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6 o'clock we'll go and get started with
our meeting. I'd like to welcome

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everybody here tonight u for our uh
September meeting. Uh this year is going

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by fast and there's not that many more
meetings left in the year. So So let's

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uh let's get started with a moment of
silence. If we could please if you'll

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please join me uh in a moment of
silence.

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» Amen. If you'll please stand with me and
face the flag and join me in the pledge

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of allegiance.

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» I pledge algiance to the flag of the
United States of America and to the

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republic for which it stands, one nation
under God, indivisible, with liberty and

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justice for all.
>> Thank you.

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» First item uh is our conflict of
interest statement. I want to ask Al if

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he'll read that for us. Thank you, Mr.
Mayor. Pursuant to North Carolina

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General Statutes and Town of Boxville
Code of Ethics policy adopted November

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9, 2010, amended as of January 6, 2016,
2019, further endorsed on August 9,

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2022. I would ask each of you before you
adopt the agenda if there are any actual

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potential or perceived conflicts of
interest with respect to any matter on

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the proposed agenda which will come
before the town board of commissioners

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for consideration andor decision at this
meeting. If so, please speak up and let

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the board know at this time before the
agenda is adopted. [clears throat]

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» Anything not and we'll move on to our
next item which is the adoption of

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tonight's agenda. Lee, I think you have
something to announce on.

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» Thank you, Mayor. Um I would uh ask that
the uh commissioners look at item 6A um

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which is a public hearing for proposed
incentives to alum. Um we we have been

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informed uh that alumor has not come uh
to terms on their commitment to the

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number of jobs per our economic
incentives policy. Uh Davy County has

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taken this off of their agenda for their
meeting tonight. I'm asking you to amend

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the agenda that we do not have a public
hearing on item 6A.

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Anything else to be added or deleted on
the agenda for tonight?

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Not then we need a motion to adopt the
agenda with the deletion of the first

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public hearing.
>> Make a motion.

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» We have a motion from Jenny and a second
from Johnny. All those in favor say I.

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» Any opposed? That passes. Uh the next
item on our agenda is our item number

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four, communications from boards,
commissions, and agencies. We do have a

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special um presentation tonight and uh
it's one of those bittersweet moments

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that we have in the town of Moxville. Um
Rob Taylor who who has sat in this seat

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for as long as we've had this table, but
before that he was sitting around the

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round table and he has he has served
Moxville for 14 years and and I know

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that uh we we've had board members come
and go, but Rob has has done an

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excellent job as far as uh adding uh to
our to our governance here in Moxel. And

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uh there was lots lots of times during
this process over the last 14 years

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where he could u he could put to words
things that nobody else could in a way

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that only he could do it. And I really
appreciate his his guidance and

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leadership. So tonight we do have a
special presentation for Rob. A couple

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of different things. U Rob I'm going to
ask if you'll come stand up here at the

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front.

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We don't we don't present this very
often and and that's for a good reason

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because um because it's we we want it to
be very special and I think this has

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only happened a few times since I've
been mayor and that's been a long long

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time but um but we're going to present
Rob with a key to the city and it's also

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got a picture of the current board on
there.

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So Rob Rob has Rob has been here with
lots of different board members

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throughout the years. Uh this is the
current board and the current key to the

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city. Uh I told somebody the other day
that if the uh town ever locks the keys

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in the city that then they can call Rob
and he [laughter]

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and we also have one other special item.
I'm going let you open this. This is

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from the town. Uh
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[laughter]
>> She just asked me what what they did

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with it.
So, they probably threw it in the

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garbage when I walked out last time. But
that's awesome. I will I will cherish

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that forever. And I just appreciate
everyone. My time here on the town was

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um interesting at times as it can be uh
and trying to govern a small town. But

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uh it was always hopeful. It was always
full of a lot of hardworking people

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especially our our department heads, all
of our department individuals, all the

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people who've come and gone. Le and I
are going out together almost around the

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same time. Uh but you have a fantastic
board staying here and I look forward to

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hearing great things from you. We wish
you the best of luck in your ne next

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endeavor as RDA. So [clears throat]
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» Thank you very much guys. Thank you.
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» Congratulations. Thank you.

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Thank you, sir.
>> Just take care of that.

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» So, we do have uh we do have a couple of
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all, uh before we get to uh some
proclamations, I'm going to ask Mike

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Boutier with the Davy County Sheriff's
Office. He's going to make a

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presentation about our traffic model.

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» We just do this up here. Either way,
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really don't want to make it where you
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» Okay.
>> turn your head the whole time. So, I do

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all all of the radar trailers you see
everywhere, but I also do covert. So,

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people don't know that I'm checking
roadways. So, I'm the guy that everybody

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calls and goes, "Hey, everybody's
speeding." Everybody, doesn't matter who

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it is, everybody on my road right now
has just went by my house at 75 miles an

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hour. That's what I hear most of the
time. So, the reason I am going to

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explain this before I give you stats is
I want you to know that when I pull

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stats on a radar trailer, most people
don't realize

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that it's a full breakdown. And when I
say a full breakdown, it's every single

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vehicle going either direction. So, even
if you see the sign and you see your

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that's my speed, the guy going the other
way is also being clocked. So, it's

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both. So, I can tell you the time of day
your car went by. I can tell you how

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fast you were going. I can tell you when
traffic is busier, when it's not. I can

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tell you the stats to the 85th
percentile of who's doing most speeding.

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I have put trailers out in people's
yards before

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to where they say, "Hey, I had to put
this trailer here because the speed is

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just outrageous in my neighborhood." So,
I set the trailer up.

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I wait. I activate it. I tell them just
hang tight a minute while they're in

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their front yard. Here comes a car. I
say, "Hey, do me a favor. How fast do

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you think that car is going?" They
always look at me always and say 56, 58

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miles an hour right now. And I don't
even turn my head and I say, "Will you

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look at the display on my trailer?" And
they do. And the average is 32 to 36.

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It's because it's a misconception when
you're standing still, speed coming

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towards you. And unless you're trained
to know how to do it, it seems like when

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that car goes by or that truck goes by,
especially if it's a truck and the wind

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blows my hair everywhere. Blows my hair
everywhere. So, I figure, hey, he had to

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be running 70. But it's a lot of
misconceptions and that's kind of why

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I'm here. So, I've been running a ton of
radar in Mogville. You see, I've now put

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up permanent ones. I have the library. I
have the one in downtown now.

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I also did a covert on by Sterling Drive
on Country Lane because I kept hearing

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everybody country lane is horrible. Oh
my god. I have had to rethink things a

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lot because I lived in Atlanta 16 and a
half years. So there is no traffic here

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to me. There's no speeding
[clears throat] here to me. There's no

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crime here to me. It's a wonderful
place. I wouldn't I'm not going to

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complain at all ever. I don't care how
many people I've arrested. I have no

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complaints about anything in the entire
county compared to where I used to be.

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So, this is just some stats I want you
to really pay attention. The radar mount

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at the courthouse, the one in the
square, I ran it from March the 3 to

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June the 4th. That is only three months.
Three

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388,850
vehicles.

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Most people when I say that, they go,
"That's impossible." No, it's not. If

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that had been in downtown Atlanta, that
would have been 25 million vehicles.

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There's the difference. So, when you
think of it that way, then oh yeah,

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okay, it's not that bad. Um, the
vehicles in over posted speed limit by 8

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miles an hour or above. And the reason I
say 8 miles an hour or above, because

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people get mad is we pull you over at 1
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» Oh my god, he pulled me over for 1 mile
an hour over. I don't do that. I drive

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when I'm off work and I know how fast I
really drive when I'm off work. So, I'm

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a hypocrite if I pull you over for 1
mile an hour over. The average speed was

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22 miles an hour in a 20. 49% of people
were speeding, but 3% of them were over

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8 miles an hour over. 3% out of that,
which made it 10,139 vehicles over 8 mph

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above the speed limit. It's a very
minute amount. uh the fixed radar at the

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library that everybody loves so much to
see their speed coming in and going from

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March I mean from February the 10th to
June the 8th. So that's four months

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882,921
vehicles. That's both directions. Keep

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that in mind. both directions.
[clears throat] Vehicles over posted

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speed limit 10 mph above it were 5,13
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were 10 miles an hour above. The average

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speed is 32. 30% of people are speeding,
but 0.006%

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were 10 m an hour or above. Once again,
everybody tells me, "Oh my god, they're

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speeding everywhere."
So, I did Salsbury Street because

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everybody, oh, when the from South Davy
beyond, those people are gunning it.

