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The chairman called for a motion to adopt the agenda; an unidentified commissioner moved and another seconded. The board voted verbally in favor and the chair said, \"Hearing none, motion carries.\" No roll-call tally or named votes were recorded in the public transcript.

Later the board approved the consent agenda after a motion and second, again without roll-call or recorded tallies. The consent agenda included appointments and a listing of surplus property sold, as noted by commissioners during their comments, but the transcript did not list agenda item numbers or the names of the appointees.

At the end of open session the board voted to enter closed session. The motion to go into closed session carried after an audible voice vote; the chair announced the board would not return to open session.

The meeting record on the public transcript does not list individual vote tallies or identify the commissioners who made or seconded the procedural motions. The transcript does reference the board's public-comment rules when the chair introduced the public-comment period.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Onslow County Board of Commissioners' Meeting","oneSentenceSummary","At the May 5 meeting the Onslow County Board of Commissioners adopted the meeting agenda, approved the consent agenda and voted to go into closed session; vote counts were not specified on the record.","taxTitle","Onslow County, North Carolina","taxId",4261,"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},6569171,"Residents tell Onslow County commissioners loud modified exhausts and private shooting range are harming neighborhoods",640,824000,1464000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3192498-7dde9ed0af574c0806da8696f9478909&start=824&end=1464","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3192498-7dde9ed0af574c0806da8696f9478909/thumbnail_824000.jpg","/articles/6569171/Onslow-County/North-Carolina/Residents-tell-Onslow-County-commissioners-loud-modified-exhausts-and-private-shooting-range-are-harming-neighborhoods","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6569171-ffb7f93dc30ceae4a4f373781807f822/orig.mp4?Expires=1775009551&Signature=K0gwXLPND97I~nbVGNukuq1t7mbfI5RXL-Pa1Kobx0ZSIj6MvsC38kdlW0mEiaUMg0j4di5ek7GgY9K9TCxb2oOt3WMlPJy67YrlZKRXq9o2-N8V5xP5zP2Q4bGKTNWPB6VTa5DyyC0a4NI8elNRBmQwID2X1so0x86RCf~PaDUMVnetjTa81EHKt3XgUWzqqzmb385qPnN62SoqNzLQMVh7hRVrB~XNh4ibuC3jQFE6FiNnEw7insv3DFFBY5yaxhOqh0ZhsjBfldDTGsX-AJKPzrneF-HNGOhVumVnL6p4AIjNWKeGIy1uq4~IxrWJXPpqDtylZ~hn7OfkE8nOcg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Two Onslow County residents used the public-comment period Monday to ask county officials for help addressing loud modified vehicle exhausts and an active private shooting range they said are harming nearby neighborhoods.

William Spencer, who identified himself as a Richlands resident at 105 Branch Street, told the Board of Commissioners that vehicles with altered exhaust systems create disruptive noise along highways and neighborhoods. He cited a North Carolina statute effective Jan. 1, 2023, on exhaust systems and emission-control devices and said enforcement is the problem: \"I talked to law enforcement at Richlands and they tell me ... our hands are tied because if they take a case to district court and the judge throws it out,\" Spencer said. Spencer asked commissioners to \"leverage what you can do for us\" to address enforcement.

Charlie Fretwell described a roughly 47-acre parcel he said is being used as a shooting range near State Road 17, Pilcherds Branch Road and U.S. 172. Fretwell, who said he has military experience, said firing positions are as close as about 100 feet to his property line, that thousands of rounds are fired on weekend days and that spent lead could leach into local watersheds. He told commissioners he will share an order from Robert Brand of NC State Extension that, he said, provides a basis for county action.

Commissioners responded to the comments: Commissioner Davis thanked Spencer for raising the issue and said he would hold further comment pending additional information; Commissioner Carpenter said he was \"truly sorry\" Spencer experienced the disturbance and urged staff to share the complaint with appropriate authorities. At the end of the meeting the board chair said, \"we understand those concerns ... and we're not gonna give up on that.\" No formal board action on either complaint was taken at the meeting; the comments were entered during the public-comment period and commissioners said they would relay the matters to law enforcement and county staff for follow up.

