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For the Home and Community Care Block Grant Advisory Committee the board reappointed B. Colson and Patricia Kinley to the two community representative positions. The board recorded the reappointments by voice vote.

On the Juvenile Crime Prevention Council the board approved several appointments and reappointments across categories. Commissioners reappointed Kialla Davis (business community), Rachel Patton (substance abuse professional) and Lily Patton (person under age 21). Commissioners also reappointed Teresa M. Holmes, Angie Horn and Christopher M. Westover, and appointed Bob Reichman to commissioner‑appointed slots on the council; the clerk confirmed two additional individuals listed in the packet will not be acted on tonight.

The clerk said the vacancies had been advertised according to the board’s rules and procedures. The transcript records motions and voice votes approving the named appointments; individual vote tallies or dissenting votes are not included in the meeting record provided.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Board of County Commissioners | Regular Meeting | September 2, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The board reappointed two members to the Home and Community Care Block Grant Advisory Committee and filled multiple positions on the Juvenile Crime Prevention Council, approving a mix of reappointments and new appointments by voice vote.","taxTitle","Union County, North Carolina","taxId",14197,"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},6477738,"Union County denies Shenandoah conditional rezoning for 91-home subdivision",205,2675000,2880000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5711308-01fcf53103d83486031e6fad1debeab6&start=2675&end=2880","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5711308-01fcf53103d83486031e6fad1debeab6/thumbnail_2675000.jpg","/articles/6477738/Union-County/North-Carolina/Union-County-denies-Shenandoah-conditional-rezoning-for-91-home-subdivision","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6477738-c23d8cac5647d5dfc78ecd4fec7c05fa/orig.mp4?Expires=1775871247&Signature=IDp~~hy16702Xgc9MRn-qg4rN3wdMjGf4B-jkABYbqBFKESqgyWhFGg-mYKGyFMBiAfSMTmOlN4efOo6N4~pw-hv86tcFVRX57je44~kw3LAJdViTncOKcIZzkZIKeMDY6kuWnCE8dmbO93hJgz8X9UMl8WoUm4-ynaXtGM12fC3U1qp1r5p3zo6bUXTYuACqh2Cv52uXgDVxmqE6ToJVXWnMUmWnYyZlDpEnbdBxxZTgqSfFOwr6G1UUv03KbJ35eAtSOMtRxZouxOzSo7KSwj1XX-Wp2YxnJnmuGb3Ch8uEdk6ZMBXdKHVTX9rQBxOb-FHfZ7ewCtTMcycp9koMQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Union County Board of Commissioners voted Sept. 2 to deny a conditional rezoning petition (CZ‑2025‑004) that would have changed the zoning from RA‑40 to R‑10 for a proposed Shenandoah development of 91 single-family homes.

Lee Jensen, Union County planning director, summarized the petition and conditions on the record, saying the request would convert RA‑40 to R‑10 with conditions limited to the site plan dated July 8, five‑year vesting and a requirement that the development meet all requirements of the Union County Development Ordinance. Jensen said the land-use board had unanimously recommended denial after public comment at the prior hearing; he also noted one municipal partner, Mineral Springs, opposes the project.

A commissioner who spoke during the business portion of the meeting cited concerns about increased density, traffic and the land-use board’s recommendation when making a motion to deny. “The project would entail going from RA‑40 to R‑10. That’s something that I’ve got potential issue with because you’re obviously increasing your density there,” the motioning commissioner said, and moved to deny CZ‑2025‑004 and adopt a statement of consistency and reasonableness supporting denial.

The motion passed; the transcript records the voice vote in favor. The record shows no alternate motion to remand the request or to adopt modified conditions. The planning director said staff remains available to answer questions and to process any future applications that comply with the development ordinance.

The transcript does not include a verbatim text of the board’s adopted consistency/reasonableness statement; it records that the board adopted such a statement in support of denial. The denial preserves the existing RA‑40 zoning and leaves the applicant free to revise or withdraw the petition and return with a different proposal under county procedures.","Board voted to deny conditional rezoning petition CZ-2025-004 (RA-40 to R-10) for a 91 single-family-home development; planning director outlined conditions and the county’s land use board had recommended denial.",{"_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},6477743,"Union County commissioners direct library to create 'tween' section, approve $309,000 for book purchases",1033,1637000,2670000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5711308-01fcf53103d83486031e6fad1debeab6&start=1637&end=2670","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5711308-01fcf53103d83486031e6fad1debeab6/thumbnail_1637000.jpg","/articles/6477743/Union-County/North-Carolina/Union-County-commissioners-direct-library-to-create-tween-section-approve-309000-for-book-purchases","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6477743-081361cae50762f7aaa368b9057f0651/orig.mp4?Expires=1775871247&Signature=enBFSqwQ8iVXuqlVRworecltoWUdJ-DoVjFMY5ES3V2TI-c2558lt4wQXD1SftJ8Rsa11jqJCrO2w5ht9CXMVHwZpmKrH1272nfqsvmbuoQpsM7Bgr8hDR9f9g7hpgvKjcLyPeE43lx9Zt9qcKG5NlhoMjkosEDog5lfs7t3~hYYvTxdoIdIMW9N6snK3unzMMTAEsNlJtnSg8TApIIZN45j~PsJ8Noche-XGp7nLeJkw-tWxjaZ3kcXyI9L8ObAFGrBx96GRx6rZQWpZCK2wbfyIz8hfFXDfIN46qO8FnTvLrNkead8nHj0AJuKRUZ9RdcXRcb7uWON5zitQZ02JQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Union County Board of Commissioners voted Sept. 2 to direct library staff to create a separate “tween” section aimed at roughly 10‑ to 12‑year‑old readers and to release $309,000 in budgeted funds so the library can proceed with planned purchases of adult fiction, adult nonfiction, teen and children’s books.