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They're just uh, you know, you need to
set up traps. Well, if we set up mark

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units, who drives fast? There's, oh,
there's a marked car. Uh, I can't even

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hardly get down the road sometimes when
I have somebody in front of me and they

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see me behind them in my marked vehicle
and they're driving like 45 and a 55

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because they think I want to pull them
over. I don't. um at 462 South Salsbury

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Street from June the 8th to July the
7th, one month. And think of it this,

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this is out of school time. So it's 68
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vehicles. Vehicles in overposted speed
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Out of 59,000, the average speed is 37.
It's a 35. 28% were speeding, but 0.065%

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were over 6 miles an hour over. It's
really that minute. I put it outside of

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the city of Moxville, I put tons of
them, uh, Bailey's Chapel Road and over

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by Davy Medical Center, you know, there,
that's the worst speeding in the entire

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county by Davy Medical Center. And
everybody knows if you're up that way,

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you come out of a 50, boom, you're in a
35. You come off the interstate, when

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you come around the exit ramp, you're in
a 35. But you just got through used to

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cruising around at 70 mph down the
interstate and you've just hit a 35. It

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is what it is.
People that want to discuss traffic

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delays on Yakinville Road, which is the
most complained I have, except for the

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three-way stop sign, which I'm not going
to discuss that. None of us had anything

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to do with that, so it is what it is.
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» Lee, nobody had anything. Anyway, um the
average, and this study was done by me,

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so this is not official, but I did it
because I got tired of everybody telling

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me the reason I pulled you over is
you're speeding. Where are you in a

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hurry to go to? Well, this line of
traffic is horrible, and I always take

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them everywhere to get home. During
morning commute, you have a 7 to 12

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minute delay
from one end to the other. That's from

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in town to Walmart, but it feels like an
hour. Took me two hours every day to go

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home in Atlanta. though.
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which is pretty horrible for here, 7 to
14 minute delay of steady traffic. Gina

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brought up a good point. Getting out of
your like turnouts, that's where the

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problem is because you can't get out.
People just need to be more courteous

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and go, "Hey, come on out." That's what
really needs to happen. Um, and the last

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thing is I did the Sterling Drive one,
but I did it last year, but I figured

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I'd give you these stats anyway because
near Sterling Drive on Country Lane,

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I've been blown up about it. People keep
coming to me about it. So from July 23rd

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to October 2nd of 2025, there were
275,855

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vehicles. There were 67,236
in oversp speed range. Anything over the

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45 mark, right? The average speed though
was 49. The over speed range was 24%.

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The vehicles over five miles an hour
over of speed limit were 20,389

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out of 275,000
which gives you a 00739%

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5 mph over. So if anybody does need me
to do a study, I'm more than happy to do

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it. I can do it covert or I can do it
where you have a sign like the trailers

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you see where you see the the sign it
says, "Hey, you're doing whatever." I

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can even set it where it says slow down.
doesn't do any good, but I can tell you

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that. And there's some people that play
speed games with these. They want to see

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how fast they can get on my sign.
>> So, that's pretty much everything I

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have. Does anybody have any questions
before I sit down or does that pretty

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much put out there what people were
asking about speaking? I

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» think
[clears throat] any questions from the

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commissioners? No.
>> Okay. Thank you, Mike. Is that clear?

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» All right. We appreciate you doing that.
>> Thank you. Thank you. We'll

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» get a ra

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So the next thing on our agenda is a
proclamation for Smart Start Month. And

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we do have our executive director of
Smart Start here, Gina Taylor, who's

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Rob's wife. Um, so Gina, we are we
actually we've got an official

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proclamation I'm going to read. This is
the same proclamation that Josh Stein is

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reading and they're reading over at the
um at the county commissioner meeting.

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So, um, whereas the nationally
recognized Smart Start Network has

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worked to ensure all young children
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success throughout North Carolina for
more than 30 years. And whereas the

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first five years of life are critical
windows of development shaping a child's

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brain architecture and building the
foundation for future cognitive, social,

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emotional, behavioral, and health
outcomes. And whereas high quality

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birthto five strategies and programs
focusing on early education, health and

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well-being, and family support create
better K12 and mo and post-secondary

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educational opportunities for students
and a more skilled workforce for

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employers. Whereas the Smart Start
Network supports quality early care and

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education, preventive health services
and family support for children from

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birth to 5 years old. And the Smart
Start Network has a proven track record

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in improving early childhood education.
I will mark and proclaim Smart Start

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Month as in uh 2026 as this month. I
know Carl's daughter works there, my

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wife works there. We are all connected
to Smart Start in so many ways, but our

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kids are connected in even more ways.
So, we appreciate all that you do for uh

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for Davy County and Mox with Smart
Start. I wish you the best of luck in

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continuing to grow that organization and
I hope hope uh for the best one for you.

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Thank you. Is there anything you would
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» Thank you for acknowledging Smart Start.
Thank you.

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Manager Rollins for serving on our
board, our newest board member this

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year. We have 17 members. Please visit
our website.

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» Okay. Thank you very much. Thank you for
being here. [applause]

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» Our next um proclamation is for family
promise and we have Carllin Armsworthy

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here that she's our VIP and dignitary
here with Family Promise. We also have a

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board member Jenny Stevenson who's on
that board. I think part of being a town

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board member sometimes means you're on
other boards. So, thank you Jenny for

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serving. Uh we do have a proclamation
for family promise. Whereas in September

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2017, Family Promise of Davy County
began operations dedicated to helping

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the most vulnerable among us, children
and families who are at risk or already

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experiencing homelessness. Whereas
Family Promise of Davy County provides

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homeless prevention, homelessness
prevention, shelter diversion, temporary

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shelter, transitional housing, and
ongoing stabilization support, thereby

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making a real difference in the lives of
local families. Whereas believing that

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every child deserves a home, family
promise of Davy County and its numerous

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partner congregations and volunteers
empower families in making their

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transition from homelessness to
sustainable independence. Whereas over

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the past nine years, Family Promise has
served over 700 families, more than 1300

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children, 90% of which are still stably
housed one year after receiving

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services. Now, therefore, I will Mark,
mayor of the town of Mosel, do hereby

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proclaim the week of October 5th through
the 9th as Family Promise Week. Uh Carl,

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would you like to say anything?
I will echo Gina and say thank you for

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recognizing family promise and the work
that our board and the volunteers of the

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organization do. We are happy to be one
of the many wonderful nonprofits

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and services. Thank thank you for being
here tonight. We appreciate all you do.

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Finally, I do have one uh one other
proclamation. As you well know, this

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week we have September 11th Day of
Remembrance. Thomas Shoemaker with our

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fire department is here representing the
fire department in our day of

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remembrance 25th anniversary. Whereas in
an unprovoked and senseless act of

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terrorism, four civilian aircraft were
hijacked on September 11th, 2001 and

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crashed in the New York City,
Pennsylvania and Pentagon, resulting in

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a momentous loss of innocent US lives of
all heritages. And whereas while we

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still continue to recover from the loss
of innocent lives, the spirit of the US

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has been revitalized, giving way to
expressions of patriotism. And whereas

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inspired by the heroism of our nation's
public service personnel, military

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service members, and countless
volunteers, our nation found unity and

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strength. Whereas from the tragedy of
tragedy of September 11th emerged a

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stronger nation renewed by the spirit of
national pride and a true love of

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country. Whereas Americans also have
fought back against terror by choosing

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to overcome evil with good by loving
their neighbors as they would like to be

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loved, contributing to relief efforts
and volunteering their time to aid to

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those in need. Now therefore, be it
resolved that we, the board of

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commissioners of the town of Moxel, do
hereby proclaim September 11th, 2026 as

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the 25th anniversary of the attacks of
911 and also the 911 national day of

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service and remembrance in the town of
Moxel and urge our citizens to recognize

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the heroism of firefighters, rescue and
law enforcement personnel, military

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service members, and the many volunteers
who responded to these tragic events

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with courage, selfless compassion,
determination, and skill. and to

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remember the victims and innocent lives
lost as a result of the tragic events on

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September 11th, 2000. Is there anything
you would like to say, Thomas? Okay.

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Thank you for being here today. We uh I
know that this is a tough time in our

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moment in our country's history, but uh
but I think that it's something that we

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can recognize and we don't want to let
future generations forget the u

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sacrifices that were made. So, thank you
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biblical proclamations needing to be
read. I will move on to our citizen

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comments. Um we've got three citizens
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I'll ask that uh when I call upon you if
you'll step to the podium. You'll have

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three minutes to speak. Lynn, who is
right back here, she will you guys are

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free to stay or leave if y'all would
like. I know y'all got things you can

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do. Uh but you're more than welcome to
stay or leave. Uh thank you for being

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here. Thanks, Rob.
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Thank you, sir.
>> Um, so you'll have three minutes to

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speak. Lynn will be your timekeeper. If
you would please adhere to our three

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minutes so we can continue on with our
meeting. Uh, I'm going to ask Jeff Plot

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if he would come up and and lead us off.

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» All right. Uh, Mayor Marklin, members of
the board of commissioners, I'm here

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tonight on behalf of the residents who
live, work, and raise our families here

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in the town of Moxville. We are watching
what is happening across Davy County and

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we're deeply concerned by the lack of
leadership coming from this board

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regarding data center developments.
While our county leaders had the sense

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and courage to enact a moratorum to
protect our community, the town of

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Moxville continues to hide behind talks
of zoning loopholes and bureaucratic

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limitations. Let's be clear about what
you are opening up the door to. Massive

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industrial data centers consume millions
of gallons of critical water supply,

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putting an unsustainable strain on our
local power grid and shatter our

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peaceful neighborhoods with non-stop
industrial noise and pollution. In

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exchange, our community gets virtually
no permanent jobs, plummeting

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residential uh property values and
long-term harm to the health and

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well-being of the people not only in the
town of Mosville, but also those who

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live out in the county of Davy as well.
When you sit quietly and while potential

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developers target our town, it sends a
message that you are that you value

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corporate revenue over the citizens who
elected you. Taking a passive stance is

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not neutral. It is a choice to sell out
the future of the town of Moxville as

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well as the people of the town of
Moxville. We are not asking you to

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rubber stamp whatever proposal
lands on your desk. We are demanding

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that you use every ounce of your
authority to protect the community,

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close the zoning gaps, put the brakes on
heavy industrial encroachment, and

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prioritize our health, our resources,
and our quality of life. Mayor Marklin,

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commissioners, you are you were elected
to represent us. We the people, not some

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big heavy industrial server farms. We
elected you to protect our land, our

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water, and our future. Stand with the
people who elected you. The residents of

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town of Mox are paying attention and we
will not forget who stood up to protect

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our town and who looked the other way
when it mattered most come election day.

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Thank you.
>> Thank you, Jeff. Next on our list is

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Silus Johnson.

