Board of Commissioners - Regular Meeting

Let us come to order, please. I would like to recognize United States Navy veteran Anthony McCray, who served this country from May 1983 to January 1989. Mr. McCray is retired from federal government and is currently attending basic law enforcement training. Mr. McCray, we thank you for your service to our country and this community. After the invocation, we ask that you come forward and lead us in our pledge of allegiance. Please stand.

Let us pray. Father, we do that which is good and pleasing in your sight as we offer a prayer for our commissioners. We understand that the heart of man plans his own way, but you, Lord, direct our steps. So we ask that you would direct, instruct, and guide our commissioners in the way that they should go. May they see the tangible evidence and visible results from the decisions they make. It is not by the power or the might of man It is by your spirit that we accomplish good things for your people. To the merciful, you will show mercy. To the peacemaker, peace will be found. To the giver, you will give. The charitable will find charity. To the life speaker, life will spring forth. Strengthen our commissioners by your spirit in their inner person. May your spirit rest upon them to accomplish the will and the work of your people. We thank you for the time, talent, energy, and devotion. our commissioners give to the citizens of Guilford County, fulfilling the fact that the greatest among us are those who serve us. Go before our commissioners in this agenda and every item therein. Guide them in the decisions that they make. Now may the peace, mercy, and grace of God abound in this government and among this your people. In your mighty name we pray.

Next item is our speakers from the floor. I refer to you by the number that you signed up on. So we call speaker number one.

Good evening, Chair Alston and Board of Commissioners. I'm happy to be here with you. My name is Maria Rosales. I'm the Executive Director of Faith Action International. We work to create a just and welcoming community for everyone by serving and advocating alongside immigrants and refugees in the triad. As we approach National Nonprofit Day on August 17th, I want to thank the nonprofits who strengthen our community every day, and I also want to thank you. Faith Action International is a medium-sized nonprofit, and we still directly impact the lives of approximately 4,000 people a year. That means parents and grandparents can give their families culturally familiar foods, can access legal or health services, or can have forms translated so that they understand what they want to do next. If we impact 4,000 people a year, imagine what all the nonprofits in Guilford County are accomplishing together. And together is the key word. All the employers who have employees able to work because they have childcare. All the people who are able to go to work and get their needs met. All the residents who get to enjoy free or low cost art or music or theater. All the people who benefit from having a healthier community. They are receiving these benefits because of the many partnerships that make this work both possible and effective. Nonprofits work alongside local government, businesses, schools, healthcare providers, faith communities, and other residents to solve problems that no one sector can solve alone. A few weeks ago, a woman was waiting on our front step of our offices when I got there. She had mottled, inflamed legs that looked really swollen and painful. She told me that she knew she had diabetes, but she was an immigrant and was not feeling safe to go to the doctor. But she had been told that our office was a safe place for immigrants, so she showed up there. Fortunately, we have a partnership with Cone Health, which includes a congregational nurse who is in our offices seeing patients once a week. That nurse was able to give this one basic care and to convince her to see a physician to give her more extensive care. Last I heard, she was doing well. And this would not have been possible if it were not for partnerships. Another form of partnership is our relationship with the Department of Health and Human Services, which shares information with us about how policy changes to Medicaid and SNAP, for example, affect who is no longer eligible and who can still apply for benefits. These kinds of partnerships happen every day in Guilford County. Hundreds of nonprofits are working together alongside local government and community partners. Thank you.

Thank you. Speaker number two.

