tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6194583.post6593548092412283956..comments2024-03-22T13:06:27.366-05:00Comments on WataugaWatch: Knee-Capping the Town of BooneJ.W. Williamsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17694324792688711136noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6194583.post-67870751886738446812011-04-12T21:13:39.803-05:002011-04-12T21:13:39.803-05:00JW, I hope you post this.
I'll tell you guys...JW, I hope you post this. <br /><br />I'll tell you guys something that myself and many others believe is very unfair as to who is qualified to run for commissioner. How are the district lines laid out? They abut right up to the Town of Boone. According to the county laws, someone who lives very close to Boone, I mean just east of the 105 Bypass, is qualified to run for commissioner and represent rural western communities like Cove Creek, Bethel, Forest Grove, Beaver Dam, etc. Any candidate, who grew up in Boone and lives within spitting distance of Boone, is qualified to run for commissioner as rural communities' representative! Therefore, a rural area of several communities can actually have NO representation at all on the Watauga County BOC. The Town of Boone, ASU, etc. can and does have too much influence and control over the whole County. We say, this grossly unfair, no representation situation, should be changed. <br /><br />TO HELL WITH BOONE! TO HELL WITH ASU! You and your arrogant proponents have too damn much control over the entire county.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6194583.post-57486528209694701512011-04-12T16:38:11.150-05:002011-04-12T16:38:11.150-05:00Well, all you have to do is run for the County Com...Well, all you have to do is run for the County Commission and win. You can then appoint members to the ETJ boards. You should be glad for the opportunity as the ETJ rules you but you have no right to run for the town council or vote for those that can run for the offices that directly effect you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6194583.post-17193501662566437802011-04-07T20:30:13.678-05:002011-04-07T20:30:13.678-05:00Can we recall these fools, please?
I live in the...Can we recall these fools, please? <br /><br />I live in the ETJ and know all three of the candidates put forward by the Town of Boone. All are perfectly qualified and I would trust them to represent my interests as an ETJ resident. I can't say the same about the puppets that the commissioners have chosen to appoint.<br /><br />Everyone who is outraged at this, please remember to get out and vote in every election. This is why it matters.Not Reallynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6194583.post-71396529188042019612011-04-07T09:46:35.303-05:002011-04-07T09:46:35.303-05:00get it right...
As has been repeatedly pointed ou...get it right...<br /><br />As has been repeatedly pointed out here the word "Qualified" in the statute does NOT mean qualified in terms of experience or education. The word "qualified" means living in the designated area. You are "qualified" in this instance, for example, by living in the area that is to be represented on the board. If the position is open for a "Boone" appointment, the applicant is only qualified if she lives in Boone. If the appointment is for the ETJ area, the applicant is only qualified if she lives in the ETJ area. A Boone resident cannot be appointed for an ETJ seat, and an ETJ resident cannot be appointed to a Boone seat. That's what qualified means.Franknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6194583.post-53077829324242556472011-04-07T07:07:20.939-05:002011-04-07T07:07:20.939-05:00Where in the statue does it say one must appoint a...Where in the statue does it say one must appoint an unqualified person that lives in the ETJ or even a lesser qualified person?get it rightnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6194583.post-21796678507014036672011-04-06T20:31:51.189-05:002011-04-06T20:31:51.189-05:00GET IT RIGHT! I AM TALKING ABOUT THE STATE STATUTE...GET IT RIGHT! I AM TALKING ABOUT THE STATE STATUTE. HAVE YOU READ IT? WHY CAN'T YOU UNDERSTAND IT? The commissioners appointed someone from outside the ETJ for an ETJ position. They cannot do that unless there is no one willing to serve from the ETJ which, as you point out, there was. They could appoint someone of their preference, but that person HAD TO LIVE IN THE ETJ for that position. WHAT ABOUT THIS DO YOU NOT UNDERSTAND? Jesus.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6194583.post-33164275568044163072011-04-06T17:06:46.567-05:002011-04-06T17:06:46.567-05:00The Town submitted one applicant for the regular m...The Town submitted one applicant for the regular member to the ETJ and one for the alternative member. I do not know where these people live. It does not matter as the state statute trumps the town.