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Good evening, Mayor Marklin, honorable
commissioners. My name is Silus Johnson.

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I'm a junior at Davyy and I'm a member
of Davy's JCPC and also of

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Superintendent Mo Green's advisory
council. And I'm here today to talk

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about the same topic of data centers. I
know firsthand that we've all heard the

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concerns about water, electricity,
noise, and environmental concerns

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regarding data center development. And
I'm not here to discount any of those

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concerns because I personally hold them
all. But I would like to come at the uh

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the topic from a little bit of a
different angle. Now, the general

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statutes describe a municipality as an
entity organized for the better

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government of the people within its
jurisdictions. And everyone in this

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room, we are all Americans who just
celebrated our 250th anniversary. And we

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all know that the Constitution of our
own state says that our people have the

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inherent sole and exclusive right to
alter their government. I've lived in

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Moxville my whole life, which looking
around the room is not as much of a brag

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as I expected it to be. Uh, but
I think our town is a great example of

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the values of self-government and being
involved and making change in your own

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community. And [clears throat]
state law and federal law and really

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just common sense are very clear that we
elect office holders with the intent of

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representation.
Now, of course, I did not vote in the

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last election. I'll be voting in the
next election in 2028. Uh, but my peers

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parents voted for you. My parents voted
for you. members of the community voted

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for you and Moxville is a small town
about six,000 people I think uh and

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everyone more or less knows pretty much
everyone from what I have seen and the

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result of that is that everyone also
knows what everyone thinks and to

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continue this discussion of democracy
and of the values which are foundational

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to every type of representative
government in our nation I couldn't name

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really a single person I've spoken to
who supports data center development in

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our county and much less in the town of
Moxville. Now, in June, dozens of people

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gathered at the library to speak out
against data center development. Uh last

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month, we also had or pardon me, in
June, the county commissioners meeting

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was held at Davy High because so many
people were interested in coming and

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speaking in support of a moratorum. And
I'm honored to live in a county whose

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government is that receptive to what its
residents are asking for. Everything

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I've heard about the Monsville Board of
Commissioners has made me come to the

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same conclusion over the past several
years. And I'm just here to express my

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sincere hope that that continues and
that we are able to put that faith and

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that amount of trust in our local
government. And I would like to close

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with a message from a good friend of
mine, Piper Schilling, who also attends

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Davy High, but she couldn't come tonight
because she had the flu. And she said,

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"I have grown up around Davy County
since I was four. I've eaten at Millers,

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gone to Davy High, walked around River
Park, golfed at Oak Valley, loitered in

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downtown Moxville, and done a whole tour
to Davyy. I am proud to be a Moxville

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resident, and because of this, I only
want the best for Moxville. I do not

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believe the data center will bring any
real value to the town, and I think

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you'd be hardressed to find anything
close to a majority that doesn't feel

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that way. Thank you.
>> Thank you, Sal.

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Our next speaker is Hal Mudrick.
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» want to follow that?
>> That was good, young man.

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So, you heard everything Jeff said and
you heard everything this gentleman

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said. Um, I asked myself,
why? Why do we need a data center? And

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I'm not going to go through the pros and
cons. Last time I spoke, I think it was

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about a month ago, I offered my
services. I have personally

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um designed and built data centers. So,
I've got experience on what it takes to

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do something like that. And I'll offer
my services again here if you've got

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activities going on that I can
participate and ask the tough questions.

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So,
there's probably data center stuff going

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on. We've got across the way we've got
discussions going on about Duke Power.

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You don't build a data center, you don't
need Duke Power. you don't need that

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plane. Um, if you don't use AI, you
don't need this data center. I don't

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know how many of you have used AI. Um,
AI is telling you how to do things

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better because it thinks you need to
know how it do how to do it better. Um,

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last time I checked on opening the
refrigerator or using the toilet, I'm

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pretty sure I don't need AI to tell me
how to do it better. So

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why not put why not consider a
moratorum? Why not put ordinances in

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place that as the gentleman said talk
about electricity?

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How are we going to control the rates
around here in electricity? Who's going

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to pay for it? Yeah, you're going to get
millions of dollars back, but I don't

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know if you've checked on what it cost
to build out a data center. $50 million

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is nothing. Um I saw Duke Power offering
I think the total package was

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$100,000$25,000
for a park river replenishment. There's

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not going to be a river if this stuff
goes in. So, back to my point, why not

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put ordinances in place to control
electricity, to control zoning, to

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control water replenishment,
to control noise letter uh noises?

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Why not consider that stuff? Why are you
guys not being transparent with us?

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Really, what do you what do you got to
lose? As you heard Jeff and this

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gentleman say, we put you in office. we
voted you in office because we want you

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to do the job for us, right? So, I'm
just I'm just asking respectfully,

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think about putting some barriers up. If
it's going to happen, okay, it's going

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to happen, but why not why not let us
control how it happens? Right now, it's

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a toy. It's a a candy shop. They're
going to come in here and they're going

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to tell you what they're going to do and
they're going to make you pro promises.

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Go ahead, put some barriers in place.
that that would be the great thing to

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do.
>> Thanks for Thank you. Uh I know Mr.

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Brown, you didn't make the uh the list.
Did you want to say anything? I know

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sometimes you like to speak. Okay. Thank
you. Any other folks that want to speak

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for public comment? If not, then we'll
close out the public comment section of

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our meeting and we'll move right on to
uh our first public hearing. Uh we have

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a public hearing uh adopting the town of
Mosul comprehensive plan. I'm going to

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00:30:25,919 --> 00:30:32,799
let Lee uh introduce that. Thank you,
[clears throat] mayor. I'm happy to have

404
00:30:29,919 --> 00:30:38,080
uh Jason Eley here to just make a brief
presentation to you. Um I think we're at

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00:30:34,960 --> 00:30:45,360
the culmination for you to uh uh
consider uh after uh this public hearing

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uh to uh adopt the comprehensive plan.
It's hard to believe this process

407
00:30:46,720 --> 00:30:54,880
started in May of last year. Um
so, um lot of lot of public input

408
00:30:52,960 --> 00:30:58,640
sessions. I don't want to steal Jason's
thunder. I'll let him go ahead and come

409
00:30:56,240 --> 00:31:03,496
up and and just provide a brief overview
for you before you have the

410
00:31:00,221 --> 00:31:05,516
[clears throat] public hearing.
[snorts]

411
00:31:08,399 --> 00:31:13,600
» All right,
mayor, members of the board, it's

412
00:31:11,520 --> 00:31:17,039
pleasure to be back and um sorry I did
not ask the officer earlier. I saw a

413
00:31:15,440 --> 00:31:19,279
bunch of guys with baseball gloves, you
know, his radars that he had set up. I

414
00:31:18,880 --> 00:31:21,120
don't know how
>> Yeah. throwing pitches

415
00:31:20,080 --> 00:31:24,640
» and [laughter]
I wanted to ask him if that would make a

416
00:31:22,559 --> 00:31:29,679
difference, but oh well. have to wait
till next time. Uh, as Lee was saying,

417
00:31:27,360 --> 00:31:33,840
this has been a 12-monthlong process uh
led by the planning board uh that we've

418
00:31:32,320 --> 00:31:39,039
worked with as the oversight for both
the comprehensive plan and the downtown

419
00:31:36,240 --> 00:31:42,320
master plan. Uh the downtown Moxville
Collaborative was engaged during the

420
00:31:40,559 --> 00:31:48,080
process to provide additional guidance
specific uh to the downtown master plan.

421
00:31:45,600 --> 00:31:52,159
Uh we had uh public participation
through survey meetings uh and

422
00:31:50,399 --> 00:31:57,760
workshops. We heard from just over a
thousand people that were engaged during

423
00:31:54,399 --> 00:32:01,919
the process. A little over 600 people uh
participated in the survey. Um you can

424
00:32:00,399 --> 00:32:05,760
see that so on and so forth. We had
about a hundred that participated in

425
00:32:03,279 --> 00:32:09,519
downtown workshops. Uh we had
approximately 30 folks [clears throat]

426
00:32:07,039 --> 00:32:14,640
that came to the public input meetings
uh on the drafts back in April.

427
00:32:13,039 --> 00:32:18,000
to start off with the goals for the
downtown plan. I know you've heard this

428
00:32:16,159 --> 00:32:21,760
before, but just want to reiterate those
you as we're, you know, getting near the

429
00:32:19,679 --> 00:32:25,519
end of the process here and culmination
uh potentially with adoption tonight.

430
00:32:23,519 --> 00:32:28,799
You know, maintain downtown as the heart
of community. That's something we heard

431
00:32:27,279 --> 00:32:33,919
throughout the process throughout the
community surveys uh which is why you're

432
00:32:31,440 --> 00:32:38,720
working on the now master plan. uh
prioritize compact growth over sprawling

433
00:32:36,559 --> 00:32:44,320
expansion. And that's really about
utilizing the uh existing uh services

434
00:32:42,559 --> 00:32:48,960
and infrastructure that you have close
into town versus, you know, sprawling

435
00:32:46,880 --> 00:32:53,120
out. And you'll see some of these
repeated uh and expanded upon in the

436
00:32:51,360 --> 00:32:56,480
comprehensive plan as well. Create
streets that put people first. I had a

437
00:32:55,120 --> 00:33:00,720
discussion with someone before the
meeting how DOT is finally starting to

438
00:32:59,039 --> 00:33:04,799
think about roads as more than just
moving vehicles. uh starting to think

439
00:33:02,960 --> 00:33:10,880
about roads for you know alternative
modes, sidewalks, bicycles uh and and

440
00:33:08,000 --> 00:33:14,559
the downtown is looking at streets as uh
entertainment venues. You know those get

441
00:33:12,559 --> 00:33:19,120
closed for events and special events uh
and things like that. So streets are

442
00:33:16,799 --> 00:33:24,399
more than just moving cars. Uh they've
become uh places especially in downtowns

443
00:33:21,919 --> 00:33:29,760
where people can gather uh you know for
things like that. make strategic public

444
00:33:26,559 --> 00:33:35,039
investments. Uh you know, as you look at
making improvements, make sure those are

445
00:33:31,600 --> 00:33:38,880
leveraging uh private investment uh and
making sure that your investment goes a

446
00:33:37,039 --> 00:33:43,039
long way. That's not just something that
will fade away. Uh but to make sure that

447
00:33:41,679 --> 00:33:47,360
you know when you do make a public
investment in street lights and

448
00:33:45,679 --> 00:33:51,279
utilities and infrastructure, make sure
it's going to get get you that return.

