1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:04,280 [Music] occasions 2 00:00:10,019 --> 00:00:15,360 all right ladies so I'm going to get this thing started 3 00:00:13,380 --> 00:00:20,279 the town board meeting for September 5th 2023 call into order 4 00:00:18,240 --> 00:00:26,539 um welcome everybody and 5 00:00:21,960 --> 00:00:26,539 I was Mr Kenny and Christian okay 6 00:00:27,060 --> 00:00:30,380 all right um 7 00:00:46,579 --> 00:00:52,079 sound minds and make clear decisions really that just stare at this town in 8 00:00:50,219 --> 00:00:55,199 the path you'd have it to go I want to describe for every person here for their 9 00:00:53,460 --> 00:01:00,620 health and welcome to other families will just keep them safe and help us 10 00:00:57,059 --> 00:01:00,620 just to do your will in Jesus name 11 00:01:18,000 --> 00:01:21,090 [Music] 12 00:01:27,240 --> 00:01:33,360 all right can I get somebody to give me a motion for this 13 00:01:30,740 --> 00:01:36,920 I'll make the Larson would approved the maintenance for all of us 14 00:01:41,460 --> 00:01:48,079 does anybody have any additions or changes to this evenings 15 00:01:45,420 --> 00:01:48,079 agenda 16 00:01:48,119 --> 00:01:56,280 at this time Mr Mayor I'll make a motion here for the agenda has his emotion of 17 00:01:53,460 --> 00:01:59,000 the city second all those in favor uh okay 18 00:01:59,880 --> 00:02:05,820 yeah okay the 19 00:02:03,020 --> 00:02:11,700 just read this out just please yes okay 20 00:02:10,140 --> 00:02:15,959 um this is a proclamation for North Carolina Daughters of the American 21 00:02:12,720 --> 00:02:18,500 Revolution and it does not say what does that last name 22 00:02:21,860 --> 00:02:23,900 [Music] um 23 00:02:26,340 --> 00:02:32,280 Diane long score is the representative for the daughter North Carolina daughter 24 00:02:30,060 --> 00:02:38,220 American Revolution and uh Constitution week that apparently 25 00:02:35,340 --> 00:02:41,220 is coming up so I'm going to be doing a proclamation 26 00:02:39,660 --> 00:02:45,660 so I'll try to get through this real quick whereas it is privilege and Duty 27 00:02:42,840 --> 00:02:48,720 that American people commemorate the 200 31st anniversary of drafting the 28 00:02:47,459 --> 00:02:52,680 Constitution United States of America with the appropriate ceremonies and 29 00:02:50,940 --> 00:02:58,140 activities and whereas Public Law 915 guarantees 30 00:02:56,160 --> 00:03:03,120 the issuing the proclamation of each year by the president United States 31 00:03:00,300 --> 00:03:07,440 of America designating September 17th through the 23rd is Constitution week 32 00:03:05,340 --> 00:03:11,879 now therefore Eric Roberts the mayor of town Dillon do here by Brooklyn of the 33 00:03:09,420 --> 00:03:15,060 week September 17th through the 23rd is Constitution week 34 00:03:13,440 --> 00:03:19,379 and our adult citizen studies the Constitution reflect on on the privilege 35 00:03:17,340 --> 00:03:24,060 of being an American with all the rights responsibility and privilege it involves 36 00:03:21,959 --> 00:03:26,959 we need to sign this in the year of Our Lord just because I 37 00:03:27,120 --> 00:03:34,760 was pretty neat do they even teach constitutions going more than anybody no 38 00:03:31,200 --> 00:03:34,760 they don't how does that happen 39 00:03:35,099 --> 00:03:40,140 they really don't teach constitutional schools no they don't teach cursive 40 00:03:38,280 --> 00:03:43,799 anymore either that's fascinating yep 41 00:03:42,480 --> 00:03:47,060 all right I'll take care of this 42 00:03:48,480 --> 00:03:51,200 of you 43 00:03:51,239 --> 00:03:54,239 yeah 44 00:04:00,360 --> 00:04:06,959 okay um 45 00:04:02,519 --> 00:04:09,620 in Focus bill can you get one so yeah so 46 00:04:10,920 --> 00:04:16,139 several things have gone on in the background and some several other things 47 00:04:14,640 --> 00:04:18,919 are going to be going on here in the very near future 48 00:04:19,260 --> 00:04:24,900 I've had a couple of conversations with in Focus 49 00:04:22,820 --> 00:04:28,139 we've got a pretty aggressive calendar I'll go ahead and show it to you but 50 00:04:27,000 --> 00:04:32,040 it's it's a little uh 51 00:04:30,419 --> 00:04:36,360 hard to understand the most important thing right now is 52 00:04:34,620 --> 00:04:42,419 that we get a planning permission planning board whatever you want to call 53 00:04:38,100 --> 00:04:48,060 it set up my statute that's a minimum of five Max of right now maximum seven we 54 00:04:45,419 --> 00:04:52,199 don't have an Etc to this spot 55 00:04:50,100 --> 00:04:56,540 so that's where we're at right now so I emailed you a couple times I think 56 00:04:54,419 --> 00:05:01,979 once today a reminder but I really need to get five people set 57 00:04:59,699 --> 00:05:05,880 up the MP5 people not own the board correct yeah the board cannot because 58 00:05:03,720 --> 00:05:10,020 they recommend to you right so you cannot be you can be more adjustable you 59 00:05:07,800 --> 00:05:12,020 can't be thankful um 60 00:05:40,620 --> 00:05:48,479 number one on this board yeah I'll totally join this board so we need four 61 00:05:45,479 --> 00:05:52,259 more I think Miss Rose said she would join us all you have to there's the only 62 00:05:50,520 --> 00:05:56,400 requirements you live in Texas that's the only requirement there's no 63 00:05:54,240 --> 00:06:01,100 other there's no legal requirement other than that what if you live life 64 00:05:59,160 --> 00:06:06,479 in your sleep but your property is in town if you own 65 00:06:04,199 --> 00:06:09,840 property downtown technically your residence must be in town so if the 66 00:06:08,400 --> 00:06:14,580 house is outside of town to the properties in and out we can make an 67 00:06:11,940 --> 00:06:20,100 exception of it serve that side of town 68 00:06:17,479 --> 00:06:23,940 I'll find four more oh it works 69 00:06:22,680 --> 00:06:26,280 you yes 70 00:06:25,139 --> 00:06:30,660 two Wolverine 71 00:06:28,620 --> 00:06:33,120 so there's two that's the only three more 72 00:06:31,680 --> 00:06:38,100 people Chris like as well oh yeah 73 00:06:36,360 --> 00:06:42,900 what about um did Chris tell you yeah yeah 74 00:06:40,380 --> 00:06:48,020 okay okay he was gonna get back to me so I wasn't sure 75 00:06:44,520 --> 00:06:48,020 what about Sierra uh 76 00:06:48,060 --> 00:06:53,840 we're here she's young 77 00:06:55,740 --> 00:06:58,880 I'll call her this video 78 00:07:00,060 --> 00:07:06,919 before I tried really hard to get Josh to take the time I'm not sure if he's 79 00:07:03,419 --> 00:07:06,919 good yeah 80 00:07:07,699 --> 00:07:13,500 I really need to have that information by tomorrow because I've got to get 81 00:07:11,280 --> 00:07:18,360 those people we're gonna start getting them lined up 82 00:07:15,180 --> 00:07:25,199 and understanding what is is going to happen okay so 83 00:07:21,060 --> 00:07:29,520 um you should have some other papers just so you can see what's going on 84 00:07:26,880 --> 00:07:33,620 there's uh the packet looks like this at the 85 00:07:31,560 --> 00:07:33,620 beginning 86 00:07:33,960 --> 00:07:42,500 okay so the first set of pages is a meeting 87 00:07:40,139 --> 00:07:42,500 schedule 88 00:07:43,199 --> 00:07:50,900 okay it goes from there 89 00:07:46,860 --> 00:07:50,900 to a ordinance 90 00:07:51,599 --> 00:07:55,919 which will not so I need to actually look at that 91 00:07:54,780 --> 00:07:59,120 ordinance it should have been sent to you 92 00:07:59,539 --> 00:08:03,680 this morning this morning yeah 93 00:08:05,699 --> 00:08:11,599 okay so it'd be great if you could approve 94 00:08:09,419 --> 00:08:11,599 that 95 00:08:21,500 --> 00:08:28,620 so the final thing is I'll bring you next month we don't have 96 00:08:26,759 --> 00:08:31,560 rules and procedures for boards and how people come on boards and golf course so 97 00:08:30,300 --> 00:08:35,820 I'll drive something and give that to you next time okay that's just not 98 00:08:33,719 --> 00:08:41,099 required for tonight but just wanted to let you know the 99 00:08:39,120 --> 00:08:46,860 so the sooner I get confirmation from these people and 100 00:08:43,200 --> 00:08:51,779 just having contact me or McKenzie uh we'll start we'll just start blasting 101 00:08:49,380 --> 00:08:56,360 the real first meeting for the planning board is scheduled for the first week of 102 00:08:53,640 --> 00:08:56,360 October 103 00:09:00,980 --> 00:09:05,660 and in focus should be here for that meeting 104 00:09:11,459 --> 00:09:14,459 okay 105 00:09:17,000 --> 00:09:23,519 and so just to kind of give you so what's going to happen is the info is 106 00:09:21,540 --> 00:09:27,180 going to start coming into town talking to businesses talking to Residents 107 00:09:25,140 --> 00:09:30,540 talking to you talking to the planning board 108 00:09:28,019 --> 00:09:35,880 and so everything they do when they're getting ready they're going to come to 109 00:09:33,240 --> 00:09:38,220 you talk about stuff that's going on they're going to bring it to the 110 00:09:37,140 --> 00:09:44,040 planning board and you guys are invited you do not make 111 00:09:41,580 --> 00:09:48,120 decisions at planning boards so all of you can come we're going to put it on 112 00:09:46,080 --> 00:09:50,700 the agenda that you'll be there won't be a quorum because there's no decision 113 00:09:49,380 --> 00:09:56,279 making but you are all invited 114 00:09:53,399 --> 00:09:59,700 participated citizens yeah so I was just expect you to be there and watch what's 115 00:09:57,540 --> 00:10:02,519 going on so you can understand the back and forth that's going on because we're 116 00:10:00,959 --> 00:10:05,100 going to give you synopsis The Following month 117 00:10:03,360 --> 00:10:10,260 if you want to know the Navy green detail it's really good for you to be 118 00:10:07,019 --> 00:10:15,360 there especially for this first year in this cycle 119 00:10:11,580 --> 00:10:20,279 once we get through this whole year of in Focus talking about an in Focus 120 00:10:17,640 --> 00:10:25,380 presenting elements of the plant the planning for carrying them refining them 121 00:10:22,740 --> 00:10:29,160 getting them back to you for approval then we'll start talking about zoning 122 00:10:27,300 --> 00:10:32,100 workloads so that but that's down the road if at least 12 months down the road 123 00:10:31,080 --> 00:10:36,839 so the planning process or the 124 00:10:35,160 --> 00:10:40,140 comprehensive plan which is required stars now 125 00:10:38,160 --> 00:10:45,560 okay as soon as I get five numbers okay confirm okay that's it thank you 126 00:10:55,320 --> 00:11:02,240 a discussion process we've already done three and four two and three 127 00:11:02,399 --> 00:11:09,959 you got any focus of two discuss time processes three yes that's all that's 128 00:11:08,220 --> 00:11:15,360 together the InFocus is just letting you know we've I've had a couple of meetings 129 00:11:13,320 --> 00:11:19,339 AIA resolution so you should have a copy of that 130 00:11:21,959 --> 00:11:29,760 this is just paperwork hiding up paperwork the contractor has submitted 131 00:11:27,240 --> 00:11:33,240 their first invoice to the state the state has received it they haven't 132 00:11:31,560 --> 00:11:35,779 approved it yet but 133 00:11:35,820 --> 00:11:40,920 there's no money out of our pocket this is just we're going to process paperwork 134 00:11:39,839 --> 00:11:45,600 so this resolution is just from the 135 00:11:42,839 --> 00:11:49,440 resolutions we needed to get signed should have been closer to the beginning 136 00:11:47,100 --> 00:11:55,200 of the project but remind me what AI was the asset inventory assessment so that's 137 00:11:52,680 --> 00:11:58,740 that 150 000 for the water that's 150 000 for the sewer they've gone done 138 00:11:56,880 --> 00:12:02,399 smoke tests they counted all the meters located on 139 00:12:00,060 --> 00:12:06,860 they're adjusting all of our GIS layers that work in the top you get all of that 140 00:12:04,579 --> 00:12:11,100 they're going to start real soon they're finishing up on the 141 00:12:09,480 --> 00:12:14,760 inventory they're going to start doing a Capital Improvements plan that's what we 142 00:12:13,440 --> 00:12:18,180 really need out of it but it's a Capital Improvements plan but we're still three 143 00:12:16,740 --> 00:12:20,660 months down the road before we get a final place 144 00:12:21,000 --> 00:12:24,019 John's not available 145 00:12:41,880 --> 00:12:48,240 question is if it doesn't have anything in it email me and I'll make sure to 146 00:12:46,320 --> 00:12:53,160 make some adjustments but I'll have to talk about it next month for adoption 147 00:12:51,300 --> 00:12:58,620 okay we're going back to the news to make this resolution for you yes 148 00:12:55,800 --> 00:13:02,779 yeah we just need you guys to say yes to it and then the mayor can sign up 149 00:13:03,720 --> 00:13:10,980 okay [Music] 150 00:13:08,160 --> 00:13:16,279 she doesn't have enough batteries wait a minute that's