
now,
getting
bottled
water
because
of
CT
the
tce
and
her
well
and
I
called
Raleigh,
and
the
public
relations
department
and
dinner
could
not
even
tell
me
who
was
paying
for
that
water
diener
also
approved,
what's
been
going
on
in
cts
all
back
of
this,
so
you
can't
trust
dinner
and
I'm
all
for
education
matter.
Of
fact,
I
talked
with
super
two
of
the
schools
after
a
while
ago
said.
N
Will
you
they're
going
to
build
this
stem
school,
its
political?
It's
going.
It's
like
a
steamroller
doing
right
on
through
y'all,
probably
going
to
prove
that
seven
to
14
720
tonight,
but
when
it's
done,
they
need
to
take
what
goes
under
that
stem
school
and
implement
it
in
every
high
school.
We
don't
need
to
have
just
one
school
where
we're
preparing
students
for
today's
world.
We
need
to
be
doing
that
in
all
of
our
schools
and
I
thought.
N
Cts
had
major
contamination
in
Los,
Angeles
California
and
we're
forced
to
clean
it
up,
and
we
know
and
I
don't
know
if
you
over
there
not
when
the
inner
stood
right
in
our
county
commissioner
chambers
and
said
they
knew
about
the
dumping
in
the
Southside
village
and
didn't
do
anything
about
it.
Those
are
the
same
people,
that's
overseeing.
N
The
studies
were
doing
now
for
the
school
side
and
I'm
here
to
tell
you,
as
a
scientist
as
an
environmental
engineer,
three
tests
of
one
well
over
five
years
does
not
a
study
make
you
have
to
have
more
data
points
than
that
to
have
a
general
trend,
and
that
needs
to
be
considered
very
carefully
when
you're
looking
at
exposing
the
children,
the
possibility,
not
the
reality,
but
just
the
possibility
of
contamination.
That's
the
problem.
O
Thank
you.
My
name
is
Dave
wahlgren
and
I
live
on
Sweden
Creek,
Road
I've
looked
at
a
lot
of
the
environmental
testing
that
was
done
on
we'll
call
it
the
square
d
building
or
the
Buncombe
County,
School,
Department
and
I'm
kind
of
shocked.
What
I
find
is
incomplete
and
not
really
done
well
enough
and
I'd
like
to
urge
urge
everybody
to
slow
down
and
wait
a
little
while
do
some
better
testing
that
type
of
tce
contamination
changes
and
becomes
more
volatile
and
more
apparent
and
what's
happening
throughout
the
country
is
they're.
O
Lowering
the
standards
for
that
and
tce
affects
a
smaller
children,
a
lot
more
than
older
people
in
their
reproductive
type
situation.
So
I
just
want
to
encourage
people
to
just
maybe
take
a
better
look.
Have
some
more
thorough
testing
because
what's
been
done,
was
really
incomplete?
Thank
you.
Thank.
L
Thank
You
mr.
chairman
members
of
board
stem
high
school
you're,
going
to
hear
a
glossy
report
in
a
few
minutes.
I
hadn't
heard
it
and
its
consultants,
consultants,
ain't
nothing,
but
somebody
to
tell
you
what
you
want
to
hear
stem
high
school
they'll.
Tell
you
what
stem
means
by
the
letters
I've
come
up
with
a
different
accent:
stop
toxic
education
man!
L
That's
what
still
means
now
Yun's
done
been
through
the
history.
You
got
to
Enka
plant
on
the
list
and,
and
you
got
chemtronics
on
the
list
and
we're
talking
about
major
stuff.
You
don't
even
know
the
extent
of
those
right
yet
so
I
need
you
to
stop
this
thing
now.
The
other
thing
is
five
million
dollars
out
of
lottery
funds,
I
heard
the
school
and
you
all
as
commissioners,
the
ones
that
was
here
raised
Cain
about
the
lottery
fund,
because
we
didn't
have
teachers
in
school.
We
didn't
have
support
staff.
L
We
didn't
have
a
curriculum
material
in
the
classroom
and
now
you're
going
to
give
five
million
dollars
in
capital
out
of
the
lottery
money
when
we're
suffering
in
their
school
system
or
either
somebody
lied
one
of
the
other,
probably
both.
Now
when
we
talk
about
the
county,
the
state
is
already
looking
at
a
plan,
a
thousand
feet
from
a
toxic
side.
The
former
commissioner
of
buncombe
county
is
the
one
that
was
a
plant
manager
at
this
plant
when
it
was
negotiated
to
be
sold
to
buncombe
county
mr.
Daniels.
L
L
No
one
brought
up
I
set
for
three
hours
and
listen
all
this
nonprofit
stuff
last
week
and
I
want
to
mention
something
to
you:
DSS
already,
contracts
out
13
and
a
half
million
dollars,
and
you
proposing
nine
more
million
on
top
of
that
I
think
there
are
too
much
duplication
going
on
and
we
need
to
stop
it.
I'd
say
that
the
taxpayers
needed
some
relief.
That's
four
and
a
half
cent
on
the
tax
rate.
The
taxpayers
need
some
relief
and
I'll
keep
repeating
it.
L
L
A
L
A
There's
been
a
motion
by
Commissioner
Jones,
a
second
by
Commissioner
King.
Is
there
any
discussion
and,
as
always,
approval
of
the
agenda,
will
approval
of
the
consent
agenda
items,
if
not
all
those
in
favor
of
following
the
agenda
as
proposed,
say
on
I
all
opposed?
No,
we
will
follow
the
agenda
for
the
rest
of
the
way.
Next
up,
we
have
good
news.
We
have
superintendent
Phil
Francis
with
the
Blue
Ridge
Parkway,
to
give
us
a
report
on
how
our
favorite
America's
favorite
road
is
doing
and
superintendent.
A
Q
Yes,
thank
you
for
the
invitation
to
be
here
tonight.
Well,
we're
in
year
eight
for
me
here
on
the
Blue
Ridge
Parkway,
and
you
may
have
heard
when
April
first
I'm
going
to
retire
and
that's
after
41
years
of
working
for
the
National
Park
Service
and
never
having
a
bad
job
or
living
in
a
bad
place,
and
it's
nice
to
be
back
home
in
North
Carolina
to
in
my
career.
That's
for
sure,
but
we've
we've
done
a
lot.
Q
We've
finished
our
general
management
plan,
the
very
first
one
in
75
years,
77
years,
actually
for
the
Blue
Ridge
Parkway.
We
commit
we've
completed
a
new
communication
center
for
our
staff
to
help
secure
their
safety,
as
well
as
the
safety
of
the
public,
and
that
was
all
done
with
non
federal
dollars.
