Nov 02, 2026 Board of Commissioners

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SO LOUD. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. IT IS MONDAY, NOVEMBER 2ND AND WE ARE GATHERED TOGETHER FOR THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONER MEETING.

WOULD YOU PLEASE RISE FOR INVOCATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE? GOD GRANT US YOUR WISDOM TO SEE SITUATIONS THROUGH YOUR EYES, TO DISCERN TRUTH FROM CONFUSION, AND TO KNOW HOW TO LOVE AND TO SERVE OUR NEIGHBORS WELL.

WHEN WE FACE CHOICES THAT LEAVE US UNCERTAIN, GUIDE OUR STEPS WITH YOUR CLARITY AND PEACE.

FILL US WITH THE SPIRIT OF UNITY. HELP US TO LAY ASIDE PRIDE, SELFISH AMBITION, AND HARSH WORDS.

TEACH US TO LISTEN WITH HUMILITY, TO EXTEND GRACE WHERE THERE'S DISAGREEMENT AND TO BUILD BRIDGES INSTEAD OF WALLS.

I WANT TO THANK YOU, ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE WHO SIT AROUND THE TABLE WITH ME TONIGHT, FOR THEIR HELP AND ASSISTANCE AS WE MAKE DECISIONS FOR THE COUNTY.

THANK YOU FOR THOSE WHO ARE HERE TO PARTICIPATE.

BLESS US AND GUIDE US. MAY OUR TIME TONIGHT BE GUIDED BY YOUR COMMAND FOR US TO LOVE ONE ANOTHER.

AMEN. AMEN. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCETO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

[I) ADDITIONAL AGENDA]

SO MOVED. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED?

[II) APPROVAL OF CONSENT AGENDA]

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? THANK YOU. WE NEXT MOVE TO AGENDA ITEM THREE RECOGNITIONS.

WE DON'T HAVE ANY RECOGNITIONS ON ON THE AGENDA TONIGHT.

AGENDA NUMBER FOUR IS PUBLIC COMMENTS. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.

[IV) PUBLIC COMMENTS]

AND I'LL CALL THEM AND THEN WE CAN MOVE IN THAT ORDER JONATHAN BOYCE, CRYSTAL LAMBERT, KEELY PEREZ, RON HEWITT, DEB HALL, JONATHAN, WOULD YOU COME FORWARD, STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS, PLEASE.

JONATHAN BOYCE, 1432 LEES CHAPEL ROAD. GOOD EVENING COMMISSIONERS.

WHEN BUILDERS STAGE A MODEL HOME TO SELL A SUBDIVISION, NOBODY CALLS THAT DISHONEST, BUT NOBODY EXPECTS THE MODEL HOME TO TELL THEM WHAT THE HOUSE THREE STREETS OVER WILL ACTUALLY FEEL LIKE, EITHER.

THIS WEEK, CYRUS WON OFFERED YET ANOTHER PRIVATE TOUR OF THEIR SMALL DATA CENTER IN DURHAM AND ASKED US TO IMAGINE OUR LOWER MONTCLAIR CAMPUS BASED ON WHAT WE SAW THERE.

BUT A FACILITY MANY TIMES SMALLER, OPERATING IN DIFFERENT CONDITIONS DURING COOLER MONTHS CANNOT REPRESENT A FULL BUILD OUT ON A HOT NORTH CAROLINA DAY IN AUGUST 2028.

WHY ARE WE BEING INVITED TO LOOK AT A COMPLETED MINIATURE INSTEAD OF THE PROJECTED REALITY? LET ME ADDRESS WHAT REMAINS UNDISCLOSED AND DEMYSTIFY THE PROCESS WITH FACTS.

WATER. THE ARTICLE CITES APPROXIMATELY 1250 GALLONS DAILY PER BUILDING.

THIS IS AN ESTIMATE NOT DEMONSTRATED AT THIS SITE.

