2026-08-03 - Board of Commissioners
Summary
Captions read as machine-generated although they are listed as manually uploaded: every line is cut off partway, there are no speaker labels, and words are misheard (for example "hypers scale" and "algiance"), so names, figures and speaker identities are uncertain.
Time on topic (from transcript timestamps; approximate, includes side talk and public comment on each topic):
| Topic | Minutes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Data Center Moratorium | 18 | 29% |
| Fraud and cryptocurrency kiosk scams (sheriff's presentation) | 18 | 29% |
| County Budget and Tax Rate | 9 | 15% |
| Sheriff's Body-Worn Camera Program | 6 | 10% |
| Library Advisory Committee Appointments | 2 | 3% |
| Other business | 9 | 14% |
- Regular morning meeting of the Board of Commissioners, Monday, August 3, 2026, chaired by Kelly Allen; adjourned at about 1:01:44 into the recording.
- The agenda was approved by voice vote.
Data Center Moratorium
2:48-17:48, 58:11-1:00:49
- Public comment centered on data centers and growth ahead of the August 17 public hearing. A speaker identifying as a river keeper (name not captioned) thanked the board for scheduling the hearing and urged it to consider water use (a hyperscale facility was said to use the daily water of a town of roughly 30,000 or more, much of it lost to evaporation), where such projects belong and the conditions attached, and stormwater and erosion control. The county has no locally delegated stormwater program, so complaints go to the state regional office and get little enforcement; a county program would need new staff and fees.
- A resident of a rural road (name garbled) cited a figure of 3 to 5 million gallons of water per day, objected to large residential and industrial projects being decided without zoning, and asked the board to study aquifer capacity before approving them.
- Pamela T. Thompson (the first commissioner to respond, as captioned) thanked the speakers and asked how erosion violations are handled; the speaker said they are reported to the state and may take weeks to be addressed. Commissioners said the county has no zoning outside its municipalities and that a commissioner serves as liaison to the planning board, which is finishing a unified development ordinance and heavy-industry controls first; the board would then decide whether to consider zoning, with community input. One commissioner said a previous zoning attempt about ten years ago failed.
- Commissioners stressed that the county cannot simply ban a project it dislikes, that they have no real data center proposals before them, and that they want enforceable rules rather than a rushed decision. Near the end of the meeting a commissioner (not identified) said the board asked for the moratorium so that it can learn what data centers would mean for the county, and that past boards let industry into communities that had no choice.
Fraud and cryptocurrency kiosk scams
33:17-51:46
- A detective from the sheriff's major crimes division (captioned "Waguer"/"Weaguer"; spelling uncertain) briefed the board on fraud. Over the last 20 months, about 430 fraud cases were assigned to his division, with an average loss of roughly $33,000 per case (figures as captioned). Cases take weeks to a year because tracing money requires repeated search warrants to banks, exchanges and payment apps.
- Cryptocurrency kiosk scams were the focus: victims are told to feed cash into a kiosk, often at gas stations; the receipts and QR codes are what investigators use. A recently signed state bill on kiosks was described as limited; the detective said Tennessee's ban on kiosks seemed more effective. Many suspects are outside the country, and some phone scams were said to come from inmates in a Georgia prison.
- Advice: never pay anyone who calls demanding gift cards, wire transfers or kiosk deposits; hang up and call a relative or the sheriff's office; store clerks may refuse suspicious gift-card sales. The office gives fraud talks at community centers. In reply to a commissioner, he said there is no effective do-not-call list and the best defense is not answering unknown numbers.
County Budget and Tax Rate
18:08-27:09
- The county tax collector (name garbled in the captions; apparently Brad (Tax Administrator)) gave the annual collection settlement. A collection rate of about 99.7% was cited (the captions are unclear whether this is the overall rate or the vehicle-tax figure), described as the highest in at least 25 years and at the top of a comparison with similar counties (figures as captioned). Bills went out in July with a 0.5% early-payment discount in August; interest begins accruing after September 1 (the start of the delinquent period). Staff added Apple Pay at payment machines and said delinquent enforcement was stepped up.