It
was
all
done
with
donated
funds.
We've
completed
a
land
exchange
with
the
town
of
volume
rock
to
provide.
Q
Water
and
with
us
for
192
acres
of
land,
we're
working
on
a
Moses
Cone
plan
which
were
nearly
finished.
We've
completed
the
National
Register
nomination
for
Historic
Places
for
the
Moses
Cone
house,
and
that
is
in
now
and
Raleigh
for
review.
The
National
Historic
Landmark
designation
is
nearly
complete
as
well.
We've
done
a
lot
of
things.
We've
got
new
concession
contracts
for
many
of
our
concessions
up
and
down
the
parkway.
The
folk
art
center
has
its
first
concessions.
Contract
crabtree
Falls
is
doing
well.
Q
Visitation
has
gone
up
there.
We
have
earned
the
process
of
looking
at
concessions
contract
with
peaks
of
otter
in
Virginia,
the
bluffs
lines
and
the
bluffs
restaurant
northwest
trading
post
and
next
year,
we'll
be
working
on
the
concessions
contract
for
the
Pisgah
and
they're.
All
doing
well.
Visitation
is
at
our
visitors
center
here
in
Asheville.
Although
visitation
is
slightly
down
Furcal
a
wide
due
to
snow
and
October,
we
were
down
about
1%
last
year
over
the
previous
year.
Q
Q
Yet
we
continue
to
remain
the
most
visited
unit
of
the
entire
National
Park
System,
all
398
units
in
49
states
and
the
trust
territories.
So
we've
got
a
group
of
committed,
dedicated
employees
who
believe
very
strongly
in
protecting
the
country's
natural
and
cultural
resources,
while
providing
for
enjoyment
of
those
resources
and
leaving
those
resources
unimpaired
for
future
generations
very
dedicated
to
the
mission,
even
though
we
continue
to
get
smaller
and
number
we
have
lost
now.
Q
75
permanent
jobs
out
of
241,
where
we
were
in
2001
over
a
third
of
our
maintenance
crew,
is
now
gone
over.
A
third
of
our
administrative
staff
is
gone
over.
A
third
of
our
resource
management
staff
is
gone.
We
have
kept
intact
the
staff
that
runs
our
visitor
centers
and
our
law
enforcement
staff
in
order
to
protect
the
public
and
to
protect
our
resources.
These
are
challenging
days
and
we're
still
waiting
for
a
budget.
We've
got
it
we're
operating
now
under
a
continuing
resolution.
Q
Q
Yet
the
good
news
is,
we
have
a
lot
of
dedicated
people
who
really
want
to
do
the
right
thing
in
our
general
management
plan.
We
included
I
think
a
really
Keys
paragraph,
and
that
is
we're
committed
to
working
with
communities
because
we
recognize
who
owns
the
Parkway.
It's
not
me.
It's
not
the
National
Park
Service,
you
notice
the
American
public
and
we
want
to
engage
the
public
in
the
communities
through
which
we
pass
and
to
make
sure
that
we
all
join
together
and
checked
in
the
park
way
for
future
generations.
Q
After
all,
it
is
an
economic
engine.
Over
2.2
billion
dollars
is
spent
by
the
16
million
people
who
passed
through
the
parkway
each
year
in
the
twenty
nine
counties,
and
we
want
to
make
sure
that
we
don't
kill
that
goose.
That's
laying
the
golden
egg
you're
in
and
you're
out,
and
so
with
that
mr.
Chairman.
Thank
you
for
your
invitation
to
be
here,
and
you
may
have
mentioned.
It
may
have
noticed
that
I
didn't
mention
the
Overlook
for
Asheville,
and
it
is
a
tough
economic
time
right
now
to
be
thinking
about
adding
new
facilities.
A
A
So
that's
what
it
looks
like
that
here.
Looking
up
at
you
know,
it's
a
I've
had
the
pleasure
of
knowing
Phil
Francis
since
I've,
been
a
commissioner
Phil
didn't
tell
you.
He
started
off
as
a
costumed
interpreter
at
Kings
Mountain
battleground
he
was
a
Grover
native,
so
he
just
had
a
little
drive
over
there
to
Kings
Mountain
military
battleground
and
he
did
start.
41
years
ago,
Phil
Francis
has
worked
in
Washington
Santa
Fe
Yosemite,
shanna
dola,
and
he
worked
at
smokey
mountain
as
the
administrator
before
he
came
here.
A
I
believe
so
what
we
have
some
of
the
things
were,
the
most
proud
of
in
our
community
have
Phil
Francis
fingerprints
all
over
it.
Maybe
his
gun
printed,
you
and
your
interpreter
for
the
Kings
Mountain.
Folks.
As
he
said,
we
had
19
million
people
when
he
started.
The
visitation
is
still
the
most
visited.
Park
the
Blue
Ridge
Parkway
he's
done
the
best.
He
can't
done
a
yeoman's
job
for
having
his
budget
cut
every
year
and
having
continuing
resolutions
instead
of
having
some
money
to
work
with.
A
B
A
Other
connotations,
but
the
Buncombe
County
Commission
declare
april
first
2013
his
retirement
date,
Phil
Francis
dey
on
behalf
of
all
Buncombe
County
citizens.
We
take
the
opportunity
of
your
retirement
to
express
our
respect
and
appreciation
for
the
dedication
and
commitment
that
you've
shown
this
community.
Your
leadership
and
vision
have
made
a
lasting
contribution
to
the
lives
of
our
citizens
and
to
the
future
of
our
National
Park
System
and
the
Blue
Ridge
Parkway.
Let's
give
this
man
a
hand.
A
A
B
B
A
Last
thing
I
had
the
privilege
to
do
a
presentation
on
the
75th
anniversary
and
I
learned.
It
was
in
roanoke
and
I
had
the
honor
of
spending
some
time
with
folks
up
there
and
I
saw
how
much
the
respect
North,
Carolina
and
Virginia
is
have
for
you
and
it's
it's
all
over,
not
just
Buncombe
County,
it's
the
whole
area
and
we
will
miss
you
next
up.
We
have
a
public
hearing
on
the
Matthew.
A
R
Thank
You
mr.
chairman
members
of
the
board,
Matthew
lyerly,
has
applied
to
rezone
a
portion
of
tax
lot:
pen,
nine,
six,
two
nine
one:
five:
seven:
two:
six:
nine
and
pin
tax
law
at
Penn,
nine,
six,
two,
nine
two,
four
one,
nine
two
two
together
they
total
approximately
eleven
point:
seven
acres:
they
are
zoned,
both
residential
low
density
and
r1
single-family
residential
he's
requested
to
be
Ruiz
owned.