Hello. Good evening, Chair Alston and the members of the commission. My name is Cassie Dean. I'm with the Guilford County Partnership for Children as the director of communication and outreach. The Guilford County Partnership for Children is the 18th largest nonprofit here in the triad, administering over 19 million yearly into providers that serve young children, families, and early childhood educators. As I was practicing these remarks last night, my four-year-old daughter reminded me that my name was not Cassie, it was Mommy. And as always, she was right. And I am just one of the 77,000 individuals in the triad employed by a nonprofit. We have the role of mom, dad, brother, aunt, friend. We walk through the park system, shop at the local stores, and frequent the downtown restaurants. We are an integral part of our local economic ecosystem. We are now approaching National Nonprofit Day on August 17th. So this is the time to recognize the thousands of nonprofit professionals, volunteers, board members, and partners who strengthen our communities every day. As you know, no entity is designed to meet everyone's unique needs. Instead, nonprofits fill in the gaps where government, health and education systems, and businesses cannot fill the capacity. And it is only with these partners that nonprofits can thrive and meet needs. We are proud to do this work daily and seek your support in continuing our missions. The ask can be simple. Recognize National Nonprofit Day. Show up at our events. Share out positive stories. And the ask can be a big one. We're not the first people to stand up for nonprofits seeking funding, but we remain a necessary piece of the puzzle to keep our workforce steady, our fellow citizens healthy, and our future secure. When we continue to pour into nonprofit organizations, we are also pouring into the symbiotic relationship that only betters each and every one of us. So I'm going to put on my parent hat one more time. When my son was young, he would say, say it with me. Teamwork makes the dream work progress. Teamwork makes progress. And darn, he's right. Teamwork is all of us and we're making progress. And that is the true motto of every nonprofit who serves your constituents daily. So let's continue to celebrate the nonprofits in our community who show up and get things done. Thank you so much for your time.

Thank you. Speaking number three.

Good afternoon, Chairman Alston. I want to bring forth to an issue that we have on the east side of Greensboro, the Piedmont Memorial Cemetery. For the last couple years, I've been going on a weed eating around my stepdad's grave, my cousin's grave, and my aunt's grave. And the thing is, everybody's been passing the buck and saying, well, we don't know whose cemetery it is. It's kind of crazy that you'll keep putting bodies in the cemetery, but nobody knows who owns it or who cuts it or who maintains it. The grass is like almost two inches high. My mama got bit by a copperhead last weekend to go down and put flowers on the grave. It don't make sense that you keep burying people in the cemetery, but nobody owns it. So I got pictures that y'all can be well loved. And the thing is, nobody's maintaining it. It's an eyesore. I mean, throughout Greensboro, other cemeteries look immaculate. This one, just bury somebody, leave a pile of dirt there, and you can't even really tell. If you got a loved one there, good luck finding them. Because the grass is so hot, it covers the headstones. They dig up the graves. They don't have plot maps. They can't even tell you where your loved one is. So you got to go out there and hunt. And it's so sad that you got to go down there and make midship graves so you can identify your loved ones because the grass gets so high and people say, well, we don't know who owns it. We don't know who cut it. Somebody got to do something. But I take time out to myself to go out there and take my weed eater, clean around my loved ones, and hopefully I can get somebody next to it I mean, it don't make sense that on that side of town, that cemetery just looks a mess. And it's so saddened that once your loved one go on the ground and you go back to visit, the grass is like four feet high. And nobody owns it. The city of Greensboro said it wasn't theirs. I tried to get Fox 8, Channel 2 News. Then I found out that it's owned by the county. So I'm not blaming anybody in this room. I'm just saying that we need to take more care of the loved ones that's already gone. Because it's sad. When you see the pictures, you can be like, oh my God, really? Bees, snakes, it's bad. I mean, it's really bad. And it hurts me right now to stop and talk about it because my stepdad is gone. When I go down there, I'm like... Just trying to clean up and weed eat, but I'm trying to mourn at the same time. That's kind of crazy. But we need to take consideration and try to find out who owns it, get a contractor out there, and get somebody to cut that grass and keep it cut. Because it's like right near wood lines. I mean, they got graves that's up in a corner. It's all in like one little area. I know good and well you ain't going to get no 10 by 10 or 12 by 12 whole dug right beside another one. It ain't going to work. I'm for sure somebody's on top of bodies. Guaranteed. So if you go out there and look for yourself, you'll see they got fresh dirt that's just piled up, just tombstones everywhere, dirt everywhere. It just looks a real mess. It really does. So please take consideration to get somebody to look at that.

If you can get with the manager here, right here, and give him your name and phone number, we can get in contact with you about that.

All right, speaker number four.

Thank you, Chairman Austin. My concern is for, as being a resident of Prince Edward Graves, that your real estate agency Why have I had to call HUD to ask you all to accommodate us to get the rat holes, the rats out of my apartment, the roaches in my refrigerator, the worms in my bedroom, and your manager smacked me in the face, we've gone to court.

Martin, this is not a place, this is a court case, and that would be cited in the courts that we have with you. You sure can, Ms. Martin. Thank you. Speaker number five.