fine let's talk about this 151 00:13:14,220 --> 00:13:16,279 shoot 152 00:13:18,000 --> 00:13:25,100 thank you yeah we don't need to perform but it's 153 00:13:21,720 --> 00:13:25,100 crazy for history so 154 00:13:30,540 --> 00:13:39,300 we're good okay uh can I get a motion to approve 155 00:13:35,880 --> 00:13:39,300 the Cardinals 156 00:13:41,040 --> 00:13:45,899 um but we're doing it on the table this next month so we can actually get a 157 00:13:44,639 --> 00:13:50,220 chance to look at it they come up with the policies I just want by bringing it 158 00:13:47,820 --> 00:13:55,079 to you I want you to look at it next month 159 00:13:52,079 --> 00:14:01,279 no that's the resolution for the AIA yeah I get a motion to approve the AIA 160 00:13:58,760 --> 00:14:06,740 resolution no motion 161 00:14:03,380 --> 00:14:06,740 all in favor 162 00:14:16,620 --> 00:14:20,660 so we're going to table this until next time 163 00:14:21,240 --> 00:14:27,180 everybody give you guys a chance to look at it 164 00:14:24,360 --> 00:14:29,940 it'll be on your agenda for Action seems like a whole lot of word for we don't 165 00:14:28,560 --> 00:14:34,800 care about your safety your health just be here 166 00:14:31,880 --> 00:14:39,899 I had to go through state law and state law is really funky and then federal law 167 00:14:37,019 --> 00:14:44,220 jumps into and this even works so there's really no allowance in the 168 00:14:42,600 --> 00:14:50,519 federal laws or anything from the weather proposing a town hall 169 00:14:46,220 --> 00:14:53,940 so you have to say you have to say if we closed Town Hall we pay the employees 170 00:14:52,440 --> 00:14:58,079 and we don't pay the employees and that's what governs 171 00:14:55,920 --> 00:15:02,040 that's kind of the decision yeah and so that so I'm really really 172 00:15:00,600 --> 00:15:07,380 more concerned about the treasure foreclosure than anything else and I 173 00:15:04,920 --> 00:15:12,360 know Christy was talking about using or we traditionally use the counties 174 00:15:09,779 --> 00:15:15,019 uh tradition if they close we close kind of thing so 175 00:15:15,540 --> 00:15:20,699 and of course you'll see in there it exempts certain employees the police 176 00:15:18,660 --> 00:15:24,959 department the Public Works employees who plow the road so they're considered 177 00:15:22,620 --> 00:15:28,620 essential personnel so they're they're not going to be covered under this other 178 00:15:27,240 --> 00:15:31,160 than they're described as a central personnel 179 00:15:33,600 --> 00:15:40,019 for the other on paying [Music] 180 00:15:36,959 --> 00:15:44,880 a lot of property salary is completed yeah hourly is the issue salary all 181 00:15:43,199 --> 00:15:48,060 literally all I have to do is show up four hours a week and you'd have to pay 182 00:15:46,380 --> 00:15:55,160 for the entire week that's a federal office I didn't even know that uh 183 00:15:52,260 --> 00:16:01,560 uh that is great yes the hourly employees is that's where 184 00:15:58,920 --> 00:16:08,779 there's ambiguity and you can make that decision if we close 185 00:16:04,320 --> 00:16:08,779 Town Hall I would say anything but 186 00:16:10,440 --> 00:16:17,519 no there's no reason at all that's what the federal government uh says unless 187 00:16:15,959 --> 00:16:23,040 you say otherwise they give you the leeway to pay salary uh 188 00:16:20,940 --> 00:16:26,699 or the state also does the same thing they make you take leave or 189 00:16:25,740 --> 00:16:31,320 yeah and then there was in there a provision 190 00:16:29,100 --> 00:16:34,320 to allow the employee as they feel unsafe 191 00:16:32,760 --> 00:16:38,699 there's a provision that keeps them protected if they choose not to come in 192 00:16:37,019 --> 00:16:41,420 but they would take vacation or sick tough to do that 193 00:16:46,079 --> 00:16:53,279 administrative job description yeah so you asked me to come back actually back 194 00:16:51,540 --> 00:16:59,639 a couple times the last time was at Canada's Forum uh and I thought well I 195 00:16:56,699 --> 00:17:07,620 better get it done so I took my job description and I added in a provision 196 00:17:04,439 --> 00:17:10,980 currently serve as a liaison between the board and Personnel act as Director of 197 00:17:09,600 --> 00:17:16,319 Human Resources and hires 198 00:17:12,839 --> 00:17:22,500 with the approval of the select board which is what you used to be called 199 00:17:19,339 --> 00:17:27,240 so I've changed it to read hired and fire all staff except the police chief 200 00:17:25,559 --> 00:17:29,839 and the Public Works Public Utilities manager 201 00:17:30,600 --> 00:17:37,700 so and then I would always update you on what goes on with that regard it 202 00:17:35,100 --> 00:17:37,700 wouldn't be in a vacuum 203 00:17:38,840 --> 00:17:45,539 needs to be broader than that there's a Litany of things that you 204 00:17:43,320 --> 00:17:49,460 should just be managing and doing rather than having to send out emails 205 00:17:49,559 --> 00:17:56,520 well I mean my JavaScript is pretty broad beyond that 206 00:17:54,539 --> 00:18:00,660 if I have a big dollar and you take an item I'm going to bring it to you just 207 00:17:58,980 --> 00:18:03,660 because you know what's going on and get ready about twenty thousand dollars or 208 00:18:02,220 --> 00:18:07,860 something you know I just even though it's in the budget I want you to know 209 00:18:05,400 --> 00:18:11,820 what's going on but hiring firing Personnel is not one of those items like 210 00:18:09,900 --> 00:18:14,340 you have to do it yourself does anybody have any questions if you have any 211 00:18:12,720 --> 00:18:17,240 questions you understand what you're talking about I think 212 00:18:18,559 --> 00:18:22,820 all right yeah 213 00:18:24,500 --> 00:18:32,520 so I don't know everybody got it so you'll see I made a 214 00:18:30,000 --> 00:18:39,200 couple of teenagers mostly stylistic you were called select 215 00:18:34,020 --> 00:18:39,200 board I changed that and governing board 216 00:18:40,860 --> 00:18:47,299 on my promotion with accept this I have a motion to have a second thank you 217 00:18:52,980 --> 00:18:57,919 town taxes gotta raise it 218 00:19:00,000 --> 00:19:06,900 okay so I'm just going to throw this at you 219 00:19:04,679 --> 00:19:10,580 again I don't really remember how it got on back on the agenda I think it was 220 00:19:08,340 --> 00:19:14,960 through discussions but prior to my getting here I've been here 221 00:19:15,200 --> 00:19:24,059 wow I know it's my first meeting last year 222 00:19:19,919 --> 00:19:28,820 so uh so proud of my getting here you guys dropped the taxes like tremendously 223 00:19:31,500 --> 00:19:41,100 at the same time the economy tanked it's not doing well right now we're at 5.8 224 00:19:39,299 --> 00:19:46,380 inflation so that takes a bite out of any dollar 225 00:19:43,860 --> 00:19:52,799 that we spend it requires more dollars than was previously said uh we're having 226 00:19:50,880 --> 00:19:56,880 supply chain issues so costs are going up so 227 00:19:53,940 --> 00:20:01,679 money is harder to combine and I'm just bringing it back up to you 228 00:19:59,340 --> 00:20:06,059 because it's real challenging to get a budget balance 229 00:20:03,960 --> 00:20:09,780 and be able to do just the essential thing 230 00:20:07,140 --> 00:20:15,720 you'll notice this budget has very few things in it kind of had a police car in 231 00:20:12,059 --> 00:20:19,679 it that's pretty much it I did put in some money for Town Hall we're getting 232 00:20:17,220 --> 00:20:24,240 ready to drop 13 Grand to fix the front door 233 00:20:21,260 --> 00:20:28,200 and fixing Ada issue on the front door so 234 00:20:26,520 --> 00:20:32,520 those are just things that you know you're gonna have to 235 00:20:29,580 --> 00:20:36,120 to be cognizant of I'm just recommending I recommend of course I recommend 236 00:20:34,140 --> 00:20:42,120 balanced budget so I recommend we raise it as the next opportunity 237 00:20:38,299 --> 00:20:47,160 and I don't say go back up 0.52 but can we come to a middle ground in there 238 00:20:44,520 --> 00:20:50,640 somewhere otherwise I'm afraid we're just gonna 239 00:20:48,660 --> 00:20:54,179 have to really really can you showed me those numbers uh last month I think it 240 00:20:53,280 --> 00:21:01,039 was on how much of a beating that change 241 00:20:57,620 --> 00:21:06,960 caused yeah and then with whatever they call it whatever how bad 242 00:21:04,740 --> 00:21:13,140 it's gone exponentially so yeah essentially 243 00:21:09,240 --> 00:21:18,000 if we left the tax where it was we would have balanced the budget but we 244 00:21:16,140 --> 00:21:21,000 probably wouldn't have bought side 245 00:21:26,340 --> 00:21:33,600 they're just in deplorable conditions and it's lack of maintenance 246 00:21:31,080 --> 00:21:38,700 we've got that large backhoe we're getting ready to actually trade it for 247 00:21:36,659 --> 00:21:43,919 an excavator it'll be an even trade across so whatever we owe 248 00:21:41,100 --> 00:21:49,140 we'll get it we'll work with the bank to get that refinance appropriately but 249 00:21:46,039 --> 00:21:52,980 that'll give us a backho or an excavator which will be a lot more useful to us 250 00:21:51,059 --> 00:21:57,539 get a lot more efficient on the fuel that we use 251 00:21:54,120 --> 00:22:02,039 we'll go get better use out of it but we're still looking at replacing at 252 00:21:59,820 --> 00:22:06,360 least three more vehicles um and that's in the short term and 253 00:22:04,500 --> 00:22:10,020 short term for me is three to five years so what's the mechanism raise the tax 254 00:22:08,520 --> 00:22:13,500 backups or certain time frame you're supposed to do that well you really have 255 00:22:11,520 --> 00:22:16,860 to rate you can only raise taxes at tax time so everybody's got their tax bill 256 00:22:15,480 --> 00:22:20,940 you can't raise it you can raise their tax now but it won't be affected until 257 00:22:18,600 --> 00:22:23,299 next year okay 258 00:22:23,720 --> 00:22:29,760 yeah you do it for January what you don't do some remaining and then January 259 00:22:27,720 --> 00:22:32,179 1 it takes and then we send out tax bills 260 00:22:53,360 --> 00:23:00,059 it really wasn't quite that bad it was you could see the things moving in that 261 00:22:57,600 --> 00:23:05,159 direction but it really took off by the time you would have adopted a tax change 262 00:23:01,860 --> 00:23:08,340 right after that it just skyrocketed uh and and but I mean you could see it 263 00:23:07,500 --> 00:23:13,140 happening yeah 264 00:23:10,500 --> 00:23:17,340 so it was just it was too much in my opinion just 265 00:23:15,659 --> 00:23:22,320 looking at the budget how numbers work and how how much we spend and how we 266 00:23:19,440 --> 00:23:25,559 spend it it was a lot to hear on my recommendations that we seriously 267 00:23:24,179 --> 00:23:31,140 consider raising back up at least halfway it's accordingly yeah exactly 268 00:23:34,700 --> 00:23:37,940 somewhere in there 269 00:23:38,039 --> 00:23:45,720 because I'm afraid if we don't do that we're going to get into a problem where 270 00:23:42,299 --> 00:23:49,620 we're going to be up at 0.55 or 0.56 the following year and that's really going 271 00:23:47,400 --> 00:23:53,640 to be a shot I think right now we can get up to 0.4849 272 00:23:51,720 --> 00:23:58,679 then we're it'll be a little bit of a shock but 273 00:23:56,159 --> 00:24:02,700 it's we'll be able to sustain that for a longer period of time 274 00:24:00,659 --> 00:24:06,539 we're also doing things online to make it we're more efficient 275 00:24:04,679 --> 00:24:10,860 so we're not spending money the way we used to spend it the phone system for 276 00:24:08,760 --> 00:24:16,200 example you know cut out a bunch of extends for us we're looking at 277 00:24:13,559 --> 00:24:20,280 replacing Vehicles we're replacing the backhoe with the excavator was going to 278 00:24:18,360 --> 00:24:25,080 save us much money on fuel much money on insurance so we're looking 279 00:24:23,580 --> 00:24:28,880 at different things to try to save money on our end to help balance it out 280 00:24:29,419 --> 00:24:36,480 I'm doing some rough figuring so like I do this every time 281 00:24:34,220 --> 00:24:39,659 so if someone only has a hundred thousand dollars worth of property if 282 00:24:37,620 --> 00:24:45,740 they taxes on it's gonna upload sixty dollars for them to go 283 00:24:42,020 --> 00:24:45,740 I mean on the average 284 00:24:53,760 --> 00:24:58,039 there's another big ball in one of them after taxes 285 00:25:02,840 --> 00:25:11,100 and there's money you know we're sitting over here and we're boating 286 00:25:08,400 --> 00:25:14,159 we're he's talking one hand about saving money and then we're voting to send 287 00:25:12,419 --> 00:25:18,539 Vehicles home all the way out of County of police officers so I mean and I knew 288 00:25:16,919 --> 00:25:22,440 this was coming but that's just my opinion 289 00:25:19,679 --> 00:25:25,520 I just don't see the I think we can figure out other ways 290 00:25:25,740 --> 00:25:31,100 I would be the greatest president before a month 291 00:25:39,380 --> 00:25:43,820 you need to make a change in December 292 00:25:47,659 --> 00:25:53,880 provide you whatever information you need to help make your decision just let 293 00:25:51,840 --> 00:25:57,140 me know all right event 294 00:26:01,700 --> 00:26:10,620 is this a big Trek events I think we were going to do a special 295 00:26:07,440 --> 00:26:14,580 meeting about events yeah oh and that was decided event 296 00:26:12,419 --> 00:26:18,840 and we and I think Bill or I don't know who but somebody decided to just do it 297 00:26:16,799 --> 00:26:22,220 tonight okay so do you remember Christy was here do you remember what it was 298 00:26:20,100 --> 00:26:22,220 about 299 00:26:22,940 --> 00:26:31,020 it was it was looking at coordination because you Christy are handling the 300 00:26:29,159 --> 00:26:36,600 majority of the events but the mayor for example is trying to add things in here 301 00:26:33,960 --> 00:26:42,600 and there and we're just trying to find a mechanism to help coordinate that 302 00:26:38,940 --> 00:26:49,200 stuff so that you know you don't have the parachutists and nobody knows about 303 00:26:45,779 --> 00:26:52,679 it kind of thing so that that this time period was just the ability to talk 304 00:26:51,240 --> 00:26:56,159 about that when did you guys meet for your record guess like for your 305 00:26:54,720 --> 00:27:01,740 Christmas dinner parade and stuff like that do you all have meetings on that 306 00:26:58,740 --> 00:27:01,740 honestly 307 00:27:02,600 --> 00:27:08,159 honestly it was like because most of them have been like something that have 308 00:27:06,659 --> 00:27:12,000 started and it's like you're having it happen over time so it just almost it 309 00:27:10,200 --> 00:27:18,360 happened it was awful thank you yeah cool okay well let's uh 310 00:27:15,840 --> 00:27:22,740 let's let's always try and maybe work out of time and we can sit 311 00:27:20,159 --> 00:27:26,880 down and say you know for instance if we're doing skydivers again next year 312 00:27:24,059 --> 00:27:30,840 we've got to send them a you know a deposit check and we're going to do 313 00:27:28,980 --> 00:27:33,419 fireworks Jamie wanted to do which I agree with and I think everybody agreed 314 00:27:32,279 --> 00:27:38,640 with it his name was it voted on on the fishing 315 00:27:35,520 --> 00:27:41,279 tournament never was but we know okay well I think that we should add the 316 00:27:39,840 --> 00:27:45,480 fishing tournament back in we've got a kind of a quagmire with this next next 317 00:27:43,140 --> 00:27:50,880 Fourth of July because I think it comes on like Thursday yeah it's really weird 318 00:27:48,419 --> 00:27:55,700 so we really got to figure that out yeah I was just on the Saturday closest 319 00:27:53,520 --> 00:28:00,960 I guess people more opportunities yeah I'm perfectly fine 320 00:27:58,980 --> 00:28:07,020 the next issue is that this area is actually in June 321 00:28:02,820 --> 00:28:07,020 well that's right now 322 00:28:07,799 --> 00:28:13,940 it's not fun to go in retrospect or I can't drink that much alcohol 323 00:28:18,860 --> 00:28:25,640 do you guys care if I go ahead and talk to Eric he's already called me once uh 324 00:28:23,159 --> 00:28:25,640 Jacob 325 00:28:44,960 --> 00:28:53,100 even though we told them we didn't really have a we didn't have a good plan 326 00:28:49,860 --> 00:28:58,620 on our end to let information get out and I don't understand why we don't like 327 00:28:55,020 --> 00:29:02,580 possibly do a you know a spring summer billboard like over in the Banner Elk 328 00:29:00,779 --> 00:29:05,520 area with everything that we're doing all the festival we're doing Norman 329 00:29:04,140 --> 00:29:10,380 needs to do that somebody used to do it for like Johnson County down there yeah 330 00:29:11,840 --> 00:29:16,799 I think you were with me talking a bunch of veterans about the skydivers coming 331 00:29:15,840 --> 00:29:20,279 they don't have a clue when they're living here 332 00:29:18,899 --> 00:29:22,750 so yeah a lot of this time around let's 333 00:29:21,960 --> 00:29:25,860 work them out [Music] 334 00:29:23,779 --> 00:29:29,640 on that note who does the public relations who does the marketing who 335 00:29:27,899 --> 00:29:33,659 does the pub like all of the social media because I mean like the website 336 00:29:31,799 --> 00:29:36,779 needs to be updated updated for Newland things need to be put out there the 337 00:29:35,520 --> 00:29:43,440 Newland has going on just like you're saying I mean yeah we're we're 338 00:29:40,799 --> 00:29:46,620 when I first came in I was a hawk about that trying to get all that you know 339 00:29:44,760 --> 00:29:51,360 worked out Facebook trying to get Instagram trying to get everybody lined 340 00:29:48,240 --> 00:29:55,559 up we hired somebody to do the the website website and then we ran him 341 00:29:53,700 --> 00:29:59,159 off because we hired a town clerk that had computer experience but then we 342 00:29:57,299 --> 00:30:03,419 quickly realized that we were dumping too much stuff onto her 343 00:30:01,080 --> 00:30:07,860 and then she dips out of the town Facebook page we recently found out that 344 00:30:05,520 --> 00:30:11,039 when she left she left she's in control of that because it's married to her 345 00:30:09,480 --> 00:30:13,919 personal page that's why you don't see anything but sounding new look she 346 00:30:12,360 --> 00:30:16,679 worked out of that apartment so now we're trying to go through those 347 00:30:15,360 --> 00:30:21,299 hooks and trying to get hurt either because she's not compliable 348 00:30:18,899 --> 00:30:25,740 uh yeah I'm sure she well I mean I would just try to reach out to her then okay 349 00:30:23,760 --> 00:30:30,179 yeah I mean that's that's a serious problem because I mean vaynerd 350 00:30:27,659 --> 00:30:35,640 Blowing Rock any any towns that have a tourism industry done through here their 351 00:30:33,120 --> 00:30:39,299 stuff is updated you know at least every three months yeah yeah I mean oursis 352 00:30:37,559 --> 00:30:42,360 hasn't been updated in almost a year I just looked at it the other day and I'm 353 00:30:40,440 --> 00:30:45,240 very disappointed I talked to Spectrum news recently because you know Blowing 354 00:30:43,679 --> 00:30:49,020 Rocks always got all their stuff on Spectrum news you know have that little 355 00:30:46,679 --> 00:30:53,820 like a minute rolls through what's going on ash what's going on blowing up and 356 00:30:51,539 --> 00:30:57,600 you know it's actually free for us to put that put what we're going on with us 357 00:30:55,500 --> 00:31:03,120 you know even food truck Thursday put that on there um yeah I spoke the news 358 00:31:00,360 --> 00:31:08,039 I'll give you their information but um but yeah that's something that you know 359 00:31:05,580 --> 00:31:12,200 that yes it's you know it's hurting our town it's killing we're dying already we 360 00:31:10,080 --> 00:31:18,539 don't need a diamond further yeah then coming back to life but that's my 361 00:31:14,700 --> 00:31:21,779 opinion I agree thank you James no no I definitely see a lot of changes I've had 362 00:31:20,279 --> 00:31:25,799 a lot of people say to me that they see a lot of positive changes there's still 363 00:31:23,399 --> 00:31:31,140 a lot to do because it was we we've had over this last year the the events the 364 00:31:29,039 --> 00:31:35,159 things that we've done the flags that sort of thing that we've got have just 365 00:31:33,240 --> 00:31:41,100 completely changed completely changed the way people look at newly yeah 366 00:31:38,240 --> 00:31:47,240 so we're we're moving that down the road and that's one of those things 367 00:31:43,640 --> 00:31:47,240 up for Labor Day 368 00:31:50,880 --> 00:31:59,059 I mean no direction to do it traditional who else did it I don't know 369 00:32:02,520 --> 00:32:10,099 I mean y'all tell me I I always thought you just worked better today 370 00:32:06,930 --> 00:32:10,099 [Music] 371 00:32:16,380 --> 00:32:23,179 yeah yeah Labor Day I mean no I've seen them you know yeah 372 00:32:23,399 --> 00:32:25,880 oh 373 00:32:26,520 --> 00:32:36,020 they were for the dream yeah there's nothing to prevents us from doing it we 374 00:32:31,380 --> 00:32:36,020 just in that direction not traditional 375 00:32:39,120 --> 00:32:41,240 um 376 00:32:44,220 --> 00:32:48,500 no apparently y'all got straightened out yeah 377 00:32:55,080 --> 00:33:02,240 like every time Lauren puts something on Friends of you and I'll take care of 378 00:32:58,440 --> 00:33:02,240 people on our website go ahead Chris 379 00:33:11,399 --> 00:33:20,960 Thursday so yeah it's been very recently someone bought a webcam for us to put up 380 00:33:18,419 --> 00:33:24,299 right Chief they gave it to you it was a gift to the town I never 381 00:33:23,159 --> 00:33:28,980 actually yeah 382 00:33:26,240 --> 00:33:31,820 but it was to put up and paste the red lights on it 383 00:33:34,799 --> 00:33:40,559 awake when the word outside 384 00:33:39,000 --> 00:33:46,940 first I heard about it yeah who bought it who donated I just donated by 385 00:33:43,019 --> 00:33:46,940 Creekside Electronics gotcha 386 00:33:47,279 --> 00:33:53,460 yes let's keep brainstorming I like that 387 00:33:51,480 --> 00:33:59,399 we're rolling about the billboard idea Spectrum news if anyone else think of 388 00:33:56,100 --> 00:34:03,299 any other method of promotion I think the signs you know they're all so 389 00:34:01,440 --> 00:34:08,159 they're you know that say like the food trucks and stuff like that's good it's 390 00:34:04,980 --> 00:34:11,760 good and the one out front of town hall I just try to I know offense to them but 391 00:34:10,260 --> 00:34:15,300 I try to avoid the newspaper because I don't feel like it's actually your bang 392 00:34:13,139 --> 00:34:20,820 for your buck or considering you know the book is 393 00:34:16,940 --> 00:34:26,399 flashing signs but for the wooly worms yeah we do too yeah 394 00:34:23,060 --> 00:34:29,099 we've got that yeah so we have one out front and then we have one that's on the 395 00:34:28,080 --> 00:34:33,599 street here at the stationary went out president 396 00:34:31,679 --> 00:34:37,679 yeah and we was Mobile on it just a lot of 397 00:34:36,060 --> 00:34:41,280 people come from Tennessee that's why it's over that way you know that always 398 00:34:39,359 --> 00:34:46,440 is something you could apply for a grant for the North Carolina emergency 399 00:34:42,839 --> 00:34:51,960 management here I'm thinking what are we trying are we are we having 400 00:34:48,419 --> 00:34:56,540 interest in adding more festivals July we'll get the Fall Festival 401 00:34:54,020 --> 00:35:01,020 Christmas season just one over season so it 402 00:34:59,220 --> 00:35:05,460 doesn't overwhelm me so much but we were being disgusted by the town of 403 00:35:03,480 --> 00:35:08,520 Blowing Rock because of the phrase you're 404 00:35:06,240 --> 00:35:13,200 Festival which is the Outlander Festival apparently they're trying to take 405 00:35:10,680 --> 00:35:16,320 they're trying to bring Outlander and start bringing some of their cast 406 00:35:14,640 --> 00:35:22,560 and have a festival for the Frasier Festival anybody here watch out later 407 00:35:19,339 --> 00:35:29,750 well technically if you have read the books here's where Fraser's Ridge is 408 00:35:26,680 --> 00:35:29,750 [Music] 409 00:35:32,420 --> 00:35:38,339 I don't think you have to worry about that but I'm going to bring it up and 410 00:35:36,240 --> 00:35:42,540 throw it out there just in case you know the town noodle wants to get in 411 00:35:40,200 --> 00:35:47,180 front of that and the suggestion was to be done around 412 00:35:44,040 --> 00:35:52,440 uh what the Highland Games something something marries that up I always 413 00:35:50,520 --> 00:35:56,820 thought it was nice and neat to do the Scarecrow was in the roofs on the light 414 00:35:54,420 --> 00:35:59,940 poles if we could ever get that yeah the new ones up I always thought that was a 415 00:35:58,800 --> 00:36:04,140 neat so what we're talking about that Gary 416 00:36:01,560 --> 00:36:07,200 you know I've been trying not to put you know too many people 417 00:36:05,520 --> 00:36:11,160 too many people's business ad I'm bringing up a couple big sweepers 418 00:36:09,420 --> 00:36:14,220 tomorrow from town because I've asked for a year and a half now since I've 419 00:36:12,359 --> 00:36:18,540 been mayor was the number one thing I wanted we bought we had fallen short 420 00:36:16,380 --> 00:36:21,119 with the fire department they have lost their five thousand dollar donation 421 00:36:19,859 --> 00:36:24,000 because they don't want to do it so I'm going to bring them in myself my career 422 00:36:22,560 --> 00:36:28,320 is going to be taking care of the gutters tomorrow was pulled up right 423 