- The board was asked to accept the settlement and approve the charge-off of uncollectible 2016 taxes, since taxes cannot be enforced once 10 years old, along with the order to collect the next year's taxes. About $58,000 of the charge-off was a court-related item that staff said should have been written off earlier. After a short exchange on tax relief programs, the charge-off and order to collect were moved and seconded and approved by voice vote.
Sheriff's Body-Worn Camera Program
27:09-33:17
- A sheriff's office representative (not named in the captions) reported that the office has issued 248 body-worn cameras with the money the county allocated, and that cameras and in-car video produced thousands of recordings, with roughly 16,682 attributed to body cameras in the period cited (figures uncertain). About 625 videos a day are created against more than 2,000 calls for service.
- Only a captain and a lieutenant in the professional standards unit review footage; the office asked for more staff, and policy requires cameras to be on during interactions. Footage is reviewed randomly and when a complaint arises. Commissioners thanked him for the funding.
Library Advisory Committee Appointments
56:46-58:11, 1:00:49-1:01:44
- During commissioner comments one commissioner raised how city nominees are handled for county committees. Another explained that under an ordinance about 20 years old, municipalities may recommend, the board makes the final appointment, and appointees need not live in the recommending city. Later a commissioner said attendance record should count, since some appointees stop showing up.
Other business
- Opening invocation and pledge; agenda approved (2:11).
- The tourism development authority asked the board to fill two vacancies; a nominee captioned "Tracy Schmidt" (spelling uncertain) was appointed by voice vote after a motion and second (51:51-53:40). A commissioner spoke about the importance of continuity on appointed boards, and mentioned Bonnie Whitaker (unclear in what context).
- The manager's report (53:49-56:30): quarterly financial reports available; Child Support Awareness Month at the department of social services, with each commissioner asked to wear a ribbon; and a commissioner asked about reports that new county buildings may need an in-building radio signal booster costing about $25,000 (as captioned); the manager said she had not heard that and would look into it.
- Adjourned at 1:01:44.
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00:56Alamance County is pleased to present
01:05through the summer. Going to call the
01:09Commissioners on August the 3. Uh, and I'm in
01:16if you'll all bow your heads. Dear Lord, you
01:22all knowing. you know our every thought and
01:28us to make the right decisions for Alamance
01:35forces and our emergency personnel and sheriffs
01:43our freedoms. In your mighty name we pray.
01:48pledge. [cough] I pledge algiance to the flag of
01:58for which it stands. One nation under God,
02:11I need a motion to approve the agenda. So
02:20Now we have the citizens comment. We only
02:27minutes. When you hear the timer go off, please
02:33your seat. And please be respectful of people in
02:39you can uh speak professionally
02:48[music] [laughter]
02:53I love a local government meeting, so you know.
03:00Hall River Keeper. I've worked on water quality in
03:05start by thanking you. You all calling a special
03:10it tells me that you're taking this seriously.
03:16research before that big meeting on the 17th.
03:21will be fundamental to this conversation. Water
03:27control. First, I want to be clear about scale.
03:33County has today. Smaller facilities about the
03:39next is different. hypers scale facilities built
03:46scale entirely. A single hypers scale facility
03:52for cooling. The daily use of a town of 30 to
03:59that it operates and a lot of that's evaporative
04:04streams. I also want to correct something
04:09use about as much water as a golf course. That
04:15against every golf course in the country. So, it's
04:22this county. Golf water use is spread thin over
04:29facility pulls millions of gallons a day from one
04:36draw on our water, not a diffuse one. Second is
04:43where this development belongs and conditions
04:48to say no to. Once a facility is cited and built,
04:55earlier and often quietly. A moratorum would
05:01next application lands on someone's desk. Third,
05:08storm water runoff from a project this size can
05:14Alamance County does not have its own delegated
05:20Salem Regional Office, and the state doesn't have
05:25the way a county program can. And I say that from
05:33And what we get back is little to no enforcement
05:39So by the time anyone responds, the damage is
05:45suffocates an aquatic ecosystem. It settles over
05:50and reproduce, and it drowns the habitat in mud.