DRAIN AND REFILL CYCLES REMAIN UNPUBLISHED, WHILE A PERMIT TO TRY RIVER FOR 125,000 GALLONS OF WATER PER DAY WAS SUBMITTED.

NOISE. CYRUS ONE PAID FOR THE ACOUSTIC STUDY.

LEE COUNTY COMMISSIONED AN INDEPENDENT REVIEW, BUT THE ARTICLE NEVER REPORTS WHAT THAT REVIEW CONCLUDED.

NO PREDICTED DECIBEL LEVELS AT PROPERTY LINES ARE DISCLOSED.

AURORA, ILLINOIS LEARNED THIS THE HARD, HARD WAY WITH THE SAME COMPANY.

POWER UTILITIES CONFIRMED ELECTRICITY FOR ONLY THE FIRST BUILDING.

NINE OTHERS ARE EVALUATED SEPARATELY. THE FULL PROJECTED DRAW OF 125MW GOES UNMENTIONED.

THE RATEPAYER PROTECTION PLEDGE IS VOLUNTARY, WITH NO ENFORCEMENT DESCRIBED WHO ULTIMATELY BEARS THE COST OF REGIONAL TRANSMISSION EXPANSION. THIS QUESTION, ADMITTEDLY, REMAINS UNANSWERED BY CMC.

TAXES. THE ARTICLE HIGHLIGHTS $900 MILLION IN INVESTMENT, NOT TAXABLE VALUE.

CYRUS ONE'S OWN MATH YIELDS ROUGHLY $153 MILLION IN TAXABLE VALUE, ABOUT $1 MILLION ANNUALLY TO THE COUNTY.

THAT'S $1 OF ANNUAL REVENUE FOR EVERY $900 INVESTED.

MEANWHILE, NORTH CAROLINA EXEMPTS THE DATA CENTER EQUIPMENT FROM STATE SALES TAX, WHICH IS A BREAK PROJECTED TO COST $450 MILLION STATEWIDE IF THE CURRENT PIPELINE

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WHAT REVENUE MATERIALIZES TODAY WILL SHRINK YEAR AFTER YEAR.

BUT WHAT COSTS DO WE INCUR? ROAD WEAR. SPECIALIZED EMERGENCY SERVICES AND EQUIPMENT.

EXTENDED INFRASTRUCTURE. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS.

JUDGING A DEAL BY COUNTING ONLY WHAT COMES IN IS MARKETING AT BEST, NOT GOVERNANCE.

JOBS 30 TO 40 HIGHLY SPECIALIZED PERMANENT POSITIONS PER BUILDING.

EVEN AT FULL BUILD OUT, 270 TO 360 JOBS FOR $7 BILLION IS UNUSUALLY THIN EMPLOYMENT YIELD.

THAT'S NINE FIGURES OF CAPITAL AND A COUPLE DOZEN PAYCHECKS, ALL WHILE LAND AND POWER ARE LOCKED UP FOR DECADES.

THE QUESTION ISN'T WHETHER THEY'LL ACTUALLY HIRE 30 TO 40.

THE QUESTION IS WHETHER THAT IS WORTH WHAT LEE COUNTY GIVES UP TO GET THEM.

MAY I COMPLETE THIS? WHAT ARE YOU. WHERE ARE YOU AT WITH TIME? OKAY, JUST A COUPLE MORE SENTENCES. SURE. GO AHEAD.

THESE REASSURANCES SOUND NEIGHBORLY, BUT THE PROMISES THAT MATTER MOST AWAIT VERIFICATION THAT WON'T ARRIVE UNTIL OPERATIONS BEGIN IN 2028.

HERE LIES THE CORE ISSUE. CURRENTLY, THE ONLY PARTY VERIFYING THESE CLAIMS IS A CORPORATION PROFITING FROM THEM.