Chairman Austin, Vice Chairman Foster, and Commissioners, thank you for having me. My name is Gretchen Robinson. I'm a native of Guilford County and currently reside and work in District 7. The reason I'm visiting is because I'm part of a new initiative to connect researchers like me with local policymakers in counties across the United States. This project covers any child and family policy challenge you're facing in our county. Here's a bit about how this initiative works. First, I'm visiting to introduce myself. After this meeting, I'll send follow-up emails to each of you describing the initiative and include a way you can sign up to meet with me. I will also ask you to forward the communication to others who do work related to children and family issues in our county. For those who respond, I'll convene a short meeting to learn about the child and family policy challenges you're focused on and where you think research would be helpful. Then based on that, I'll create a tailored research brief with relevant research, share it with you, and then offer to talk through it and how you might apply it in our county. All of this is at no cost to you, as this work is funded by the William T. Grant Foundation, which shares our commitment to strengthening connections between research and policy. I'm happy to take any questions about how this initiative works, what kinds of topics we might cover, and so on, either now or after today's meeting. I look forward to this work with you.

Thank you.

Thank you for having me.

Number six.

Good evening, commissioners. Thank you for the opportunity to speak this evening and for everything you do for Guilford County. My name is Gil Barger and I have lived in District 3 in Guilford County for more than 60 years. I'm speaking tonight on behalf of Guilford Clean Power Coalition. For more than a year, they have been asking you to commit to 100% clean energy by the year 2050, 24 years from now. The majority of Guilford County residents support using clean energy by 2050. On May 4th of this year, the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication at the Yale School of Environment published updated climate opinion maps. These maps show a variety of beliefs, attitudes, and policy support on climate issues for areas around the country. The map allows users to drill down to the county level to see specific results. We have provided a printout for you from this website showing you that not only do the majority of the residents of the country believe that global warming is happening, but 74% of the respondents in Guilford County want you to commit to 100% clean energy by the year 2050. Think about that, 74%. of the respondents in Guilford County. That includes more than 40 of us who have made public comments in favor of clean energy at your meetings since September. We believe this Yale study clearly shows that a majority of us in Guilford County want you to make this commitment on our behalf for your own operations. We deserve clean air and we deserve clean water. What a legacy your commission will leave if you take immediate action to pass the draft resolution you have received from Guilford Clean Power now, as soon as possible. Please make the commitment to 100% clean energy by 2050. Thank you.

First of all, thank you to the wonderful people that come every meeting, and I really think you should go along with them. I think you do a whole lot more to be responsible to the people. In my records, thank you for canceling the contract for the water tower for Summerfield. But there's still all these odds and ends out there, and they still have a request for $22 million. And all of this, none of this will involve notifying people that you're going to take their easement. The town does not plan to. This is all secret. So I found one just in my records. I have an email from Mr. Alston in August of 22. And in it you said, that question, the $5.5 million that was going for the water tower, and you said this is not going to be used to establish a water authority for Summerfield. That's correct. Because a water authority would require a public hearing. And there has been no public hearing in four years about this. And you also said that we set aside $5.5 million and maybe give them $22 million to expand development for multifamily projects, other development possibilities. The details of those projects have not been established yet. But we will give the $5.5 million to Summerfield until we get the complete details. I've never seen the details. Nothing's been provided to the public. One other thing, because my time is so limited. You have not complied with public record requests. The town doesn't at all. Everything is secret over there. There's still government in the closet. A third party provided a contract. This is probably the most important document. It's the contract between the town and the county. And it's been a secret document. A third party gave this to me. But I think it wasn't public record until maybe within the past year. And then the public record had this. Very incomplete. Any request for a document of this nature should have been responded to, although you would have been effective because I didn't have the information because you and the town refused to comply with sharing information with the public. Fortunately, I had it from a third party, and I brought documents to you for two years with concerns about this. But there's a number of things in here that, sorry, you're not complying. The other thing, last time I said, well, what'd you do with the million dollars? And I just showed you the pile. You had 800 pieces of paper for the million dollars that's gone. And I don't think there's anything really worthwhile in it. So the other thing would be, why don't you take a look at Summerfield and what they're doing with the money as far as the constant audit corrections. We have a budget that never had a public hearing. Take a look at the budget. But maybe before you give them more money, you should find out how they're managing what they have.