449
00:33:49,679 --> 00:33:55,919
Um
facilitate high quality and attractive

450
00:33:53,039 --> 00:33:59,360
development. Uh you on the left uh is a
vacant lot. It used to be old gas

451
00:33:57,760 --> 00:34:03,919
station in downtown Salsbury. And then
the image on the right is what was built

452
00:34:01,840 --> 00:34:07,440
after you know downtown Salsbury has
historic district guidelines. Uh and

453
00:34:06,159 --> 00:34:11,919
that's why the building on the right
looks historic. Uh you know it helped

454
00:34:10,240 --> 00:34:15,520
that the architects from Salsbury and
has a heart. Uh but that's part of why

455
00:34:13,839 --> 00:34:20,159
he invested in the town in the
community. But those guidelines gave him

456
00:34:18,320 --> 00:34:22,960
uh the guidance on how to construct the
building. And there's several buildings

457
00:34:21,839 --> 00:34:27,040
that have been done like this in
downtown that have that historic look

458
00:34:25,200 --> 00:34:32,800
and feel. It's obviously not historic,
but it keeps that uh you know integrity

459
00:34:29,919 --> 00:34:36,720
and that character of the downtown.
In the downtown plan, there are over 80

460
00:34:35,040 --> 00:34:41,359
strategies uh that include
implementation partners, planning level

461
00:34:38,720 --> 00:34:45,119
cost estimates so you can make plans
over the next, you know, one to five

462
00:34:42,960 --> 00:34:49,119
years on how to move forward with the
plan. Just to highlight some of those,

463
00:34:46,960 --> 00:34:54,320
I'm going to go real quickly. Uh this is
a building uh right here just a couple

464
00:34:51,919 --> 00:34:58,480
blocks away uh where a mural can go a
long way to helping make a difference.

465
00:34:56,079 --> 00:35:03,520
This is one of those uh lowhanging
fruit, easy to implement uh lowcost uh

466
00:35:02,000 --> 00:35:08,000
projects that can be done within that
first year or two of the downtown plan

467
00:35:05,760 --> 00:35:11,599
uh being adopted. this a little bit more
extensive, but building on that same

468
00:35:09,760 --> 00:35:15,119
concept of creating great places for
people to gather, uh, you know,

469
00:35:13,359 --> 00:35:18,880
beautifying the space. And this, you'll
see this word a lot, public, private,

470
00:35:17,440 --> 00:35:22,480
uh, in downtowns. That's where you have
the unique intersection more than you do

471
00:35:20,480 --> 00:35:25,920
anywhere else in the community of lots
of, you know, government agencies,

472
00:35:24,240 --> 00:35:29,920
private property owners, all those
things kind of join here uh, in the

473
00:35:28,400 --> 00:35:34,320
downtown. So, you're going to see that
need for public private partnerships uh,

474
00:35:32,560 --> 00:35:38,480
throughout to make some of these things
uh, happen. parking improvements. We did

475
00:35:36,800 --> 00:35:43,440
look at, you know, places where on
street parking could be expanded. We

476
00:35:40,880 --> 00:35:48,800
found about 46
additional spaces that could be marked

477
00:35:45,680 --> 00:35:52,640
for parking in the downtown. Uh bigger,
longer term. Uh you know, we looked at

478
00:35:51,040 --> 00:35:57,440
this at a previous meeting with you
behind North Main and East Depot. Uh you

479
00:35:55,440 --> 00:36:00,960
know, once again, that public private
partnership idea. And this is not just

480
00:35:59,520 --> 00:36:05,599
private property owners, [clears throat]
but it's also uh you know public and it

481
00:36:03,440 --> 00:36:09,839
serves a greater purpose for the entire
community here in the downtown. So it's

482
00:36:07,599 --> 00:36:14,480
an opportunity to create that uh and
improve and add parking spaces in that

483
00:36:12,240 --> 00:36:18,000
particular location.
Ordinance improvements uh you know we've

484
00:36:16,480 --> 00:36:21,920
heard a little bit about that as I
showed you the image earlier. The way

485
00:36:19,760 --> 00:36:26,240
you get there is having ordinances that
address uh the character and how things

486
00:36:24,560 --> 00:36:30,880
are built and developed. and you're in
that process uh now or will be soon. I'm

487
00:36:29,359 --> 00:36:34,320
not sure where you're at exactly with
that uh moving forward, but I know

488
00:36:32,800 --> 00:36:38,640
that's something that's a priority for
the uh the town moving forward is

489
00:36:36,480 --> 00:36:42,560
creating this new unified development
ordinance that will address uh a lot of

490
00:36:40,720 --> 00:36:46,880
the recommendations from the downtown
plan and the comprehensive plan. Uh

491
00:36:44,800 --> 00:36:51,839
gateways, we heard, you know, time and
time again during the meetings, not just

492
00:36:48,960 --> 00:36:56,160
gateways into downtown, but gateways uh
you know, on the outskirts of town uh as

493
00:36:54,400 --> 00:36:59,440
well.
placemaking and streetscape. This is

494
00:36:57,839 --> 00:37:03,040
here in the heart right here on the
square. Uh this was kind of the big

495
00:37:01,359 --> 00:37:06,720
picture vision. This is not something
you'll do overnight. Uh this is

496
00:37:04,800 --> 00:37:11,119
something that can be done with uh
lowcost incremental steps, even painting

497
00:37:09,440 --> 00:37:15,680
and restriping. You're already closing
it sometimes for special events anyway.

498
00:37:13,599 --> 00:37:20,160
So, it's an opportunity to explore some
of these ideas without having to invest

499
00:37:18,240 --> 00:37:23,920
on the front end with, oh, we're
definitely going to put this in. you can

500
00:37:21,599 --> 00:37:28,240
test these ideas before you actually
move forward with it. Uh expanding

501
00:37:26,400 --> 00:37:33,440
downtown, looking at the former Energy
United site. Uh there's been a lot of

502
00:37:30,560 --> 00:37:37,599
studies done on this uh with the UNCC
school of government and during the

503
00:37:35,200 --> 00:37:40,880
workshops we looked at this uh just to
give you an idea of what that looks

504
00:37:39,040 --> 00:37:46,720
like. Uh this is what it looks like
today. uh and based on input and those

505
00:37:43,760 --> 00:37:50,160
preliminary ideas, this is a vision, a
concept of what this site, you know,

506
00:37:48,560 --> 00:37:55,920
right behind us here could look like in
the future, fully developed out.

507
00:37:54,160 --> 00:37:59,359
So, the vision for the future, the town
of Moxville will strive to preserve and

508
00:37:57,760 --> 00:38:02,960
enhance our small town character and
charm, sense of community, and high

509
00:38:01,359 --> 00:38:06,480
quality of life through wellplanned
growth that strengthens and complements

510
00:38:04,960 --> 00:38:10,640
our community. And this is something the
planning board worked on uh over a

511
00:38:08,720 --> 00:38:12,800
course of several meetings earlier this
year.

512
00:38:11,599 --> 00:38:16,480
The goals that came out of the
comprehensive plan, very similar uh as I

513
00:38:15,119 --> 00:38:21,520
mentioned to the downtown plan,
obviously strengthen and revitalize our

514
00:38:18,480 --> 00:38:26,560
historic downtown as a carryover into
the comprehensive plan. Promote

515
00:38:24,079 --> 00:38:29,839
compatible in infield development. Once
again, it's that same notion. It's like

516
00:38:28,160 --> 00:38:34,720
grow where you have services, grow where
you have infrastructure. Uh you don't

517
00:38:32,079 --> 00:38:39,839
have to send, you know, two miles of,
you know, water and sewer out somewhere

518
00:38:37,359 --> 00:38:44,800
when it's right here. uh that can serve
new development infill here in the the

519
00:38:42,480 --> 00:38:48,880
heart of town. Uh develop a strong and
authentic tourism economy. This is

520
00:38:46,880 --> 00:38:52,400
building off uh some of the same
concepts from the downtown plan,

521
00:38:50,480 --> 00:38:56,320
activating an alley, creating this nice
public space as you see here on the

522
00:38:53,839 --> 00:38:59,920
right. But while you're doing it, also
take advantage of that history that you

523
00:38:57,920 --> 00:39:04,079
have. This is a, you know, potential
Boone family statue that could be part

524
00:39:01,920 --> 00:39:08,320
of a his history trail. Uh so when
people come to town, they could visit

525
00:39:06,240 --> 00:39:11,760
these different historical markers,
learn about the history of the

526
00:39:09,440 --> 00:39:16,480
community. Uh like with the murals, you
could have a mural trail uh as well. So

527
00:39:14,000 --> 00:39:21,280
there's lots of ways to leverage that uh
to build your uh tourism economy as

528
00:39:19,280 --> 00:39:25,599
well. This is something we heard a lot
about throughout the meetings, uh

529
00:39:22,880 --> 00:39:28,800
enhancing walkability and connectivity.
Uh and I think you're seeing that as

530
00:39:27,200 --> 00:39:32,320
you're putting together bits and pieces
of sidewalks. You know, a lot of people

531
00:39:30,960 --> 00:39:35,680
might see what's going on out the
roundabout with the new sidewalks being.