<br /><br />The Town doe not seat these ETJ members. They do not get to make the appointment. The county does and has.get it rightnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6194583.post-59575894847338615062011-04-06T11:34:20.783-05:002011-04-06T11:34:20.783-05:00The Town will not be able to seat this appointment...The Town will not be able to seat this appointment. It is clear from the statutes the person must be from ETJ area unless there is no one willing to serve from that area. Which apparently was not the case. The above poster is correct. The county attorney is not the brightest bulb (to put it mildly).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6194583.post-77113604861694064882011-04-06T11:27:16.679-05:002011-04-06T11:27:16.679-05:00KEEP READING. "Qualified" means that the...KEEP READING. "Qualified" means that the person recommended lives in the district. There are plenty of applicants living in the district. The Town of Boone, in fact, presented names of three of them. It does NOT mean "qualified" as to experience. The commissioners have to appoint someone from the ETJ. You are an idiot.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6194583.post-80901923502917165482011-04-06T10:56:44.345-05:002011-04-06T10:56:44.345-05:00The preceding was the state ordinance. Here is th...The preceding was the state ordinance. Here is the Town of Boone Ordinance. <br /><br />Town of Boone Unified Development Ordinance 3-26 Part V Board of Adjustment <br />Section 43. Appointment and Terms of the Board of Adjustment <br />[a] There shall be a Board of Adjustment consisting of eight (8) regular members and eight (8) alternates. Alternates shall serve on the board in the absence or temporary disqualification of any regular member or to fill a vacancy pending appointment of a member. Each alternate, while attending any regular or special meeting of the board and serving on behalf of any regular member, shall have and may exercise all the powers and duties of a regular member. Five (5) regular members and five (5) alternates shall reside within the town and shall be appointed by the Council (hereafter, “resident members”). Three (3) regular members and three (3) alternates shall reside within the town's ETJ and shall be appointed by the Watauga County Board of Commissioners. The Council shall suggest two nominees to the Watauga County Board of Commissioners for each appointment. (In accordance with N.C. Gen. Stat. §160A-362, the town must provide a means of proportional representation based on population for residents of the ETJ. There shall be at all times at least one representative of the ETJ on the Board of Adjustment. Each additional member must be appointed to the Board of Adjustment to achieve proportional representation only when the population of the entire extraterritorial planning area constitutes a full fraction of the town’s population divided by the total membership of the Board of Adjustment). If, despite good faith efforts, enough residents of the ETJ cannot be found to fill the seats reserved for residents of such area, then the Watauga County Board of Commissioners may appoint other residents of the county (including residents of the town) to fill these seats. <br /><br />It would help if you people did some research before you posted.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6194583.post-283387654311134232011-04-06T10:11:09.207-05:002011-04-06T10:11:09.207-05:00§160A‑362. Extraterritorial representation. "...§160A‑362. Extraterritorial representation. "If there is an insufficient number of qualified residents of the area to meet membership requirements, the board of county commissioners may appoint as many other residents of the county as necessary to make up the requisite number."<br /><br />CAN YOU READ AT ALL?right back at younoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6194583.post-67580221205001162152011-04-06T08:51:30.586-05:002011-04-06T08:51:30.586-05:00"The Commissioners are elected to represent t..."The Commissioners are elected to represent the county and further it's interests. It is not elected to rubber stamp the Boone Town Council."<br /><br />CAN YOU READ AT ALL?<br /><br />The County can put in whomever they please but the person has to live in the ETJ area. The county commissioners, like it or not, have to follow the law.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6194583.post-6814997702321277922011-04-06T07:39:53.066-05:002011-04-06T07:39:53.066-05:00So, if no one owns the water, then there is no nee...So, if no one owns the water, then there is no need for watershed regulations? <br /><br />You can't have it both ways.get it rightnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6194583.post-75725850425049834772011-04-05T20:59:14.909-05:002011-04-05T20:59:14.909-05:00The Commissioners are elected to represent the cou...The Commissioners are elected to represent the county and further it's interests.<br /><br />It is not elected to rubber stamp the Boone Town Council.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6194583.post-90002241317554678462011-04-05T20:57:26.802-05:002011-04-05T20:57:26.802-05:00Get it right got it wrong. Ashe and Watauga count...Get it right got it wrong. Ashe and Watauga counties don't own the water, you dimwit. As a Boone taxpayer I'm more than happy if the Repubs manage to kill off the water intake. Maybe the mountain beauty can last another generation if development is stymied by their knee jerk opposition to all things Boone.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6194583.post-27657836910728633422011-04-05T15:17:28.145-05:002011-04-05T15:17:28.145-05:00To the fifth poster:
Did you not understand the s...To the fifth poster:<br /><br />Did you not understand the second post? The ordinance was quoted. <br /><br />The applicants had to apply to the county, not the town.<br /><br />It does not matter who paid for the intake. The water comes from both Watauga and Ashe Counties. The Department of the Interior charges for water coming off property under their control. Why can't the counties, especailly as properties in both counties are effected by the watershed protection act?get it rightnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6194583.post-31322106848480731692011-04-05T14:23:37.956-05:002011-04-05T14:23:37.956-05:00Everyone gets it now, right? The Teapublican Party...Everyone gets it now, right? The Teapublican Party only cares about the laws or Constitution if it suits them. When it doesn't, to hell with it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6194583.post-73702801033925496422011-04-05T13:48:44.544-05:002011-04-05T13:48:44.544-05:00Why don't the Commissioners anoint someone Kin...Why don't the Commissioners anoint someone King and make the rich landowners Dukes? Then, we can all save money. No need for government anymore. It is a Tea Party dream isn't it, no government?<br />Templeton, hope he knows the meaning of recluse.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6194583.post-33698986236897536412011-04-05T12:59:59.956-05:002011-04-05T12:59:59.956-05:00Move along. Nothing to see here. Just another crop...Move along. Nothing to see here. Just another crop of Republican TeaBagger elected officials who don't give a rat's ass about right or wrong or qualified or what's best for anyone but themselves.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6194583.post-68581556847795696992011-04-05T12:12:53.689-05:002011-04-05T12:12:53.689-05:00Nathan Miller said, My problem with Ayers is that ...Nathan Miller said, My problem with Ayers is that he agrees with the town's planning ordinances.<br /><br />Nathan Miller is the least qualified of the lot. Plus he lied to me personally when he ran and I asked him outright if he was going to be a partisan player or someone who was really all about no tax increases and sound fiscal management (which is why I voted for him). He has disappointed me to no end.Anonymous in Boonenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6194583.post-36896370859257112282011-04-05T12:10:37.418-05:002011-04-05T12:10:37.418-05:00If the individuals who were appointed did not even...If the individuals who were appointed did not even apply, then isn't there an additional procedural issue here?<br />If not, then why bother with any application process at all?<br /><br />Just wonderin'Frednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6194583.post-10607814907587555132011-04-05T12:00:29.655-05:002011-04-05T12:00:29.655-05:00What a bunch of self-serving enemies of the (real)...What a bunch of self-serving enemies of the (real) people! And Jeff Templeton! EEK!<br />How about a recall election?amjphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12188444322336404563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6194583.post-13251731049230231012011-04-05T11:37:46.535-05:002011-04-05T11:37:46.535-05:00The town is already paying for the land and buildi...The town is already paying for the land and building of the intake get it (wrong). Maybe the county taxpayers would like to chip in if they want water in Deep Gap.Franknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6194583.post-51862955254151160012011-04-05T11:36:01.544-05:002011-04-05T11:36:01.544-05:00get it right, you are wrong. Read the statute. The...get it right, you are wrong. Read the statute. The ETJ representative is supposed to represent and come from the ETJ. He or she cannot come from the town limits.<br /><br />Also, if the County wants water in Deep Gap, then the county should pay for it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6194583.post-29343614361350803242011-04-05T11:33:14.789-05:002011-04-05T11:33:14.789-05:00I checked the statute. The commissioners and their...I checked the statute. The commissioners and their attorney are absolutely incorrect in their interpretation. The word "qualified" clearly means that the appointment must live within the boundaries of the ETJ. The commissioners cannot just pluck someone else from wherever they want. If the appointment is to represent the ETJ, it must come from within the ETJ boundaries and cannot come from within the Town limits. The Town should not accept this appointment in my opinion.Pam Williamsonnoreply@blogger.com