Thank you. Speaker number eight.

Thank you. My name is Tom Guthrie. I live in District 5 with my wife and two kids who attend Guilford County Public Schools and I've lived in Greensboro for 20 years. I'm also here tonight to support the resolution committing Guilford County to transition to 100% clean energy and county operations by 2050. I care deeply about the future of Guilford County. If we continue to rely on fossil fuels, our future will be unlivable. We have the opportunity now to change course, to set a new direction, to envision a healthier and more just future for our county. But that window of opportunity is closing. Now is the time to act. Now you may be wary of setting too ambitious a goal, a goal we may not be able to meet, but the only goals we're setting are ambitious. If I set a goal for myself that I know I can easily meet, not much will change. I remember when I began graduate school. It was really hard. I thought everyone else was smarter than me. I didn't know if I was going to make it. So I came up with lots of Plan Bs. I was getting a PhD in anthropology, but I thought maybe I could become a bicycle cop instead. I mean, I liked riding my bicycle. But I stuck with it for six years and finally succeeded. And I'm glad that I did because it allowed me to teach at Guilford College for 20 years. Well, when it comes to energy policy and the climate crisis, there really is no acceptable plan B. If we continue to burn fossil fuels, our future will be hot, unpredictable and dangerous. Drought storms and heat waves will worsen. The climate crisis is already hitting communities of color and low income communities first and worse. And this will continue. The good news is we already have the technologies we need. It's entirely possible for us to transition to clean and renewable energy, but we have to act now with a bold vision. So I urge y'all to pass a commitment to 100% clean energy by 2050. Setting the goal now will allow the county to focus and prioritize and have a chance to succeed. Before I sit down, let me mention a related issue, data centers. Hyperscale data centers may be good for energy giants, but they are not good for communities. So I urge the commission to pass a 32-month moratorium on approving new data center projects. A 32-month moratorium provides time for studying potential impacts, drafting ordinances, and gathering public input to develop the right regulations. So yes to clean energy and pause on data centers. Thank you.

Thank you. Speaker number nine.

Whether you think you can or not, you're right, Henry Ford. Hello, commissioners. I am Elijah Brunson, a three-year resident and the 44th speaker and citizen of Guilford County in a year-long campaign urging you to adopt the resolution for 100% renewable energy by 2050. By setting ambitious goals, we can protect the health of our community, our land, and our water. You, as our commissioners, have the responsibility to safeguard our community So please commit to the clean energy transition. Ambitious goals have three core components. The why, the what, and the hard-earned outcome. For the why, climate scientists are saying that it is implausible to avert the climate crisis without major shifts in our policies and actions now. In 2023 alone, the US reached a new record of $28 billion disasters, with total cost of disasters since 1980 surpassing $3.1 trillion. In Guilford County, our weather is becoming weird, unpredictable, and is morphing our lives resulting in soaring power bills, limited heat-safe access to the outside, and devastating storms. Consequently, we must focus on phasing out the use of fossil fuels, i.e., the what. For at some point, our ability to adapt will hit its limit, from which the advent of AI and data centers will not save us. As a reminder, the burning of fossil fuels is a key driver of the climate crisis, and each day we continue their use, we tip our hats for a southern welcome to yet another Hurricane Debbie and Helene. Instead, let's make renewable energy a county priority. And our final step is to write it down and chart the course. The mere act of setting a goal and writing it down makes it 42% more likely to be achieved. And by golly, look at that. Guilford Clean Power now has already done just that. All you need to do is adopt and sign on the proverbial dotted line. In the face of the climate crisis that has already claimed billions in damages, thousands of homes, lives, and habitats, my commissioners, I plead that you make Guilford a climate leader in North Carolina and adopt the 2050 resolution for 100% renewable energy in our county because whether you think you can or not, you're right and I know we can achieve it. Thank you.

Okay, number 10.

Good evening, Chair Alston, Vice Chair Foster and commissioners.

