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County reviews 2030 strategic plan draft; identifies four community gaps and defers new goals pending further development
Summary
Staff reported results from the Envision Buncombe survey and recommended next steps on the 2030 strategic plan. Four gaps — youth mental health, homelessness and mental health intersection, access to care metrics, and aging population supports — were identified for future goal development; commissioners gave consensus to proceed with staff’s plan.
Buncombe County staff updated commissioners on the draft 2030 strategic plan, summarizing community feedback gathered through the Envision Buncombe outreach and recommending how to address four identified gaps.
Kathleen Blake presented the survey findings and staff analysis. The Envision Buncombe: A Path Forward survey ran Sept. 16–Oct. 3; for the strategic plan component, Blake said 41 individuals submitted 45 comments responding to a prompt about what the draft plan was missing. “When we looked at those 45 comments, we…
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