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Commissioners voted to approve the JCPC annual plan (the plan had been included in the adopted county budget earlier in the meeting) and to reappoint specified JCPC members to terms through June 2027. The reappointments approved at the meeting were: Jamie Little (Ashe County Schools), Brent Wilkins (chief court counselor), Adam Stum (county manager), Paige Stevens (Daymark), Alberta Swain (Parks and Recreation), Christine Christel Marsh (Via Health) and Matthew Levshuk (assistant district attorney).

A motion to approve the plan and a motion to reappoint the listed members were made, seconded and approved; the transcript records \"all in favor\" followed by confirmation the motions carried. The JCPC administrative assistant was noted as attending a simultaneous meeting in Alleghany County; commissioners were asked to sign the plan for JCPC administrative processing.

Ending: The plan and reappointments were approved; staff were asked to provide signed copies to JCPC administration for compliance with state and county requirements.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Ashe County - County Commission on 2025-06-16 9:00 AM - Jun 16, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The Ashe County Board of Commissioners approved the JCPC annual county plan, reaffirmed the county match, and reappointed several JCPC members to terms through June 2027.","taxTitle","Ashe County, North Carolina","taxId",45072,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6528971,"Commissioners approve higher building and fire-inspection fees to align with neighboring counties",94,1962000,2056000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=4783533-72101f68a3dccbac61ae76de71e0ef74&start=1962&end=2056","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/4783533-72101f68a3dccbac61ae76de71e0ef74/thumbnail_1962000.jpg","/articles/6528971/Ashe-County/North-Carolina/Commissioners-approve-higher-building-and-fire-inspection-fees-to-align-with-neighboring-counties","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6528971-66acbfc9141258ed616ebddc2bfb4026/orig.mp4?Expires=1771184644&Signature=VcQo72EXYPRWBaRq-DkCwbLVmIiRjIyNN~lbJ49jvKchWsuDy~~7c2LeixXxSAMaDtY7IxbmceF-NdsVgJQRUnkRXKknPgMpGJImrCiN29j2kNzQfJleWkDDJjOVRCqxC3yh9HDuXEdgQJhqLJpYs6u-PtXD2c2jJ2AxAIHhGk6bmL87~yiXODk9Is9Zfy6ERbJVVSaVsQZKSQier6zaIVVFCRD94cNqTUDVSs-mxTlNcghysM1u4p5LcOytVxSlgHDc1JpzsvckW4rG2EPaEQN82TjFIi3jVGlUf5GOB1vvWBJdva09I7k6Qcqs7OBjVykBG6fLcFtnqnO2Ztsj~Q__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","County staff presented recommended changes to inspections and fire-marshal fee schedules and the Ashe County Board of Commissioners voted to adopt them.

Nick (county staff) said the inspections department had asked Fire Marshal Josh Steelman and Chief Building Inspector Brian Carson to review current fees and recommended increases. Everything highlighted in the staff packet was recommended to increase by $25 to stay in line with neighboring counties. The fire-fee changes include a restructured periodic fire-inspection fee with square-footage buckets to simplify communication and administration.

A commissioner moved to adopt the inspections department permit fees and fire-marshal fee schedule as presented; the motion was seconded and the chair announced \"motion carries.\" The transcript records no roll-call tally.

Ending: The fee schedules were adopted and staff will implement the revised permit and inspection fees per the adopted schedule.","Ashe County commissioners adopted proposed permit-fee increases for the inspections department and a revised fire-marshal fee schedule that creates square-footage \"buckets\" for periodic fire inspections; staff said most highlighted fees increase by $25.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6528976,"Ashe County adopts $166.6 million FY 2025-26 budget, holds tax rate steady at 44 cents",169,1673000,1842000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=4783533-72101f68a3dccbac61ae76de71e0ef74&start=1673&end=1842","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/4783533-72101f68a3dccbac61ae76de71e0ef74/thumbnail_1673000.jpg","/articles/6528976/Ashe-County/North-Carolina/Ashe-County-adopts-1666-million-FY-2025-26-budget-holds-tax-rate-steady-at-44-cents","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6528976-86211c02cf016d2d89f6f9bc728da330/orig.mp4?Expires=1771184644&Signature=Nsg78MuGVFhX81MKt5EFTogd1EhqLLjfaqdeNOA55yH7ZtRmgEr5hgZxGkP-ZA7FrFd~QOxlS8izZ2h9tzimckz3OTYbzOjxqX2xOO-ut~RjIjOPBGwho~VIzJ5EmgFy9ZyY1fuhh8MhkwCTkO2XqsPovEk8NIVHetLWNTBuZ1uWQt0U6q3S21BiLq1Uu1RcWKHVmPgIrzJLAmcM4ohml0z2pQE~L2EzCK18jXMmQCFPUz6FH~6ERPZf5E9eAJCLOnESZPmm1xuuUWmo8fSSuTY4xGnzD~1hb~Tn3k5aDEsdcaPdZCtV0vfkNQW-W8bZuggqNUodYV-fu6zDPlVUNQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Ashe County Board of Commissioners voted to adopt the FY 2025-26 budget ordinance totaling $166,579,288 and to set the countywide ad valorem tax rate at $0.44 per $100 of assessed value.