Two
CS
commercial
service
district.
The
properties
are
located
at
the
intersection
old
county
home
road
in
new
Leicester
highway.
R
1
lot
is
1.33
acres.
It's
currently
zoned
are
one
and
at
fronts
on
old,
county
home
road.
The
other
lot
is
a
14-acre
tract
and
he
has
requested
to
rezone
the
eastern
portion
of
that
and
it's
about
ten
point.
Four
acres
currently
zoned
to
both
r
LD
and
r
1,
and
that
lot
has
frontage
on
new
Lester
highway.
R
The
1.3
acre
lot
has
a
single-family
home
on
it.
Now,
in
the
larger
lot
is
currently
undeveloped,
property
to
the
north
of
this
is
zoned
CS
by
the
county
and
properties
to
the
east
of
this
are
in
the
city
of
jurisdiction
and
have
commercial
zoning
of
HB
ncb
to
the
surrounding
area
is
a
mix
of
residential
and
commercial
development
requested
CS
zoning
is
consistent
with
comprehensive
Land
Use
Plan,
as
the
update
indicates.
R
Given
the
commercial
uses
in
the
area
and
adjacent
commercial
zoning,
the
cs
zoning
would
be
consistent
with
surrounding
uses
reasonable
and
in
the
public
interest,
and
the
Planning
Department
recommends
approval
at
the
request
on
January
fourth
of
this
year,
the
Planning
Board
held
a
public
hearing
on
this
application,
for
people
spoke
during
that
hearing
and
they
were
opposed
to
this
rezoning.
Their
main
concerns
were
with
traffic
coming
commercial
traffic
coming
into
the
property
that
would
be
going
by
their
homes
and
possible
storm
want
to
run
off.
R
I
would
like
to
say
if
there's
were
resumed
to
be
commercial
service.
Any
time
someone
develops
a
commercial
property
next
to
residential
properties.
The
zoning
ordinance
does
require
buffering
between
those
two
properties
and,
of
course,
any
development
would
require
stormwater
regulation
to
to
meet
stormwater
requirements.
R
The
Planning
Board
found
that
the
proposed
rezoning
would
be
consistent
with
the
land
use
plan
reasonable
and
in
the
public
interest,
as
the
property
has
access
to
a
major
traffic
arterial
and
is
consistent
with
the
surrounding
commercial
development
along
new
Leicester
Highway,
the
planning
board
recommended
in
a
vote
of
8
to
12,
approve
this
rezoning
and
I'd
be
happy
to
address
any
questions.
You
have
right
now.
What.
R
A
A
S
Property
adjoins
this
piece
of
property.
Only
have
one
concern
are
actually
two
concerns.
One
has
anybody
have
any
idea
what
would
be
done
there
in
the
second?
The
property
lines
are
not
right
as
far
as
buy
property
next
to
theirs.
So
yeah
somebody
contact
me,
and
maybe
we
get
this
worked
up,
I'll
be
happy.
Thank
you.
Thank.
T
Afternoon,
my
name
is
Spencer
larlie
and
I'm.
Matthew
Lilly's
brother
I
was
just
coming
forth
to
to
give
some
more
clarification
on
what
we
plan
on
doing
with
the
property
I'm
in
a
grading,
business
and
currently
operate
is
right
out
on
the
Madison
County
buncombe
county
line.
So
it
takes
me
quite
a
while
to
drive
in
with
my
equipment
every
day
I
plan
on
in
the
near
future,
putting
a
small
shop
that
I
can
work
on
equipment
and
use
as
a
base
of
operation
from
a
small
grading
company.
T
A
L
A
D
My
name
is
Joseph
Spivey
and
my
son
and
I
own
the
property
next
to
probably
for
the
entrance
to
whatever
is
going
to
be.
There
is
it's
a
very
small
if
you'll
take
a
look
at
the
drawing
very
small,
a
lot
50
x,
150
I
believe
it
is
in
the
if
the
if
the
zoning
board
is
already
voted,
aight,
the
one
I
got
a
feeling.
This
property
is
going
to
go
through,
sounds
like,
but
I
want
to
for
mr.
D
D
D
E
E
E
E
A
U
Which
began
I
understand
the
young
gentleman.
What
to
want
to
try
today,
but
I
do
understand,
gentlemen,
that
front
I
really
wanted
to
try
to
look
at
properties
before
we
actually
tried
to
zone
them.
Some
issues
here
best
I
can
tell
with
this
one
if
with
property
lines
and
stuff
like
that,
so
I
would
look
at.
What's
postpone
this
one
until
we
all
have
a
better
idea
this
this
issue.
A
A
P
P
V
We
we
don't
get
involved
with
that
day
to
day
you
find
two
lawyers,
you
get
two
opinions,
you
find
two
surveyors.
You
get
two
different
surveys,
sometimes
they're
close,
but
not
quite
a
lot
of
those
properties,
especially
outside
of
town,
Lester
and
other
work
other
places
in
the
rural
communities.
A
lot
of
those
are
surveyed
long
ago,
when
survey
rules
were
indistinct
and
they
just
drag
chains
through
the
valley,
so
that
could
be
part
of
it.
How
old
the
survey
is,
how
old
the
deeds
are.
V
So
typically,
it's
it's
not
something
that
we
can
get
involved
in,
but
if
they
were
putting
in
it,
if
neighbors
are
putting
in
fences
or
cutting
in
roads-
and
it
becomes
more
of
an
issue
because
we
might
have
to
serve
that
because
the
neighbors
might
say
I,
don't
know
that.
But
to
answer
your
question
directly,
no,
we
can't
get
involved
with
that
directly.
P
V
We're
talking
the
issue
with
the
property
line
here
is
more
particular
than
the
zoning
maps
are
designed
to
be.
The
zoning
maps
are
based
on
the
parcel
and
the
ownership,
so
I
think
that
the
rezoning
the
rezoning
would
be
for
the
parcels
in
question
and
and
the
mapping
office
in
the
tax
office
does
its
best
to
follow
what
the
plats
are
if
they're
there.
If
there's
no
survey,
they'll
use
a
mapquest
thing
to
try
to
plop
it
on
the
site,
but
this
zoning
will
follow
the
parcel
and
we.
P
P
W
B
A
I,
let
some
I'll
tell
you
what
let
me.
Let
me
write,
I'm
going
to
recognize
him,
even
though
we've
had
a
public
here,
we've
closed
it
because
I
think
if
the
board
has
questions
that
are
bored
comfortable
with
that
too,
since
this
guy
he
braised
the
issue
fuel.