UNDER GRANTED BY RIGHT ZONING, EVERY FUTURE PHASE CAN PROCEED WITHOUT PUBLIC HEARINGS OR VOTES BY ELECTED OFFICIALS.

WE HAVE EFFECTIVELY FORFEITED OUR RIGHT TO CHOOSE.

WILL WE SURRENDER THE OUTCOMES OF OUR COUNTY TO UNVERIFIED ASSERTIONS, OR WILL WE STEP UP AND GOVERN? THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. BOYCE.

CHRIS LAMBERT, WOULD YOU PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS.

CHRIS LAMBERT, 707 CREEKSIDE DRIVE, SANFORD. I WANT TO TALK ABOUT HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS, AND I DON'T THINK ANY OF YOU CAME THROUGH THE DOOR PREPARED TO HEAR WHAT I'M GOING TO SAY.

AND I WOULD THINK THAT ALL OF YOU ARE GOING TO BE SURPRISED AT WHAT I HAVE TO SAY.

I DO A LOT OF THINGS. I'VE DONE A LOT OF THINGS IN MY LIFE.

A LOT OF THOSE HAVE HAD TO DO WITH RISK ASSESSMENT.

BUT FOR THE LAST 13 YEARS, I'VE CALLED PLAY BY PLAY ON TELEVISION FOR HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL THROUGHOUT THE REGION.

WE DO A LOT OF GAMES IN LEE COUNTY. WE DO A LOT IN SOUTHERN LEE DO A LOT OF UNION PINES.

ON FRIDAY NIGHT WE WERE AT THE BRICK CITY BOWL BROADCASTING THAT GAME, AND THERE WERE A COUPLE SIGNIFICANT INJURIES IN THE GAME, ONE OF WHICH WAS WAS VERY SERIOUS. AND AS THAT UNFOLDED AND THE YOUNG MAN WAS TREATED, WE NATURALLY LOOKED TO FIGURE OUT WHERE THE AMBULANCE WAS POSTED AT THE ATHLETIC FACILITY, ONLY TO FIGURE OUT ABOUT 15 MINUTES LATER THAT THERE WAS NO AMBULANCE ON SITE AND 911 HAD TO BE CALLED SO THAT THEY COULD SEND AN AMBULANCE OUT. NOT ONLY DID THAT HAPPEN, BUT THAT AMBULANCE THAT WAS CALLED CAME OUT AND WAS CODED A NON-EMERGENCY CALL.

THEY WEREN'T EVEN LIT UP AND IT WAS ABOUT 25 MINUTES BETWEEN THE TIME THAT PLAYER PASSED OUT AND THE TIME THE AMBULANCE WAS ABLE TO EVACUATE HIM.

THAT IS SO FAR REMOVED FROM HOW THINGS SHOULD BE.

I CAN'T EVEN TELL YOU HOW ANGRY I WAS IN THE MOMENT.

I UNDERSTAND THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS DOESN'T MICROMANAGE THE SCHOOL BOARD.

MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THE COST FOR AMBULANCE SERVICE ON SITE AT FOOTBALL GAMES IS $300 PER EVENT.

THAT WORKS OUT TO SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 30 OR 3000 AND $3,600 A YEAR TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE AN AMBULANCE ON SITE FOR THOSE FOOTBALL GAMES HOSTED IN LEE COUNTY SCHOOLS. IF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS. IF YOU CAN'T FIND THE MONEY FOR IT, I'LL PAY THE BILL MYSELF.

SOMEBODY JUST NEEDS TO CALL ME. WE CANNOT ALLOW THAT TO HAPPEN.

AND AS WE MOVE INTO NEXT YEAR'S SCHOOL BUDGET, I WOULD ASK THAT YOU INSIST THERE BE A LINE ITEM AND THAT YOU FUND THAT VERY SPECIFICALLY BECAUSE A CATASTROPHIC INJURY ISN'T INEVITABILITY IN HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL, AND 20 OR 25 MINUTES COULD VERY WELL BE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN LIFE OR DEATH FOR ONE OF THESE KIDS. THANK YOU, MR. LAMBERT. KEELEY.

