LANSING  1552  Town ofLansing  Town Hall 173 B Street - PO Box 266 Lansing, NC: 28643-336384398 - www.lansingnc.us Board of Aldermen: Jim Blevins, Matt Cordell, Anita Greenwood, Tom Richardson, Teresa McCoy  Finance Officer: Elizabeth. Johnson  Mack Powers, Mayor  Sandra Roten, Town Clerk  BOARD OF ALDERMAN Regular Meeting Minutes June 13, 2023  TheLansing Board of Aldermen met for their regular monthly meeting on June 13, 2023 in person Those present by roll call were: Mayor Mack Powers, Aldermen Jim Blevins, Matt Cordell, Anita Alsoa attending were: Finance Officer Beth. Johnson, Maintenance Supervisorl Larry Blevins, Clerk Sandy Roten, David Graham HCCOG, James Littlejohn, Brenda Reeves, Mauvine Shepherd, James Parsons, Rod & Tracy Kessler, Ann Rose, Liz Pope, Sherry Powers, Jamie Watson, Lisa Stansell-Galitz, Stella Cybulski, Elizabeth Underwood, and James Underwood NCDOT  at Red Barn in the Creeper Trail Park.  Greenwood, Teresa McCoy, and Tom Richardson.  Call to Order and Welcome Approval ofJune 13, 2023 Agenda  A motion was made by Alderman Blevins to approve the agenda. Motion carried with a 5-0 favor.  Review Minutes for Approval  Mayor Powers opened the floor foran motion to approve the May 9, 2023 Regular Meeting Minutes or amend if necessary. A motion was made by Alderman McCoy to accept the minutes as Mayor Powers opened the floor for a motion to approve the May 23, 2023 Budget Workshop minutes or amend if necessary. A motion was made by Alderman McCoy to accept the minutes  presented. Motion carried with a 5-0 favor.  as presented. Motion carried with a 5-01 favor.    Mayor Powers opened the floor for a motion to approve the June 6, 2023 Budget Workshop minutes or amend if necessary. A motion was made by Alderman Cordell to accept the minutes  as presented. Motion carried with a 5-0 favor.  Finance Report  A discussion followed on the 2023-24 budget. After much discussion the budget was accepted for  the next fiscal year. G.L.A.D.  James Littlejohn - GLAD President gave an update on events.  An update of the 2nd Annual Creeper Trail Park Music & Mt. Craft Festival. It was a great success again this year. A large crowd attended and GLAD had a very successful day. September gth is the big day for the Hellbender bike ride. Registration is ongoing.  The river clean-up is scheduled for June 21.  The equipment grant for the purchase of equipment for the park is $18,000. This money will be  spent on bike racks, trash cans, benches, and a bike repair station. René Shuford gave an update on the Beautification Committee.  The plant sale is scheduled for June 17th in Warrensville. On Friday they will be open from 1-6 and Saturday 8-12. They have several donations from local nurseries and have purchased several Wel have the sign to go on Big Horse Creek. Jamie Watson has volunteered to dig the hole for the Plans were presented for the proposed greenhouse building. Dimensions are 24 X 24. Jamie Watson was present to answer any questions about his quote. A question was asked about what would happen if GLAD was ever dissolved, would the greenhouse revert back to the Town of Lansing? Alderman Blevins made a motion to approve the use of the property and construction  items from Glenn Sullivan.  A new: flower garden has been planted under the Ola Belle mural.  sign.  of the building pending financial approval. Motion carried with a 5-0 favor.  Public Comments  Elizabeth Underwood, Executive Director, with New River Conservancy, talked about donating a Trash Trout to the Town. This is manufactured by Asheville Greenworks.org. It would be a' Trash Trout Junior. Questions came up as to who would be responsible for emptying it if it were installed, where the exact location would be, and how to raise the funds to purchase it and who would do fundraising? The cost would be around $7,500 plus installation. A motion was made to support the study of the Trash Trout on Big Horse Creek. Motion carried with a 5-0 favor. David Graham, HCCOG, gave an update on the Ashe County Comprehensive Plan. James Upchurch, NCDOT, gave several statistics on roads the DOT has to maintain in North Carolina. There are 80,00 miles to maintain in the state, we are second only to Texas in the United States. Alderman Blevins made the motion to endorse the long-range plan for Ashe County. Motion  carried with a 5-0 favor.    Gabe Young was on the agenda but did not attend. It was decided to write him al letter requesting his presence at the July meeting to answer questions about the upcoming Renaissance Warrior  Faire.  New Business  Motion to set the tax rate for 2023-24 at $ 36/$100. A move was made by Alderman Cordell to set thet tax rate at $ .36: for the next fiscal year. Motion carried with a 5-0: favor. Maintenance Supervisor. Larry Blevins reported on1 the following:  The logging is finished and $4,800 was received for the removal of trees. There still needs to be  some: more clean-up.  The corner project with North State Contractors is proceeding.  Aldermen Comments Motion to Adjourn  A motion wasi made to adjourn at 9:00 p.m. by Alderman Blevins. Motion carried with a  5-0 favor.