00:36:26,700 --> 00:36:31,380 here at the Carter's Corner Mr carton was kind of spent all that money turned 424 00:36:29,579 --> 00:36:34,680 that corner around and it's eight inches in 425 00:36:33,000 --> 00:36:40,380 in Weeds and gutters full of dirt so 426 00:36:37,560 --> 00:36:43,859 I'm going to be doing that Thursday 427 00:36:42,060 --> 00:36:47,940 so Bill and Gary I'd like at some point for 428 00:36:45,960 --> 00:36:52,440 us to get together and figure out some more stuff we can do 429 00:36:50,760 --> 00:36:55,079 you know just just clean up the appearance 430 00:36:53,400 --> 00:36:59,520 let's get back on the planet appearance and all this grass is going through I've 431 00:36:57,540 --> 00:37:03,960 seen that we sprayed but you still have four to six inches of dead grass growing 432 00:37:02,339 --> 00:37:09,119 through yeah we're also trying to work on 433 00:37:05,880 --> 00:37:13,800 striking all the parking spaces so I'll donate the Striking for free I gotta get 434 00:37:11,160 --> 00:37:17,579 dot permission on media boats that's what's slowed me out 435 00:37:15,839 --> 00:37:20,540 I don't care if it's doing nighttime and just not telling who did it 436 00:37:21,960 --> 00:37:27,740 a lot of talks in the past about the T-Rex and 437 00:37:25,079 --> 00:37:27,740 how official to have 438 00:37:28,440 --> 00:37:33,359 would go in water flowers with milk jugs full of water lined up on the back of 439 00:37:31,920 --> 00:37:38,280 their car we just don't have those people and I mean as I wish it could be 440 00:37:35,839 --> 00:37:44,359 spread thinner and peanut butter already uh maybe the planning committee 441 00:37:40,700 --> 00:37:48,960 I don't know she likes a chunky on there but I don't know 442 00:37:46,320 --> 00:37:52,339 and I'm just niche of people are willing to them 443 00:37:50,599 --> 00:37:56,280 yes the problem that I have about it and 444 00:37:54,480 --> 00:38:00,300 that's all you know hunky dory and Kumbaya but 445 00:37:58,380 --> 00:38:04,380 it doesn't get done and I've been the number one thing that I ran on was 446 00:38:02,040 --> 00:38:07,440 trying to clean up the gutters and clean up the sidewalks and clean up the lights 447 00:38:06,119 --> 00:38:11,160 and and here we are uh you know I keep 448 00:38:09,839 --> 00:38:14,700 waiting for the fire department show up and they're not going to do it and we 449 00:38:13,200 --> 00:38:17,460 know where we're at for them I'm telling y'all I'm gonna be able to 450 00:38:16,260 --> 00:38:20,579 sweeper and I'm hoping this is going to work and I'm sure you'll get a lot of 451 00:38:19,440 --> 00:38:24,900 complaints and we'll have some big blowers behind it it's going to make a 452 00:38:22,619 --> 00:38:27,540 mess for a little bit but I'm tired of seeing it 453 00:38:26,339 --> 00:38:33,540 um so uh you know I don't know why we can't 454 00:38:30,900 --> 00:38:37,579 it take some of this 1.37 million dollars to sit in the journal from 455 00:38:34,920 --> 00:38:37,579 Jessica 456 00:38:37,880 --> 00:38:43,140 let me know is there a reason why we don't you know 457 00:38:41,460 --> 00:38:46,619 when you first come in town plus some dailies I told the high school about you 458 00:38:44,700 --> 00:38:50,000 know their at that Bakery you'll find some delicious 459 00:38:51,780 --> 00:38:56,820 trying to clean it up another thing these lights that you see those other 460 00:38:54,720 --> 00:39:01,880 times they string lights you know through the downtown we have enough 461 00:38:58,920 --> 00:39:01,880 buildings to do that 462 00:39:02,220 --> 00:39:04,220 um 463 00:39:06,420 --> 00:39:11,040 so I was in Los Angeles we saw that in every corner I thought that would be 464 00:39:09,839 --> 00:39:15,060 anything like Los Angeles but it was ridiculous yeah well the difference 465 00:39:13,079 --> 00:39:19,619 between here in Los Angeles is stay on the streets and Dot on it's the main 466 00:39:16,980 --> 00:39:22,140 thing so when you say that does that mean that they're not allowed to do 467 00:39:20,820 --> 00:39:25,260 something because they've made it very clear to Jamie and I went out there and 468 00:39:23,640 --> 00:39:29,400 talked they see anything from the inside of town limits they don't care about 469 00:39:26,940 --> 00:39:32,880 them they don't but they still at least how to get permission to mow the the 470 00:39:31,500 --> 00:39:37,619 grass there and we stopped to get permission to do striping I mean they 471 00:39:35,400 --> 00:39:40,140 own the road so do you remember do you remember the permission they gave us 472 00:39:38,640 --> 00:39:43,859 when we were arguing about I mean we had that argument I went out there and the 473 00:39:42,060 --> 00:39:47,460 permission we got from them was why are you asking us you you can mow the grass 474 00:39:46,260 --> 00:39:52,440 that's fine with us we don't care because it's out of town my point is I'm 475 00:39:49,980 --> 00:39:55,980 tired of asking I want some I want something to accomplished 476 00:39:54,240 --> 00:39:59,339 okay so if you're having problems with DOT then tell me and I'll pay my guys to 477 00:39:58,380 --> 00:40:02,160 do it because that way the town's not involved 478 00:40:00,960 --> 00:40:05,280 and we're not worried about somebody getting hit by a car 479 00:40:03,599 --> 00:40:09,060 clean it up that's all that's all I want we're red 480 00:40:07,680 --> 00:40:15,359 and white oh so that oh I was going to discuss 481 00:40:11,700 --> 00:40:20,460 that when you discuss it now so we have uh 273 thousand dollars worth of 482 00:40:18,720 --> 00:40:24,420 materials below we don't have that much in the budget 483 00:40:21,900 --> 00:40:28,980 we've got like 180 some thousand dollars my recommendation is that we buy the 484 00:40:27,660 --> 00:40:33,900 poles now all of them 485 00:40:31,079 --> 00:40:39,480 uh the reason I say that is which is 273 right let's say that is because the 486 00:40:36,780 --> 00:40:43,680 manufacturing process could change we could buy say a whole circuit or two 487 00:40:41,880 --> 00:40:46,560 circuits now I think we we can do like 30 likes now 488 00:40:45,119 --> 00:40:50,640 complete but if the manufacturing changes and I 489 00:40:49,200 --> 00:40:54,480 can't get that pole anymore then all of a sudden in the middle of the project 490 00:40:51,660 --> 00:40:57,780 I'm saying the poles the lights are pretty much you know we can get those 491 00:40:56,099 --> 00:41:04,140 minutes all the way down the road with weekends that or give me another 100 492 00:41:01,680 --> 00:41:08,040 forty seven thousand dollars and I'll just do the whole thing 493 00:41:06,240 --> 00:41:11,700 but that's why recommendation is that we just we just go ahead and get the pulse 494 00:41:09,720 --> 00:41:15,720 now that includes the bases and the mounting brackets and the you know 495 00:41:13,500 --> 00:41:18,720 everything so from the ground up so all you need to do after that is labor 496 00:41:16,920 --> 00:41:23,640 equipment I need labor to put them in and then I'll need the lights themselves 497 00:41:20,280 --> 00:41:28,260 so I can get those on next year's budget or if we can find some money 498 00:41:26,460 --> 00:41:32,160 okay well tell me something if we can find some money just till we have 1.3 499 00:41:30,780 --> 00:41:35,480 something million dollars in two different accounts is that correct no 500 00:41:35,760 --> 00:41:42,680 no well we have it I don't care I don't care if it's in 50 accounts we can go 501 00:41:39,240 --> 00:41:42,680 100 if you want to take it 502 00:41:43,980 --> 00:41:51,180 and that's fine okay that's fine we have we have we have since I started this 503 00:41:50,099 --> 00:41:53,700 yes it's the lights get this can around just like the dog 504 00:41:52,920 --> 00:41:57,660 park we've not got anything accomplished and 505 00:41:56,099 --> 00:42:03,660 we all agree on what new life is Gail you want new lights 506 00:41:59,460 --> 00:42:07,680 Jamie Christie Lauren so I don't understand why the board cannot say okay 507 00:42:06,119 --> 00:42:12,599 whatever we need to do to get new lights take it out of the whatever fund we need 508 00:42:09,300 --> 00:42:17,280 to take it out of and let's move forward okay and I apologize if I'm no it's just 509 00:42:15,420 --> 00:42:21,900 frustrating to me that the government takes so damn long I want lights out I 510 00:42:20,400 --> 00:42:26,760 want a town cleaned up so what do you need 511 00:42:23,700 --> 00:42:31,980 bill you need 90 000 to buy 273 correct I need another hundred and forty 512 00:42:29,820 --> 00:42:35,339 thousand dollars okay is that do it is that doable is that in some mysterious 513 00:42:33,780 --> 00:42:39,660 account that we have well they're not mysterious yeah 514 00:42:40,619 --> 00:42:45,839 Jamie help me out here so what's going to happen here is 10 515 00:42:44,700 --> 00:42:49,859 years from now we're going to still be dealing lights if you want to transfer 516 00:42:48,420 --> 00:42:54,900 money in the budget 517 00:42:51,540 --> 00:42:58,160 Amendment bam James tell me tell me what what is the hold up here 518 00:42:58,440 --> 00:43:05,040 anymore I I don't want to say well I tried for four years to get new lights 519 00:43:02,579 --> 00:43:09,720 number one thing that we talked about we got the dog park finally successfully 520 00:43:06,900 --> 00:43:14,400 after a year and a half it is complete and they've got to put poles we got the 521 00:43:13,079 --> 00:43:18,420 fencing that's again I don't think I was gonna talk about but the fence was 522 00:43:16,020 --> 00:43:23,099 completely in so we have other things we want to do we've got the dog it's great 523 00:43:20,940 --> 00:43:26,579 dog stations in the signs are up looks great we don't have any furniture yet we 524 00:43:24,780 --> 00:43:30,720 don't have any play things from the dog we were going to mulch the entire thing 525 00:43:28,200 --> 00:43:37,920 if you'll also look we're cleaning out a pond back there because part of the dog 526 00:43:34,200 --> 00:43:42,900 park problem is water sitting so now we've got a flow through there that area 527 00:43:39,720 --> 00:43:47,880 will dry out it looks great it looks really good yeah so and again I won't 528 00:43:46,680 --> 00:43:52,319 have anything to say when it comes to my turn so that's great but 529 00:43:50,220 --> 00:43:56,700 but all these things are kind of interlocking together but the dog park 530 00:43:54,839 --> 00:44:01,079 has been used every time I go down there there's there's at least three or four 531 00:43:58,200 --> 00:44:04,980 people down there they love it so and I've got a lot of positive feedback I've 532 00:44:02,880 --> 00:44:08,339 only got one negative feedback so the two years that Christie tried to get 533 00:44:06,240 --> 00:44:12,240 done before I came on 18 months after I came on prompt sure I'd help it is 534 00:44:09,780 --> 00:44:17,040 almost four years for a twenty thousand dollar Park 535 00:44:13,980 --> 00:44:21,980 okay 28 000 that makes absolutely no sense to me that's 536 00:44:18,660 --> 00:44:21,980 so much that thing going on 537 00:44:23,280 --> 00:44:29,520 there yeah yeah exactly thank you so tonight I would like for us to resolve 538 00:44:27,359 --> 00:44:33,260 the lights thing so Bill put us in a ballpark number yes 539 00:44:36,000 --> 00:44:41,880 tonight yeah sure all right 540 00:44:39,440 --> 00:44:46,460 bubble confidence public comments anybody like jump in and yes ma'am yes 541 00:44:44,339 --> 00:44:53,579 hi my name is Amy great job you're welcome 542 00:44:50,480 --> 00:45:00,180 I just want to thank the town everybody anyone Lauren especially for making food 543 00:44:57,839 --> 00:45:05,160 trip Thursday night a success it's been a while since it has been 544 00:45:02,640 --> 00:45:09,300 great and I'm born and raised David County 545 00:45:06,240 --> 00:45:14,819 still live Glory Lake County L.A L.A that's right I will tell you this uh Ada 546 00:45:12,660 --> 00:45:18,480 County is growing and he's a lot with what's going on in New York are the 547 00:45:16,740 --> 00:45:22,560 closest pushed by another new one that's three times dying yes 548 00:45:20,280 --> 00:45:28,200 it's hard to shut down two weeks ago yeah I heard that I mean it's been 549 00:45:24,720 --> 00:45:31,940 parties in a new one is picking up and I'm gonna say a lot of it has to do with 550 00:45:29,940 --> 00:45:37,079 food truck Thursday but I will say that I've had comments 551 00:45:34,619 --> 00:45:42,079 that oh we came up there and we didn't know that the thrift shop was there 552 00:45:39,540 --> 00:45:45,960 apparently yeah somebody came and said what's that 553 00:45:44,220 --> 00:45:49,079 little diner out there where we can't turn in here that's her case Country 554 00:45:47,700 --> 00:45:52,920 Kitchen whether they had the best breakfast in town she's a breakfast 555 00:45:50,819 --> 00:45:58,400 place there on Sundays a lady from my church if you don't know it was there it 556 00:45:54,960 --> 00:45:58,400 wasn't