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Votes at a glance: Haywood County Board of Commissioners, April 7, 2025
Summary
Summary of formal actions taken during the April 7, 2025 Haywood County Board of Commissioners meeting: approvals included support for an NCDOT intersection redesign, a resolution backing a state bill about adopted individuals' birth certificates, a $3.5 million CDBG award to Mountain Housing (Blossom Edge) and two appointments.
The Haywood County Board of Commissioners took several formal actions during its April 7 regular meeting. This 'at-a-glance' summary lists each item as recorded in the meeting transcript and the stated outcome.
Reduced-conflict intersection at US 19/23 and Waitzel County (Midway Medical Center entrance) The board approved a resolution recognizing and supporting North Carolina Department of Transportation efforts to construct a reduced-conflict intersection at the Midway/US 19/23/Waitzel County entrance. The board took a voice vote and approved the resolution; no roll-call tally was recorded in the minutes.
Resolution supporting state Senate bill on adopted individuals' birth certificates (Senate Bill 248) The board approved a resolution supporting North Carolina Senate Bill 248 (as presented at the meeting), which would allow registers of deeds to issue certified birth certificates to adopted individuals locally rather than requiring an application to the state vital records office. The board adopted the resolution by voice vote; no roll-call tally was recorded.
CDBG disaster-recovery developer agreement: Mountain Housing Opportunities (Blossom Edge) The board approved a developer agreement under the North Carolina Office of Recovery and Resiliency Community Development Block Grant (CDBG-DR) and approved a budget amendment for $3,500,000 to support Mountain Housing Opportunities'proposed 84-unit Blossom Edge multifamily development (all units targeted to low- and moderate-income renters). Meeting discussion noted additional financing leveraged by the project and a HUD '30 DU' grant award to the project. The approval was by voice vote; no roll-call tally was recorded.
Appointments The board approved two appointments: Kelly Sutton to the Smoky Mountain Event Center to fill an unexpired term through Jan. 1, 2027; and Ann Mills for a second three-year term on the Haywood County Library Board of Trustees. Both appointments were approved by voice vote.
Consent agenda The board approved the consent agenda by voice vote (items not detailed in the public transcript excerpt).
Notes on voting The transcript records voice votes ("all in favor say aye") for the actions above and does not provide a recorded roll-call tally in the excerpt. Where specific vote tallies or mover/second names were not stated in the transcript, this summary records the outcome as "approved by voice vote."
