2026-09-09 - Town Council

Summary

Built from the Town's posted minutes (read in full) and agenda.

• Requested appearance: the Downtown Development Director updated Council on the Downtown Boone Development Association, the Howard Street project and the Ice House Alley mural. See Downtown Murals.
• Public comment on how Howard Street construction affects businesses. Council discussed adding it to a work session, temporary business signage, a Downtown Boone Development Association marketing push, and asking the Town Manager to speak with NCDOT about traffic flow.
• Consent agenda, unanimous: the Hellbender mural expansion (Downtown Murals).
• Planning: Council discussed roughly $1.4 billion in state Helene recovery funding (the Renew NC Multifamily and Workforce Housing for Ownership programs). Staff will research eligibility and partnering and report back. See Helene Recovery Housing Funding.
• Appointment: one full term on the Historic Preservation Commission, unanimous (Board and Commission Vacancies and Appointments).
• Town Manager report: police facility, co-responders, grants, the water loss audit (Water Loss Audit and Lead Service Line Inventory), the Hunting Hills slope repair, the Deck Hill tank (completed), Winkler Creek dredging and the Fairway Drive water line.
• Closed session 10:21 to 11:48 AM (personnel, legal matters and closed-session minutes), recorded at process level only.
• Minutes of this meeting were approved on the Council consent agenda of September 23.

Issues discussed

• Howard Street Reconstruction
• Helene Recovery Housing Funding
• Water Loss Audit and Lead Service Line Inventory
• Downtown Murals
• Board and Commission Vacancies and Appointments

Agenda

Agenda document: https://boonenc.api.civicclerk.com/v1/Meetings/GetMeetingFileStream(fileId=2866,plainText=true)

Agenda packet: https://boonenc.api.civicclerk.com/v1/Meetings/GetMeetingFileStream(fileId=2867,plainText=true)

The agenda is summarized above.

Official Minutes

Minutes: https://boonenc.api.civicclerk.com/v1/Meetings/GetMeetingFileStream(fileId=2906,plainText=true)

Sources

• Town's meeting portal: https://boonenc.portal.civicclerk.com/
• Agenda: https://boonenc.api.civicclerk.com/v1/Meetings/GetMeetingFileStream(fileId=2866,plainText=true)
• Packet: https://boonenc.api.civicclerk.com/v1/Meetings/GetMeetingFileStream(fileId=2867,plainText=true)
• Minutes: https://boonenc.api.civicclerk.com/v1/Meetings/GetMeetingFileStream(fileId=2906,plainText=true)
• Town: Boone

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