The public-comment rules used by the board limit remarks to five minutes and, per the board's procedure, commissioners reserve responses for the commissioner comment period. The speakers asked for enforcement or administrative follow up rather than immediate policy changes or formal board votes.","During public comment residents asked the Board of Commissioners to intervene on noisy modified vehicles and an active private shooting range they said risks lead contamination and safety hazards; commissioners acknowledged the concerns and said they would pursue options with appropriate authorities.",{"_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},6569175,"Onslow County health director presents 2024 community health needs assessment, prioritizes chronic disease and behavioral health",516,182000,698000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3192498-7dde9ed0af574c0806da8696f9478909&start=182&end=698","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3192498-7dde9ed0af574c0806da8696f9478909/thumbnail_182000.jpg","/articles/6569175/Onslow-County/North-Carolina/Onslow-County-health-director-presents-2024-community-health-needs-assessment-prioritizes-chronic-disease-and-behavioral-health","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6569175-ac53d97d7385cac7036534403ba3f8ee/orig.mp4?Expires=1775009551&Signature=BIa3OeGQvJhZJxOs8ZV2O1pAfTqVyyPI9wdKu9N2vkzKSYEZwWhDavRUjynpo9OYS7UigWWYkvi8Ti16NysUs6pEN5XUIku~W6b8AzkZfxOpUK4lrB~dC4x0WvJYuO01ty6tvfb-IE9~DcXBTPBOSMQluiHMz1D5~YUnK7mM5f2C77bK6X3Q59daTMXYF-bND-YbTNXePR8g7m3feVrrdOF1mwy3SeQo6iAHy40T3HzoVM4iqRZS36lKiAmq9J9komx4wQG7GxcvDHtIQqAH76lQmOO6C4PqADH25ci6DPD1jo8BCIBAmSkZpEv1N8H2GqSZrfgybMU8SjGSJoXLQQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Health Director Kristen Hoover presented the Onslow County Board of Commissioners with the 2024 Community Health Needs Assessment on Monday, outlining survey and focus-group findings that led officials to make chronic disease prevention and behavioral health the county's two top priorities.

Hoover told the board the assessment combines publicly available secondary data on population and disease trends with primary data collected in 2024: six focus groups and a web-based survey that drew a little more than 1,100 responses. \"We do this to meet general statutes, to meet our accreditation requirements, and in partnership with the hospital, to meet IRS requirements of the hospital,\" Hoover said.

The county and its hospital partner prioritized chronic disease prevention because local data show high prevalence of diabetes, hypertension, obesity and heart disease, Hoover said. Barriers cited in the assessment include limited access to healthy foods and exercise opportunities, high medication costs, and a shortage of some specialty care locally. Behavioral health emerged as the second priority after the assessment documented elevated local rates of so-called \"deaths of despair\" (suicide, overdoses and alcohol-related causes) and high levels of alcohol and tobacco use; Hoover noted that Onslow County's population is concentrated with active-duty service members and veterans, groups that typically show higher rates of mental-health disorders.

Hoover described current and planned county programs that address the priorities: a diabetes prevention program, \"Healthy for Life\" nutrition and lifestyle programming, the Faithful Families partnership with local congregations, and prevention work in schools such as the Catch My Breath anti-vaping program. For behavioral health the department has launched Question, Persuade, Refer (QPR) suicide-prevention training, participates in a Strategic Opioid Advanced Response stakeholder group, runs an Overdose Fatality Review process and distributes naloxone (Narcan) with training. Hoover said the health department also offers medication take-back through Operation MedDrops; a drop box is located at the Public Safety Building.

Hoover said the assessment has been submitted to the Division of Public Health and that the next steps are to develop community health improvement plans (CHIPs), track progress with a scorecard and produce annual state-of-the-county health reports. \"Now that we know these are the focus areas, what should we do about it? We will track the progress using a scorecard and develop annual state of the county health reports that we will bring to our board of health for review each year,\" she said. She added the next comprehensive assessment will be conducted in 2027.

Commissioners thanked Hoover for the presentation. County Manager Kevin Smitherman noted the county will publicize the draft assessment after Division of Public Health review, and Commissioner comments included a pledge to train county employees in mental-health first aid: Smitherman said the county aims to train about 1,400 employees within 12 months as part of implementation efforts.

There was no board action requested or taken on the assessment during the meeting; Hoover invited stakeholders and civic groups to request presentations from the health department's community relations team.","Health Director Kristen Hoover told the Onslow County Board of Commissioners the county\nnd hospital\follaborative assessment identifies chronic disease prevention and behavioral health as primary priorities and will feed community health improvement plans.","actionData","errors"]

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