My name is Margaret Rowland and I've lived in Guilford County in District three for over 30 years. I'm here tonight as a volunteer with the Guilford Clean Power Now Coalition. Recently, we joined a larger coalition of groups that is working for a pause or moratorium in the construction of new data centers, both in Greensboro and in Guilford County. The groups that have been participating in this larger coalition include New Hope Development Group, Guilford for All, Haw River Assembly, Bingham Park Justice Project, and several other groups that you will see listed on one of the handouts that I have submitted to the board clerk that I believe you have. The name of this larger data center moratorium coalition is Protect Guilford County. Why did we choose Protect Guilford County? We chose it in response to the many issues that the data center industry raises, including issues related to their energy usage, water usage and water pollution, air pollution, noise pollution and land and development issues. We wanted to make sure we want to make sure that the health and well-being of Guilford County residents is protected from the potential negative impacts of large data centers operating in our area. We want to protect the long-term vision we have for our county's livability. On July 27, we emailed each of you a copy of a letter that our moratorium coalition sent to the Guilford County Planning Board. We are asking the Planning Board to meet with us and to prepare a request to you, the county commission, for a 32-month pause on new data centers in Guilford County. I'm here tonight to make sure you all know about our efforts. One of the handouts you should have includes the rationale for having the moratorium last a full 32 months. It specifically details all of the work that we anticipate will need to be done during such a pause. The preparation of regulations for data centers is very complex and will need in-depth attention by the planning board, by you as our commissioners, and by the public. Our whole community needs to be educated about the complicated issues that the data center industry raises and how we should respond. Many other counties are ahead of us and have already approved data center moratoriums, including Orange, Chatham, Rowan, Surrey, Northampton, and Edgecombe. Edgecombe just passed its 24 month long moratorium on August 3. So more and more counties are doing this work and we need to join them. Protect Guilford County looks forward to a dialogue with the members of the planning board and we hope that they will be in a position soon to provide you with the information you need to move forward with the moratorium. Thank you.

That's the last speaker that I have signed up. Are there any other speakers from the floor? Seeing none, that portion of our agenda is now closed. We'll go to presentations. Proclaim August 2026 as Child Support Awareness Month in Guilford County. Going to be presented by Commissioner Carly Cook.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Tonight we're pleased to recognize August as Child Support Awareness Month in Guilford County and to acknowledge the dedicated professionals who work every day to strengthen families and improve the lives of children. I'm excited to invite the following to join us Here at the front, Child Support and Court Services Director Roseanne Wiley, Child Support Manager Lonnie Pfeiffer, Child Support Supervisor Leslie Mills, Administrative Officer Kayla Cunningham, Child Support Agent Leilani Mayfield, Administrative Supervisor Marietta Garner, Lead Child Support Agent Aprilia Jeffries, Administrative Supervisor Shanita Melvin, Attorney Karen Jackson, Attorney Timothy Dugan, and any other of our team members who have come tonight for this resolution. Child support is about much more than financial assistance. It is about creating stability, encouraging parental responsibility, and ensuring that children have the resources they need to learn, grow, and succeed. Throughout this month, Child Support Services will continue its outreach efforts to educate the public about the valuable programs and partnerships available to families in Guilford County. And this board expresses our gratitude to all of you who do this important work, and I'm excited to read this proclamation on your behalf. Proclaim August 2026 as Child Support Awareness Month in Guilford County. Whereas strong relationships between families and the child support program foster trust, encourage collaboration, and help ensure that children receive the financial and emotional support they need to thrive. whereas guilford county child support services touches the lives of nearly 15 700 residents each year and collected more than 32.5 million in child support during fiscal year 2026 providing critical financial support to children and families throughout our community whereas guilford county child support services is committed to a family-centered approach that treats every individual with dignity respect and compassion while connecting families to the resources they need to achieve long-term success. And whereas the department continues to advance innovative strategies that help remove barriers to child support compliance through family-centered casework, partnerships with the state and local agencies, and referrals to community-based organizations. And whereas during Child Support Awareness Month, Guilford County Child Support Services will engage the community through educational outreach, informational displays, and partnerships with local agencies to increase public awareness of the services available to support children and families. And whereas Child Support Awareness Month provides an opportunity to recognize the important role parents, community partners, and child support professionals play in strengthening families and improving outcomes for children across Guilford County. Now therefore, the Guilford County Board of Commissioners hereby proclaim August 2026 as Child Support Awareness Month in Guilford County, and encourages all residents to recognize the value of child support services in promoting family stability, parental responsibility, and the well-being of children. Adopted this sixth day of August 2026, and witness whereof, Melvin Skip-Austin, Chairman, Guilford County Board of Commissioners. Let's give them a round of applause for their important work. If you want to come forward, we would love to shake your hand and tell you thank you.