KEELEY PARRISH 363 ANGEL ROAD. I THINK A PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT SHOULD BE MADE ABOUT LEE COUNTY.

THERE'S A BULL'S EYE OF THE STATE IF FRACKING WERE TO START IN NORTH CAROLINA.

THE GAS AND OIL COMMISSION IS GOING TO BE HAVING THEIR QUARTERLY MEETING ON WEDNESDAY AT 09:00.

THEY THEY WILL REPORT THE ANNUAL REPORT, BUT THEY WILL ALSO BE DISCUSSING THE NECESSARY AND NOW UNNECESSARY RULES THAT WERE WRITTEN IN 2015. LEE COUNTY HAS MANY NEW RESIDENTS THAT AREN'T EVEN AWARE OF THESE RULES.

THE INDUSTRY HAS CHANGED A LOT SINCE 2015. PENNSYLVANIA HAS A HOUSE BILL 1946 THAT IS INCREASING THEIR CURRENT SETBACKS. THEY ARE ONE OF THE FOUNDERS ON THE EAST COAST FOR FRACKING.

THE BILL WOULD INCREASE THEIR 500 FOOT SETBACK FROM ANY BUILDING TO 2500FT.

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IT WILL NOW INCREASE TO 5000FT². WATER SOURCES LIKE WELLS AND RESERVOIRS THAT WAS 1000 WILL BE 2500 VERSUS NORTH CAROLINA. OUR RULE CURRENTLY SAYS 650FT.

THESE RULES NEED TO BE STRENGTHENED ONCE AGAIN.

WE'VE LEARNED A LOT. LET'S LEARN FROM OTHERS LIKE PENNSYLVANIA'S INDUSTRY, BEFORE IT COMES HERE.

I'M NOT SAYING THAT IT WILL AT THE COST, BUT I WARN ALL NEW RESIDENTS DO THEY EVEN OWN THEIR MINERAL RIGHTS? SO MANY OF THEM DON'T UNDERSTAND THAT THEY MIGHT BE FORCED POOLED LIKE I WAS GOING TO BE WHEN WITH MORE TECH FROM TEXAS CAME IN AND PREYED ON MY ELDERLY NEIGHBOR. THE DATA CENTER IS MOVING AT A LIGHTNING SPEED.

UDO'S ARE BEING REVISED ALL OVER THE COUNTRY THROUGH PUBLIC RECORD REQUESTS.

I FOUND YOUR MEETING IN FEBRUARY THAT YOU WERE TOLD THAT CYRUS WOULD BE WILLING TO ENTER INTO PERFORMANCE AGREEMENT.

WAS THAT EVER WRITTEN? WAS THERE A PERFORMANCE AGREEMENT? THE FIRST DATA CENTER THAT WE GET SHOULD HAVE DUE DILIGENCE.

AND WAS IT REALLY PERFORMED? IT TOOK YEARS. IT TOOK YEARS FOR FRACKING RULES.

AND IT STILL NEEDS TO BE UPDATED. HOW CAN A RETIRED FOOD IMPORTER GET A CYRUS ONE CUSTOMER ON THE PHONE AND HAVE HER SHARE THE EXPERIENCE THAT HER CITY WENT THROUGH? SHE WAS VERY HAPPY TO TALK TO ME OF ALL THE THINGS THAT THEY MISSED.

THE DATA CENTER YOU TOURED IN DURHAM IS NOT LIKE LOWER MONTCLAIR ROAD APPLICATION.

DON'T BE FOOLED. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. KELLY [APPLAUSE].

MR. HEWITT. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. RON HEWITT, 117 ROSEMONT LANE, SANFORD, NORTH CAROLINA.