532
00:39:34,160 --> 00:39:39,760
It's like, well, where's that going?
Well, it's it's part of putting that

533
00:39:37,280 --> 00:39:44,560
network together, bridging those gaps
and connecting uh to your existing

534
00:39:42,320 --> 00:39:47,839
network so that you can walk. Um, and
there's some places that don't have

535
00:39:45,599 --> 00:39:51,599
sidewalks at all. Uh, and you know,
following through with those plans. How

536
00:39:49,280 --> 00:39:54,480
do we connect uh key destinations
throughout the community? So, I think

537
00:39:52,960 --> 00:39:58,880
that's something that came across
through the public input uh and the

538
00:39:56,480 --> 00:40:02,720
public meetings as well.
make strategic investments in public

539
00:40:00,480 --> 00:40:06,240
infrastructure and services. You've done
that. You've had these great

540
00:40:03,839 --> 00:40:09,359
partnerships with water and sewer. Uh
and then moving ahead, continue to look

541
00:40:08,000 --> 00:40:13,520
at that with your streets and working
with DOT uh to make improvements as

542
00:40:12,000 --> 00:40:17,839
well.
Support sustained business and industry

543
00:40:15,280 --> 00:40:21,599
growth. Uh this particular example on
the screen is from the Pilgrim Sanford

544
00:40:19,760 --> 00:40:26,560
agricultural marketplace. I think this
is a really good example of, you know,

545
00:40:24,079 --> 00:40:31,040
public private coming together. Again,
uh this is not just a farmers market,

546
00:40:28,960 --> 00:40:35,920
but it's also a commercial kitchen that
serves uh people in the community that

547
00:40:33,040 --> 00:40:39,839
want to start a restaurant, but maybe
don't have the income to do it yet. Uh

548
00:40:38,240 --> 00:40:43,760
so they want to try out grandma's
cookies. They've had this recipe for

549
00:40:42,240 --> 00:40:47,839
it's been passed down for hundreds of
years. I don't know. And but you have to

550
00:40:46,160 --> 00:40:53,119
have a commercial kitchen to package
that and produce it. uh this gives you

551
00:40:50,240 --> 00:40:56,800
that an entrepreneur that opportunity to
start that business and maybe move into

552
00:40:54,800 --> 00:41:02,079
a vacant storefront and start a new
business uh here uh in Moxville. One

553
00:41:00,079 --> 00:41:07,440
example I love to use is from the
Norfick Portsmith area where we worked

554
00:41:04,720 --> 00:41:11,760
with a maker space. Uh was a little bit
different model than the agricultural

555
00:41:09,119 --> 00:41:16,400
marketplace. But this young man started
making candles in his garage, graduated

556
00:41:14,480 --> 00:41:19,520
to this maker space and these candles
were like [clears throat]

557
00:41:17,760 --> 00:41:22,720
made out of different cereal cereal
brands. So, you know, smelled like your

558
00:41:21,440 --> 00:41:27,359
favorite cereal whether it's Frosted
Flakes or whatever. and he now has a,

559
00:41:25,280 --> 00:41:32,958
you know, almost a $2 million business
in a building that employs about 10

560
00:41:29,680 --> 00:41:36,560
people in downtown now. So, that's a
[clears throat] it's a neat idea. You

561
00:41:34,480 --> 00:41:41,119
know, we invest money, like I said
earlier, in extending water and sewer

562
00:41:38,640 --> 00:41:45,040
lines out, but investing money in small
business infrastructure can help create

563
00:41:42,880 --> 00:41:49,040
that next entrepreneur and business here
in your community.

564
00:41:47,040 --> 00:41:53,839
How we'll grow the future land use map.
And really this map reinforces that idea

565
00:41:51,760 --> 00:41:57,520
of promoting infield development uh
that's compatible with the surroundings

566
00:41:55,440 --> 00:42:00,960
directing industry where roads and
infrastructure can accommodate it. Uh

567
00:41:59,599 --> 00:42:03,760
you know where do you have those
utilities in place to support it? Where

568
00:42:02,560 --> 00:42:08,319
are they being planned? Where are they
being put in now? Uh can the roads

569
00:42:06,319 --> 00:42:12,000
support it? Expand the downtown
boundary. Uh and we've done that. We've

570
00:42:10,319 --> 00:42:16,880
looked at areas where the downtown can
grow. And then this overall idea of

571
00:42:14,400 --> 00:42:22,319
transitioning from uh what you have a
typical zoning now, but looking at, you

572
00:42:19,359 --> 00:42:26,800
know, more formbbased designed uh you
know, type of development to make sure

573
00:42:23,760 --> 00:42:30,400
that it's not just meeting certain uses,
but that it's being placed on the

574
00:42:28,240 --> 00:42:35,040
property in the the right way. Uh that
you've got, you addressing connectivity

575
00:42:33,359 --> 00:42:39,040
with other development, connectivity
with sidewalks. uh making sure that

576
00:42:37,119 --> 00:42:43,520
you're thinking about more than just the
use, but you're thinking about things

577
00:42:40,880 --> 00:42:47,920
like buffers, uh you know, trees, things
like that.

578
00:42:46,079 --> 00:42:52,880
And then with the uh same with the uh
downtown plan, the comprehensive plan

579
00:42:49,920 --> 00:42:58,400
also has uh strategies and objectives uh
with priority time flame time frames uh

580
00:42:55,680 --> 00:43:03,200
resources and partners to implement uh
as well.

581
00:43:00,640 --> 00:43:08,079
So, the next steps tonight, you know,
consider adoption. Uh, you know, the

582
00:43:05,680 --> 00:43:12,640
planning board recommended this to you
all, uh, back at their August 13th

583
00:43:10,480 --> 00:43:17,040
meeting, I believe it was. Uh, they
recommended approval to you of both the

584
00:43:15,440 --> 00:43:21,440
downtown master plan and the
comprehensive plan. And then certainly,

585
00:43:19,599 --> 00:43:26,400
you know, moving forward, implementation
is a is an ongoing thing. Don't see this

586
00:43:24,880 --> 00:43:29,760
as just, hey, we're going to put this on
the shelf and be done with it. Uh

587
00:43:28,240 --> 00:43:34,319
[clears throat] this is an opportunity
to let the planning board bring issues

588
00:43:32,160 --> 00:43:37,680
to you every year. Uh you know, as
you're thinking about budget, as you're

589
00:43:35,680 --> 00:43:41,839
thinking about other changes, uh you
need to be looking at the comprehensive

590
00:43:39,119 --> 00:43:45,440
plan, the downtown master plan. Uh is it
tracking the way you want it to go? Are

591
00:43:43,839 --> 00:43:49,200
there changes that need to be made? And
that's good. You need to make changes.

592
00:43:47,440 --> 00:43:53,520
It shouldn't be seen as something that's
set in stone, but something that's a

593
00:43:51,440 --> 00:43:56,960
framework and a guide to get you moving
in the right direction. Uh and certainly

594
00:43:55,760 --> 00:44:01,520
things are going to change. you know,
you may receive funding for a particular

595
00:43:59,760 --> 00:44:05,200
project that's in the plan that you just
never dreamed would have happened. Uh,

596
00:44:03,520 --> 00:44:08,079
you know, building a sidewalk, you know,
one of these streets that we talked

597
00:44:06,319 --> 00:44:12,000
about that doesn't have one. Uh, you
know, maybe DOT comes to you one day and

598
00:44:10,480 --> 00:44:16,000
you've got that partnership and you do
it, you move forward with it. So, things

599
00:44:13,599 --> 00:44:19,599
could change, time frames can change,
and I just want to encourage you to

600
00:44:17,200 --> 00:44:23,839
think about the plan as that framework
and that guide, but that it can change

601
00:44:22,160 --> 00:44:27,440
and it, you know, you should be looking
at it every year. I'm not saying you

602
00:44:25,280 --> 00:44:30,480
need to overhaul it every year, but you
should be thinking about it. You should

603
00:44:29,040 --> 00:44:34,800
be, you know, especially during budget
time and every year as well. But I've

604
00:44:33,440 --> 00:44:38,800
enjoyed working with everyone and be
happy to answer any questions.

605
00:44:36,560 --> 00:44:42,800
» Any questions from the board for Jason
at this time?

606
00:44:41,520 --> 00:44:46,880
» If not, then we're going to have a
public hearing. Sure.

607
00:44:43,920 --> 00:44:49,520
» And then we will we will move on. Uh uh
first of all in the public hearing, this

608
00:44:48,240 --> 00:44:53,599
is a chance for anybody that may have
come tonight that wants to speak uh

609
00:44:51,760 --> 00:44:57,280
about anything regarding the uh
comprehensive plan. This is your time to

610
00:44:55,680 --> 00:45:02,880
come up. You've got five minutes to step
up to the podium and speak either for it

611
00:44:59,839 --> 00:45:05,920
or against it.
So if no one wants to speak on that,

612
00:45:04,560 --> 00:45:10,400
then we'll close the public hearing and
we'll go to the board. Board, you'll

613
00:45:07,359 --> 00:45:15,040
notice on page 22 and 23 of your packet,
there are two resolutions. one uh to

614
00:45:13,280 --> 00:45:19,920
adopt the town of Mosville comprehensive
plan and one to adopt the town of Mozel

615
00:45:17,359 --> 00:45:23,839
downtown plan. U does anybody have any
questions for Jason or for Lee so we can

616
00:45:22,000 --> 00:45:28,160
move forward on on this item?
>> If if I may just make a brief comment.