05:57program would change that. You have inspectors
06:03you to think about these three policies ahead of
06:18Okay. I'll just say ditto. Um but I'm going to
06:27um I live on Moral Mill uh road and that 450
06:343 to 5 million gallons of water that that
06:40speaks to to the fact that we need planning.
06:46the county and the policies of the county um is
06:52might help the developer with maximum profits,
06:58um at all to have those decisions made outside
07:04on Kevin Sasser's um development, it's all single
07:12uh different parts of the country and
07:17um, what would have maybe worked best on
07:21but maybe some low-rise sixlexes for rental. So,
07:29be a step up for them or could offer a step up
07:35the development, but the county so far doesn't
07:42I think that's just one element, but I've been on
07:47lot of intelligent people on YouTube that really
07:53including data centers. Um, but data centers
07:58don't have zoning. Um, so I would just urge you
08:05uh planning department is working hard to u try
08:12elements to it um than what they're looking at. Uh
08:20the main things that I would look at um because I
08:27to do if Kevin Sasser's development sucks our
08:33the profits if when that happens but so far nobody
08:41even wants to consider the water use of these mega
08:47five unit uh developments I'm talking about these
08:53keep in your mind 3 to 5 million gallons per
09:01how big the aqua aquifer is or if it's just Kevin
09:06aquifer I'm drawing from. But anyway, this all
09:12to have their way and everything else is not a
09:18department comes before you, do some research on
09:26um have three minutes to respond back
09:32Commissioner Thompson, you want to start? Yeah,
09:36strong voice of that for our community. He is
09:42to break down. And also, I'd like to ask um
09:49erosion, all that. Where are you? Okay. [laughter]
09:55out of the county, out of the state? How does
10:00sure. Okay. Um because the county doesn't have
10:05get reported to the North Carolina Department
10:10Winston Taylor. So we'll report, you know, dozens
10:16weeks later. Other counties have locally delegated
10:21can charge permit fees and self- sustaining
10:28So would that be under one of our departments or
10:32it's a it's under your department. It would be
10:37program that is owned and operated by Alag County
10:44be under health department. No, it would be under
10:49counties have it underwater resources. They
10:55and storm water is kind of nestled under that
11:00and the county has storm water either though.
11:05there that it would be a new program al probably
11:10We'll look into that. That's important later. It's
11:19how to start that program. I'm on the state
11:28Thank you. Yeah. Um both of the issues brought
11:38and you know Alamance County has um escaped
11:46in the state um have chosen to do that. So where
11:58zoning as a county or is this something that uh
12:07you know, with all the landfill issues and
12:14it's pointing out to us increasingly that there
12:20we don't have uh zoning. That's not the only
12:28um I think that we're going to have to take a look
12:36by this board to be a liaison to the planning
12:45the unified development ordinance. They're
12:53to finish that up. Then they will bring it to this
13:04uh zoning as an option for Alamance County. But I
13:12and doing something that may not be appropriate
13:17community and sharing with the community what it
13:23would ina entail. So I u I think what for us to as
13:35we have to have the unified development ordinance
13:44feedback from the community. I think that it
13:49just jump into something. Uh we need to really
13:57that we're we're really going to need to do as
14:03I'll just follow along here. Um we are looking at
14:11um Matthew Hogland, our planner and zoner
14:17um said that we didn't have any bite any teeth to
14:24where we could get some teeth in them and that
14:30a zoning brought previously maybe 10 years ago to
14:38it. And this is something that's going to affect
14:44be really, really careful what we do and even
14:51courthouse like we're going to do August the 17th
14:57think people realize is we cannot make anything
15:02we don't like this development, so we're going
15:07illegal. We cannot do that. Um, also, um, my
15:1538 years and water usage and saving water and
15:23everything we have, shower and everything is
15:29didn't leave a spot on while you were brushing
15:36about the environment. I'm very concerned
15:43So, um, we've got to just be, we've got to
15:49for everybody and we've got to get a lot of input
15:58you know, all three of hit the issues I think that
16:03our uniform development ordinance and our heavy
16:09one of the things we're talking about is some
16:14some controls on what kind of industry can
16:19that's one of the issues we ran into
16:26get that done first and then figure out what
16:33I mean, the environment, uh, I think if anybody
16:37our environment. We have some of the best parks
16:44take good care of them. We want to keep them in
16:48and we don't want anything damaging the homes
16:54are our neighbors, of course. Um, so I think
17:01get teeth that we can enforce in the ordinances
17:07that might be. Mr. G, I don't have a lot a whole
17:16I do think taking the time to to figure out
17:21quick expeditious path to the loudest voices
17:27need to figure out what the details are of
17:34centers. I don't think we any we've got any
17:40real proposals on the books at this point. Uh so
17:48the best thing. Those are my comments. Okay. So uh
17:56agenda. All those in favor say I. I. I. Okay.