Can
you
hear
him
from
where
he
is
going?
E
E
S
S
There
is
a
fence
there
and
two
pins.
What
I've
got
shows
just
one
pin
there
and
instead
of
following
the
fence
lines,
the
way
it
used
to
be
now
it
comes
down
into
my
property
and
I
have
two
buildings
there
and
three-quarters.
One
is
on
this
property
and
a
little
bit
of
the
other
one
I,
don't
know
who
made
the
changes,
how
it
happened,
but
I
was
just
afraid.
Somebody
buys
I
proper
razones.
S
X
Familiar
with
the
zoning
process,
if
somebody
can
give
like
a
short
version
of
maybe
Debbie
can
do
it
or
mr.
Creighton,
but
by
the
time
you
all
hear
these
appeals,
there's
been
a
significant
amount
of
due
diligence
involved
with
this.
Is
that
correct
I
mean
there's
a?
Is
there
a
significant
amount
of
research
into
these,
with
the
planning
board
and
well
never.
Y
We
notice
everybody
within
a
thousand
feet
of
okay,
there's
going
to
be
a
rezoning
and,
like
I
said,
the
Planning
Board
goes
through
here
the
hearing
process,
whether
to
to
recommend
to
you
all
to
change
it
or
not,
but
never.
If
I
get
in
a
situation
where
I
mean
we,
we
just
don't
do
that.
I
mean
I'm
not
talking
about
on
rezoning,
I'm
just
talking
about
that's
a
issue
between
property
owners,
not
the
county
right.
Y
B
B
E
A
I've
got
to
I've
got
a
question
toward
some
of
these
other
ones,
and
this
is
probably
word
mr.
frou.
If
there
is
a
property
line
dispute
and
mr.
Lawley
has
come
in
and
asked
to
resign
his
property,
we
would
have
no
right
to
rezone
anything
other
than
his
property.
Would
we
I
mean
we?
We
do
not
have
any
any
other
authority
to
go
beyond
wherever
his
line
is
and
if
there's
a
dispute,
wouldn't
that
be
between
him
and
mr.
edgeley
or
somebody
else.
Well,
we
have.
V
The
zoning
maps,
so
this
is
zoning
map
amendment
as
asking
to
change
one
particular
parcel
from
one
zoning
classification
to
another.
So
again,
I
mean
that's
based
on
the
best
information
available
to
the
to
the
mapping
officers
over
the
tax
office,
which
shows
up
on
GIS.
So
it's
the
parcel.
So
it's
the
best
of
our
information.
The
area
indicated
on
the
map
is
owned
by
lyerly,
but
there
may
be
a
boundary
line.
V
Dispute
I
mean
and
it
might
cut
across
the
line
somehow,
but
the
application
process
won't
and
can't
change
that
and
I
can't
give
specific
advice,
but
I
mean
this.
This,
like
John,
was
saying
this
has
to
be
a
matter
between
two
adjacent
owners
and
what
they
might
want
to
do
in
terms
of
getting
a
survey
or
making
sure
that
their
rights
to
their
own
property
or
are
preserved.
A
V
V
Yeah,
the
zoning
classification
doesn't
take
anybody's
property,
but
if
you
and
I
live
together,
one
is
parcel
one,
and
one
is
parcel
to
I
mean
the
zoning
map
amendments
going
to
instruct
the
Zoning
Administrator
to
changed
the
zoning
classification
of
one
particular
parcel.
If
the
parcel
line
shift
the
zoning
map
shift.
A
C
I'm,
you
know
this
is
we're
still.
This
is
I,
think
our
second
rezoning,
we're
doing
so
I
think
we're
trying
to
make
sure
I
want
to
make
sure
I'm
getting
all
the
facts,
understanding
them
accurately
and
I'm,
actually
still
a
little
unclear
on
which
property
is
your
property?
Can
I
ask
the
gentleman?
Actually
it
might
be
helpful
in
the
future.
There's
you
know
the
little
laser
pointer
things
ARCA
wind
was
just
describing
well,
my
property
is
the
one
over
into
the
this
direction.
C
V
I
V
C
And
so
I
have
I
have
one
question
for
the
planning
staff
on
this,
then.
So,
if
I'm,
if
I'm
interpreting
this
correctly,
if
this
property,
if
we
do
rezone
the
property
to
this
commercial
use,
there
are
these
other
properties
that
are
zoned
residential.
That
would
basically
be
surrounded
by
entirely
surrounded
by
the
commercial,
his
own
properties
and
I
guess.
My
question
is:
does
that
you
know?
Does
that
raise?
Does
that
raise
a
concern?
Those.
R
A
A
So
if
we
could
make
arrangements,
I
don't
know
if
we
should
have
a
ipad
at
the
I'm
gonna
say
witness
day:
it's
not
the
Wits
tampa
yeah
the
podium
there,
so
people
could
designate
and/or
a
pointer
in
the
future,
and
I
would
also
number
the
maps
because
we've
got
several
maps,
and
so
we
could
get
right
to,
though
I
think
we
know
where
which
one
you're
looking
at
now.
So
what's
the
pleasure
of
any
other
questions
or
any
other
comments
about
the
Lara
Lee
rezoning
request.
C
A
C
What
so,
I
guess,
I
think
it's
a
this
is
a
not
an
easy
call
for
for
for
me,
I
think
there's
you
know.
In
the
one
hand,
this
is
a
property
that
there
are
so
there's
a
lot
of
commercial
property
on
lesser
highway,
and
I
agree
with
the
staff
analysis
that
there's
good
good
reason
to
support
the
idea
that
this
would
be
appropriate
use
at
the
site.
C
C
We
really
have
to
think
about
the
full
spectrum
of
things
that
could
happen
on
the
property
with
the
property
were
sold,
or
someone
had
different
plans
in
the
future,
and
I
think
there
is
some
some
validity
to
the
concern
about
the
extent
of
commercial
intrusion
on
the
residential
properties
around
it.
So
it's
I
think
it's
a
close
call
in
my
book.
I
think
that
if
it's
not
our
place,
though,
to
make
decisions
on
potential
property,
boundary
disputes,
so
I
don't
think
that
can
that
can
really
way
into
that
doesn't
way
into
my
thinking
on
this.
C
B
A
If
not
I'll
call
the
question,
all
those
in
favor
say
aye
aye
all
opposed.
No,
the
vote
is
six
to
one
fryer
against.
Thank
you.
The
next
matter
of
business
we
have
is.