617
00:45:26,240 --> 00:45:33,280
One, I I want to thank you uh
commissioners for making uh a

618
00:45:31,200 --> 00:45:38,240
significant investment in this. Uh
you're required by state statute to have

619
00:45:35,119 --> 00:45:43,599
a comprehensive plan. Uh but but I'm
committed and and our team will be

620
00:45:40,160 --> 00:45:49,119
committed to utilize this as our guide
um as we work with you all on budget

621
00:45:46,560 --> 00:45:52,960
process and prioritization
to make these goals and these objectives

622
00:45:51,200 --> 00:45:57,480
a reality.
That's that's my commitment to you.

623
00:45:58,720 --> 00:46:04,240
And I and one thing to go along with
that, Lee, I know that you you brought

624
00:46:02,560 --> 00:46:08,240
this to the table. Jason's worked hard
on this that the all the volunteers, the

625
00:46:06,240 --> 00:46:11,599
planning board, and the folks if you can
just convey to them that the board's

626
00:46:09,839 --> 00:46:16,319
thanks. I know we we kind of stayed away
from it uh to let them do their work,

627
00:46:14,079 --> 00:46:19,440
just convey uh the thanks to them once
once you do reconvene at some point in

628
00:46:17,839 --> 00:46:23,359
time and let them know. Uh
>> we we'll do that and and folks with the

629
00:46:21,280 --> 00:46:28,560
downtown Moxville uh collaborative. I
don't want to put on the on the spot,

630
00:46:25,520 --> 00:46:32,800
but she's very involved. Um, so we we've
got a lot of great uh business folks and

631
00:46:31,119 --> 00:46:38,960
residents that have been very involved
in this process to sort of come to where

632
00:46:35,359 --> 00:46:42,760
we are today. Thank you, Donnie. So, any
questions from the board?

633
00:46:44,400 --> 00:46:50,480
Okay.
If not, then uh on page 22, you'll see

634
00:46:48,960 --> 00:46:57,480
the resolution to adopt the town of
Matzo comprehensive plan. I'll just

635
00:46:53,599 --> 00:46:57,480
leave the motion as such.

636
00:46:58,240 --> 00:47:03,520
Okay, we have a motion from Carl and a
second from Johnny Fry. All those in

637
00:47:02,319 --> 00:47:08,160
favor say I. I.
>> Any opposed?

638
00:47:05,040 --> 00:47:12,319
» And that resolution passes. Uh the next
resolution is to consider resolution to

639
00:47:10,000 --> 00:47:17,599
adopt the town of Moswood downtown plan
which goes along with the uh

640
00:47:13,920 --> 00:47:20,319
comprehensive plan and it's on page 23.
>> Make a motion.

641
00:47:18,480 --> 00:47:22,640
» We have a motion from Jenny.
>> Second and

642
00:47:20,800 --> 00:47:25,520
» a second from Justin. All those in favor
say I.

643
00:47:23,680 --> 00:47:29,520
» Any opposed? And that passes
unanimously. Thank you so much for uh

644
00:47:27,520 --> 00:47:33,680
for working on that and making this
happen. Thank Thank you for uh bringing

645
00:47:31,599 --> 00:47:39,280
this to us. Okay, we'll look forward to
seeing what what comes of it. Okay.

646
00:47:37,040 --> 00:47:42,560
» U next item on our agenda, we do have
another public hearing, public hearing

647
00:47:41,040 --> 00:47:46,480
to receive comments from the public
concerning the submitt of a proposed

648
00:47:44,880 --> 00:47:50,720
community development block ground. I'm
ask Lee if he'll introduce.

649
00:47:47,839 --> 00:47:54,960
» Thank you, Mayor. Um uh uh pleased we
have uh Michael Waler, longtime

650
00:47:52,480 --> 00:48:00,640
consultant uh with the town that has
worked on uh many many CDBG uh grant

651
00:47:58,079 --> 00:48:06,000
applications. So Michael, if you don't
mind, just just go ahead and uh toss it

652
00:48:03,200 --> 00:48:10,560
up to the uh commissioners for this uh
SBA uh grant.

653
00:48:07,680 --> 00:48:16,079
» Thank you, Lee. Mayor, board members, as
as you're well aware, SBA Homes is

654
00:48:12,640 --> 00:48:19,760
located at 134 Gil Gild Drive. And to
date, they they've invested well over

655
00:48:17,839 --> 00:48:25,520
$50 million in their manufacturing
process. And they have 194 new jobs.

656
00:48:22,800 --> 00:48:30,400
They had promised 76 new jobs in in two
years, and they're at 194. They're

657
00:48:27,920 --> 00:48:34,800
looking at a phase two project to expand
their uh their company's manufacturing

658
00:48:32,400 --> 00:48:38,319
capacity um to meet the production
volumes of the company. uh they're

659
00:48:36,800 --> 00:48:42,480
looking to invest machinery and
equipment that's going to cost in excess

660
00:48:40,079 --> 00:48:46,160
of $ 1.5 million
and they're still saying they're going

661
00:48:43,839 --> 00:48:50,720
to add an additional 26 jobs by the end
of the year as a result of this phase

662
00:48:48,240 --> 00:48:55,599
two. So they're asking the town to apply
for this $750,000 CBG grant that will be

663
00:48:54,079 --> 00:48:59,280
used to reimburse the company for
machinery equipment. Okay.

664
00:48:57,760 --> 00:49:02,079
» And let me answer any questions you
might have.

665
00:48:59,760 --> 00:49:07,040
» Any questions for Michael? I I might
just add uh mayor, thank you for being

666
00:49:04,880 --> 00:49:13,359
part of uh meetings. We've had the
assistant secretary of commerce and the

667
00:49:10,160 --> 00:49:18,559
state director for uh CDBG program in
Moxville and toward SBA home. Um so, you

668
00:49:17,040 --> 00:49:24,400
know, it's just a great opportunity to
to utilize the funding available u for

669
00:49:21,680 --> 00:49:28,000
for their continued growth and and I
will just say having toured that

670
00:49:26,079 --> 00:49:32,640
facility from at the beginning of this
process and more recently, it is

671
00:49:30,400 --> 00:49:36,319
amazing. and the robotics in there is
something that the whole board should uh

672
00:49:34,720 --> 00:49:38,960
we need to do a field trip and go see
what's going on there because I I never

673
00:49:37,599 --> 00:49:42,960
thought I would see anything like that
in Moxel. So, it it is amazing and

674
00:49:41,440 --> 00:49:46,079
they're wanting to add to it. So, that
it's a great day.

675
00:49:44,160 --> 00:49:49,359
» So, uh moving on with that, we do have
to have a public hearing on this because

676
00:49:47,680 --> 00:49:53,520
the community development block grant
requires that. So, I will open up a

677
00:49:51,599 --> 00:49:58,160
public hearing. If there's anybody here
that would like to speak against

678
00:49:55,440 --> 00:50:02,880
receiving a grant for $750,000,
please uh come up and speak as such.

679
00:50:01,440 --> 00:50:08,160
» Or anybody that would like to speak for
it. So So that's our public hearing. Uh

680
00:50:06,400 --> 00:50:11,440
we will take action on that it looks
like in our new business. Yes. Uh thank

681
00:50:10,000 --> 00:50:15,839
you, Michael, for speaking. I appreciate
it. Um moving on, we've got a consent

682
00:50:13,760 --> 00:50:19,839
agenda to uh to approve. That's our
minutes and financials from the prior

683
00:50:17,760 --> 00:50:23,760
meeting.
>> So have a motion from Justin to approve.

684
00:50:22,160 --> 00:50:30,480
Second from Jenny. All those in favor
say I. Any opposed. Uh that passes

685
00:50:27,200 --> 00:50:34,319
unanimously. Um there is no old business
to speak of. Moving on to new business.

686
00:50:32,319 --> 00:50:40,400
Lee, we're considering a new town seal.
>> Thank you, mayor. If you'll look at page

687
00:50:35,760 --> 00:50:46,400
66 uh of your agenda packet, uh you'll
see work that um has been sort of in

688
00:50:43,520 --> 00:50:49,119
conjunction uh with the conversion of
our website and with our comp plan.

689
00:50:49,060 --> 00:50:54,720
» [clears throat]
>> uh to the left uh you'll see the uh town

690
00:50:52,240 --> 00:51:00,400
seal that has our our fountain inland on
it. We've begun

691
00:50:57,200 --> 00:51:05,760
um implementing that more in our visuals
with our new signs uh in our downtown

692
00:51:03,040 --> 00:51:11,440
area. And then on the far right it says
visit Moxville. We have that, you see it

693
00:51:08,000 --> 00:51:15,920
there. Uh we're reserving that for TDA.
Um, so we are beginning the process

694
00:51:13,839 --> 00:51:20,800
where we're creating a little bit of
separate uh messaging with official town

695
00:51:18,800 --> 00:51:25,680
notifications
uh and then TDA notifications. It got a

696
00:51:23,359 --> 00:51:31,599
little bit um
uh combobulated and I think we need to

697
00:51:28,240 --> 00:51:35,359
make a clearer delineation. So, um,
you've all asented to this change, but

698
00:51:33,599 --> 00:51:40,319
I'd really like for the record for you
all to to be on record as stating, uh,

699
00:51:38,559 --> 00:51:44,640
that this would be our new town seal,
and then this would be the TDA's, uh,

700
00:51:42,880 --> 00:51:49,359
marketing message. And with that
approval, then we'll begin the process

701
00:51:46,319 --> 00:51:51,599
to go ahead and update some of our other
materials.