18:08Um was Brad Pan. Okay. Right. I can't even see
18:18over here for you. You want me to hold your
18:22readers off. From here out, you're a blur.
18:27everybody? Good. Fine. How are you? Good. Thank
18:33as I come every year now, uh to do our annual
18:38the next few moments talking through the tax
18:41order to of charge for the come upcoming year
18:47offs of the 2016 taxes. Here are a few of the
18:54I'm going through it or definitely at the end I'll
19:00the first thing we'll do today is I will give
19:05to receive the order of collection. um showing you
19:09and that sort of thing. Also ask for your approval
19:16becomes 10 years old or older, we cannot enforce
19:21the policy of this board to write those taxes
19:26efforts be feudal in that way. And then finally
19:34the collections process. June, you all established
19:39at the end of July here, and hopefully you
19:43uh recently, we sent those bills out. August
19:49get a 0.5% discount uh for paying your
19:55are due on September the 1st. A lot of
19:58but it's actually September 1 when they
20:04interest starts acrewing if you haven't paid
20:08process and that sort of thing all the way
20:14annual tax collection settlement uh looks as
20:25to collect uh through some releases um as
20:32Uh our total net levy or to be collected
20:39this time or as of the date that this
20:46outstanding. Now that number has changed a bit
20:48since I created this report.
20:56Our DMV, as you all know, is a separate process
21:01of our unregistered motor vehicles and things,
21:05uh that division and they send the county
21:09those folks is 99.7. You can see the levy
21:18This shows you the collection history and
21:22amount looks like. Uh this year once again was
21:27continuously gone up uh with differences uh
21:32that. Tax rates being changed uh can
21:39I [snorts] think it's important to
21:42rate that this county has as far as I
21:47um at least in the last 25 years. And so we
21:52the the highest that we've had ever. And so we're
21:57the work that those folks in my tax collection
22:04also over the last 5 years what that trend
22:11that's really kind of a tough one because that is
22:16uh handled a little bit differently at that time.
22:19the last couple years. We've seen a really
22:23again completely contributable to the staff
22:30Here is our sim similar county comparison. Uh
22:36that are similar in population, previous year's
22:42we're at the top of the list finally. So I felt
22:46third and so we wanted to to take control of
22:52worked really hard to make sure that they did all
22:56all of their comparative counties. Positive
23:04to ramp up our delinquent enforcement procedures.
23:08bills on time and if they don't, we do have those
23:13full advantage of those and trying to utilize
23:18enhanced. We're doing that a few times a year
23:22And so once that delinquent date hits, we start
23:27we've changed some of our machines. Uh we now
23:32will accept things like Apple Pay and that
23:36the younger generation like. Um so we we're
23:40well. [snorts] Once again, that's my collections
23:47about how wonderful their staff is, but the
23:54So, these ladies do a heck of a job as do as
23:59but they've done a heck of a job this year
24:05The charge off request this year. So, that's the
24:10off request this year for those taxes u for 2016
24:18baked into that number is about a $58,000 uh one
24:25is because it was a property tax commission
24:30have been written off before we ever got to this
24:34that. I noticed this year that our number was a
24:38that's why that that exists. Uh there's nothing we
24:43um that that should have still been in existence
24:51Is that a It it is not. It is not. It was a It
24:56decision that was made back in 2019. Um and then
25:02there was some hold up at that point. I'm not
25:06I just know it was still on the books and should
25:14Is it auctioned? I mean, how does that work?
