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Today guest is Angelica Tyler from the Communication and Public Engagement Department discussing the County's citizen engagement software.
Learn more about engage.buncombecounty.gov better know as Public Input and how community can engage with this platform.
Buncombe County’s engagement portal is the home for outreach and listening efforts for projects shaping the future of our community. Here you will find project updates, upcoming events, public feedback opportunities, and other information about ongoing projects.
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There's
lots
of
different
ways
to
engage
which
can
look
like
live
streaming
and
viewing
recordings
of
meetings
and
other
events
that
the
county
puts
on
participating
in
surveys,
getting
feedback
offering
public
comments,
medical
meetings
and
just
getting
engaged
overall
in
different
projects
that
get
put
out.
So
it's
kind
of
like
a
technology
Wing
that
is
a
little
more
engaging
and
interactive
than
the
website
itself.
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Let's
say
you're
working
during
one
of
the
meetings
can't
make
it
I
can
go
back
and
watch
that
on
my
own
time
and
get
hooked
into
the
projects
and
issues
I
care
about
in
a
way,
that's
a
little
harder
to
do
or
to
remember
to
do
if
you're,
just
depending
on
okay.
Did
the
county
put
up
a
social
media
post
to
remind
me
or
did
I
get
a
reminder
to
my
inbox,
because
that's
my
pet
project,
I'm,
really
passionate.
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Future
yeah
you
safe,
you
just
made
a
point
and
I
was
we
talk
about.
You
know
bottom
County.
We
we're
about
everything
with
schools
government.
We
include,
you
know
all
these
different
organizations
when
we
say
Buncombe,
County
I
was
just
thinking.
If
you
were
a
teacher
and
you
were
teaching
about
you
know
what's
going
on
in
your
community,
that
would
be
a
great
platform
to
log
on
to
absolutely.
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See
how
especially
how
decisions
get
made
from
our
board's
commissions,
a
big
part
of
the
public
input
site
is
watching
those
boards
and
commissions
meanings
and
understanding
how
our
boards
and
commissions
kind
of
act
like
a
little
assembly
line.
They
are
getting
the
research,
the
expertise,
they're
going
out
for
site
visits
and
then
they're
feeding
that
information
up
to
our
commissioners
yeah.
So
our
commissioners
can
make
really
informed
decisions
based
on
the
people
who
are
really
good
at
this
really
invested
in
this,
then
they
ultimately
make
decisions
about
funding.
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My
dictionary,
but
you
know
it
would
be
able
to
you-
know
on-site
training
like
to
see
how
these
meetings
are
conducted,
because,
if
you're
anything
like
me,
you
go
into
your
first
board
meeting
and
you're
waiting
to
see
which
platform
they
use.
You
know
Robert's
rules
or
it's
another
one
that
people
are
using,
I
can't
remember
the
name
but
I,
always
they
always
do
their
fingers
and
you
know
the
hand
you
have
to
give
like
the
vote.
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Maybe
they
just
retired
right,
but
they
have
so
much
knowledge
and
experience.
They
could
contribute
to
our
early
childhood
education
and
development
board,
even
if
just
attending
the
meetings
or
seeing
how
the
research
is
being
done.
Seeing
what
grants
we're
putting
out
there
to
help
with
child
care
in
montgom
County
right
there
is
somebody
listening
right
now
who
has
15
years
experience
in
Parks,
our
Parks
and
Rec
Advisory
Board
needs
to
hear
from
you
right,
and
you
want
to
see
kind
of.
How
are
these
boards
getting
their
information?
How
are
they
getting
surveys
and
data?
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So
Angelica
I
know
it's
like
we
talk
about
engagement,
so
engagement
is
a
two-way
street.
You
know
it
wasn't
just
how
information
coming
down
and
just
kind
of
sitting
and
watching
so
how
do
public
input
increase
Buncombe,
County
residents
to
truly
kind
of
let
their
voices
be
heard?
How
do
they
engage
with
the
system
that
their
voices
are
part
of
those
decision
making
process?
So
is
there
any
features
within
public
input
that
allows
me
to
if
I'm,
watching
a
meeting,
it's
something
kind
of
like
that?
Don't
make
sense.
How
can
I
like
respond
or
yeah.
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We
have
a
couple
features.
One
is
you
can
comment
and
that
comment
lives
forever
with
the
video,
and
the
second
thing
we
can
do
is
actually
do
public
comment
through
the
platform
itself
and
while
on
that
live
meeting,
I
can
sign
up
for
a
public
comment,
a
lot
of
our
boards
that
you
have
to
be
in
person
you're
a
public
comment,
but
if
they're
live
streaming
sometimes
we
can
use
public
comment
through
that
technology.