The ordinance, as read into the record and moved during the meeting, also set FY 2025-26 fire-tax rates for several districts (examples: Preston 6'¢; Fleetwood 4'¢; Glendale Springs 7'¢; Lansing 6'¢; Warrensville 12'¢; Jefferson 3.9'¢; New River 7'¢; West Jefferson 6'¢; Laurel Springs 7'¢; Pond Mountain 8'¢; Todd 7'¢; Deep Gap 4'¢) and established the rescue tax district rate at 2.4'¢ per $100 of assessed value. The rescue-district allocation designates 0.4'¢ to the Ashe County Rescue Squad and 2.0'¢ to a county capital reserve fund intended \"for the purpose of establishing and equipping a county run ambulance service when a current contract with Ashmedex ends 06/30/2030,\" according to the motion as read.

The board also approved landfill tipping fees effective July 1: commercial $65, industrial $55 and LCID $45.

The chair opened and closed the statutorily required public hearing on the budget (cited in the meeting as \"General Statute 159-12(b)\") after hearing no public comments. Following the motion, a roll-call tally was not recorded in the public transcript; the motion was seconded and the chair announced \"motion carries.\"

Commissioners and staff discussed budget process and constraints during earlier work sessions; at the meeting members emphasized keeping the tax rate steady while addressing county needs including funding steps toward a county-run emergency medical service.

Ending: The ordinance was adopted and will be implemented per fiscal schedules; staff will proceed with the budget as approved and follow up on items embedded in the appropriation and budget document.","The Ashe County Board of Commissioners approved a $166,579,288 FY 2025-26 budget, maintained the ad valorem tax rate at $0.44 per $100 of assessed value, set fire district rates, adjusted landfill tipping fees, and approved a rescue tax district allocation to support a future county-run ambulance service.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6528981,"Residents urge Ashe County to fund new animal shelter after repeated state inspection violations",1538,139000,1677000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=4783533-72101f68a3dccbac61ae76de71e0ef74&start=139&end=1677","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/4783533-72101f68a3dccbac61ae76de71e0ef74/thumbnail_139000.jpg","/articles/6528981/Ashe-County/North-Carolina/Residents-urge-Ashe-County-to-fund-new-animal-shelter-after-repeated-state-inspection-violations","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6528981-cfeecd4077ef9871e2e555e3e66a92aa/orig.mp4?Expires=1771184644&Signature=AAlGfEGh0VMizGEDWW49sz3pVywuqa3Q7ruePqU0k6AN-QMBXGRHwWskMrgvp3NvE58N5t64EIWxZiWc~1-DHFahSCFE6kKBEolX-rbAlC-0T7zxEDYifnvo-X3~SzqZEVH6W9V1KF9mGV~lm97E0OqO5Tyly4LmuCCEOODiMplxLM7Ch1~uqDofSIlRiUHh1z1mfkTiTMhyKzll2BtNL9nlUIdiQFIMIyCzfrt7k676dZt3QkK0KFkAdiyY9n5ARxIHn94itDiSgJEYxfHLhXuorlVbrLPPkNIQ5b7pktlSEvIqPNh1Uv5eJ3XnK0HFJKgoHHIOcl2mmoHjuIc3Pg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Tammy Tenori, a founder of Friends of Ashe County Animal Shelter, told the Ashe County Board of Commissioners that the county's animal-control facility is \"in serious jeopardy\" after repeated Department of Agriculture inspection violations and ongoing maintenance problems. She asked commissioners to approve and budget for architectural design plans this fiscal year so a new shelter could be funded in a following year.

The Tenoris and animal-control volunteers said the building has broken windows and poor weather stripping, rusted and sharp kennel edges, inadequate heating and cooling, and an outdoor exercise area the Department of Agriculture deems unacceptable. Tenori said those conditions leave animals kenneled \"24/7\" and increase disease risk. She said the shelter housed 1,044 animals in 2023, 950 in 2024 and 480 from January through May of this year.

Dar Joseph Tenori, co-founder and former Raleigh city attorney, asked commissioners to reserve square footage in the planned new agriculture building to allow future construction of a shelter, and to authorize design work now rather than waiting to fund full construction. \"It doesn't necessarily have to be monies to totally upfit a new shelter,\" he said, but setting aside space would speed future work and reduce costs.

Volunteer Deborah Spies urged changing the shelter from open admission to managed admission so staff could schedule surrenders and better handle incoming animals, while still responding to emergencies and strays. She listed immediate building needs including sealed doors, repairs to crumbling cement, patched peeling paint, awning/outer pens that must be connected for safe time outside, refrigeration for rabies samples and vaccines, and at least a small backup generator so staff have water and lights during outages. \"How do you clean and take care of animals with no water?\" she asked.

Resident Amanda Horton said she had learned 27 cats were euthanized in one day and described that outcome as \"extreme\" if the county cannot house and socialize animals for rescue and adoption.

Multiple commissioners acknowledged the concerns during and after public comment. Commissioners said the shelter had been discussed earlier in their budget work sessions and that they were \"cognizant\" of the request to find short-term fixes while developing a long-term plan. Commissioners noted budget constraints and the need to identify funding before committing to construction.

The public comment period closed with commissioners saying staff would follow up and that the issue would be put on future agendas for further discussion and possible budget consideration.

The speakers asked commissioners to tour the shelter; volunteers said they would provide inspection reports and lists of repairs. No formal motion or vote on shelter funding was made during this meeting.

Ending: Commissioners thanked volunteers for speaking and said staff (county manager and animal-control leadership) would be asked to report back with options and cost estimates for both temporary repairs and design work for a future facility.","Residents and volunteers told the Ashe County Board of Commissioners the county's animal-control facility has repeated Department of Agriculture violations and health/safety problems, and asked commissioners to budget design funds for a new shelter and consider managed admissions.","actionData","errors"]

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