Commissioners discussed complaints from parents about material placed in the children’s section that some felt was not age appropriate for younger readers. At the meeting, library staff explained current selection and checkout processes: four senior librarians make category-specific selections (children, teen, adult fiction and adult nonfiction) and the library director, Nina, reviews those selections before purchase.

Miss Schaffen, a library staff member working on collection development, described the proposed age target for the new section. “Tween is typically 10 to 12 when we look at the age range when we're thinking about creating a section,” she said. Schaffen told the board the juvenile fiction collection is already organized by grade-range, and a tween section would target middle-school readers who are not yet in the teen classification.

Commissioner Christina Helms and others raised questions about placement and promotional displays (end caps) so that highlighted books intended for a tween audience would not draw the attention of much younger library visitors. Library staff explained that library cards can be configured so parents restrict circulation to the juvenile-only collection; staff offered to adjust the juvenile card age range by request so juvenile-only cards would prevent checkout of higher-level materials.

Following that discussion the board made two motions: first, to direct the library to create a tween section targeting roughly ages 10–12; and second, to allow the library to proceed with planned FY2026 purchases totaling $309,000 for adult fiction, adult nonfiction, teen and children’s materials. A board member added language giving the county manager authority to “negotiate and execute an agreement substantially consistent with the agenda item, exercise any renewal or extension term options … and terminate the agreement if deemed necessary.” The motions were adopted by voice vote as recorded on the meeting record.

Library staff said the new section would be created largely by reclassifying material already in the juvenile fiction collection and by adjusting circulation card settings as directed by parents. The board did not specify an exact final age cutoff beyond the 10–12 target discussed; staff said they can set juvenile-only cards to narrower age ranges if the board prefers.

The board’s approval clears a roughly $309,000 purchase that county staff had deferred while the board discussed collection placement. The transcript does not include an itemized breakdown of the planned purchases by title or vendor; staff indicated that existing selection and review procedures will continue to guide acquisitions.","After months of complaints about age-appropriate placements, the board directed library staff to create a 10–12 “tween” section and approved $309,000 to buy books for adult, teen and children collections; the board also authorized the county manager to execute related contract terms.",{"_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},6477747,"Union County holds public hearings on three federal transportation grant applications",256,930000,1186000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5711308-01fcf53103d83486031e6fad1debeab6&start=930&end=1186","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5711308-01fcf53103d83486031e6fad1debeab6/thumbnail_930000.jpg","/articles/6477747/Union-County/North-Carolina/Union-County-holds-public-hearings-on-three-federal-transportation-grant-applications","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6477747-eb9890669102d47e7552f8201aea9b3d/orig.mp4?Expires=1775871247&Signature=gQajLCu2b8c35kT58fno3k693eGjuzjm5Jtc09Qy~6g7~QdSAf2z6PdAkp2AerITcXxugAX3UdRDNUjmmkR12Nzk0elA26BiiuZRwOOXCPSY-MM6S~cLUlUwA6iLhVll87~Tp2Cy-iOwwygh6yyOfubVprZqNoF2XwyT4aDYxJOIR07e26OEkvFtT5A41vNdGW5M3ryvUM4a3ZaXBxSzwxQ8NMGtbUb4r9fdN-7RAy2rCpbgac8UFZjEeZmysNyxCAU4FM5Dv-ivtk1Bg~SQYHg3~TvW-LWz4AvHO1M39ouQi~s588GGz88s3WcMZjz4AeD0fHyf4rzW6uzCqwJqsA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Union County Board of Commissioners opened three simultaneous public hearings Sept. 2 on transportation grant applications that county staff said would fund operations, capital improvements and administrative positions for the county’s transit program.

Teresa Torres, Union County transportation director, told the board the applications include an FTA 5307 urbanized area formula package covering fiscal years 2024–2026, three years of funding “totaling over $6,797,000” to support a mix of operational and capital needs. She said the operational portion will help cover demand-response and the 74X route, while the capital portion will meet security and safety cost-share requirements and fund facility renovations at the Progress Building. Torres said the local operational match would be $2,098,000 and the capital local match $520,000.

Torres also described a FY2027 combined capital grant to replace vehicles that have exceeded their useful life (100,000 miles), noting three vehicles are expected to be replaced with 22-foot low-floor transit vehicles. She said the capital funding would be split roughly 80% federal, 10% state and 10% local, with the federal share about $85,000 and state and local shares each about $42,000; Torres added that the state sometimes asks counties to include the state portion in the county’s local match in case the state cannot cover it.

The third hearing covered an administrative (5311-style) grant Torres said would fund positions in the county transportation office. Torres said the award would be $276,000, approximately 80% federal (about $221,020), with the remainder covered by state and local matches depending on state participation.

No members of the public signed up to speak on any of the three items; after staff presentation the board closed the hearings. The record does not show a formal vote on the hearings themselves; staff proceeded with the public notice and grant presentation as recorded.

The applications as presented tie federal formula and non‑urbanized program funds to local transit operations and capital planning. If the grants are awarded as applied for, county staff will be responsible for any required local matches and for ensuring projects meet applicable requirements.","Union County staff presented three federal grant applications — FTA 5307 urbanized formula, FY2027 combined capital, and 5311 non-urbanized administrative — explaining uses, funding shares and local matches; no members of the public spoke.","actionData","errors"]

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