So,
even
if
I
couldn't
drive
downtown
for
the
meeting,
I
can
engage
that
way.
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Affordable
parking
and
it's
changing
decisions
about
whether
they
work
downtown
or
not
so
hearing
that
need
right.
We
go
and
we
use
engage.punk
county.org
reuse,
our
public
input
portal.
We
put
out
a
survey
asking
hey.
If
we
opened
up
one
of
our
county-owned
decks.
Would
you
apply
this
program?
As
discounted
rate,
we
heard
all
kinds
of
stories,
all
kinds
of
things:
Bubble
Up
over
600
people
responded.
We
sent
that
out
specifically
to
our
service
industry,
Partners.
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So
that
goes
to
the
Commissioners.
We
get
this
overwhelming
demand
for
the
parking
program
that
goes
to
Commissioners
and
within
10
weeks,
from
hearing
a
legitimate
need
born
out
of
the
community
going
to
the
survey
and
then
going
to
the
Commissioners.
Can
we
start
this
program?
We
have
an
application
open
and
we
send
an
email
out
to
the
people
who
have
done
the
survey.
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Are
missing
the
whole
latinx
community
so
we're
able
to
see
that
with
the
technology
and
we're
able
to
say
wait
a
second.
This
data
is
not
complete.
Yet
here's
where
we
need
to
use
our
public
engagement,
folks
to
drive
public
engagement
or
here's
where
we
can
Target
some
social
media
to
make
sure
the
voices
we're
hearing
really
match
and
are
getting
an
equitable
perspective
and
not
just
people
who
enjoy
taking
the
service.
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Some
projects
don't
necessarily
have
a
place.
They
live
on
our
County
website
right
now,
like
the
Woodfin
Greenway,
doesn't
really
have
a
home
yet
because
it's
in
its
infancy,
but
it
lives
on,
engage
as
a
place
where
we
can
get
information
and
hear
some
feedback
from
the
community.
The
opioid
settlement.
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The
employee
parking
was
an
example
where
I
could
see
that
the
vast
majority
of
people
were
overwhelmingly
in
favor
of
the
program
right.
It
kind
of
tracks
that
so
you
can
see
the
shading
almost
or
if
it's
a
comment,
question
I
can
scroll
through
and
see.
The
other
comments,
certain
surveys
because
of
the
sensitive
nature
of
the
questions
right
people
can
be
very
vulnerable
and
share
really
important
ways.
These
issues
have
affected
their
lives.
Sometimes
we
hide
those
comments,
so
people
are
more
willing
to
tell
the
whole
truth.
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Yeah
I
love
that
feature
coming
from
the
school
system
in
during
covet.
You
know
we
saw
how
many
of
our
students
didn't
have
computers
at
home.
Didn't
have
access
so
they're
doing
all
their
schoolwork
on
a
phone
or
a
tablet,
so
engage
does
exactly
that.
It
is
made
and
built
to
work
on
mobile
devices
and
iPads
and
tablets,
and
things
like
that.
So
it's
a
way
for
people
to
engage
in
a
lot
of
different
ways
and
not
just
through
that
traditional
sitting
down
to
desktop
situation.
So
again,
more
voices,
more
people
involved.
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Don't
have
to
drive
downtown
on
a
Friday
at
three
o'clock,
find
a
parking
space
and
participate
in
this
meeting
and
live
in
person.
I
could
watch
it
on
my
lunch
break
from
work.
I
could
watch
it
later
tonight.
It's
always
open
engaged
up
on
the
county
is
always
open.
We
don't
have
bank
holidays,
we,
you
know
close
at
five
right,
like
government
can
be
kind
of
notorious
for
that,
but
having
that
access,
all
the
time,
I
think
covet
opened
our
eyes
like
you
were
saying
to
hey.
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Why
can't
we
just
do
this
all
the
time,
and
there
are
certain
I
will
say
there
are
certain
boards
and
commissions
that
have
rules
about
what
they
can
do
in
a
hybrid
setting
and
what
they
can't
so
I
can't
say
that
every
single
boarding
commission
will
always
live
stream
on
public
input,
but
the
more
that
we
can,
the
more
that
we
can
offer
access
and
also,
let's
be
real.
You
could
be
on
the
board
yourself
and
need
to
re-watch
the
meeting.
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The
comp
plan
is
doing
this
amazing
tour
in
our
local
libraries
and
that's
such
a
great
way
to
go
out
in
the
community
right.
