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Meeting roundup: commissioners approve consent agenda, Greenway appointments and enter closed session

Haywood County Board of Commissioners · January 6, 2026
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Summary

At the Jan. 5 meeting commissioners approved the consent agenda (including a $500 caregiver token in one item), confirmed three Greenway advisory council appointments, voted to enter a closed session on economic development, and adjourned.

The Haywood County Board of Commissioners conducted a short Jan. 5 meeting that included the following outcomes:

- Consent agenda: The board approved the consent agenda on a voice vote. A commissioner highlighted a $500 token gesture in the packet directed to caregivers who serve residents with Alzheimer’s and similar care needs.

- Appointments: The board approved recommendations from the Greenway Advisory Council and appointed John Boss Jr., Samantha Spence and Taylor Bernard as at-large members.

- Closed session: The board voted to go into closed session citing the North Carolina statute language read aloud in session; the item was described as an economic development matter. After the closed session a commissioner reviewed which topics may permissibly be discussed in closed session under state law.

- Adjournment: The board returned to open session and adjourned the meeting.

No additional board actions were taken in open session beyond the items above.