Thank you very much.

Board of Commissioners, I want to say thank you as the director of this great department. And on this evening, I have one of our child support agents, Leilani Mayfield, who will receive it on behalf of our department.

Good evening, Chairman Austin and members of the Board of Commissioners. On behalf of the child support department, thank you for this proclamation recognizing child support awareness month. It is an honor to accept this acknowledgement on behalf of our entire team. As a child support agent, I am proud to know that the work we do each day can make a meaningful difference in a child's life. Our work is much more than processing cases or collecting support. It is about helping children receive the financial, medical, and emotional support they need to thrive. We also recognize that every family's circumstances are different, and we strive to always provide and serve parents with professional respect and compassion. This recognition belongs to our entire child support team and to the many community partners who help us serve families each day. Most importantly, it reflects our shared commitment to the well-being and future of our community's children. We will be visiting public health, WIC and DSS offices throughout the month to bring awareness to members of the community. To represent this shared commitment, banners are raised at our offices and we are wearing green ribbons or green dresses or green shirts throughout the month to demonstrate our commitment to the work we do. Thank you to the board for recognizing this important work and for your continued support of children and families in our community.

Give them another round of applause. Thank you for your great work. Thank you, Commissioner Cook. Next item on our agenda is our consent agenda. Are there any items on the consent agenda that any commissioner would like to have pulled for separate consideration? Hearing none, do I hear a motion? Move approval. Second. We're going to prop the second discussion on the motion. Hearing none, please cast your vote. Frankie's not on the line, is he? Frankie, Commissioner Jones not on the line? Okay, nobody's on the line. That passes on a 7-6-1 vote. All right. Next item to call your attention to your addendum. We have some different language as was in our original agenda package. Gifford County Schools Capital Project Amendment Irwin Montessori School. Dr. Monk.

Good evening. The current project ordinance for the Irwin Montessori Elementary Replacement School provides sufficient funding for completion of the design, demolition, early release site work, and pre-purchase of long-lead materials. On July 28, 2026, the Board of Education approved Guarantee Maximum Price No. 3 for the remaining construction scope for the Irwin Montessori Replacement School and is now requesting an ordinance increase as outlined in in your packets that provides access to the remainder of the budget to fund the construction through completion. Also included in this request is notification of the successful completion and occupancy of the Claxton and Peeler Hampton Elementary Schools, as well as them being completed under budget and the request to remove approximately $3.2 million from those projects into the Irwin Montessori Elementary School.

Questions, Dr. Monk? Hearing none, I'll do a motion.

Move approval.

Second. Move to prop the second discussion on the motion. Hearing none, please cast your vote.

Pass it on to unanimous votes. Thank you, Dr. Monk.

Next item is on the B, resolution to conduct an advisory referendum on the November 3rd, 2026 election ballot, one for for 1% county sales and use tax pursuant to article 46 of chapter 105 of the North Carolina General Statutes. Do I hear a motion?

Move approval.

Second. Properly second. Anything else we need to know about this, Mr. Manager or Madam Attorney?

No comments at this moment and no other updates.

All right, any discussion? Hearing none, please cast your vote. Pass it on unanimously. Next time exceptions are appointments to book very force and commissions reappoint Beverly Williams to fourth term Reappoint Wayne hell of to third term and reappoint Wendy Cutler to fourth term and reappoint Heather McGill to the third term to hear motion Second discussion Here and I'm please catch you That passes on the unanimous vote. Commission liaison reports.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I attended the COC board meeting this week and want to congratulate Shanna Reese, who is the executive director of the Servant Center. She is now the president and chair of the board, of the COC board. She had a great meeting. She created a lot of enthusiasm by bringing challenging questions to the representatives of the agencies. One of the ones that she put to them I thought was worth mentioning and seemed to really get the attention was, she said, I want you, talking to the board members, to think about your agency this year and what you can do so that at the end of the year, you can say that your agency, we moved the needle this far by serving the homeless and doing what we could to reduce homelessness. So at the end of the year, you can tell us what your agency did. And I thought, you know, that's a challenge we ought to put to everyone who's involved in this homeless effort. You know, don't just keep doing, doing, doing, but think about what you can really do to change, to move the needle. so that we have something positive report. So that created a lot of enthusiasm. I was very impressed with the way she did the meeting and the input that she was able to get from the meeting. So that was it, thank you.