But
what
they've
also
done
using
engaged
is
they've
built
a
virtual
tour
of
the
comprehensive
plan
and
you
can
walk
through
it
like
it's
the
real
thing
and
I
think
about
that,
like
the
access
for
a
person
who
doesn't
have
reliable
transportation
or
is
maybe
scared
to
be
out
in
public
right
now,
you
know
with
the
flu
going
around.
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B
That
as
the
future
progressed
as
we
see
kids
in
school,
they're,
more
technical
technology
inclined
they
like
the
flexibility
that
allows
and
public
input
just
shows
how
a
the
county
is
trying
to
keep
up
with
technology
grow
that
base
and
increase
some
of
the
decrease.
Some
of
those
barriers
that
people
have
just.
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A
You
know
we're
building
bridges,
not
walls,
and
so
that's
that's
where
we
are
in
this,
but
I
have
a
question
and
I
just
thought
of
it.
So
when
someone
has
a
question
and
they're
watching
already
recorded
event,
can
they
get
an
answer
to
that
question?
Is
there
someone
who
watches
them
afterwards?
That
is
question
and
get
the
answer,
so
that
would
be
neat.
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And
I
think
a
lot
of
times
we
have
to
remember.
There
are
so
many
different
organizations
in
Asheville
we
have
one
of
the
highest
numbers
of
non-profits
different,
your
organizations
like
your
wise
and
all
these
places.
So
there
are
a
lot
of
board
meetings
that
go
on
throughout
the
week
everywhere
and
so
yeah
we're
going
to
miss
some
of
those
meetings,
and
it
may
appear
that
no
one
is
there
or
cares.
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But
what,
with
this
platform,
we're
able
to
make
sure
that
those
who
want
to
have
that
information
can
have
the
information,
and
so
it's
not
a
what
happened.
It's
when
am
I
going
to
have
time
to
sit
down
and
watch
what
happens,
and
it
may
be
at
two
o'clock
in
the
morning,
while
they're
trying
to
squeeze
everything
else
into
their
lives.
So
and
that's
what
makes
this
platform
so
amazing,
so
we
have
to
get
ready
to
wrap
up
so
I
want
you
to
give
your
your
best
plug
to
our
community.
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You
need
to
log
in
to
engage.bunkumcounty.org
so
that
your
voice
is
reflected
in
how
our
county
is
shaped.
We
say
that
all
the
time
with
elections
right
like
make
your
voice
heard,
but
this
is
making
your
voice
heard
on
that
granular
project-based
level
that
actually
changes
things.
You
know
that
parking
program
sounds
like
a
little
thing,
but
for
somebody
that
is
going
to
change
their
daily
life
and
that's
one
example,
so
I
just
think
about
think
small.
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Our
local
government
is
working
every
single
day
on
programs
and
services
that
can
affect
your
life
and
can
affect
what
our
County
looks
like
go.
Get
curious!
Look
at
the
openings
subscribe
to
something
that
looks
interesting
to
you
and
find
one
way
kind
of
challenge
you
on
one
way
to
get
engaged
with
something
you
weren't
engaged
with
before.
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B
Leonard
and
I
again
I'll
just
like
to
tell
the
community
out
there
is
that
we
just
want
you
to
engage
with
government.
This
is
the
government,
that's
here
to
serve
you
and
so
engage
engage.bunkumcounty.org.
It's
the
site
that
you
go
to
and
you
always
can
go
to
brooklyncounty.org
to
find
out
all
the
information
about
the
county.
B
But
this
platform
is
truly
a
way
to
allow
that
flexibility
for
it
to
be
creative
and
create
access
for
all
our
community
to
engage
with
Buncombe,
County
and
so
I
just
strongly
encourage
people
to
go
out
to
engage.bumpkincounty.org
and
find
out
more
about
the
initiative.
That's
going
on
here
in
Buncombe,
County.
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A
You
can't
say
you
didn't
know.
If
you
don't
try,
you
can't
say
you
didn't
know.
If
you
don't
research,
you
can't
say
you
didn't
know
if
you
don't
engage
Wacom
county
is
truly
embarking
on
being
one
bunker,
we're
truly
being
engaged
with
our
engaging
with
our
community,
because
we
want
our
community
to
have
the
things
that
they
need
and
they
desire
and
they
want,
and
that
is
because
we
want
to
continue
to
grow
as
a
community.
We
want
to
continue
to
grow
our
children
here
and
have
jobs
here
and
live
in
this
beautiful
community.