25:19Yeah. So that that since it was a court case, the
25:24and that so that that amount should have never
25:33And then finally is uh the order to collect. I
25:38upcoming year's taxes. And so I'm just asking that
25:43collect the taxes for the upcoming year. And with
25:54We have pushed um for people to get the
25:59people coming in and asking and requesting about
26:05I would say more and more and more. it seems like
26:10continue to go up and so those who need it
26:15have an income issue with that whole program
26:20wish I could because I would change it. Yeah,
26:32Okay. Anybody else? All right. I need
26:39taxes. So move. All those in favor? I need a
26:46I 50. We need to approve the charge off as
26:55make that motion. All right. All second.
27:02all. All right. Thank you. Is that all you
27:09Okay. And our next presentation is the body
27:24Good morning, commissioners. Good morning. And
27:29body warn cameras uh that we've asked for for
27:36the money for the county to allocate. But
27:42have issued 248 body warn cameras. Now unlike
27:50go through the training and understand
27:57total videos created by bodywn cameras and
28:0916,682 of this was bodywn cameras. Now we have
28:22sure our people following f proper procedure.
28:29something involving an officer it will be there.
28:39having a tough time uh you know trying to review
28:46people, two lieutenants to handle the viewing of
28:55were properly uh performing their duties as a law
29:03what now the you said 625 25 videos per day video
29:13what did I say hours no you said videos [laughter]
29:22uh we're averaging over 2,000 calls for service
29:29answered 2273 calls for service. That means that
29:38right now, we're trying to review as many as we
29:46uh you know, as far as officer's actions or
29:54uh policy, a lot of people think you just put a
30:01don't view a video until something major happens.
30:10our people are doing correctly in whatever they
30:16on in an interaction? Hey, it better be on uh
30:22video better be on on uh the body warn camera.
30:28the detention officer? Yeah. So essentially when
30:34and it doesn't go off until they go off duty,
30:40turn on the cameras every time they go into the
30:46have incar cameras and once they get out their
30:51we're at the 625 videos are per day that um that
31:00affairs division. Um a captain and a lieutenant
31:05administrative level of review where we review
31:11standpoint, we're looking for any training errors,
31:16professional standards, the captain and lieutenant
31:21so forth to answer any type of citizen complaints
31:26chief and the sheriff. And just just to be clear,
31:32to turn it on when they exit the car. So certain
31:38like the blue lights once uh they come on the car
31:45certain things that if we're not running there in
31:50the body cam on and the policy addresses uh if
32:01Thank you, Chair. Did we interrupt you or what
32:09going on right now. And like I say, we do thank
32:14And uh like I say, we got policy that has been
32:22And uh you know, we're going to continue to try
32:28to give us more manpower to be able to do that.
32:33to try to review as many as we possibly can or if
32:40one of our officers. Are these two people that are
32:46kind of like the folks on Invictus that we have
32:51He can speak on that now. So, I have training in
32:56child exploitation cases where I do have computer
33:03lot. Just want to make sure you get there ready,
33:10Once again, thank you for allocating those monies.
33:17investigator Weaguer. Uh you're going to talk to
33:25the front page about it um that you're helping
33:32and other things. Yes. So, I am Detective Waguer
33:36within the major crimes division. Um, I'm going to
33:41scams within Alamance County. Um, and kind
33:47what we're doing to prevent it, what people can do
33:52with just our county, the last 20 months, we
33:58that does not include frauds that didn't go to
34:02able to work on their own. So 430 frauds assigned
34:09division specifically. Um the average loss for the
34:17those 430 cases is $33,000. Cumulatively within
34:28So, how are they investigated? The average length
34:33weeks, but it can be months to up to a year just
34:40the investigation gets. We really solve these
34:45based off doing search warrants. The average
34:49fraud is three. Now, the results depend on who
34:55a search warrant to can take one to two weeks to
35:01to 180 days. And I've h I've had them take up
35:07that's just how long it takes. They've got a a
35:12they're waiting to get done themselves. Once we
35:17the individual's information that we got back is
35:23into a lot of times when someone's money goes into
35:29we get back on the suspects or what we thought to
35:34victim. They have overtaken that person's account
35:40opposed to the victim using it. So, we have to
35:45to three more search warrants and getting in
35:49the process. Once we finally reach the end of
35:56we have to determine one, do we have a suspect,
36:01what are the charges? With frauds, there's a
36:07uh, bank accounts, wires, the type of property
36:13the probable cause is for that, and we swear out
36:18now is the cryptocurrency scams. Um that involves
36:24and say you've got warrants, you've missed jury
36:29either gift cards, go to one of the kiosks that
36:34the county. Um when we investigate those, the
36:41victim is the receipts that those machines give
36:47Sometimes it's in the form of a QR code. you can't
36:52But we need those because we can decode them such
36:59have that wallet ID, the only thing we have to
37:04that they contacted the victim on initially.