there if we had never 557 00:46:01,579 --> 00:46:08,700 from us so we just want to be sure that we're doing it for next year we're in it 558 00:46:07,380 --> 00:46:13,520 for the Long Haul we've got some great food truck rentals 559 00:46:11,099 --> 00:46:13,520 We're Cute 560 00:46:15,359 --> 00:46:19,040 none of these police officers 561 00:46:26,540 --> 00:46:33,680 I'm just here to say thank you thank you for sure 562 00:46:31,490 --> 00:46:38,160 [Music] how hard would that be next year to move 563 00:46:36,359 --> 00:46:44,160 into a Friday and put a band on the stage again be very hard yes some of the 564 00:46:41,220 --> 00:46:47,940 bigger events that we do uh and we're talking about every Friday and Saturday 565 00:46:45,960 --> 00:46:53,220 Friday and Saturday again September October but most of my 70 my years 566 00:46:51,000 --> 00:46:56,819 before Oh okay this is Saturday so you wouldn't get a food trucks that would be 567 00:46:54,480 --> 00:47:00,960 worth pulling in yeah one of the things that Lauren has done brilliantly is 568 00:46:58,740 --> 00:47:04,140 marketed this yeah to where people know about it and she's phoned some of the 569 00:47:03,000 --> 00:47:08,460 bigger trucks that have the bigger following we have approximately about 15 570 00:47:06,300 --> 00:47:13,680 000 people that follow all of us we're pulling from Spruce Pine for Banner out 571 00:47:10,680 --> 00:47:17,400 we're pulling Burnsville Marion yeah would it hurt y'all if you put a band on 572 00:47:15,599 --> 00:47:19,880 the stage with you on Thursday no sir not what somewhere 573 00:47:21,780 --> 00:47:29,400 that's a lot of Fellowship that goes Island yeah just the entertainment 574 00:47:27,020 --> 00:47:35,220 but I will share with you that others have tried it and it wasn't it didn't 575 00:47:31,619 --> 00:47:40,500 matter yeah they might buy from the Japanese like him and he can enter there 576 00:47:38,160 --> 00:47:45,599 didn't come get him a donut right through the band or the people no 577 00:47:43,680 --> 00:47:49,619 no no the people to stay what we want them to try to stay in here okay well 578 00:47:48,300 --> 00:47:54,060 you I mean you wouldn't believe how many people come and that's that we're still 579 00:47:51,960 --> 00:47:58,980 there a couple hours later yeah I mean it's sort of like a class for you you 580 00:47:56,160 --> 00:48:04,319 know a family yeah they have it now and they hang around and tile we appreciate 581 00:48:01,319 --> 00:48:08,760 y'all I mean we could try it it would I love music okay 582 00:48:06,500 --> 00:48:13,220 search up on it say do can you give a microphone I taught to Lynn church about 583 00:48:18,359 --> 00:48:25,920 you know it might draw a few of their fans in to buy food too yeah yeah 584 00:48:24,240 --> 00:48:29,599 and we didn't have a lot of great local talent been in church yeah 585 00:48:29,819 --> 00:48:34,980 I love them boys really good we need more 586 00:48:33,960 --> 00:48:38,359 too much so we've been doing it every other is a lot to put too much 587 00:48:39,540 --> 00:48:42,200 away from them too 588 00:48:42,540 --> 00:48:48,260 if they feel like they're being took away the problem 589 00:48:44,960 --> 00:48:53,560 someone told me Point blanket we've had people famous 590 00:48:50,470 --> 00:48:53,560 [Music] 591 00:48:59,290 --> 00:49:06,420 [Music] anything every Thursday next summer 592 00:49:04,500 --> 00:49:10,700 would not be too much on you it might be too much 593 00:49:07,280 --> 00:49:16,140 so I have to understand well I think you you've done a great job 594 00:49:14,099 --> 00:49:21,240 of building a successful model the point to where other towns want to copy it so 595 00:49:18,780 --> 00:49:24,119 elf Park is coffee you know rolling mountains coffee and that's why I was 596 00:49:22,800 --> 00:49:28,200 trying to get it we're trying to Mitchell County their Chamber of 597 00:49:25,920 --> 00:49:31,380 Commerce is trying to do that again but the formula that you have and that's 598 00:49:29,940 --> 00:49:35,280 what the others want to say with the band I don't mess with success if it's 599 00:49:33,839 --> 00:49:37,980 working I don't want to pick something bro 600 00:49:36,420 --> 00:49:41,640 so but um we want to try it a couple times why 601 00:49:40,200 --> 00:49:46,260 not but um long story short thank you very much 602 00:49:43,560 --> 00:49:49,619 for the pounding me on very close to us but we're grateful we're 603 00:49:48,180 --> 00:49:53,579 grateful for Lauren for all of them because there's hundreds of hours ago no 604 00:49:52,079 --> 00:49:59,040 he doesn't this is not something that's easy and I will tell you bigger 605 00:49:56,099 --> 00:50:03,060 constituents yeah oh yeah I hear it every day yeah yeah we hear nothing but 606 00:50:01,440 --> 00:50:07,160 positives about it yeah when the restaurants are saying they like it and 607 00:50:04,260 --> 00:50:07,160 you've done something right 608 00:50:09,200 --> 00:50:16,040 strategic giving people that Thursday off it makes them want it more yeah 609 00:50:16,400 --> 00:50:19,700 next Thursday 610 00:50:25,460 --> 00:50:31,920 oh we got that tomorrow we go there tomorrow if they see us oh we gotta go 611 00:50:29,640 --> 00:50:34,980 we didn't see them again so I mean same way if you're a good person we know sit 612 00:50:33,660 --> 00:50:38,160 with the first time we might not get back yeah 613 00:50:47,400 --> 00:50:49,819 go ahead 614 00:50:50,520 --> 00:50:57,839 um I just want to thank Commander for finding 615 00:50:53,400 --> 00:51:02,880 um they are so professional and like 10 times like family and and the lady Tammy 616 00:51:00,720 --> 00:51:05,359 spoke about it's exactly 617 00:51:11,760 --> 00:51:14,059 you know 618 00:51:17,880 --> 00:51:19,940 um 619 00:51:22,980 --> 00:51:25,700 anyone 620 00:51:26,280 --> 00:51:28,280 anymore 621 00:51:31,500 --> 00:51:38,940 it was all his idea let me tell you the story this man literally he came in on 622 00:51:35,819 --> 00:51:42,660 the December event the day of it's like hey I heard you have another event can I 623 00:51:40,740 --> 00:51:47,579 come be a part and he thought it was wildly successful the new one like the 624 00:51:45,059 --> 00:51:50,760 Rock Gym the Christmas thing and in the cold weather he was selling Donuts like 625 00:51:49,260 --> 00:51:54,920 hotcakes so he's like let's do something here let's make something along the map 626 00:52:07,680 --> 00:52:13,680 the dates for the others are September 7th this Thursday 627 00:52:11,400 --> 00:52:18,140 the 21st the 12th of October and the 26th of 628 00:52:16,079 --> 00:52:22,500 October yes and that while we're at events treat 629 00:52:20,880 --> 00:52:25,859 strangle this fall on Halloween this year yeah I saw that on Facebook 630 00:52:23,940 --> 00:52:29,160 somebody was asking my articles yes and I get lots of flack the years that I 631 00:52:27,660 --> 00:52:33,300 have to put on another day but you have to realize the business owners are 632 00:52:30,960 --> 00:52:36,599 imperative to treat Street and we don't want to drag them out on a Saturday or 633 00:52:34,619 --> 00:52:39,500 Sunday they deserve their day off so y'all coming home 634 00:52:39,980 --> 00:52:46,280 do you all want to come and vegan I mean I haven't offered that in the group yet 635 00:52:43,920 --> 00:52:46,280 but okay 636 00:52:53,420 --> 00:52:59,839 how many people 637 00:52:57,020 --> 00:53:07,160 I've always heard it's been pets there's a 2300 2400 at least 638 00:53:04,220 --> 00:53:13,099 good start we tried to do an unofficial account 639 00:53:09,480 --> 00:53:13,099 last year I got well over 15 640 00:53:15,140 --> 00:53:21,960 more than one time but I walked up and down the street and just started 641 00:53:19,260 --> 00:53:27,839 counting and I got over 1500 it's like yes yeah it was 642 00:53:25,160 --> 00:53:33,599 Halloween this year yeah if it's a weekday it's cool but if it's a Saturday 643 00:53:31,579 --> 00:53:38,280 Byron did you happen to see my email about asking of how we could make it a 644 00:53:35,700 --> 00:53:43,980 little more pedestrian friendly I did and I'm still thinking about that 645 00:53:41,059 --> 00:53:47,000 somebody at the courthouse had mentioned it to my colleague Michael P 646 00:53:46,200 --> 00:53:54,260 um and I think he's willing to coordinate 647 00:53:49,559 --> 00:53:54,260 with you if you want extra hormones 648 00:54:13,619 --> 00:54:20,660 yeah they remain open and they set up outside their door and 649 00:54:17,760 --> 00:54:20,660 you know set up stuff but 650 00:54:22,740 --> 00:54:29,660 okay all right 651 00:54:25,680 --> 00:54:29,660 um any other public comments 652 00:54:34,640 --> 00:54:43,319 and I just want to thank you and about Roscoe wants to thank you and I I see 653 00:54:41,280 --> 00:54:48,119 the same a lot of the same people out there and you don't know how much that 654 00:54:45,599 --> 00:54:51,720 means and um 655 00:54:48,740 --> 00:54:56,640 she said I literally had to keep my dog in my house this whole time because she 656 00:54:54,720 --> 00:55:00,440 can't keep you know the dog pulls her a little bit yeah and she said be able to 657 00:54:59,339 --> 00:55:04,920 let that dog and I know it took a long time but I 658 00:55:03,540 --> 00:55:08,940 know you guys worked on grants I know you did anything but it means a lot that 659 00:55:07,800 --> 00:55:12,960 you listen and I also wanted to talk about and I 660 00:55:11,520 --> 00:55:19,559 didn't know why you were cleaning that up you know it really looks good yeah 661 00:55:16,020 --> 00:55:22,920 and I was there on Saturday and I don't think it was one of your 662 00:55:21,300 --> 00:55:28,020 officers I believe it's real nice failure he was trying to find someone 663 00:55:24,780 --> 00:55:31,920 that I think he'd plan to be bothering um and so he was there and he pulled up 664 00:55:29,640 --> 00:55:36,440 and he you know everything and he said this is going to help us so much yeah 665 00:55:34,140 --> 00:55:41,760 because we can see from the road there and I was walking the other morning and 666 00:55:38,940 --> 00:55:45,599 two there's two two or three elderly they said walk every morning and that's 667 00:55:44,280 --> 00:55:49,440 I told him I was coming to think about this and they said well you know thank 668 00:55:47,040 --> 00:55:57,480 thank him for this because you know when they went around that corner yeah 669 00:55:53,460 --> 00:56:03,240 so I feel safer yeah but so um I know you know I I just it just meant a lot to 670 00:56:01,200 --> 00:56:07,380 me that you listened to me well tell me this it says 671 00:56:05,579 --> 00:56:10,500 you use it what else could we put out there I mean I know we're gonna put some 672 00:56:08,520 --> 00:56:14,099 yeah I feel a lot of different things of 673 00:56:11,880 --> 00:56:18,900 course benches is the first thing you want to be careful about toys and things 674 00:56:16,280 --> 00:56:23,280 uh because you have to watch uh skateboarders and you know because they 675 00:56:21,599 --> 00:56:28,020 want to come if you do ramps and do tricks and stuff so you want to be very 676 00:56:25,200 --> 00:56:31,200 careful that you don't have things that people can destroy and they'll get in 677 00:56:29,400 --> 00:56:36,059 there so right now the people who are using our dog owners and I promised when 678 00:56:34,260 --> 00:56:40,319 I came here we had when I came here four years ago three years ago I said if you 679 00:56:38,460 --> 00:56:43,740 get one I will check it regularly and I do I check it in the morning 680 00:56:42,119 --> 00:56:47,700 and walk the dog the dog and I my dog's gonna come midday 681 00:56:45,839 --> 00:56:52,260 and then I'll check it in the afternoon uh to make sure that it's because we got 682 00:56:50,460 --> 00:56:57,359 to take care of what you guys need have you been out there at night yet is there 683 00:56:54,420 --> 00:57:00,540 enough lighting yes it's there's enough lighting there's not many people that 684 00:56:58,800 --> 00:57:04,020 use it at night um but do you think if we I'm talking 685 00:57:02,339 --> 00:57:08,280 about electric and they've agreed to put a light pole on the back corner which 686 00:57:06,000 --> 00:57:12,720 would cover the entire thing I think it would help and then uh since I think 687 00:57:10,079 --> 00:57:16,740 Public Works is here so and I wasn't willing to Bride on them 688 00:57:14,240 --> 00:57:23,280 about another thing sometimes we just brag today I was wondering if we could 689 00:57:20,040 --> 00:57:27,480 if we could do an outside spigot there at the bathroom 690 00:57:24,480 --> 00:57:32,400 you know that frost proof for the water for the dogs 691 00:57:28,700 --> 00:57:36,839 somebody kindly left a nice heavy bowl video and uh and and I've left that 692 00:57:34,980 --> 00:57:41,460 there you know now there's been I think two times since you pay that I've had to 693 00:57:38,640 --> 00:57:46,020 pick up any trash in there and I don't have to tell you only one time I