THANK YOU. I ASK, WHAT ARE WE DOING TODAY TO PROTECT OUR QUALITY OF LIFE IN LEE COUNTY? I'D LIKE TO THANK MR. REEVES AND MR. SMITH FOR THEIR FEEDBACK RECENTLY, AND I AGREE TOTALLY WITH THEM THAT OUR QUALITY OF LIFE IN LEE COUNTY IS VERY GOOD. IN FACT, THIS AFTERNOON, THIS AFTERNOON MY WIFE AND I SPENT OUR TIME SHOWING OFF LEE COUNTY AND ESPECIALLY SANFORD AREA TO SOME CLOSE MILITARY FRIENDS THAT ARE THINKING ABOUT MOVING BACK HERE, BACK TO NORTH CAROLINA FROM FROM FLORIDA.

AND THEY'RE LOOKING AT THE APEX, RALEIGH AND THE SANFORD AREA.

AND WE APPRECIATE WHAT THEY APPRECIATE WHAT WE HAVE TO OFFER HERE.

AND WE WE POINTED IT OUT WITH A LOT OF PRIDE.

I ASK EVERY MEETING WHEN I COME UP BEFORE YOU.

WHAT ARE WE DOING TO PROTECT OUR QUALITY OF LIFE IN LEE COUNTY? BUSINESS WANT OUR QUALITY OF LIFE. PEOPLE WANT TO MOVE TO LEE COUNTY BECAUSE OF OUR QUALITY OF LIFE.

AND WE'RE HIGHLY SOUGHT AFTER BY THESE BUSINESSES.

AS AN EXAMPLE, IS THE CURRENT DATA CENTER DISCUSSION.

WE NEED TO SUPPORT GROWTH AND WE NEED PARTNERS LIKE THE DEVELOPERS.

I SAY PARTNERS, THEY NEED TO WORK WITH US WITHIN THE UDO TO MAKE THIS THE LEAST, MAKE THE LEAST IMPACT ON ITS NEIGHBORS. I GIVE YOU AN EXAMPLE.

I WOULD LOVE IF I LIVED IN MONTCLAIR AREA WHERE THIS IS GOING TO BE BUILT.

I WOULD LOVE TO BE ABLE TO SAY TO PEOPLE THAT I SHOW AROUND MY NEIGHBORHOOD, IN THEIR CASE, THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD, THAT THE DATA CENTER IS GOING TO BE BUILT OVER THERE IN THAT AREA.

I DON'T KNOW WHERE IT IS OVER THERE. IT'S IN THE WOODS.

IT'S IN THE TREES. WE HAVE NO IDEA. AND ACTUALLY, THEY'RE IN OPERATION MAYBE TWO YEARS FROM NOW, THEY'RE IN OPERATION. THERE'S NO LIGHTS ON AT NIGHT.

THERE'S NO NOISE. IT'S ACTUALLY VERY QUIET OUT THERE.

THAT DATA CENTER IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WOODS, THAT'S WHAT YOU WOULD HOPE THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO SAY TO THE PEOPLE WHEN THEY BUILD THIS DATA CENTER, WE HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THEY'RE DOING BACK THERE, BUT THEY'RE A GOOD NEIGHBOR.

THAT'S A PARTNER. THERE'S NO REASON WHY THEY CAN'T PARTNER WITH US FOR WHAT WE OFFER TO THEM IN THE NAME OF LEE COUNTY.

I ASK YOU TO CONTINUE SMART GROWTH. I LIKE SMART GROWTH AND DEVELOP PARTNERSHIPS WITH THESE BUSINESSES AND DEVELOPERS THAT WANT TO COME TO LEE COUNTY. PARTNERSHIPS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. HEWITT. DEB HALL.

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AND I AM REPRESENTING DEEP RIVER PARK TONIGHT.

THIS SATURDAY THE SEVENTH, WE WILL BE HOLDING A NATIVE AMERICAN GATHERING AT OUR PARK.