37:09numbers which make that exceptionally difficult.
37:15public data. It's just all encoded in such a way
37:22lot of time and the money moves really quickly
37:27law enforcement to attempt to ID anyone associated
37:32an exchange. That being Cash App, Vinmo, Coinbase,
37:40many times the transactions don't go through an
37:44cold wallet, which we can't do anything if it goes
37:49and sometimes that money won't move for weeks
37:56sometimes it goes to an exchange that's out of the
38:00cooperate with us. So, we just don't have the
38:06And again, we have to revert back to the phone
38:10the victim. Unfortunately, right now, and this
38:16the likelihood of money being returned in these
38:22recently signed a bill that did change the way
38:30delay in a new customer or a current customer
38:37things like that, but we haven't been able
38:42just so recently signed. Um we have had success
38:48issue is we can't go international to pick them
38:52here and once they get here hopefully they get
39:00do to protect themsel? The three biggest things I
39:06which is approximately an hour, an hour and a
39:11is the biggest issue here. When someone answers
39:16into whoever this scammer is, that's their
39:22Do not believe anyone who tells you that you
39:27cards, money transfers through Cash App, Venmo
39:33tell you to pay at the gas station specifically
39:39is the specific gas station they send individuals
39:45They say it's a federal payment kiosk where you
39:51one that I've probably had 30 to 40 cases with
40:00asks you to pay over the phone for anything,
40:04loved one, or a law enforcement officer to verify
40:10in this county that's going to be upset at you
40:14call. Somebody wants me to pay in a gift card. Can
40:19uh any of our guys and girls will come immediately
40:24money because especially in the gift cards,
40:29but I'll speak to the gift cards in just a second.
40:35doing fraud presentations at community centers
40:40social media posts with updates on current scams.
40:46that someone may be a victim of fraud. Now, I was
40:52they ask for come primarily from either Food Line
40:58you know, without any training say, "Hey, what's
41:03gift cards, but a lot of times individuals just
41:08uncomfortable scenario with someone." But it's
41:12to say, "Hey, why are you buying six individual
41:18the phone with somebody? And refusing that sale
41:24it just doesn't feel right is okay. These store
41:29refusing the sale of that is okay if you believe
41:34business owners on the signs to look for within
41:40Um, a lot of times in bigger businesses, say
41:45someone will take the checks that they get
41:50them. And it's not a lot of money. It's not a
41:55$300 there. So, keeping a close look on these
42:02ongoing fraud. I've had them where the individual
42:07of four years they lost $20 and some odd thousand
42:12just didn't notice it at the time. Um, quickly I'm
42:17just signed. Um, it only does so much in terms of
42:28for legitimate purposes. The amount of people
42:33in cryptocurrency versus those that are going
42:39to one. They use these kiosks because it's easy.
42:45send that barcode to an elderly individual who
42:49These individuals, I've had 18year-olds that got
42:56states like Tennessee have recently passed banning
43:02exist in the state of Tennessee. They're not
43:06you have to do it through another online portion
43:11as in, you know, kind of know what they're
43:15dropped dramatically. That is something that
43:20um it would do a lot more good than just limiting
43:27still leaves an individual with losing $12,000
43:33and as I said, just there's the amount of people
43:38does not outweigh the benefits of keeping them. I
43:43greatly appreciate you letting me come out here
43:47scams. Does anybody have any questions? Yes
43:55where you can. Yes sir. [clears throat] But we
44:02So we do focus on catching the perpetrator.