had to 694 00:57:43,680 --> 00:57:49,920 clean up another person's so so they're taking care of that I think the benches 695 00:57:47,940 --> 00:57:55,619 would help and then an outside Stadium the other thing is I live right outside 696 00:57:52,619 --> 00:58:03,059 of Newton but connected to to where I live is the uh the old station they're 697 00:57:59,099 --> 00:58:10,380 the septic stations and you know it goes off sometimes and that 698 00:58:05,700 --> 00:58:14,880 uh Roger and those guys they I call and they're so quick to come and apologize 699 00:58:12,119 --> 00:58:19,680 if that's going on so you really have people that are trying uh they don't 700 00:58:17,280 --> 00:58:22,800 ever say it seem like it's you know but that's a big thing thank you for 701 00:58:21,240 --> 00:58:27,420 listening thank you for coming because it's very rare that there's people 702 00:58:25,079 --> 00:58:30,260 coming out of it seems like we're having Kumbaya even tonight 703 00:58:28,859 --> 00:58:35,460 that's fine if somebody you know was against it you 704 00:58:33,240 --> 00:58:39,960 know I think I read somewhere you're against animals and I don't know before 705 00:58:37,140 --> 00:58:44,579 you because I mean you know they're the most innocent creatures 706 00:58:41,940 --> 00:58:49,680 um so I I would love that and then I was going to ask if if a person wanted on 707 00:58:47,040 --> 00:58:54,599 the Treat Street if they wanted to to set up a KB Cannon interview yeah 708 00:58:51,599 --> 00:58:58,799 absolutely okay CVS parking lot any of the Open Spaces you just pull up so have 709 00:58:56,579 --> 00:59:01,940 a good day okay because I noticed last year a lot of people did have to go 710 00:59:13,830 --> 00:59:21,130 [Music] 711 00:59:34,380 --> 00:59:37,160 you're welcome 712 00:59:38,700 --> 00:59:44,579 and you have some work hard I don't know where they live 713 00:59:42,000 --> 00:59:50,040 in new one but they pick up trash every Sunday afternoon and I don't know who 714 00:59:47,040 --> 00:59:53,640 those people are so have you seen them I really don't know where they live but 715 00:59:52,079 --> 00:59:58,680 every Sunday afternoon they're beginning to talk about yeah one kind of thought 716 00:59:56,040 --> 01:00:02,780 he runs every morning uh they live right above you or Aaron my name is 717 01:00:07,020 --> 01:00:13,819 and not always talking back oh okay and also my doctors 718 01:00:14,500 --> 01:00:18,599 [Music] that's awesome okay 719 01:00:18,000 --> 01:00:24,240 um you know any other problems 720 01:00:21,359 --> 01:00:29,180 public comments all right let's uh move to our reports 721 01:00:29,760 --> 01:00:36,480 Gary all right I tried to print mine out but 722 01:00:33,180 --> 01:00:40,160 uh printer wouldn't work so uh doing a lot of molding had a lot of things going 723 01:00:37,980 --> 01:00:40,160 on 724 01:00:40,799 --> 01:00:47,880 and just trying to catch up on some things uh trying to keep 181 going out 725 01:00:46,319 --> 01:00:50,520 of town mode I know we got to get back over on the other side it's just kind of 726 01:00:49,440 --> 01:00:54,119 hard to do that with 727 01:00:52,740 --> 01:00:58,440 um what do you think about spraying them just kill it off yeah around the uh 728 01:00:56,280 --> 01:01:01,500 guardrail number one is I want to wash down into the river number two then it's 729 01:01:00,119 --> 01:01:03,740 all going to wash away if we kill the grass 730 01:01:04,680 --> 01:01:10,799 kind of catch but you know if I thought about trying to go out 731 01:01:08,880 --> 01:01:17,579 there with a push mower but there's so many ones and well the push more better 732 01:01:13,680 --> 01:01:21,420 than weed here we need to move along but I've got a lot going on with the park I 733 01:01:19,440 --> 01:01:25,460 was down there most of the day Jessica said I look like I've been on the beach 734 01:01:22,680 --> 01:01:31,559 I said well I missed that trip there's a lot going on there uh we fixed 735 01:01:28,859 --> 01:01:37,140 the link ups cost of the day coming out of the whale and we currently 736 01:01:33,720 --> 01:01:41,099 have a problem with well forward so uh not sure if it's the pump or if it's 737 01:01:39,000 --> 01:01:42,960 just the wine is in the motor uh Gerald was never going to look at that in the 738 01:01:42,299 --> 01:01:47,220 morning so uh that's pretty much what we've got 739 01:01:45,599 --> 01:01:51,359 right now so when I sent you the text about him taking the power offline they 740 01:01:49,619 --> 01:01:54,540 had already done it yeah yeah because that takes the guys to tell them and 741 01:01:52,680 --> 01:02:01,559 Mark said well the generator running the detergent plane so yeah they I mean they 742 01:01:57,240 --> 01:02:10,319 don't mean much but yeah sorry yeah all right uh finance officer 743 01:02:05,460 --> 01:02:15,900 oh okay so you all have all your numbers for all of our accounts if you're ready 744 01:02:12,839 --> 01:02:21,599 uh pretty much all I've been really focusing on is that 2122 annual Town 745 01:02:19,140 --> 01:02:27,480 audit that I've been working on for a couple months my goal is to have that 746 01:02:24,359 --> 01:02:32,819 completed by the end of October and then we will go ahead and do our 22-23 which 747 01:02:31,200 --> 01:02:36,599 fingers crossed that's not going to be that bad and hopefully that's going to 748 01:02:33,960 --> 01:02:42,240 be kind of selling and then we're going to be all caught up and I also submitted 749 01:02:39,180 --> 01:02:47,780 our annual workers comp self audit this this might have been haven't heard 750 01:02:43,799 --> 01:02:47,780 anything back so hopefully that thing 751 01:02:49,200 --> 01:02:57,119 and just keeping up all their day to day-to-day things 752 01:02:54,380 --> 01:03:00,420 Gary I was going to say one more thing I mean like Bill said I've heard nothing 753 01:02:58,920 --> 01:03:04,440 but good things about what we're doing down there I mean it's going to take a 754 01:03:02,880 --> 01:03:08,280 couple more weeks to get it cleaned up and look nice but of all the people I've 755 01:03:06,780 --> 01:03:11,099 talked to has come out on the Riverwalk and said what are y'all doing 756 01:03:09,180 --> 01:03:13,380 everybody's been like great you know what do you need to do this so you're 757 01:03:12,420 --> 01:03:17,099 gonna try and get on the other side of the river as well 758 01:03:15,000 --> 01:03:22,380 hopefully I mean we've got to be careful with the river but we we do want there's 759 01:03:19,619 --> 01:03:25,440 some decent taller trees over there you know that we want to leave along but we 760 01:03:23,880 --> 01:03:29,099 want to kind of get in between you know get the brush cleaned out in between 761 01:03:26,700 --> 01:03:34,200 because that that too there's places to hide along that River Bank back there so 762 01:03:31,920 --> 01:03:38,880 we want a full line site if we can get them so but that's that's the next step 763 01:03:36,480 --> 01:03:41,880 he's working down to here and then I think before we finish cleaning up 764 01:03:40,619 --> 01:03:46,140 because that's going to make even more messes to try and get 765 01:03:43,140 --> 01:03:52,520 River and then once we clean up we'll be moved through and be done just the water 766 01:03:48,720 --> 01:03:52,520 running in that little pond off huh 767 01:03:53,359 --> 01:04:01,319 depends not really usually it fills up with a big rain but like where he's 768 01:03:59,339 --> 01:04:05,579 cleaned stuff out you know when we let Friday there wasn't hardly any water 769 01:04:03,180 --> 01:04:09,359 except just down at the bottom and then when we walked right there Saturday it's 770 01:04:07,020 --> 01:04:15,119 like where did all that water go from so as the ground dries out it's coming back 771 01:04:12,299 --> 01:04:18,900 up I think if we get it down to a point we can keep water in the pond but you're 772 01:04:17,400 --> 01:04:22,799 probably not going to get a lot of water other than that would it be something 773 01:04:21,059 --> 01:04:26,280 maybe a miniature with the live Community a little fish and falling in 774 01:04:24,540 --> 01:04:29,880 and just stock of the white bluegill or something for the kids or anything 775 01:04:27,900 --> 01:04:34,980 I don't know if it would be deep enough it's only like seven feet oh that's way 776 01:04:32,640 --> 01:04:39,420 deep in that I don't know if you don't have fresh water it's continuous you 777 01:04:37,740 --> 01:04:41,720 know it's like you kind of clumping out of the river 778 01:04:41,960 --> 01:04:48,480 we might be able to figure something out I mean you can catch it out of the river 779 01:04:46,140 --> 01:04:53,359 and run it in and run it up it's a state project that is just designed to kind of 780 01:04:50,640 --> 01:04:53,359 take overflow 781 01:04:53,520 --> 01:04:55,819 yeah 782 01:04:58,400 --> 01:05:06,000 it's one of those projects that we got on the ground that we're supposed to be 783 01:05:03,720 --> 01:05:10,500 maintaining we haven't maintained it so it's in bad condition so it's taking a 784 01:05:08,400 --> 01:05:14,700 lot of effort to get it into good condition 785 01:05:12,740 --> 01:05:19,020 one more thing we could have done with the backup we don't have to reach we've 786 01:05:16,619 --> 01:05:22,020 got an excavator with the guy that's helping them and then he's got plenty of 787 01:05:20,760 --> 01:05:24,720 reach on there so he's able to get around 788 01:05:22,920 --> 01:05:29,760 the only thing is the timing of a dog park kind of messed him up so he has a 789 01:05:27,540 --> 01:05:33,420 machine that goes through and just eats weeds 790 01:05:30,900 --> 01:05:37,200 for lunch I mean breaks them down into little chunks it's a great machine but 791 01:05:35,760 --> 01:05:40,079 he can't get it back because the fence is in already 792 01:05:38,280 --> 01:05:44,520 so you can't get back there because of the Ponder outside 793 01:05:42,260 --> 01:05:47,700 but you know just getting that thing cleaned out 794 01:05:45,720 --> 01:05:51,240 and getting all the muck out of it there's you're going to see a lot of 795 01:05:49,440 --> 01:05:56,160 changes we're putting in some additional piping covering uh because the Beavers 796 01:05:54,420 --> 01:06:00,359 love to build dams in there and try to track the water so we're gonna get them 797 01:05:58,440 --> 01:06:04,500 at least push them out to the river and get them out of that area and see if 798 01:06:03,000 --> 01:06:09,839 we can keep it up longer we're going to put in a set on the Basin before the 799 01:06:07,079 --> 01:06:13,980 pond to try to catch some of the mud and stuff coming down so the water that goes 800 01:06:11,760 --> 01:06:17,960 through there stays cleaner it doesn't fill up as fast just back up what are 801 01:06:16,500 --> 01:06:23,160 you trying to do with the Beavers yeah move them out to the river where 802 01:06:20,220 --> 01:06:26,339 they belong they're enlighten me so I'll call every liberal outfit up 803 01:06:25,319 --> 01:06:28,760 here if you start messing with the Beavers 804 01:06:30,839 --> 01:06:39,240 okay any more public comments yes ma'am I wanted to um 805 01:06:36,359 --> 01:06:44,220 say a lot of us in Land Harbor went and rescued the paper blocks that were taken 806 01:06:41,819 --> 01:06:48,599 out from Courthouse area over there when they redid that area and 807 01:06:46,920 --> 01:06:52,980 um we didn't know about it until somebody stumbled across it but we sure 808 01:06:51,000 --> 01:06:57,720 appreciate it because we pulled almost a thousand paper blocks out of there 809 01:06:54,359 --> 01:07:02,400 between us and we're reusing those and we're reusing we went for bags of sand 810 01:06:59,819 --> 01:07:05,400 and stuff and so we've got it pretty well cleaned out of there was pretty 811 01:07:03,780 --> 01:07:09,059 much a big mess at the recycle center but we we've got most of the materials 812 01:07:07,619 --> 01:07:13,020 back out of there all right 813 01:07:10,640 --> 01:07:18,140 County Courthouse oh yeah we just apparently Discord all of them all with 814 01:07:15,180 --> 01:07:18,140 the recycle center 815 01:07:20,480 --> 01:07:28,440 you know backyards or stairs or whatever and this year 816 01:07:26,640 --> 01:07:34,220 um thanks to Lauren we're also going to be participating a group of us in the uh 817 01:07:31,260 --> 01:07:34,220 There She Goes Again 818 01:07:52,210 --> 01:07:55,269 [Music] 819 01:07:56,059 --> 01:08:01,380 thank you thank you for coming Stephen 820 01:07:59,940 --> 01:08:04,859 is anybody else say anything for public comments yeah 821 01:08:15,480 --> 01:08:18,480 marijuana 822 01:08:29,239 --> 01:08:36,380 perhapso been working pretty diligently on the bank of Michigan we've had the 823 01:08:34,199 --> 01:08:42,299 last couple of months we're still still looking at those cases 824 01:08:40,080 --> 01:08:45,299 per day so 825 01:08:48,359 --> 01:08:50,660 thank you 826 01:08:52,380 --> 01:08:57,620 thank you because already yeah you've already