IT STARTS AT 12:00 AND I BROUGHT FLIERS. DEEP RIVER PARK WAS STARTED IN THE LATE 80S, EARLY 90S BY A WOMAN NAMED MARGARET JORDAN ELLIS.

SOME OF YOU MAY HAVE KNOWN HER AND REMEMBER HER.

SHE WAS A GREAT ENVIRONMENTALIST, AND HER GOAL WAS NOT ONLY TO PRESERVE THAT RIVER, BUT TO PRESERVE THAT AREA.

AND WE HAVE CARRIED ON. IT'S OWNED BY THE COMMUNITY.

WE DON'T GET ANY MONEY FROM THE STATE OR THE COUNTY EXCEPT FOR CHATHAM COUNTY.

WE HAVE GOTTEN SOME MONEY FROM CHATHAM COUNTY. IT'S LOCATED IN CHATHAM AND LEE COUNTIES.

AND TODAY WE HAD A WORKING FORCE OUT THERE ENLARGING OUR ENTRANCE BECAUSE IT WAS UNSAFE.

AND WE WERE ABLE TO DO THAT THROUGH A GRANT FROM CHATHAM COUNTY.

WE WOULD LIKE TO APPLY FOR GRANTS FROM LEE COUNTY AS WELL.

THE NATIVE AMERICAN GATHERING. MR. SHARPE WAS NICE ENOUGH TO COME AND BE A GREETER AND A WELCOMER FOR US ONE YEAR, AND IT'S A GREAT EVENT. WE HOST A LOT OF DIFFERENT TRIBES THIS YEAR CHEROKEE, LUMBEE, MUSKOGEE, A LOT OF DIFFERENT TRIBES SO THAT THEY CAN SHARE THEIR CULTURES.

IT'S PRIMARILY WE TARGET IT FOR CHILDREN, BUT IT'S JUST AN EVENT THAT I THINK YOU'LL YOU'RE REALLY ENJOYING THIS YEAR.

WE HAVE A COUPLE MUSICIANS THAT WILL BE WITH US, AND I'D LIKE TO SHARE OUR FLIER WITH YOU.

I'D LIKE FOR YOU TO THINK ABOUT US AND COME OUT ON SATURDAY.

THANK YOU. THANKS FOR THE INVITATION. PLEASE BRING THEM. YES. THANK YOU.

THUS ENDS THE PUBLIC COMMENT TIME. WE WILL MOVE TO AGENDA ITEM FIVE.

[V.A) Library Meeting Room Policy Discussion]

I ACTUALLY PLACED THIS ITEM, ASKED TO HAVE IT PLACED ON THE AGENDA.

BUT HAVE SINCE LEARNED THAT THE LIBRARY BOARD WILL BE MEETING TOGETHER IN ANOTHER WEEK OR SO.

SO I'D LIKE TO ACTUALLY TABLE THIS UNTIL THE FOLLOWING MEETING, AND THEN WE CAN DISCUSS ROOMS AFTER WE'VE HEARD FROM THEM.

AND MADAM CHAIR, MOVE TO TABLE. ANY COMMENTS? ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? THANK YOU. THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA.

[VI.A) Adoption of 2027 Reappraisal Schedules, Standards, and Rules]

TONIGHT WE COME BEFORE YOU TO ASK THAT THE BOARD ADOPT THE SCHEDULE OF VALUES FOR THE 2027 REAPPRAISAL IN PREPARATION FOR THE REAPPRAISAL. GENERAL STATUTES 105317 REQUIRES US A PRESENTATION OF THE SCHEDULES FOR TO BE PRESENTED TO YOU, THEN A PUBLIC HEARING AND THEREAFTER WE HAVE TO ASK THAT THE BOARD ADOPT THOSE AND AFTER THEY ADOPTED, AFTER THEY ARE ADOPTED, WE HAVE TO RUN AN AD IN THE PAPER FOR FOUR WEEKS CONSECUTIVELY.