702
00:51:50,800 --> 00:51:55,440
» Motion to approve.
>> We have a motion from Carl to approve

703
00:51:53,119 --> 00:51:57,680
the new town seal.
>> Second.

704
00:51:55,839 --> 00:52:03,680
» A second from Justin. All those in favor
say I. Any opposed? That passes. So, we

705
00:52:00,960 --> 00:52:08,240
have a new town sale. Uh, moving on.
Cons. Item number B, consider adopting a

706
00:52:06,720 --> 00:52:12,000
resolution to accept ownership and
maintenance of streets. Lee,

707
00:52:10,000 --> 00:52:15,839
» thank you, mayor. Um, I want to thank
our public works director, Brian Moore,

708
00:52:13,839 --> 00:52:21,440
for uh getting everything together for
your agenda packet. Um, it it certainly

709
00:52:19,280 --> 00:52:26,640
uh has my recommendation for you to
adopt a resolution to officially accept

710
00:52:24,000 --> 00:52:28,800
ownership of uh maintenance of these
streets.

711
00:52:27,920 --> 00:52:32,720
Okay.
>> Yeah. As we grow as a uh town, we're

712
00:52:31,200 --> 00:52:34,720
going to get new streets and I and they
are up to DOT guidelines.

713
00:52:34,160 --> 00:52:37,839
» That's correct.
>> As such, so we will get power bill money

714
00:52:36,880 --> 00:52:40,480
for for the
>> That's right.

715
00:52:38,400 --> 00:52:42,880
» streets. So, any questions for Lee on
the street adoption? Okay.

716
00:52:42,079 --> 00:52:46,800
» So, move.
>> Motion from Justin, a second from Johnny

717
00:52:44,640 --> 00:52:52,000
Fry. All those in favor say I.
>> Any opposed? That passes. Item number C,

718
00:52:50,319 --> 00:52:55,839
consider adopting a resolution to
concept ownership and maintenance of

719
00:52:53,920 --> 00:53:00,079
streets, some other streets.
>> Thank you, mayor. Uh again, this is the

720
00:52:57,599 --> 00:53:05,119
Hudson Glenn subdivision. Uh I want to
thank Brian uh for uh checking to make

721
00:53:03,119 --> 00:53:09,839
sure that we dotted eyes and cross te's
on this. So we just uh we just need for

722
00:53:08,000 --> 00:53:14,079
the record for the commissioners to
approve including this into our street

723
00:53:12,480 --> 00:53:19,200
system so we can get it on our power
bill map.

724
00:53:17,200 --> 00:53:25,359
» So move a motion from Justin, a second
from Jenny. All those in favor say I.

725
00:53:21,520 --> 00:53:28,559
» Any opposed? And that passes. Um item
number D, consider adopting a budget

726
00:53:27,040 --> 00:53:32,867
amendment number three, the enterprise
fund. Lynn,

727
00:53:30,847 --> 00:53:32,867
[snorts]

728
00:53:33,119 --> 00:53:38,720
» good evening, mayor, board of
commissioners.

729
00:53:36,079 --> 00:53:42,640
Uh there are a few on page 87. Uh there
are a few budget amendments for the

730
00:53:40,319 --> 00:53:48,319
enterprise fund to consider totaling
$218,000.

731
00:53:45,200 --> 00:53:52,200
Explanations I've included and I'd be
happy to answer any questions.

732
00:53:53,920 --> 00:54:00,040
Any questions for Lynn on this? This is
on page 87 of the packet.

733
00:54:06,559 --> 00:54:11,920
» We just need a motion.
>> We have a motion from Jenny,

734
00:54:10,079 --> 00:54:16,697
» a second from Johnny Fry. All those in
favor say I.

735
00:54:13,359 --> 00:54:20,079
» Any opposed? Thank you, Lynn. Um
[clears throat and cough]

736
00:54:17,599 --> 00:54:23,440
item number D, consider appointment for
uh filling the town commissioner vacant

737
00:54:22,000 --> 00:54:28,720
seat. Lee,
>> thank you, mayor. Of course, uh Rob

738
00:54:25,200 --> 00:54:34,240
Taylor seat is vacant. Um as as a board,
you have the opportunity to to appoint

739
00:54:31,280 --> 00:54:39,440
someone to that seat. Uh one method is
the motion uh and vote method. I've

740
00:54:37,119 --> 00:54:43,520
talked to you informally about that. Um
it appears that may be the process that

741
00:54:41,920 --> 00:54:49,119
you would like to take, but I just
wanted for the record to note that um

742
00:54:46,559 --> 00:54:54,079
the motion and vote method is one uh
valid option uh for you to to choose.

743
00:54:52,319 --> 00:55:00,000
» Okay.
So, uh any any uh direction on this as

744
00:54:57,520 --> 00:55:01,760
such? Make a motion to appoint Neil
Cheek.

745
00:55:01,040 --> 00:55:06,720
» Second.
>> Okay. Have a motion and a second uh for

746
00:55:04,240 --> 00:55:11,440
Neil Cheek. All those in favor say I.
Any oppose? And that passes. Neil Chica

747
00:55:09,839 --> 00:55:14,720
is coming off the planning board, so he
has years and years of service. So,

748
00:55:13,119 --> 00:55:20,960
he'll be a great addition to our town
board. U and I will talk to him and he

749
00:55:17,760 --> 00:55:26,160
should be here at our October meeting.
>> Okay. Next item is to consider approving

750
00:55:23,599 --> 00:55:31,680
an agreement with codeight planners in
the amount of 146500. Uh Lee,

751
00:55:29,119 --> 00:55:37,200
» thank you, mayor. Um, uh, we put out an
RFP, um,

752
00:55:34,480 --> 00:55:40,480
updating our our zoning ordinance, our
development ordinance has been a

753
00:55:38,480 --> 00:55:45,280
priority, um, since I came a year and a
half ago, but we wanted to allow the

754
00:55:43,200 --> 00:55:50,799
comprehensive plan process to work
through. Uh, and now that we've done

755
00:55:47,119 --> 00:55:54,799
that, um, I'm recommending to you, uh,
codeight planners. Chad Meadows is the

756
00:55:53,119 --> 00:56:01,200
principal. They're out of Durham.
They're well regarded. Um and uh they've

757
00:55:58,079 --> 00:56:07,040
got a a small staff uh and their
proposal uh calls for them to come to us

758
00:56:04,960 --> 00:56:12,000
unlike a couple of others that wanted to
do team meetings. This is important

759
00:56:09,520 --> 00:56:18,000
enough where they need to come uh to us
to be able to do this work uh to update

760
00:56:14,799 --> 00:56:26,559
our unified development ordinances a UDO
and um Mr. Meadows I think will be very

761
00:56:21,440 --> 00:56:29,440
helpful. um he stays uh uh very in tune
with what's happening in the general

762
00:56:27,839 --> 00:56:36,640
assembly and their change of laws which
I think will be of help to uh to our our

763
00:56:33,040 --> 00:56:44,240
town attorney. It it will be another uh
12 to 14month process. Um but um I I

764
00:56:41,839 --> 00:56:48,799
think uh for us for this group to come
in coming off the comprehensive plan,

765
00:56:47,040 --> 00:56:53,119
listening to feedback, listening to you
all, we we need to rewrite that unified

766
00:56:51,440 --> 00:56:59,200
development ordinance and and and make
it more user friendly and provide

767
00:56:55,520 --> 00:57:01,520
absolute clarity for our expectations.
>> Any questions for Lee on this?

768
00:57:00,640 --> 00:57:05,839
» Motion to approve.
>> Have a motion from Justice, second from

769
00:57:03,520 --> 00:57:11,119
Carl. All those in favor say I.
>> Any opposed? So that passes. Uh item

770
00:57:09,280 --> 00:57:14,559
number G, consider a resolution for the
town of Moxel's application for

771
00:57:13,040 --> 00:57:19,280
community development block grant. This
is going back to what Mr. Walner

772
00:57:17,200 --> 00:57:23,119
introduced to us. Uh we just need a
motion to adopt the resolution to submit

773
00:57:21,359 --> 00:57:26,880
a formal application to the North
Carolina Development Department of

774
00:57:25,040 --> 00:57:31,119
Commerce.
>> Motion from Justin,

775
00:57:29,119 --> 00:57:35,040
second from Johnny Fry. All those in
favor say I.

776
00:57:32,480 --> 00:57:40,880
» Any opposed? And that passes. Thank you,
Mr. Walter. Appreciate it. Uh we do have

777
00:57:38,000 --> 00:57:45,119
an item number H on page five. Consider
a resolution authorizing application for

778
00:57:43,119 --> 00:57:48,265
funding for the merger reutilization
feasibility study.

779
00:57:46,720 --> 00:57:51,839
» Thank you, mayor. Again, this
[clears throat] is the next step in the

780
00:57:49,440 --> 00:57:56,079
process in our utilities. We are now
officially a bulkwater customer. Uh

781
00:57:54,240 --> 00:58:00,559
David County has been supplying us water
for a little over a week now, and I came

782
00:57:58,480 --> 00:58:04,880
home uh from holiday and I had water
pressure. So, so far so good.