done 827 01:08:56,819 --> 01:09:01,980 years most of it I just want to point out some 828 01:09:00,540 --> 01:09:07,140 of the vandalisms talking about that's happening at our our facilities 829 01:09:04,500 --> 01:09:13,319 so every time we see something we say something to the cheese so we can try to 830 01:09:09,839 --> 01:09:17,640 get at acquire in the facilities uh I don't know if you went out to the ark 831 01:09:15,239 --> 01:09:21,120 but they tore the ramp off of that and somebody painted some really graphic 832 01:09:19,259 --> 01:09:27,600 graffiti on the inside we got to complain about that just take it and 833 01:09:25,259 --> 01:09:30,719 so I mean eventually it's coming down I just don't know we're taking it down or 834 01:09:29,160 --> 01:09:35,839 the church statement down let's play with a dog breach but indelible yeah we 835 01:09:33,359 --> 01:09:35,839 can do that 836 01:09:36,000 --> 01:09:46,080 and then you're opening yeah yeah but because Jesus came from 837 01:09:41,060 --> 01:09:50,580 uh I I want to say also that you know we're again you're starting to see stuff 838 01:09:48,359 --> 01:09:54,719 happen we're getting into a position where stuff is happening 839 01:09:52,500 --> 01:09:57,840 uh the pond out there is something that we should have done all along we're now 840 01:09:56,280 --> 01:10:02,460 getting it it's on our maintenance schedule now once we get it cleaned out 841 01:09:59,719 --> 01:10:07,620 uh we're getting it set up so when Gary goes to maintain it at the beginning of 842 01:10:04,199 --> 01:10:12,179 the year it'll be simpler and won't be as big and complex as it is we'll be 843 01:10:10,020 --> 01:10:15,719 able to keep it vote down part of that mowing down was access to the river but 844 01:10:14,460 --> 01:10:20,340 it was safe there was just no safety there at all I 845 01:10:18,060 --> 01:10:23,940 mean I I stood out there one day and watched people walk around the pond and 846 01:10:22,679 --> 01:10:28,040 want to get around the other side it's like I don't see them again I don't know 847 01:10:25,560 --> 01:10:33,900 what happens and you got little Trails down in the river and then you've got 848 01:10:30,840 --> 01:10:37,320 clothing all along there so people are sleeping back in there 849 01:10:35,940 --> 01:10:41,940 so there's you know there are a lot of safety 850 01:10:39,300 --> 01:10:45,060 concerns that we have this is our plan along the entire stretch of the 851 01:10:43,860 --> 01:10:49,860 Riverwalk from from one end to the other is making 852 01:10:47,580 --> 01:10:53,040 sure the banks are stabilized making sure the brush is clear so you can get 853 01:10:51,780 --> 01:10:57,600 easy access and you have visibility 854 01:10:55,739 --> 01:11:00,780 one of the things we'll do with street lights that we take out is try to put 855 01:10:59,580 --> 01:11:06,420 some on you know filling gaps 856 01:11:03,840 --> 01:11:10,920 on the trail on the Riverwalk so we'll fill in some gaps uh put some in where 857 01:11:09,060 --> 01:11:16,980 the you know the dog park and any other place that we can find it we're also 858 01:11:13,440 --> 01:11:24,420 looking at the way we provide power at the event area is not adequate so we're 859 01:11:22,080 --> 01:11:29,840 looking at ways to fix that the way we provide water is not accurate we want to 860 01:11:27,000 --> 01:11:34,860 basically run hose across the river and bring it to us speaking so that 861 01:11:33,120 --> 01:11:37,739 we're looking at ways to change that so we're getting prices on that we're going 862 01:11:36,420 --> 01:11:41,219 to see if we can work it in this budget grade if not we'll be on the next budget 863 01:11:39,540 --> 01:11:46,320 but those are all things that we're doing to try to get things on our hip to 864 01:11:44,460 --> 01:11:51,840 run a lot smoother time on putting in when people pay to 865 01:11:48,840 --> 01:11:54,480 get water from poker apps thank you 866 01:11:52,679 --> 01:11:57,719 what do you mean it depends on the complexity we've got one that we're 867 01:11:56,460 --> 01:12:01,140 going to have to have a contract to pull the water because it's going under the 868 01:11:58,860 --> 01:12:07,260 river uh it's going to take him three weeks two weeks well we were waiting on 869 01:12:04,199 --> 01:12:12,719 you know what yeah it probably within the next week yeah right now if we're 870 01:12:10,560 --> 01:12:15,900 doing it it's it you know we can get it done pretty quickly but now we're 871 01:12:14,460 --> 01:12:19,080 running into the issue we don't have the parts 872 01:12:16,920 --> 01:12:21,840 we put in so many water connections or replace water connections we don't have 873 01:12:20,460 --> 01:12:25,460 the parts and we can't get them I only got four yolks left and I got to order 874 01:12:23,520 --> 01:12:31,080 straw for them yeah and I'm trying to get some more uh we 875 01:12:28,800 --> 01:12:35,520 got 12 in right after I started and then here this past three months we've had a 876 01:12:33,780 --> 01:12:39,960 run we've had to change out before that you 877 01:12:38,040 --> 01:12:44,000 know we had a leak and went to get it it didn't have a backflip around here it 878 01:12:42,060 --> 01:12:49,380 was damaged beyond the so we've changed that at least four just 879 01:12:47,219 --> 01:12:52,380 because what was there was no longer adequate so 880 01:12:50,699 --> 01:12:55,980 if we didn't have that we would have it when I'm trying to acquire some more but 881 01:12:53,940 --> 01:13:00,239 I have 12 on the order over here we did anywhere 882 01:12:57,000 --> 01:13:03,719 now what was your other question well I mean 883 01:13:01,320 --> 01:13:08,280 I know there's nothing to do with it I know 884 01:13:04,739 --> 01:13:11,040 but I I don't understand why in the summer 885 01:13:09,060 --> 01:13:17,219 when it's 80 degrees why is the pool closing five o'clock 886 01:13:13,860 --> 01:13:22,620 that's a family voice because But there again you know like today as hot as it 887 01:13:20,340 --> 01:13:26,100 was right close with you why does the pool not open when school gets out but 888 01:13:24,480 --> 01:13:29,360 they're closer to you well I understand it but it's a heating pool 889 01:13:29,480 --> 01:13:37,020 it's government Gary it's wasted money it's government 890 01:13:34,800 --> 01:13:39,920 okay whatever forget I said anything 891 01:13:42,480 --> 01:13:50,400 okay let's go back around the black holes and finish that conversation and 892 01:13:46,260 --> 01:13:50,400 then I want to go back to the race 893 01:13:57,860 --> 01:14:03,420 so anyway we're going to take the old light poles that are usable we're going 894 01:14:01,679 --> 01:14:06,659 to try to move them in places that make sense 895 01:14:04,260 --> 01:14:12,600 that provide to get more safe another question I have I've had a lot 896 01:14:09,420 --> 01:14:15,780 of requests from task force we used to be a passport office 897 01:14:14,460 --> 01:14:21,719 and we have to 898 01:14:17,600 --> 01:14:27,360 re-up reapply this passport office the because it's easy on our side all we do 899 01:14:25,080 --> 01:14:31,320 is we have some training it's online it doesn't cost us anything to do that it 900 01:14:29,100 --> 01:14:35,159 was time I stay up to two full-time employees available 901 01:14:33,300 --> 01:14:39,179 uh so they have to be full-time employees and then you know they have to 902 01:14:37,320 --> 01:14:42,840 be available that's the only thing right when you're saying with DMV girls well 903 01:14:41,280 --> 01:14:47,400 they could be that it could be McKenzie I mean it doesn't matter who the 904 01:14:44,699 --> 01:14:52,380 employees are but we've had a lot of asks for it uh 905 01:14:50,100 --> 01:14:56,340 apparently Banner Elk we don't know if they do it or not because it's a 906 01:14:54,480 --> 01:15:01,640 question of I guess when you go there and Boone is the only one that's around 907 01:14:58,500 --> 01:15:01,640 here that you can pass 908 01:15:02,100 --> 01:15:06,739 okay so I mean we can pursue this I just want to make sure you just change in 909 01:15:05,699 --> 01:15:10,580 service no we gave it up 910 01:15:11,040 --> 01:15:15,600 yeah I I didn't know if we were doing this I 911 01:15:13,920 --> 01:15:22,620 guess that was a conversation before my time so I'll start that process 912 01:15:20,420 --> 01:15:25,820 what do we need get these lights done 913 01:15:26,120 --> 01:15:35,219 well you guys give me a directive a directive to do it don't get done tell 914 01:15:33,360 --> 01:15:42,020 me where the 147 comes from because the digits you gave me were 273 and 915 01:15:37,320 --> 01:15:42,020 materials and then 180 budgeted yeah 916 01:15:45,480 --> 01:15:53,820 the actual quote for materials is 256.2 Plus 917 01:15:57,300 --> 01:16:05,280 an additional 37 for for the galvanized Breakaway anchor 918 01:16:03,719 --> 01:16:10,980 bolts that's the complete set 919 01:16:07,860 --> 01:16:15,540 and then there's the installation cost which right now we're programming 50 920 01:16:13,860 --> 01:16:20,699 Grand as a number we don't it can be is it 921 01:16:19,140 --> 01:16:24,719 could be as simple as doing a hundred dollars 150 bucks to do it it could be 922 01:16:22,920 --> 01:16:27,780 as complex as five thousand dollars to install it depends on what we find 923 01:16:26,580 --> 01:16:32,580 underground and how difficult it is to set the 924 01:16:30,360 --> 01:16:38,940 anchor balls and it's not our guys doing it no uh actually we have this contract 925 01:16:36,000 --> 01:16:44,040 that you already agreed to our CED is supplying the parts and which 926 01:16:41,100 --> 01:16:50,760 Consolidated electric and money Grant Construction and he's using limbo River 927 01:16:47,159 --> 01:16:55,400 Electric to do the electrical this will also 928 01:16:52,980 --> 01:17:01,320 at what I don't have price in here are photocells good heavy duty photocells 929 01:16:59,100 --> 01:17:04,739 and timers so that's going to be an extra that's three connection five 930 01:17:02,820 --> 01:17:07,580 thousand Chicken Thousand four thousand eight hundred I think it was 931 01:17:07,739 --> 01:17:16,440 okay the question is how much do you need 932 01:17:12,060 --> 01:17:20,640 so right now we need an additional 224 000. okay 933 01:17:19,020 --> 01:17:25,080 and that we've got that would have to be a new line item what does it mean no no 934 01:17:22,380 --> 01:17:29,940 all I need is for you to direct me to find the money and whatever fund is 935 01:17:27,300 --> 01:17:33,000 available it will give you a next meeting a budget amendment that you can 936 01:17:31,980 --> 01:17:36,300 approve but that'll give me the directions I can 937 01:17:34,980 --> 01:17:39,179 go ahead and get the process started because we can transfer the money 938 01:17:37,320 --> 01:17:43,140 anytime the approval of the budgets you need 939 01:17:41,520 --> 01:17:45,560 these folks to vote on that to tell you to move forward 940 01:17:45,840 --> 01:17:51,420 and we won't hamper the current Services we'll go to one of the funds yeah I was 941 01:17:50,280 --> 01:17:54,800 going to say you'll have to transfer from another 942 01:17:52,500 --> 01:17:54,800 because 943 01:17:58,980 --> 01:18:04,920 the monies have been sitting there for very long time 944 01:18:02,940 --> 01:18:08,880 when I take it from one but the money's there 945 01:18:06,719 --> 01:18:14,820 it's been there for a while correct yes we have contingency funds for both 946 01:18:11,580 --> 01:18:19,140 general fund and employment service and you have to keep someone we have to 947 01:18:17,520 --> 01:18:22,760 keep so much so we won't endanger that we will not endanger that correct 948 01:18:28,020 --> 01:18:33,260 we can easily justify that in the eyes of the auditor so 949 01:18:33,480 --> 01:18:40,920 it's the original taxpayer money Union correct yes yeah we just like say we're 950 01:18:38,640 --> 01:18:45,300 required to keep a percentage of our operating budget 951 01:18:42,960 --> 01:18:49,739 so we we've got well I think we've got 18 or 19 months months without hurting 952 01:18:47,760 --> 01:18:54,239 us I guess my confusion is back when the when the board voted to do the lights it 953 01:18:52,199 --> 01:18:58,080 was just not it was just not funded is that what the problem no he's funded it 954 01:18:55,679 --> 01:19:01,800 but you funded that and the dog park and something else it was like they're all 955 01:18:59,520 --> 01:19:05,460 lumped together in one so when I gave you the current budget that you have I 956 01:19:03,659 --> 01:19:09,360 broke it out put it in a capital line Capital items and I said well it's going 957 01:19:07,980 --> 01:19:13,920 to cost me this much to do the dog park so the rest is going to be for this and 958 01:19:12,420 --> 01:19:17,400 then you have another I think songs what's the other one we do that number 959 01:19:15,600 --> 01:19:23,239 so I took those two out what was left over was was three months 960 01:19:20,820 --> 01:19:23,239 okay 961 