We
have
no
county
manager
report
I,
believe
we've
determined
dr.
Greene
next
order.
Business
is
new
business,
french,
broad
river
metropolitan
planning
organization,
and
we
have
Luba
here
to
talk
about
what
this
is
about.
Thank
you.
Z
Mr.
chair
and
County
Commissioners,
thank
you
for
having
me
here
tonight
to
discuss
the
fringe
brother
of
NPO
changes
to
the
memorandum
of
understanding.
My
name
is
Lou
Bava.
As
chairman
ken
has
mentioned,
a
network
Atlanta
sky
Regional,
Council,
French,
Broad,
River
mpo
could
be
a
set-aside
entity,
but
it
really
makes
more
sense
for
us
to
be
housed
within
another
entity
which
is
currently
we
house
the
land
of
sky,
because
we
have
relatively
few
staff.
So
it
makes
sense
for
us
to
be
housed
at
land
of
skiver.
Z
They
can
provide
administrative,
HR
and
other
support
to
our
ongoing
tasks
and
if
I
cannot
bring
up
the
PowerPoint,
please
I
want
to
talk
first,
a
little
bit
about
the
history
of
the
MPO
as
organizations
which
were
created
by
the
federal
government,
so
impedes
were
set
up
in
the
60s
initially
at
that
time.
There
are
a
lot
of
concerns
coming
at
because
there
are
some
major
highway
projects
being
built
where
the
local
government,
stakeholders
and
the
general
public
were
not
fully
informed
of
their
process,
we're
not
fully
involved.
Z
Fringe
water
vamp,
you
was
set
up
in
the
1960s
as
well,
was
initially
centered
around
asheville
and
buncombe
area,
and
then
our
territory
is
largely
defined
by
US
Census,
though
with
2000
census.
The
urbanized
area
has
grown
to
include
portions
of
haywood
and
henderson
county
and,
most
recently,
we've
had
another
census
in
2010.
At
that
point,
the
urbanized
area
has
expanded
into
portions
of
Madison
County
and
a
tiny
sliver
of
Transylvania
County.
So
this
expansion
due
to
the
census
designation
of
urbanized
area
boundaries.
Z
As
I
mentioned
there,
how's
that
land
of
sky
Regional
Council
I
wanted
to
mention
a
couple
of
the
projects
which
have
been
supporting
some
of
the
initiatives
that
might
be
important
to
Buncombe
County.
One
of
them
is,
we
have
additional
other
planners,
and
staff
and
Bill
acre,
for
example,
has
work
with
mountain
mobility,
helping
them
find
grant
opportunities
to
substitute
alternative
fuel
technologies
for
some
of
the
paratransit
Vance
and
other
transit
vehicles,
and
that
helps
save
the
cost
to
Buncombe
County
in
Mount
mobility
and
provide
better
service.
Z
Another
example
is
a
Buncombe
County
greenways
master
plan
that
was
partially
funded
with
the
French
brother
of
NPO
transportation
planning
funds
with
the
local
match.
Another
example
is
with
directly
allocated
surface
transportation.
Dollars
of
the
appeal.
Has
the
power
to
allocate
in
our
region
will
be
funding
sidewalk
projects
on
you,
Lester
highway
and
hendersonville
road
going
forward
in
2014
and
2015,
and
also
the
Black
Mountain
Trail
Blazer
service.
The
operations
for
that
system
I,
currently
funded
partially
with
the
FTA
jarque
grant
and
then
p
oversees
the
process
to
review
and
select
those
grant
applications.
Z
Z
Buncombe
county
does
have
representation
on
all
committees.
We
have
a
staff
level
committee
TCC,
where
Denise
brain
in
Josh,
O'connor
and
ability.
Most
recently,
another
staff
member
has
been
added
to
represent
van
cong
county
on
the
TCC
in
on
our
transportation.
Advisory
Committee
Commissioner,
Holly,
Jones
and
Commissioner
brownie
Newman
are
currently
representatives
from
Buncombe
County,
and
our
next
meeting
is
next
thursday.
The
28.
Z
Sorry
that
those
are
met
that
get
skipped
so
as
a
reminder,
we
are
bringing
an
additional
new
member,
so
medicine
county
is
coming
in
as
a
full
voting
member.
The
town
of
marcio
is
also
coming
in.
There
are
portions
of
buncombe
county,
which
were
previously
covered
by
the
rural
planner
organization,
land
of
sky
RPO,
which
are
now
coming
into
the
NPO
planning
area.
Instead,
that's
along
the
Jupiter
Road
area
and
then
Transylvania
County
will
be
coming
in
as
an
ex
officio
non-voting
member.
Z
This
map
just
highlight
some
of
the
areas
where
the
urbanized
area
boundary
has
changed.
As
a
result,
the
lighter
blue
highlights
the
plating
area,
so
the
planning
area
has
to
include
the
territory
where
we
expect
there
be
nice
area
to
grow
in
the
next
20
years.
So
it's
a
little
larger
than
the
dark
blue
urbanized
area,
which
the
census
makes
us
include.
Z
So
largely
this,
my
you
update
is
due
to
the
census,
changes
and
there's.
We
do
have
to
submit
the
update
mi
you
to
the
federal
government,
ideally
by
the
end
of
March,
so
we're
hoping
to
have
all
the
local
governments
adopt
them
I.
You
want
to
also
have
the
NPO
TC
adopt
the
mou
at
the
March
28th
meeting.
Z
Another
change,
that's
happening
as
we
taking
out
reference
to
their
priority
needs
list,
because
at
the
state
level
there
has
been
a
change
to
set
up,
what's
called
spot
strategic
office
of
prioritization,
to
prioritize
projects
based
on
data
and
not
simply
based
on
individual
sensitivities.
So
because
this
process
has
already
been
spelled
out
at
the
state
level,
and
we
will
continue
to
prepare
a
prioritized
list
of
projects
at
the
NPO
level.
X
S
A
A
AA
Thank
You
chairman
grant
dent.
Thank
you
for
having
me
it's
been
full
commissioners.
I
do
want
to
recognize
our
chairman
of
our
school
board,
mr.
Reinhart,
as
well
as
one
of
our
officials,
mr.
Pat
Bryant,
who
is
also
on
our
board
mr.
Tim
fairly,
who
is
the
director
of
our
facilities
and
also
mr.
Bernie
Scioscia,
who
facilitates
our
capital
funding
again
I'm
very
excited
to
be
here.
I
can
tell
you
in
my
career.
This
will
be
in
my
top
three
list
in
terms
of
the
enthusiasm
that
I've
received
from
our
community
and
especially
groups.