SHOULD ANYONE WANT TO TAKE EXCEPTION TO THOSE SCHEDULES.

AND THE LAST DAY TO TAKE EXCEPTION TO THOSE SCHEDULES WILL BE DECEMBER 3RD OF 2026.

SO THIS TIME WE'LL ASK FOR THE SCHEDULES FOR MARKET VALUE AND FOR PRESENT USE VALUE TO BE ADOPTED.

THANK YOU. YOU HAVE HEARD THE REQUEST FOR THE ADOPTION OF THE 2027 REAPPRAISAL SCHEDULE STANDARDS AND RULES.

DO I HAVE A MOTION? SO MOVED. MOTION IS. WE HAVE, THE MOTION BEFORE US IS MOVED.

ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE.

ANY OPPOSED? THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THE NEXT ITEM ON OUR AGENDA IS

[VII) MANAGERS' REPORTS]

AT THE LAST MEETING, THE BOARD MOVED TO SCHEDULE A WORK SESSION FOR THE LEE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS AND OTHER RELEVANT AGENCIES TO DISCUSS REVIEWING THE COUNTY'S UDO AND ESTABLISH AN AD HOC COMMITTEE TO REVIEW THE SUGGESTIONS.

AFTER DISCUSSIONS WITH CHAIRMAN MORTON AND COMMISSIONER REEVES, WE ARE GOING TO WAIT UNTIL AFTER THE ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING IN DECEMBER TO DETERMINE WHEN

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[VIII) COMMISSIONERS' COMMENTS]

COMMISSIONER SMITH. MADAM CHAIR, I THANK YOU.

I APPRECIATE THE FACT THAT WE'RE BACK TO TWO MEETINGS A MONTH.

IT SHOWS THAT WE CAN HAVE A REDUCED SCHEDULE.

WE'RE NOT HERE UNTIL THE WEE HOURS OF THE EVENING.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER LOVICK. AGAIN, THANK YOU EVERYONE THAT CAME OUT TONIGHT STILL GIVE COMMENTS ON OUR GREAT LEE COUNTY AND CONCERNS WITH IT AND HOW IT PROGRESSES.

WE THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT. IF YOU HADN'T ALREADY VOTED EARLY VOTING, NOW IS YOUR TIME.

TOMORROW IS THE DAY. SO GET OUT AND DO YOUR RIGHT VOTE.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU COMMISSIONER LOVICK. COMMISSIONER KNECHT.

THE GREAT HALLOWEEN. MR. LAMBERT WAS TALKING ABOUT THAT AMBULANCES.

CAN WE TALK TO FIRST HEALTH AND JUST SEE WHAT WHAT WE USED TO DO.

I USED TO REMEMBER SEEING AMBULANCE AT SOME OF THE GAMES.

CAN WE CAN WE LOOK INTO THAT AND JUST I APPRECIATE IT.

THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER SHARPE. YEAH, I WOULD LIKE TO PIGGYBACK ON WHAT CRYSTAL LAMBERT SAID ABOUT THE AMBULANCES AT FOOTBALL GAMES.

WHAT I UNDERSTAND THERE WAS ANOTHER INJURY WITH A BROKEN BONE UP AROUND THE NECK OR CLAVICLE.

YEAH. SO THERE WAS NO ONE THERE FOR HIM? YEAH.

NO, SIR. MR..

SUDDENLY THERE HAD NOT BEEN AN AMBULANCE THERE. THAT'S WHEN WE DETERMINED [INAUDIBLE] OH, THIS IS A DISTRICT THING, NOT JUST EXCLUSIVE TO LEE COUNTY.

[INAUDIBLE] BUT YES, THERE WAS A DISPLACED FRACTURE OF THE CLAVICLE WITH ANOTHER PLAYER WHO THEY HAD TO EVACUATE WITHOUT AMBULANCE SERVICE THERE.

