September 23, 2022, EDC Agenda and Meeting Minutes

Call to Order EDC Meeting/Welcome Board & Guest/s                   Richard Canipe

Additions/Changes to Agenda                                                                      Richard Canipe

Approval of Minutes                                                                                           Richard Canipe

August 26, 2022, Open Session Meeting Minutes

Financial Report                                                                                                   Richard Canipe

August 2022, Financial Update

Downtown Spruce Pine Updates                                                                Richard Canipe

EDC Director Updates                                                                                      Matt Ward

Public Comment                                                                                                 Richard Canipe

Member Comments                                                                                          Richard Canipe

Adjournment (Next EDC Meeting – October 28, 2022

Quartz Building and Tour (Chris Gentry)                                     Richard Canipe

 

NORTH CAROLINA

MITCHELL COUNTY

 The Mitchell County EDC Board met in person on September 23^rd, 2022 at 12:00 p.m.

Present-Darlene Butler, Richard Canipe, Chris Gentry, Charles Vines, and Matthew Ward.

Guests-

Absent-Van Phillips, Vern Grindstaff, John Boyd, Rob Heffron, Mandi Polly, Tonia Hale

1. CALL TO ORDER – Richard Canipe, Chair, called the meeting to order at 12:01 pm.
2. ADDITIONS OR CHANGES TO AGENDA – A quorum was not present no actions taken.
3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – A quorum was not present no actions taken.

FINANCIALS – A quorum was not present no actions taken.

August:

The Balance Sheet for August 2022 in United Community Bank’s EDC account shows Total Current Assets of $475,432.43 and Total Fixed Assets of $41,340.78 (Laptop and Accessories), leaving Total Assets of $516,773.21.  This amount equals our Total Liabilities and Equity through August 31, 2022.

 

SPRUCE PINE UPDATES

• Started land use committee meetings.
• New bathroom for Riverside Park.
• Applied for infrastructure grants.

EDC DIRECTOR UPDATES

Matt Ward: presented information on work and activities since the last EDC (see attached)

REPORTS, UPDATES, AND ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION LOCAL UPDATES

Charles:

• Visitor Center has been active since the September 6 opening date.
• Work near the Creekwalk to be finished by October 12.

Richard:

• 3 new businesses (Bueno Blend, Big Al’s Pack and Ship and High Country Arms) opened in downtown Spruce Pine.

Chris:

• On October 28 at 10 am meeting at the Highland Building. Wear mine tour appropriate clothing (steel toe boots and pants). Lunch will be provided.

ADJOURNMENT –The meeting was adjourned at 12:56 pm. Next scheduled EDC Board Meeting will start with a mine tour at 10 a.m. and will follow with regular meeting at 12pm at the Quartz Highland Building.