The Macon County Commissioners met Tuesday night and had a lot of material on the agenda. The two public hearings on proposed telecommunications tower (cellphone towers) took about an hour and public comment lasted about an hour as a number of people spoke for and against fracking. Overall, the meeting lasted a little over three and a half hours (not counting the closed session). After the closed session, Vice Chairman Ronnie Beale recessed the meeting until August 26th.
I divided the video into three parts:
Part 1 Public Hearings
Part 2 Public Comment
Part 3
The public agenda and the agenda that was distributed to members of the local media are posted below.
MACON COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
AUGUST 12, 2014
AGENDA
AUGUST 12, 2014
AGENDA
- Call to order and welcome by Vice-Chairman Beale
- Announcements
- Moment of Silence
- Pledge of Allegiance
- Public Hearing(s) -
- 6 p.m. - Telecommunication Tower Application from Cellco Partnership
- 6:30 p.m. - Telecommunication Tower Application from Tower Engineering Professionals
NOTE: Consideration of either or both applications would immediately follow the public hearings.
- Public Comment Period
- Adjustments to and approval of the agenda
- Reports/Presentations
- 2014 Small Health Department of the Year Award - County Manager
- NCACC Liability & Property Pool's 2013 Safety Award - Charlie Eaton, NCACC Property & Casualty Program Specialist
- Recognition of Habitat for Humanity - Commissioner Beale
- Historic Preservation Week in Macon County - Barbara McRae
- Region A Update - Ryan Sherby
- Old Business
- Fox Ridge Project Review Fee - Doug Johnson, Macon County Soil and Water Conservation
- Revised Lease for Waterwheel Manufacturing, Inc. - County Attorney
- New Business
- Purchase of Electronic Health Record - Jim Bruckner, Macon County Public Health Director
- Consideration of lease agreement with Harmony House Foods, Inc. - EDC Director Tommy Jenkins/County Attorney
- Consideration of Interlocal Agreement for Recreation with the Town of Highlands - County Manager
- Endorsement of "Sit for 60, Move for 3" Program - HR Director
- Consideration of lease agreements for the Community Care Clinics in Franklin and Highlands - County Attorney
- Consideration of agreement to provide recreation opportunities with the Scaly Mountain Historical Society, Inc. - County Attorney
- Consent Agenda - Attachment #11
All items below are considered routine and will be enacted by one motion. No separate discussion will be held except on request of a member of the Board of Commissioners.- Minutes of the July 8 and July 24, 2014 meetings
- Budget Amendments #16-20
- Tax releases
- Settlement report for Fiscal Year 2013-14 taxes
- Monthly ad valorem tax collection report
- Resolution honoring the 100th anniversary of Holly Springs Baptist Church
- Appointments
- Ratification of e-mail poll regarding appointments to the Highlands Tourism Development Commission
- Commissioner appointment to the Smoky Mountain LME/MCO County Commissioner Advisory Council
- Closed session (if necessary)
- Adjourn/Recess
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