44:07in these frauds and cryptocurrency scams, the
44:14want to try and get these people's money back as
44:20identifying the suspects takes such a long time
44:25first and then as we go through the process of the
44:31are most of these suspects local or are they
44:40on the type of crime? Um do we even know? We we
44:47specifically the over the phone warrant scam, we
44:52are in the United States and most of them
44:56called the Georgia prison scam. A lot of those
45:00are inmates in the Georgia prison system. Um and
45:08um the relationship scams, the long-term scams
45:16in love with someone you've never met on the phone
45:20are in India. Um and those are roundthe-clock jobs
45:26to 5 and then switch off with somebody who's just
45:31Yes. I know you've seen Dr. feel catfishing.
45:40people will believe anything if they really want
45:46at Dollar General, Eli Whitney of all places. And
45:52she or whatever. Didn't meet her. Thank goodness.
45:58believe things because certain generations
46:03you their word and um and I said if somebody
46:08and a truck the and a truck should have told you
46:14people so badly. Um I just are you you're tied
46:22I just want to thank you. I'm so glad we had this
46:28played and lose generally their life because of
46:36once that my son was in Dominican Republic. He
46:41at jail. Granny, can you send me $10,000 in wire
46:46would never be in a wedding. Yeah. You know,
46:50they're they're this is what they do and this is
46:56want crypto prison. That's what I'm talking about.
47:03people in prison so much that we give them too
47:08outside world to still manage to screw people and
47:14prison scenario, they are allowed. I mean, they're
47:20corrupt there that they will bring the cell phones
47:25had individuals where they've requested Sephora
47:31Door Dash gift cards, and they're just sending it
47:35the outside um cuz they it doesn't really make any
47:41in that are life sentence inmates in Georgia.
47:46not often times worried about a class H felony
47:50a life sentence in Georgia. Um but thankfully we
47:56of times that they're using their crypto accounts,
48:01Well, I know just to brag on our jail, um I had
48:06a treatment center in Wayne County and they were
48:11my cell phone approved to go in because I am no
48:18can happen on that cell phone in and out of that
48:24here because um you can put a hit on somebody
48:30obviously going to be great at this. I'm glad
48:34anybody about the Publishers Clearing House? My
48:38from the Publishers Clearing House and she won
48:45was laughing about it. She posted it and said,
48:50"But if they show up, I'll remember y'all."
48:55fraud. That is the largest case I have right now
49:01over the course of four years. Um, how many
49:10Anybody else? Yeah, I I've got a question. Over
49:17between one and 200 uh voicemails and and texts
49:27help with my taxes. Uh and it's a different
49:32I'm sure somebody in some other country uh is
49:39because I I don't answer them, but I get the
49:44to. Whom do I report that information? [cough]
49:49they are incredibly annoying. Like you said,
49:54phone calls because they just they always use
49:59an app on the phones. They have roocall apps
50:04you won't even see it ring on your phone. It'll
50:08it come through. You're able to go into that app
50:13this actually somebody I know's number that's just
50:18for you so that you don't get those calls as
50:27there's only so much we can do. We can't do very
50:32blocking the number and just not answering is the
50:37calls come constantly. That's why I recommend
50:42up your phone all the time. Well, do you know
50:47report spam and delete. Uh, is there some uh
50:57you can report that information to that that'll
51:02not really. Um there used to be the idea that you
51:07"Put me on the do not call list when you answer."
51:13a real thing, but 95% of the individuals
51:18you. So there is no do not call list. Um and
51:23oh this is a good phone number and somebody does
51:28call. So this scam may not work but maybe
51:32That's why I recommend just not answering
51:37you know just moving along um or getting that
51:46All right. Thank you very much. We appreciate it.
51:51And we have the tourism development
51:55here? Did you want to speak to us?