Passion for sharing. Any other liaison reports? No.

I would just report that the Chairman and I, along with staff, attended the Guilford County Economic Development Commission meeting by Zoom, and we heard some good updates from partner agencies and some upcoming that are happening around the county, but I also attended the High Point Economic Development Commission on yesterday, along with staff, and we met at Volvo Truck in High Point, which was a very interesting visit there, but heard some good things about what's going on in High Point and from partner agencies around the county.

Mr. Manager, anything? No comments tonight. Madam Attorney.

Not tonight, sir.

All right, comments from commissioners. Mr. Crayhill. No comments from me tonight, thank you. Ms. Murphy.

Same, no comments, thank you.

Ms. Cook. Ms. Cashin. Ms. Perdue.

I got one comment. I just want to make the public aware, we have a major sporting event taking place in our community this week out at the Satesville Country Club, the Wyndham Championship, and that event's been going on since 1938. And it's Satesville Country Club's 100th anniversary, encourage folks to go out you've got three more days friday saturday and sunday to participate tickets are still available and it's a great time great place to take family a lot of activities out there great food so take advantage of that and help us help our county and a lot of the funds that are raised go back in our community to uh to support a lot of great activities so thank you yeah miss boston yes i do have some um so i actually attended along with the chairman

the Huntington Bank ribbon cutting last week. Also on last week of that day, I was elected the chair of the Trillium Regional Board, effective immediately. I attended some national night outs in High Point on this past Tuesday, particularly the Southside community, which is Commissioner Perdue's district. You didn't know that, did you? Today, the chairman and I and Commissioner Perdue attended the Wyndham Champions Breakfast at High Point University this morning, along with Victor and Toi, with staff representing the county. We also attended the beam signing for Allen J Elementary School on yesterday, the chairman and I, which was very exciting. First school in High Point that's being rebuilt Oh, and Commissioner Perdue, you didn't even say that, and that's his school. He went to Allen J Elementary, and he gave remarks on behalf of the county. He did, he did, on behalf of the county. So today, we want to congratulate Y readers. The Carl Chavis YMCA has a partnership with Fayetteville Elementary School. where there were 29 first, second, and third graders to come for five weeks. For the first half of the day, they do reading skills at Fairview, and the second half of the day, they come to the Y for enrichment activities, so it's five weeks of reading and enrichment activities that's free to the participants, and so they had their graduation this afternoon, and Dr. Wells from GCS was the speaker, so that was this afternoon. I also attended the Turn of Everything Around Community Discussion Achieving Educational Excellence that was put on by Lisa McMillan. And I also want to invite the community out this Sunday to call Shaver's YMCA at 2 o'clock p.m. for a meet and greet reception for the new president, CEO of Atrium Wake Forest Baptist Hospital, Dr. Adia Ross. It's a floating reception from 2 to 330-2757 Granville Street. So thank you, Mr. Chairman.

Thank you, Ms. Foster. You stole some of my thunder. I was gonna make the announcement about you myself.

I'm sorry.

That's okay. Just to say I add to it, very well deserved. It was unanimous vote, and it's a good position for Gifford County to be holding as the regional advisory board for Trillion, so we will have at least a voice there. So congratulations, Ms. Foster. Thank you.

Okay.

And I think that's all I have, Mr. Manager.

Yes, I do have one comment. In the busy of the day, I forgot to reference that there are times where college students reach out to the county to offer shadowing experiences. And we have Lashley, if you can please stand. She's from Emory University and studying international relations. And then we also have KJ, and he is studying finance at UNC Charlotte. And so they have been hanging out with the manager and the office staff. learning lashley is here for a couple of weeks and kj came to hang out um today and to learn and so definitely we've been in some great conversations and appreciate their insight but glad to have them let's give them a round of applause for coming thank you all right do i hear a motion to adjourn so moved second moving property second all those favors sitting properties and i faces nay i have it we stand adjourned good meeting