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I
want
to
recognize,
and
that
is
our
business
organization,
our
business
people
in
buncombe,
county
and
asheville
city,
and
also
our
colleges
and
universities.
I
do
want
to
clarify
up
front
and
apologize.
If
you
already
know
this,
but
I
want
to
clarify
that
the
capital
funding
we're
requesting
lottery
funding,
five
million
dollars
of
lottery
funds
lottery
funding
currently
is
restricted
to
capital
needs.
In
other
words,
it
can't
be
used
for
operations
and
I've
heard
that
sort
of
a
mistake
in
that
fallacy.
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X
AA
AA
Those
that
are
majoring
in
the
STEM
fields
have
the
highest
starting
salaries
in
comparison
to
all
other
college
majors.
In
fact,
does
anybody
have
any
guess
what
the
number
one
highest-ranking
particular
career
in
cm
is
for
highest
pay?
It's
an
engineering,
probably
not
a
surprise
to
you,
but
this
is
the
fact
that
I
zeroed
in
on
STEM
related
jobs
are
growing
sixty
percent
faster
than
any
other
career
field.
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Now
that's
an
important
statistic
and
in
our
business
we
are
constantly
looking
at
the
crystal
ball.
It
is
clear
in
our
crystal
ball
that
stem
is
absolutely
crucial
for
our
students
and
successful
careers
in
the
future.
Let
me
give
you
a
little
bit
of
history
march.
Two
thousand
eleven
eleven
our
school
board
unanimously
approve
the
closing
of
our
career
education
center.
AA
Why
did
we
do
that?
A
couple
reasons
there
were
budget
concerns
and,
second,
what
was
happening
is
we
were
finding
that
our
numbers
in
terms
of
student
enrollment
were
dwindling
and
what
we
determine
is
that
we
had
a
career
edge
center.
We
were
proud
of,
but
it
was
the
20th
century
model.
So
what
was
said
to
our
public
at
that
closing
is
a
commitment
that
we
would
reopen
that
facility.
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2011
we
put
together
one
of
the
largest
committees
that
I've
ever
facilitated,
and
that
was
about
thirty
six
members
included
curriculum
staff
inside
Buncombe,
County
Schools.
It
included
professional
agencies
in
Buncombe,
County
associated
with
stem.
He
included
local
colleges
and
universities,
abtech
our
wonderful
partner,
unc
asheville,
who
also
houses
NC
State,
who,
who
is
hosting
an
engineering
program
there
on
the
unc,
a
campus.
We
had
a
rep
at
our
table,
western
carolina
and
mars
hill
and
by
the
way
marcille
has
one
of
the
fastest
growing
biotech
majors
in
this
particular
area
of
western
north
carolina.
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AA
We
have
been
taking
visits
across
the
state
of
North
Carolina
and
by
the
way,
I
think,
if
you
resource
this
you're,
going
to
find
out
that
lottery
funds
have
been
used
all
across
this
state
to
fun
renovations,
to
house
stem
programs
as
well
as
other
innovative
high
school
programs
across
this
state.
So
it's
not
unusual.
We
established
for
non-negotiables-
and
this
is
what
makes
this
stem
high
school
unique,
because
what
we
were
asked
several
times
is
well.
AA
Why
don't
you
just
simply
take
the
stem
program
and,
let's
disperse
it
in
all
six
of
our
high
schools.
The
difference
is
it's
a
school.
It
is
a
very
special.
It
will
be
a
school
as
you
walk
in
that
will
be
very
different
from
any
school.
Any
of
us
in
this
room
attendant
problem-solving
base,
inquiry-based
space,
open
space,
tied
into
careers,
apprenticeships,
internships,
tied
into
colleges
and
universities,
college
credits
and
those
were
the
non-negotiables.
AA
By
the
way
we
started
out
saying
that
stem
must
be
integrated
across
the
entire
curriculum,
so
in
other
words,
not
just
a
stem
course
now.
We
do
have
a
course
by
the
way
called
Project
Lead
the
Way,
and
we
have
that
now
in
every
one
of
our
seven
middle
schools.
So
our
middle
schoolers
have
an
opportunity:
everyone
in
Buncombe
County.
They
have
an
opportunity
to
get
that
get
that
exploration,
that
little
bit
of
a
foundation
to
determine
whether
or
not
at
the
high
school
level.
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AA
Secondly,
I
talked
about
college
university
connections.
We
want
students
inside
thats
cool
to
have
the
opportunity
to
get
college
credits.
We've
already
come
to
the
table
with
a
BTech.
We
already
have
a
strong
partnership.
We
think
we
can
make
it
better.
I've
had
a
number
of
discussions
with
Chancellor
ponder
NC
State
as
well.
They
understand
that,
with
with
this
particular
facility,
there's
an
opportunity
for
us
to
to
do
one
of
the
best
jobs
I
think
in
this
state
of
connecting
with
post-secondary
opportunities.
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Third,
we've
talked
about
the
Career
Connections,
any
student
that
enters
into
that
program.
We
want
to
guarantee
them
an
internship
or
apprenticeship
in
a
particular
area,
with
a
local
business
here
in
Western,
North,
Carolina
and
I
truly
believe
we
can
do
it
because
we've
had
too
many
of
our
businesses.
All
of
those
you
would
recognize
say
to
us
we're
in
we're
in
just
make
this
happen,
give
us
that
opportunity
for
your
kids
and
then.
Finally,
it's
going
to
be
a
focus
on
technology
and
technology.
AA
That's
used
inside
the
classroom,
that's
applied
to
the
instructional
techniques,
not
just
simply
a
device
handed
to
a
kid,
but
that's
at
the
core
and
those
are
non-negotiables.
Now
we
were
lucky
in
that
the
state
of
North
Carolina,
State
Board
of
Education
actually
has
a
blueprint,
and
every
STEM
program
in
the
state
is
going
to
be
evaluated
off
of
that
blueprint.
So
we
were
fortunate
enough
to
have
those
guidelines.
AA
In
fact,
that's
going
to
be
the
really
the
guiding
blueprint
for
what
this
particular
program
looks
like
we've
heard
a
lot
about,
including
making
sure
we
include
all
stakeholders,
especially
our
parents,
and
what
I
would
say
to
you
is
that
that
large
committee,
sixty
percent
of
them,
were
parents
of
kids
in
Buncombe,
County
Schools,
irrational
City
Schools,
so
those
parents
were
represented
there,
but
we
know
that
we
need
further
input.
So
we
have
scheduled
looking
at
the
possibility
on
April
the
8th
to
have
an
electronic
town
hall.