01:19:26,340 --> 01:19:32,699 so we had no idea at the time what they were going to cost because nobody got a 962 01:19:29,820 --> 01:19:37,980 cost for it so we've got two hard cause for it and they're roughly equivalent 963 01:19:35,280 --> 01:19:42,239 one was a little bit higher uh and the labor in the directional wind 964 01:19:40,320 --> 01:19:46,980 was buying is direct from the electrical supplies and we're not paying the 965 01:19:43,800 --> 01:19:50,820 contractor of the Service Media yeah CED is going to supply it directly 966 01:19:49,320 --> 01:19:57,780 to us so we don't have it we don't have a middle name and then uh Bragg is going 967 01:19:54,239 --> 01:20:00,260 to supply the labor materials except for the electrical 968 01:20:01,980 --> 01:20:08,100 yeah you thought those figures out one more 969 01:20:05,159 --> 01:20:12,380 time I had to spend it um okay so we are short how much and we need to amend the 970 01:20:09,719 --> 01:20:12,380 budget for how much 971 01:20:27,719 --> 01:20:30,719 so 972 01:20:32,640 --> 01:20:35,239 about 100 973 01:20:35,699 --> 01:20:42,480 yeah 132. so that boosts up just thought of numbers to 364 974 01:20:40,800 --> 01:20:45,840 000. yeah the shortfall of the budget we have a money market account so the 975 01:20:44,100 --> 01:20:51,179 shortfall of the budget once that money market or CD matures that'll cover that 976 01:20:49,199 --> 01:20:56,460 and we'll still have money left over on that side but in the money market budget 977 01:20:54,360 --> 01:21:02,120 right here to see the internet right here 978 01:20:58,440 --> 01:21:02,120 which one's the CD 979 01:21:02,820 --> 01:21:08,360 so that money is already expensive 140 pounds 980 01:21:12,360 --> 01:21:17,360 so you would have to take 130 whatever out of that 981 01:21:22,980 --> 01:21:27,840 that's more than a half a million dollars 982 01:21:33,060 --> 01:21:39,620 yeah we have money for Citizens because we couldn't pass something interest rate 983 01:21:41,900 --> 01:21:49,159 yeah we have to get done with this audit that she's trying to finish up by the 984 01:21:45,780 --> 01:21:53,699 end of next month yeah we just have to have access direct 985 01:21:51,420 --> 01:21:59,040 access to all that record and be able to question so 986 01:21:56,520 --> 01:22:02,000 just I know it's a lot of money it ain't gonna get there too 987 01:22:07,340 --> 01:22:13,380 ultimately we voted to put up new lights everybody wants new lights we're going 988 01:22:11,760 --> 01:22:18,060 to have to spend the money we have 1.3 .37 million dollars the taxpayer money 989 01:22:15,719 --> 01:22:22,560 that we've ported up from the taxpayers I understand we have events we've got to 990 01:22:20,640 --> 01:22:27,300 keep minimums for the state we have to keep that over six months operating 991 01:22:24,719 --> 01:22:32,760 expenses and you have that even if we have like a little over 18 it's not 992 01:22:29,580 --> 01:22:36,239 quite 19. so you so what I'm hearing we've got all the buttons are being 993 01:22:34,199 --> 01:22:41,100 pushed right yes so I'm just patiently awaiting this 994 01:22:38,940 --> 01:22:47,159 at our our trust funds are divided up into basically general fund utility 995 01:22:43,739 --> 01:22:50,060 words the 18 months operating experience with that what's in 996 01:22:49,320 --> 01:22:56,400 it that's the trust funds so so that's in 997 01:22:53,699 --> 01:23:01,920 there too yeah it's in it's in the financial form we 998 01:22:59,580 --> 01:23:06,060 have the two trust funds that that we keep money 999 01:23:03,900 --> 01:23:10,980 and those are our emergency funds but they're quite High 1000 01:23:07,380 --> 01:23:16,199 some of that money was siphoned off into a separate count a money market at one 1001 01:23:13,020 --> 01:23:20,100 point it became a CD the Bank closed we didn't have records over here the 1002 01:23:18,300 --> 01:23:25,260 Bank closed said hey we're closing this Branch you need to get in this account 1003 01:23:22,140 --> 01:23:28,199 and we found old records and the bank said oh no no and even they had trouble 1004 01:23:27,000 --> 01:23:31,679 finding it because they changed their account 1005 01:23:29,580 --> 01:23:34,800 number system so many times it took me how long I mean you were there she was 1006 01:23:33,239 --> 01:23:38,159 there all day one day so once we finally got in we just 1007 01:23:36,659 --> 01:23:43,560 immediately transferred that money over to First Citizens that because 1008 01:23:41,159 --> 01:23:48,480 the CD rate they were paying was killing we couldn't we couldn't say no to it 1009 01:23:46,260 --> 01:23:52,620 so we've got a short-term CD on that when that becomes mature we're going to 1010 01:23:50,880 --> 01:23:54,960 take that we're going to take part of it and balance the budget and then the 1011 01:23:54,000 --> 01:23:57,800 wrestling is going to go back into another investment 1012 01:24:01,860 --> 01:24:09,210 so if we can take money from well you got to watch how you doing with this 1013 01:24:06,000 --> 01:24:13,199 packet and I'm waiting on lend a massage [Music] 1014 01:24:10,699 --> 01:24:17,760 we can take what what we'll end up doing is taking a 1015 01:24:16,199 --> 01:24:20,159 little bit of half the money from one trust fund and half the money from the 1016 01:24:19,080 --> 01:24:25,640 other customer so you won't really have a noticeable 1017 01:24:22,260 --> 01:24:25,640 impact on constructions 1018 01:24:27,540 --> 01:24:35,280 Miss Gail where you land you Landing go ahead and close this deal yeah I'll make 1019 01:24:33,120 --> 01:24:39,239 a notion that we I don't know how to say it 1020 01:24:37,320 --> 01:24:43,380 that we take the money that's existing and make a budget amendment make a 1021 01:24:41,760 --> 01:24:47,100 budget amendment to take the money that's needed to give people a 1022 01:24:45,480 --> 01:24:51,920 completely find that applies I got a motion do I 1023 01:24:49,620 --> 01:24:51,920 have a second 1024 01:24:56,040 --> 01:25:00,199 we have a second all those in favor say aye 1025 01:25:01,380 --> 01:25:03,380 um 1026 01:25:04,210 --> 01:25:11,699 [Laughter] I don't know 1027 01:25:10,500 --> 01:25:15,199 because then we're going to turn around and raise taxes that just looks like 1028 01:25:12,960 --> 01:25:15,199 magic 1029 01:25:21,900 --> 01:25:26,120 yeah we're spending more money yeah 1030 01:25:28,940 --> 01:25:34,569 all right [Music] 1031 01:25:39,860 --> 01:25:48,000 that's you know you have to look to demographics here in the town again you 1032 01:25:46,440 --> 01:25:51,840 have voted for the whites two years ago big guy you got to fund the lights you 1033 01:25:49,920 --> 01:25:54,659 got to understand that and you can tell whoever looks as you say anything you 1034 01:25:53,100 --> 01:25:58,920 got a whole room in here all bobbinger is they want the lights and something 1035 01:25:56,820 --> 01:26:03,800 this whole side of the room is Newland folks okay well that's fine you go down 1036 01:26:01,980 --> 01:26:08,460 as a name so what does that mean good luck 1037 01:26:06,320 --> 01:26:12,719 the Texas had to shoot up we're in bionomics honey we're we're under a 1038 01:26:11,040 --> 01:26:17,159 Democratic president they're going to go up you don't have to shoot them up I 1039 01:26:15,300 --> 01:26:20,699 know 1020. they're going well before you did that trust me they're going up 1040 01:26:19,020 --> 01:26:24,780 before you didn't they I'll never vote for a Time budget 1041 01:26:23,159 --> 01:26:29,699 amendment ASAP let's get this stuff let's get this stuff going well we're 1042 01:26:27,960 --> 01:26:33,900 gonna have new board in October when we're doing that December December and 1043 01:26:32,280 --> 01:26:36,360 your new world will be sworn in on that meeting 1044 01:26:34,980 --> 01:26:41,100 there we go so once we know who the board members 1045 01:26:39,300 --> 01:26:44,400 will be we can provide them with any information they need so that when 1046 01:26:42,600 --> 01:26:48,260 they're prepared for the meeting all right is anybody else in Council have 1047 01:26:45,480 --> 01:26:48,260 any more comments 1048 01:26:50,880 --> 01:26:57,960 I need emotions I have some go ahead Grace 1049 01:26:54,659 --> 01:27:02,760 I think that truthfully that you that that you know those that 1050 01:27:00,840 --> 01:27:07,739 wants these lights that's fine I want to this lives we priced these lights two 1051 01:27:05,520 --> 01:27:12,420 three years ago and you know I think what it falls back 1052 01:27:10,679 --> 01:27:15,420 to is the ones that was here in charge then not y'all 1053 01:27:14,040 --> 01:27:18,780 didn't give I'm not gonna let you get away with that 1054 01:27:16,800 --> 01:27:22,980 you priced those lights this year the two quotes that we got are this year 1055 01:27:20,340 --> 01:27:26,580 from VPC and Mike Gregg so they went up that much they never went out those were 1056 01:27:24,840 --> 01:27:29,659 the original quotes I've just been kicking this 1057 01:27:32,699 --> 01:27:36,679 oldest quote is VPC 1058 01:27:36,900 --> 01:27:39,860 which is this board 1059 01:27:46,460 --> 01:27:51,739 all right that was 1060 01:27:53,340 --> 01:28:00,420 issue day April 18th so that was the first quote we got the 1061 01:27:58,020 --> 01:28:05,520 first quote I got and we approved that much in the budget no no we didn't put 1062 01:28:02,760 --> 01:28:10,199 that much in the budget you approved certain amount of money for the dog park 1063 01:28:07,020 --> 01:28:14,940 and yeah the lights and something else I just can't figure out 1064 01:28:11,840 --> 01:28:19,860 their but their money so you know it was 674 000 1065 01:28:17,580 --> 01:28:23,940 that included the labor or any other issues that we might run into 1066 01:28:22,020 --> 01:28:30,239 so it might be why we're not going with them well so you you have just the 1067 01:28:26,940 --> 01:28:36,120 materials only their materials were 170 000 more okay than the CED materials but 1068 01:28:33,900 --> 01:28:40,440 that don't stop my initial question why wasn't the total price within the budget 1069 01:28:38,100 --> 01:28:45,420 Community well that's I mean that's up to you so when I did the budget I had a 1070 01:28:42,840 --> 01:28:51,659 number and that number was for the dog park the signs and the street lights so 1071 01:28:49,080 --> 01:28:56,580 I knew I only knew the dog park how much it cost because I had a had a estimate 1072 01:28:54,420 --> 01:29:01,620 and the streets that there's new signs that entry signs I had an estimate so I 1073 01:28:59,400 --> 01:29:06,480 had those two that's all I had and what was left over 1074 01:29:04,199 --> 01:29:11,400 is what I put in the budget I bumped it a little bit but I was 1075 01:29:09,540 --> 01:29:15,719 already running a budget with a deficit to begin with so I was I was constrained 1076 01:29:14,040 --> 01:29:19,860 at that point when we started this conversation when I became mayor we all 1077 01:29:18,600 --> 01:29:26,880 just to guess it's going to cost about five thousand dollars per lay okay we 1078 01:29:22,920 --> 01:29:30,600 have 68 likes yeah actually 67 right okay it's 350 000 that's what we talked 1079 01:29:28,920 --> 01:29:35,100 about when I became mayor 18 months ago yeah I don't know why right now that all 1080 01:29:33,179 --> 01:29:37,980 these numbers are shock well they're not a shock I'm just 1081 01:29:36,780 --> 01:29:41,580 wondering why don't weren't putting the initial budget that's what I'm finding 1082 01:29:39,840 --> 01:29:47,400 out you know the budget could everybody passed and you know again he was one of 1083 01:29:45,600 --> 01:29:53,280 doing a face he was going to do it and then let's get the lamp post set and 1084 01:29:49,560 --> 01:29:55,800 then lights later and step by step okay we're not doing that anymore we're 1085 01:29:54,360 --> 01:29:58,880 changing that we're going to do it you've changed that just 1086 01:29:59,520 --> 01:30:07,260 so what we'll end up doing because this process would take four years and that 1087 01:30:04,800 --> 01:30:11,460 number we've had at 54 because that's the estimate labor cost 1088 01:30:09,239 --> 01:30:15,420 so we've added 50 000 for the estimated labor costs how long do you think before 1089 01:30:13,440 --> 01:30:19,199 we start seeing lights go up ballpark I have to order they said they're six 1090 01:30:16,679 --> 01:30:22,679 weeks out for the polls and also think about Christmas we'll see some lights 1091 01:30:20,460 --> 01:30:27,480 coming up yeah bam that's what I'm talking about 1092 01:30:24,420 --> 01:30:31,560 so and that's the other things with VPC the polls were like months out 1093 01:30:29,580 --> 01:30:37,020 so here we've got a little over a month out now 1094 01:30:33,719 --> 01:30:40,520 thank you Gail and Lauren okay I have a motion to adjourn this 1095 01:30:47,300 --> 01:30:53,179 thank you once again 1096 01:30:53,420 --> 01:30:59,540 I have a motion to adjourn do I have a second I'll save you all those in favor