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SWOT poll: 397 respondents; 72% favor resilience changes — steering committee to draft three vision options for public vote
Summary
Buncombe County planning staff presented SWOT and public‑engagement results (397 responses) showing top resilience priorities and asked the Swannanoa steering committee to draft three vision‑statement alternatives for public testing. Committee members raised representativeness concerns and set homework to bring draft vision statements to the next
Buncombe County planning staff told the Swannanoa steering committee that 397 members of the public completed the project’s recent poll and that 72% of respondents said the county should make changes to prepare for future disasters.
Staff summarized the poll’s top priorities as: creating early‑warning systems, evacuation plans and disaster resources; building more parks and recreation; making roads, bridges and utilities safer; protecting wetlands, rivers and streams; and strengthening stormwater rules to reduce flooding. The planning team asked steering members to draft three short vision‑statement options that will be presented for a public vote in the next engagement phase.
“72% said they want the county to make later changes to prepare for future disasters,” a planning staff presenter said while reviewing public poll results. Staff also noted the public outreach methods used to gather responses: pop‑ups and tabling at…
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