**7.46pm** I've added the tweets I sent during the meeting at the end of this post. I will work on getting the video of the speakers processed as soon as I can.
**May 23, 2011** Here is the full video of the public hearing.
There is no published agenda for this public hearing due to start at 6.00pm. The Commissioners will be taking public comment on the Macon County Comprehensive Plan that has been prepared by the Macon County Planning Board.
The meeting is tentatively scheduled to take place in the Commissioners Board Room on the third floor. If a lot of people show up, they'll move to the big courtroom on the fourth floor.
Here is the full draft of the Macon County Comprehensive Plan as prepared by the Macon County Planning Board. It is downloadable so that you can read it at your leisure.
Comprehensive Plan Rough Draft Final 42811
Here is a distillation of the recommendations (notice that i spelled it correctly, they did not) for those too lazy to read the full document:
Reccomendations 42811
I plan on being there and will be tweeting the meeting under my @wpig twitter account and using the hashtag #MaconGov.
Here is the widget to follow along if you aren't using your favorite twitter client:
And here are the tweets I sent out during the meeting:
#MaconGov A public hearing on adopting a Comprehensive Plan isbeing held at 6pm. Room full already http://bit.ly/11MC0517
#MaconGov We've moved upstairs to the big courtroom, and it isalmost full of people, too.
#MaconGov Commissioner Ronnie Beale announced that localbusiness man Mike Stewart lost his daughter in an accidentyesterday.
#MaconGov Chairman Brian McClellan is laying the ground rulesfor the public speaking tonight. Limited to 5 minutes each person.
#MaconGov Loretta Newton is speaking 1st tonight. She says that plans tend to become policy, wants to strike references to zoning inplan.
#MaconGov Loretta Newton says planning can result in the taking of property by denying use. http://twitpic.com/4z0e6d
#MaconGov Bill Crawford of the Western North Carolina Alliance spoke in favor of the Comprehensive Plan.
#MaconGov Margaret Ramsey has spoken in favor of theComprehensive Plan.
#MaconGov Don Swanson of freedomWorks is speaking now.Says 164 pages is too much.
#MaconGov Vicl Drummond: has 20 items to comment on. Sayssince the plan took 2 yrs to develop, there should be more time tocomment.
#MaconGov Wish I had another camera to record the faces people are making when they disagree w a speaker.
#MaconGov Allen Allman reading a statute into the record insupport of his opposition to the Comprehensive Plan.
#MaconGov Kathy Tinsley is speaking in support of the Comprehensive Plan for Macon County.
#MaconGov Bill Vernon says that there is language in the plan that can only be interpreted as zoning.
#MaconGov Linda Fouts Taylor is speaking in favor of the Comprehensive Plan. "Pass this plan. It is only a guideline."
#MaconGov Paul Carlson of the Little Tennessee Land Trust: "Itwould be absurd not to plan ahead." he is in favor.
#MaconGov Dwight Vinson: There are many good things in this plan. There are also certains that are not. Criticizes freq use of "heritage."
#MaconGov Stacy Guffey is speaking in favor of the Macon CountyComprehensive Plan. Says everyone plans. We should, too.
#MaconGov Al Slagle, member of the Macon County PlanningBoard, speaks in favor of the plan. denies that it has zoning in it.
#MaconGov All people who have signed up to speak have. Next meeting on the Comprehensive Plan will be May 31 at 6pm.
#MaconGov Meeting is over. Will work on getting the video as ASAP.
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