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We
will
send
invitations
out
to
all
of
our
parents
will
focus
on
middle
school
parents,
especially
those
parents
of
rising
8th
graders,
because
that
would
be
the
first
targeted
class
9th
grade
class
as
we
project
and
hope
and
opening
for
fall.
2014,
we're
also
going
to
follow
that
up
with
going
out
into
our
six
districts
and
meeting
face-to-face
with
parents
to
educate
them
regarding
the
benefits,
career
benefits,
especially
of
stem
and
then
to
make
sure
we're
gathering
that
input.
So
again,
with
your
approval
for
the
use
of
those
capital
funds
and
weathered
lottery
and
39.
AA
Our
goal
is
to
open
those
doors,
August
2014
for
a
first
class
of
ninth
graders,
and
we
also
will
pursue
legislative
status
that
would
be
granted
for
an
innovative
cooperative
high
school,
which
is
similar
to
what
our
early
college
is
on.
The
a
B
Tech
campus
and
those
of
you
that
have
I
think
children
in
Nashville
city
system,
that's
also
equivalent
to
the
sill
cipro.
Graham,
there.
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Now,
once
you
to
understand,
our
campus
is
on
175
being
right
across
the
street
is
128
bingham
and
yes,
that
was
identified
as
a
hazardous
site
number
of
years
ago.
It
also
is
the
location
of
the
former
primary
plant
for
square
d,
but
I
also
want
you
to
know
that
it
currently
houses,
multiple
offices
and
two
of
those
office.
Centers
house
federal
government
employees
I
also
want
you
to
know
that
over
200
employees
are
currently
working
in
a
building
on
175
being
a
row
including
Tony
Baldwin,
including
mr.
Bryant.
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AA
Let
me
tell
you
as
superintendent
I,
Buncombe,
County
Schools
to
us,
County,
Commissioners,
I,
don't
believe
any
citizen
in
this
county
could
ask
more
due
diligence
than
was
provided
by
this
Buncombe
County
School
Board.
In
fact,
it's
clearly
my
opinion
that
they
went
over
and
above
any
required
standard
that
we
would
have
have
heard
from
North
Carolina
döner.
They
went
over
and
above
I
want
you
to
be
aware
that
we
have,
since
this
issue
came
up
and
also
understand
that
this
project
has
been
delayed
by
a
year.
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AA
The
accusations
continued
I
live
within
walking
distance
of
citizens
of
cts
I've
lived
there.
All
my
life
family
lives
there.
One
thing
we
have
said
from
the
start.
This
is
not
cts.
There
has
never
been
well
water
front
by
individuals
off
of
that
property
all
been
city
water.
That
was
a
key
difference
from
the
start.
We
said
it.
We
screamed
it
from
the
rooftops,
but
they
went
over
and
beyond
that
I'm
saying
the
school
board
in
that
additional
monitoring
and
testing
was
put
in
place.
AA
One
monitoring
well,
which
was
existing,
was
tested,
came
back
non
to
tech
square
d,
came
back
in
and
added
a
second
monitoring.
Well
Don,
detect
exhort.
This
is
the
initial
testing.
That's
happened
within
the
year
we
actually
added
brought
in
Mountain
environmental
and
did
eight
additional
sub-slab
or
soil
samples
to
test
this.
In
fact,
at
the
februari
board
meeting
and
dr.
Greene
I'm
going
to
leave
this
with
you
for
the
commissioners,
this
is
a
public
document.
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Soil
vapor
sampling
report,
because
what
was
committed
to
buy
this
board
was
a
was
a
four-year
monitoring
plan
again
to
go
beyond
what
any
requirement
would
have
come
from
us
from
a
state
or
federal
agency
to
put
in
place
additional
testing.
We
actually
had
the
first
stage
of
that
testing
to
take
place
in
January.
The
reason
being
that
experts
told
us
that
the
the
most
efficient
time
effective
time
to
monitor
to
test
is
in
the
winter
months
that
took
place
and
I
got
those
results.
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AA
AA
This
allows
us
to
put
in
place
what
I
truly
will
believe
to
be
the
top
stem
high
school
in
the
state
of
North
Carolina
and
the
reason
I
say
that
is
because
of
the
partnerships
and
the
enthusiasm
and
the
connection
that
we
now
have
worked
for
a
year
and
a
half
to
put
in
place.
People
are
hungry
in
this
community,
for
this
parents
are
hungry
for
this,
for
their
kids
termagant.
Thank
you
for
allowing
us
to
make
this
presentation
and
any
questions
that
you
have
it
this
time.
Any.
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U
The
main
thing
is
Owen
or
arwen
or
or
one
of
these,
these
skills
that
you
have
basically
on
because
it
was
built
bigger
because
of
thinking
that
more
people
come.
Wouldn't
it
be
make
a
little
more
sense
to
put
it
in
something
like
that
than
having
a
build-out.
That's
in
town.
You
know
it's
easier
to
get
to
one
of
the
side
skulls
than
it
is
to
go
to
the
old
square
d
plant,
which
is
up
in
a
road
up
over
the
hill
up
to
the
top
of
the
hill.
Do
we
have
any
capacities
there?
You.
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U
I
mean
Valley
Springs,
but
we
just
opened
up
to
more
middle
schools
and
move
students
around
so
we're
getting
open
areas
in
the
county
that
it's
still
costing
us
money,
and
you
know
I'd
like
to
see
how
many
particular
students
are
in
the
schools
like
the
new
and
them,
because
you
took
kids
out
other
schools
to
put
in
there
to
fill
these
schools.
That's
2.4
million
dollars
that
taxpayers
are
absorbing
now
for
the
two
extra
schools
per
year:
I'm,
not
against
any
STEM
skills.
U
Back
when
I
went
to
school,
we
used
to
get
out
at
noon
and
I've
go
to
work
areas.
Cadillac
learn
how
to
work
on
a
car,
but
the
fact
is:
is
there
a
different
way
that
we
can
do
it
where
it's
not
sit
sitting
in
the
city?
I
guess
could
be
a
good
idea,
but
sitting
in
the
county
at
one
of
these
skills,
if
you
have
two
partial
it
off
to
make
it
work
right.
If
there's
room
that
you
know,
let's
look
at
that
before
we
can
understand
what
you're
trying
to
say.
U
Everybody
wants
to
step
up,
but
we
got
a
certain
percentage
of
kids
that
are
going
to
be
learning
in
this
particular
go,
but
then
we
have
the
ones
that
still
overt
icicles,
it's
not
getting
being
able
to
do
this.
That's
just
like.