783
00:58:02,160 --> 00:58:10,799
Everything's working well.
I've talked to you before. Um,

784
00:58:08,319 --> 00:58:15,280
we don't control utilities. Utilities
controls us. It's a numbers game and it

785
00:58:13,040 --> 00:58:20,400
has to be a numbers game. So, so the
next step uh Chuck uh Willis uh has

786
00:58:18,079 --> 00:58:24,480
recommended that there's uh grant
funding available for feasibility study

787
00:58:22,640 --> 00:58:29,599
that would help us with uh water
modeling between Davy's system and our

788
00:58:27,040 --> 00:58:34,160
system. So, as we look to the future, we
can have those numbers. The county uses

789
00:58:31,599 --> 00:58:39,599
Hazen and Sawyer. We use Willis
Engineers and and uh if we receive this

790
00:58:37,119 --> 00:58:44,880
grant, I think it's $50,000
that would go toward a larger study

791
00:58:42,400 --> 00:58:49,599
between the county and the town.
>> But the 50,000 grant would allow us to

792
00:58:46,880 --> 00:58:54,240
pay our our part for that.
>> Any questions for Lee on this?

793
00:58:52,400 --> 00:58:58,160
Seems like it goes right in line with us
and and opening the new plant.

794
00:58:56,240 --> 00:59:03,280
» Doesn't always work that way, but so far
that's the intent. Yes, sir.

795
00:59:00,960 --> 00:59:06,559
» Motion. We have a motion from Justin,
second from Jenny. All those in favor

796
00:59:04,880 --> 00:59:11,040
say I.
>> Any opposed? That passes. Thank you.

797
00:59:09,359 --> 00:59:15,040
That is all of our new business. Uh,
moving on to communications from town

798
00:59:12,799 --> 00:59:21,359
staff. Al, do you have anything tonight?
>> I do, Mr. Mayor. Just briefly, I'll have

799
00:59:17,839 --> 00:59:25,599
to tell you folks to um try to monitor
as best you can the actions in Raleigh

800
00:59:22,799 --> 00:59:29,280
at North Carolina General Assembly. And
of course, if you have questions to

801
00:59:27,040 --> 00:59:32,720
raise those, I will tell you that the
budget bill passed recently. And the

802
00:59:31,280 --> 00:59:37,760
budget bill had, we'll just call them
non-budgetary matters contained therein.

803
00:59:35,760 --> 00:59:42,000
Several affect you. I won't go over that
laundry list, but I do commend it to

804
00:59:39,599 --> 00:59:47,440
your review and education to learn about
that. I will talk about one thing and

805
00:59:44,160 --> 00:59:56,160
then one opportunity. Um, there is
something called a snap error rate

806
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penalty. SNAP is supp supplemental
nutrition program that was formerly

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known I believe as food stamps. It's
county administered. It's it's federally

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funded through the state and county
administered. You don't administer it

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01:00:07,359 --> 01:00:16,400
but there was a federal piece of
legislation whose name is not memorable

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01:00:13,760 --> 01:00:20,640
but the newspaper name is one big
beautiful bill. And as part of one big

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01:00:18,960 --> 01:00:27,119
beautiful bill, there were things buried
within that. One of the things was a

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penalty regarding public assistance and
there was going to be a pass down of

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responsibility and a result of that pass
down through the states is that the

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state has in turn mattered well that's
not the right word. The state has passed

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01:00:38,160 --> 01:00:47,119
on some of the obligation downstream.
So, uh there is something called a snap

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01:00:45,119 --> 01:00:52,400
error rate penalty
and this penalty is going to be passed

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01:00:50,319 --> 01:00:56,000
um down to the counties and then a
percentage is going to go to

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municipalities
and it may have budgetary impact.

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» Uh this is not the form to talk about
that, but certainly if um questions come

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01:01:03,839 --> 01:01:11,040
up about that, I'm available to answer
it, but it could have budgetary impact.

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So, it's worth knowing that that's a new
change in the law that's going to

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happen. Secondly, as you may know, uh
the North Carolina League of

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01:01:17,520 --> 01:01:25,839
Municipalities has its 2026 legislative
summit that's taking place at the Benton

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01:01:23,760 --> 01:01:31,760
Convention Center, which is in your
sister city, Winston Salem. It happens

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01:01:28,480 --> 01:01:37,040
on 30 September, 2026.
Uh starts at 11. It's a five-hour

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01:01:34,160 --> 01:01:40,480
program one day and if you choose to go,
you can register for it. You can

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01:01:38,240 --> 01:01:44,160
register online, but it's an opportunity
to find out about the legislative

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process, what's happened. And really, I
think what they're going to try to do is

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01:01:45,520 --> 01:01:52,880
to create a legislative agenda that of
course the League of Municipalities is

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01:01:49,760 --> 01:01:58,000
somewhat of a um advocacy organization.
Think you're members and they advocate

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01:01:55,359 --> 01:02:03,359
to the elected officials matters of
concern to towns and cities. As you

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01:02:00,799 --> 01:02:10,319
know, North Carolina has a handful of
big cities, but it has 570 small towns.

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01:02:07,839 --> 01:02:14,160
» Uh, many of which many of which are
smaller than Moxville. Moxville is three

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01:02:12,559 --> 01:02:18,319
times the size of the town I grew up in.
This is a big city for us.

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01:02:16,000 --> 01:02:20,799
» So, um, anyway, just wanted to make sure
you knew about that. If you haven't

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registered, you should, but it's coming
up in uh in about three weeks. So,

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that's what I have for you.
>> Okay. Thank you. I appreciate it. uh

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01:02:27,200 --> 01:02:31,200
Lee, [cough]
>> I [clears throat] think you've had an

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01:02:28,640 --> 01:02:36,880
opportunity to to meet informally, but
um I am very very pleased to announce

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01:02:33,760 --> 01:02:43,280
two new team members uh joining us. Uh
Kim Wells, who's with uh Lynn, uh Kim uh

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01:02:41,119 --> 01:02:44,240
will be coming to us Monday. Is that
correct?

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01:02:43,760 --> 01:02:50,880
» Yes.
>> Uh Kim is currently the finance director

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01:02:46,559 --> 01:02:55,599
and and town clerk in Booneville. Um uh
she uh has 27 and a half years of

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01:02:53,760 --> 01:03:00,559
accounting experience. I think she
worked at Wetti for a period of time.

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01:02:58,160 --> 01:03:06,400
So, she has a working knowledge of sort
of how the federal funding levels work.

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01:03:03,520 --> 01:03:12,960
Um, and Kim, we are very pleased to have
you uh join us. And u I'm grateful that

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01:03:09,520 --> 01:03:19,440
uh Lynn uh committed to uh staying on
board with us uh through the end of

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01:03:15,599 --> 01:03:25,280
November. And uh she has agreed uh to be
on retainer for me as necessary. Nothing

849
01:03:22,400 --> 01:03:31,359
against you, Kim. So, [laughter]
so um uh we will we will uh have have

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01:03:28,319 --> 01:03:36,480
Len available. And then uh Eric Nance,
today was his first uh day. Uh Eric

851
01:03:34,240 --> 01:03:41,359
comes to us. He was a former planning
and inspection director in Stokes

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01:03:38,319 --> 01:03:44,720
County. Um he is a certified zoning
official through the school of

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01:03:42,559 --> 01:03:48,640
government. He also has a background in
in public works in water and sewer and

854
01:03:47,280 --> 01:03:54,400
street maintenance. We talked about that
a little bit at lunch. Um but um we are

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01:03:52,079 --> 01:03:59,920
happy to have Eric on board and he and I
are meeting with Johnny Easter Thursday

856
01:03:57,280 --> 01:04:04,960
uh to begin that transition period uh
where all that is uh coming in house for

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01:04:03,039 --> 01:04:10,000
zoning and planning for the town as you
had directed me and and had budgeted

858
01:04:07,440 --> 01:04:14,880
for. So very very pleased to have new
team members on board

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01:04:12,319 --> 01:04:18,480
to be here.
>> So um okay. Anything else?

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01:04:16,799 --> 01:04:22,579
» That's it. Mayor, I want I want you not
to have to break a record for longevity.

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01:04:21,280 --> 01:04:26,799
Got a lot going on tonight. So,
[laughter]

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01:04:23,680 --> 01:04:30,960
Jenny Stevenson, good. Carl,
>> good tonight. Thank you.

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01:04:28,960 --> 01:04:34,880
» Good.
>> You're all good.

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01:04:32,160 --> 01:04:39,599
» So, uh so I would like to welcome Kim
and uh and Eric. I I know that uh you

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01:04:37,760 --> 01:04:43,760
don't see it see it right now, but we
got a great team here. This is probably

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01:04:41,520 --> 01:04:49,280
the the one of the highest functioning
town boards and uh staff that we've ever

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01:04:46,400 --> 01:04:52,640
had that I know of and I and I and I I
appreciate [snorts] everybody uh working

868
01:04:50,799 --> 01:04:56,960
toward that. We've got a lot going on.
We are a small town in in some towns

869
01:04:54,799 --> 01:05:00,720
eyes, but yet we are a big town and we
got a lot of heart. So uh so as we

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01:04:59,119 --> 01:05:04,240
continue to move forward, I I know that
you are going to add to our team and

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01:05:02,160 --> 01:05:07,920
we're going to do great things. Um I
know we got we got a water plant to

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01:05:06,000 --> 01:05:11,839
decommission that's coming up. So, uh,
so lot lots of big things happening in

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01:05:09,839 --> 01:05:16,559
the future. I'm hearing lots of great
things about the sidewalks going in, um,

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01:05:14,559 --> 01:05:20,319
and and things are moving forward. So,
let's continue to do that. Um, if

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01:05:18,720 --> 01:05:25,039
there's nothing else that anybody has to
add, then I'll just ask for a motion to

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01:05:22,559 --> 01:05:29,359
adjurnn. So, motion from Justin, second
from Carl. All those in favor say I. Any

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01:05:27,359 --> 01:05:32,160
opposed? We arejourned. Thank you for
coming tonight.