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Commissioners agree by majority to provide $64,000 to Avery Airport Authority despite opposition
Summary
The Avery County Board of Commissioners agreed by majority consensus to fund the Avery Airport Authority $64,000 from available appropriations after brief debate; Commissioner Dennis Aldridge opposed the payment and said the authority spread "propaganda" during a hurricane.
Chair Tim Phillips asked the board whether to allocate $64,000 to the Avery Airport Authority. Commissioner Dennis Aldridge said he opposed providing any funding and accused the authority of being "a source of a lot of propaganda during the hurricane." Commissioners Robert Burleson and Junior Benfield indicated they would support funding.
Caleb Hogan, the county finance officer, told the board the $64,000 was available in "Available for Appropriations." Chair Phillips said the airport authority has used funds given to it for the past 20 years. The transcript records a majority consensus to provide the $64,000; no formal roll-call vote or ordinance number is recorded in the minutes.
Next steps: The appropriation was approved by majority consensus in the workshop; the transcript does not record a formal recorded vote or the specific appropriation line item to be amended.