52:12Good morning, commissioners. Um so yes, you
52:18tourism development authority. Um we had uh
52:24uh apply for both of the um positions for our
52:31um tourism representative. Um the uh chamber did
52:40and also uh Tracy Schmidt um to be uh appointed
52:50those watches. Second. All those in favor? I
52:59I don't know Tracy and I know and highly respect
53:06um it's kind of one of those things when your
53:10and they retire and you get a new pastor,
53:15row, they walk away. And so I just um that's
53:21some time is good whenever you come off such a
53:26because like Bonnie Whitaker, I talked to her
53:30friends and I respect her highly and that's
53:40[clears throat] All right. So, um I think now
53:49Nothing from me this morning. Okay. Good morning,
53:56quarter financial reports um that Susan provides
54:01we're happy to answer those. And I also wanted
54:06awareness month, child support awareness um or
54:12department of social services here. This month
54:18support services play in promoting the well-being
54:23They help strengthen family stability and create
54:28community. To recognize child support awareness
54:35each commissioner to wear throughout the month
54:41and professionals who make this important work
54:46this morning. Um I needed to ask you a question.
54:53building u may need a booster or SECOM or for the
55:02building and I'm understanding that it's $25
55:09about CCOM or them telling them that they need
55:17uh and the man under him that were talking to him
55:22to have the booster to pick up the signal. I don't
55:27We've not heard that, but happy to look into that.
55:33thank you. Because that's a big expense. Is that
55:41and you know they're saying that when they
55:47penetrate far enough into the new addition and so
55:53for that. Who is they? Which one? However, um they
56:00on and they've been down there Johnny paying
56:04just told that this week I'll do some digging
56:11else adding on like um village of Alamance, you
56:16building a new building and they may have the same
56:22find out before we get three or four telling
56:30All right. So now we have uh commissioner
56:36here. Thank you. Nothing for me. How about you?
56:46It's about committees and selection of committees.
56:52municipalities recommend someone um they do
57:00that kind of thing. It seems like a real mutual
57:06just can't place their person on that particular
57:13What is that? That's not the way the ordinance is
57:19by ordinance uh 20 some odd years ago and the
57:25make uh suggestions that the municipalities that
57:34board has the final approval as to who's on the
57:39an ordinance and I do think it's roughly 20 years
57:44it seems like whoever sometimes people recommend
57:51of how that works. Yeah, that's because of the
57:55this board has the right to appoint whoever they
58:00I do think the people that are appointed by this
58:04they represent, but it can be anyone from that
58:11Well, okay. And and one I'm sorry, Kelly, go
58:17zoning and um I think the word jumping. Kelly,
58:23Uh jumping into stuff. This is Lord, we've been
58:31Mill. That's how we've got landfills. That's how
58:36something to get even bigger because um for some
58:41said we got to get more bite into our ordinances
58:48got to be willing to bite. So, um I just don't
58:55a thing ready to just get really ticked off that
59:00states about centers and we really need to know
59:06kind of decision. They may be the best thing since
59:10opinion. And so, uh, I just want to make sure that
59:17us and years past, not just this group, has gotten
59:22into communities that didn't have a choice.
59:27don't think that's how we need to do things. I saw
59:32was very I mean you know my kid going over there
59:38school board we did the IB program at Williams and
59:44my kids went to Williams and some people from
59:48with those thugs that's just how it is how it's
59:53IB program was open they lined up because it's a
59:59for your kids so um I just want us to research
1:00:04see if something like that is right for Elements
1:00:10big issues. We're a little Almetz County, but
1:00:15it's here. They love us for some reason. So, but
1:00:21Um and um tell jumping in off of that. That's why
1:00:30for us to put a moratorum and I've really been
1:00:36a lot of opinions out there on it. Um some good,
1:00:43why we asked to get that moratorum so that we
1:00:49um, sometimes someone has only been on a committee
1:00:56committee appointment is, but they show up every
1:01:04and so if it's someone, a lot of people get
1:01:10people here that have committees could, you know,
1:01:14and then they don't show up anymore. it's
1:01:17it was going to be. So sometimes when you have
1:01:24two or three times showing that they are very
1:01:29I think if someone's there and everybody says,
1:01:33They show up every meeting we have." Then you
1:01:38especially if they're saying they're giving them
1:01:44Anybody else? I'll accept a motion to adjurnn.
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