YEAH. WELL I THINK THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT THAT WE, I WOULD I WOULD SUGGEST WE HAVE A, A PARAMEDIC THERE INSTEAD OF, YOU KNOW, EMTS ARE GREAT, BUT UNLESS WE HAVE A TRUCK THAT CAN GET SOMEBODY TO THE HOSPITAL IMMEDIATELY, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A PROBLEM AT SOME POINT. SO THANK YOU FOR SPEAKING OUT ABOUT WHO'S RESPONSIBLE.

I WOULD THINK IT WOULD BE THE SCHOOL BOARD. WE GIVE THEM MONEY THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO LEASE OUT.

UNLESS WE'VE HAD A REQUEST TO DEAL WITH IT. I WOULD CONSULT WITH THE SCHOOL BOARD FIRST SINCE IT'S THERE.

YEAH. YEAH. I THINK IT'D BE PREMATURE FOR US TO ENGAGE UNTIL WE HAD A DISCUSSION WITH THE SCHOOL SYSTEM.

THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER SHARPE. COMMISSIONER REIVES. ANY.

COMMENTS. ANY. COMMISSIONER. COMMENTS. YES. I'M SORRY.

YES. LAST WEDNESDAY, THE DEPUTY WILSON RIDGE GROUNDBREAKING CEREMONY TOOK PLACE OVER ON WASHINGTON AVENUE, DIRECTLY ACROSS FROM HORTON PARK. AND I JUST SIMPLY WANT TO COMMEND THE VOLUNTEERS FOR BRITT CAPITAL ONCE AGAIN, AND MORE SPECIFICALLY, THE CITY BOARD AND THE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS FOR INVESTING IN THAT PROJECT. IT IS ONE OF THE FEW TIMES I'VE SEEN VOLUNTEER UNPAID VOLUNTEERS GO THE COURSE. THEY'VE BEEN WORKING ON THIS FOR SEVERAL YEARS AND IT IS NOW ABOUT TO COME TO FRUITION, AND I SUSPECT IT WILL BE ONE OF THE NICEST DEVELOPMENTS IN THE AREA.

BUT WHAT'S MOST IMPORTANT TO ME IS THAT I GREW UP IN THAT NEIGHBORHOOD, AND IT WAS VERY TOUCHING TO SEE AN ACTUAL, SIGNIFICANT PROJECT BEING PLACED IN A POSITION TO START A NEW LIFE FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE NOT HAD THAT KIND OF OPPORTUNITY EVER.

AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING MEANS MORE THAN YOU REALIZE.

IF YOU'VE NEVER HAD THAT OPPORTUNITY GIVEN TO YOU.

IT MATTERS WHEN YOU ARE RAISING A FAMILY AND TRYING TO ESTABLISH A FOUNDATION FOR YOUR KIDS GOING FORWARD IN LIFE.

YOU FIRST BUY THE HOUSE, YOU THEN HOPEFULLY MAKE IT A HOME.

SO I WANT TO THANK THIS BOARD FOR ITS CONTRIBUTION OVER THE YEARS.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. BRUCE. I HAVE A QUICK COMMENT ON ON SUNDAY AFTER CHURCH, I FOUND MYSELF JUST STANDING AROUND TALKING TO PEOPLE ABOUT THE WORK OF THE

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AND AS I HEARD MYSELF TALKING, I HEARD MYSELF EXPRESSING GRATEFULNESS FOR WHO WE ARE AS A GROUP AND HOW WE WORK TOGETHER.

MY ENCOURAGEMENT IS DEFINITELY TO GO VOTE. AND I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU TO EACH OF YOU FOR BEING PART OF THIS.

PLEASE VOTE FOR ME IF YOU LIVE IN MY DISTRICT.

WELL, NO YOU CAN'T. I MEAN, MR. REEVES. ALL RIGHT.

DO I HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN? SO MOVED. MOTION IS BEFORE US.

ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? THANK YOU.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.