We
have
charter
schools,
they
have
money
that
follows
the
kid:
that's
it
everything
else
they
have
to
raise
and
to
do
so,
you
know
I,
look
at
it
is,
let's
teach
the
kid
and
not
worry
about
to
build
it.
U
That's
you
know
and
that's
it
might
be
the
wrong
philosophy,
but
I
appreciate
what
you
brought
forward.
I
understand
all
the
people
think
that
there's
you
know
chemicals
in
this
and
add
on
the
site.
I,
don't
know
you
know,
that's
something
that
everybody
has
to
find
out,
but
I
still
think
there's
a
way
that
for
the
for
the
people
of
the
county,
because
budget
times
coming,
it's
not,
you
know,
revolves
coming
to
us.
So
we
want
to
do
for
the
kids
we
want
to
do
for
you.
P
AA
We
have
an
opportunity,
as
a
cooperative,
innovative
high
school,
to
qualify
for
some
funding.
So
in
order
to
do
that
as
part
of
this
process,
so
you
know
our
intent
is
to
as
soon
as
possible,
complete
that
application
and
because
there
there's
other
systems
across
the
state
that
are
going
to
want
to
qualify
as
well,
so
that.
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B
P
AA
P
E
I
have
I,
do
have
a
comment.
I
want
to
make
I
want
to
sure
the
public
that
whatever
was
sent
here
that
I
intend
to
look
at
it.
I
had
not
seen
you
that
before
I
intend
to
look
at
it.
I
am
a
supporter
of
stem
high
school.
I
think
it's
a
it's
a
great
thing
and
but
any
time
the
public
bring
something
forward
that
that
we
should
do
our
due
diligence
on.
Since
I
haven't
seen
it.
E
A
C
AA
C
So
you
sampled
used
took
the
soil
samples
from
the
property
where
the
school
will
be
located
and
and
those
tests
came
back
not
indicating
that
there
was
the
contamination
that
there's
this
concern
about
from
the
property
across
the
street
found
that
there
was
not
evidence
of
any
kind
of
contamination.
That's.
C
W
AA
Correct
and
I
would
add
that
that
that
is
when
we
look
at
Buncombe
County
in
our
six
school
districts,
that
is
a
central
location.
In
fact,
we
currently
host
our
English
as
second
language
students,
so
we
have
transportation,
that's
already
structured
to
come
into
that
building.
That
was
also
a
real
advantage
for
us.
A
The
comments
I
just
would
like
to
thank
chairman
by
Reinhart
and
board
member
Bryant
for
being
here,
and
they
all
spent
an
awful
lot
of
time.
I
happen
to
hear
a
lot
about
your
meetings
and
have
good
friends
on
the
board,
and
thank
you
for
doing
this.
But
this
is
about
job
training.
There's
a
demand
for
stem
we're,
increasing
the
supply
and
folks.
We
can't
wait
for
the
US
or
North
Carolina
governments
to
lead
us
we're
going
to
lead
them.
Local
governments
got
step
it
up
then
we're
gonna
step
it
up
tonight.
I
believe
I.
A
Hope.
Any
other
comments
call
the
question.
All
those
in
favor
of
adopting
the
motion
to
approve
the
stem
funding,
ordinance
request
say
on
I
all
opposed.
No,
the
motion
carries
70.
Thank
you
very
much
for
you
good
work
on
this.
Next
up
we
have
an
add-on.
We
have
the
resolution
concerning
highway,
63,
Lester,
road
and
I'll
rek.
You
I've
read
that
during
our
pre
session,
I
will
ask
Commissioner
Keene
to
talk
a
little
bit
about
that.
Ok.
W
I
won't
reread
this
in
the
interest
of
time,
but
basically
we
were
putting
forth
resolution
to
ask
the
state
DOP
to
work
in
conjunction
with
community
leaders
in
the
Lester
area
to
come
to
a
acceptable
solution
for
the
community's
needs
and
that
will
also
meet
the
highways
needs.
The
highway
departments
needs
to
fight
for
the
Lester
community,
and
that's
simply
all
we're
asking
here
is
that
they
will
work
with
the
leaders
in
Leicester.
I
miss
Bennett
and
Bruce
Nelson
and
a
few
other
people
out
there.
So
that's
where
we
are.
A
Alrighty
and
just
I
will
rehashed
real
quickly
request
deity
to
work
with
the
community
on
its
current
proposal,
determine
the
community's
vision
for
the
future
character
of
Leicester,
provide
residents
with
the
opportunity
to
identify
improvements
and
to
basically
give
our
constituents
in
Buncombe,
County
of
more
say
and
more
dialogue
than
then
is
currently
on
the
the
drawing
board
and
come
to
mutually
agreeable
proposals
for
improvement.
So
we're
and
that's
the
motion
I'll,
take
that
as
a
motion.
Mr.
king.
Yes,.
A
A
A
X
A
Mr.
Kings
Commissioner
Kings
been
dominating
any
other
nominations.
All
those
in
favor
say:
aye
aye,
I'll
opposed
no
Commissioner
King
is
appointed
to
the
Riverfront
Development
Board
MSD.
We
have
actually
have
two
positions.
We
have
max
hater
position
and
John
Creighton
position.
Are
there
any
nominations?
I
would.
A
The
other
position-
alright,
commissioner
Frost,
has
been
nominated.
Are
there
any
other
nominations
for
these
two
positions?
The
painter
seat
in
the
creighton
see,
if
not
all
those
in
favor
of
Commissioner,
Belcher
and
Commissioner
frost
to
be
fill
those
seats
say
I'm
I
all
opposed.
No,
they
I
would
ask
a
friendly
amendment.
Could
this
take
effect
next
week?
I
think
there
is
a
board
meeting
tomorrow
and
I'd
like
to
mr.
Creighton
and
mr.
Hanner,
to
have
the
last
meeting.
Okay
that
that
good,
so
we'll
mend
that
too,
we
need
to
have,
but
only
Mehmet.
A
A
A
A
Opposed
no
get
it
though
I
guess
we
got
an
implied.
Second
in
that,
okay,
next
up
announcements,
the
next
regular
board
meeting
will
be
march
five
beginning
at
four-thirty
p.m.
in
the
commission
chambers
200
College
Street
room
326
in
downtown
Asheville
County
Commission
meetings
can
be
seen
on
bc.
Tv
charter,
cable,
channel
to
ATT,
uverse
channel
99
live
on
buncombe
county
org
during
the
meetings
or
online
at
buncombe
county
org.
Is
there
any
other
business
to
come
before
the
board?
I
think
we
deduced
there
would
not
be
a
closed
session
at
night
earlier.