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Your Government
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Black Mountain Board of Aldermen Meeting

Regular monthly meeting of the Black Mountain Board of Aldermen.
Buncombe County Weekly
Weekly show highlighting events and programs for the upcoming week.
Buncombe Life
Learn about the important issues concerning Buncombe County with Buncombe Life.
Special Segment: Small Farms
This special segment of Buncombe Life discusses the Cooperative Extension's Small Farms Initiative.

Commissioner's Meetings

Regular meeting of the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners.

County Focus

News program featuring news and information about Buncombe County departments.

Employee Service Awards

Employee Services Awards Banquet 2007 for County Employees.
A Zoning Discussion with David Gantt
Kathy Hughes discusses with Commissioner David Gantt the issues surrounding zoning Buncombe County.

A Zoning Discussion with Nathan Ramsey

Kathy Hughes discusses with Commission Chairman Nathan Ramsey the issues surrounding zoning Buncombe County.
Miscellaneous
 
CTS Meeting
October 29 informational meeting with Federal, State and Local officials regarding the CTS site contamination.
Energy Conservation

Buncombe County is going green. This short video talks about the County’s most recent changes to enhance energy efficiency in the County’s buildings.

Video Tour of Hybrid Vehicles

The County's vehicle fleet has added several Hybrid vehicles. This video gives an operational overview of these vehicles.

Proper Disposal of Wood Stove Ashes

When using wood stoves to heat your home, this video shows you several ways to dispose of the ashes safely.

Cooperative Extension
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Holiday Plant Tips

Provides helpful tips in choosing and caring for Holiday Plants, including Christmas Trees and Poinsettias

On the Home Front: Holiday Turkey Tips

Cathy Hohenstein explains the steps to have a safe and tasty holiday turkey.

Lead Poisoning

Nancy Ostergaard gives important information about keeping yourself andyour children safe from lead poisoning.

On the Home Front. . .Making Mold & Mildew Disappear

Nancy Ostergaard with Cooperative Extension teaches us some of the causes of household mold and how to clean it properly.

Hemlock Woolly Adelgid

A tiny pest called Hemlock Woolly Adelgid has infected some Western North Carolina Hemlock trees. Join Linda Blue, Cooperative Extension Agent as she describes what to look for and explains the treatment process for the infected trees.

The Ins and Outs of Moisture - Around Your Home

Water, in one form or another, causes 95% of the maintenance problems around the home. Join Nancy Ostergaard with Cooperative Extension as she explains what causes these problems and how to solve them.

Keeping Your Houseplants Healthy with Linda Blue

Join Linda Blue with tips on providing the proper care and maintenance of your houseplants.

On the Home Front - Cool Breezes Outside, Warm and Cozy Inside

Nancy Ostergaard, Extension Agent with Cooperative Extension, tells how to make our homes more air-tight and energy efficient with insulation, caulking and weather-stripping.

On the Home Front - Utility Savers

Join Nancy Ostergaard in this episode of On the Home Front and learn some simple applications you can do to lower your utility spending.

Prescription For A Healthy Lawn

Linda Blue, Cooperative Extension Agent, gives tips on maintaining a healthly lawn.

Trash to Treasure. . .Backyard Composting

Join Linda Blue with Cooperative Extension as she shares tips for turning yard waste and kitchen scraps into compost for your yard.

What's In Your Soil

Linda Blue, Cooperative Extension Agent, explains how to test your soil and how to maintain and keep healthly soil.

Health Go to the Health Center's Homepage

Over the Counter

This program discusses the dangers of young people abusing over the counter and prescription drugs.
Breast and Cervical Cancer and Wise Woman Program Overview

Program describing the Breast & Cervical Cancer Control and Wise Woman Programs at the Buncombe County Health Center. These programs help with early detection of Breast Cancer and offer Breast & Cervical Cancer Medicaid for eligible women.

Safe Surrender

Program about a relatively new law in North Carolina called Safe Surrender. This law allows a mother to surrender her baby up to 7 days old to a responsible adult without criminal consequences.

SHAPES: Preschool Screening

Chrissy Wolfe, Developmental Health Specialist, discusses the SHAPES Preschool Screening Program offered through Buncombe County Health Center.

Community Health Division staff visit preschoolers at day cares and other child care centers throughout the county. Screenings include height and weight, vision and hearing.

Cooking for Your Health - Winter Squash

Join Margit Strout-Abernethy in the kitchen as she prepares easy, quick and healthy recipes that you can make with Butternut Squash. Including a saute with spinach and baked with tomato and cheese.

Cooking for Your Health - Salads

Join Buncombe County Health Center's Nutritionist Margit Strout-Abernethy and Intern Jennifer Gwennap, in the kitchen as they prepare quick, easy and healthy.  Dishes include potato salad, tuna bean salad, Carolina Caviar and pasta salad.

Cooking for Your Health - Healthy Entrees

Join Buncombe County Health Center's Nutritionist Margit Strout-Abernethy and Internist Jennifer Gwennap prepare quick, easy and healthy entrees.  Dishes include stroganoff, pizza hamburger casserole and Ramen noodle dishes.

Cooking for Your Health - Making Popsicles

Margit Strout-Abernethy, Nutritionist with the Health Center, and friends, Patrick and Dom, make healthy popsicles. Learn how to make homemade chocolate-cherry, orange-peach and blueberry cream popsicles.

Cooking for Your Health

Cooking show featuring Margit Strout-Abernethy, Nutritionist II, with the Buncombe County Health Center demonstrates crock pot cooking. For more information, contact Margit at (828) 250-5194

Human Services
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Buncombe County Human Services. . . A Call to Serve

Learn more about the values and core culture that help Human Services Agencies do what they do best.”

Library
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Summer Reading Program: Freckles the Dog

Join Paul Howey as he tells you Freckles’ amazing story of survival in the Arizona Desert, and learn how to talk dog!

Preschoolers, We Love You

Librarians from Buncombe County Libraries put on a musical and storytime show for preschool children at this 22nd year annual event.

Parks and Recreation
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Parks Alive!

Join hosts Jay Nelson, Buncombe County Parks and Recreation, and Renee Mastrangelo, Black Mountain Recreation and Parks, for the latest information on events and programs in Buncombe County and the Town of Black Mountain.

Visit Lake Julian

Public Service Announcement about Lake Julian

Planning
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What is Your Property?

A video giving detailed information about what the different types of property designations mean.

Comprehensive Land Use Plan

Buncombe County is in the process of updating their Comprehensive Land Use Plan. This video gives an overview of what the plan is and how it will benefit the citizens of Buncombe County.

Social Services
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Health Check NC Health Choice

Harriett Marlor, Outreach Coordinator for Health Check NC Health Choice. These are free or low-cost health insurance programs for children and teens who qualify.

Health Check is North Carolina's Medicaid program for children. NC Health Choice is health insurance for children of working families who don't qualify for Medicaid but who may not be able to afford private insurance.

Soil & Water Conservation
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Soil & Water Conservation's EWP Project

Laurie Brokaw with Buncombe County Soil and Water Conservation District explains the Emergency Watershed Protection Project which restored over 9 miles of streambank that was damaged by Hurricanes Ivan and Frances.

Solid Waste
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Illegal Dumpsites & Four Corners Clean Up

How you can help participate in cleaning up Buncombe County.

Junk Car Recycling

Informative video about how to recycle junk cars.

Keep Buncombe County Beautiful

Informational video on the causes, solutions and dangers of littering presented by the Buncombe County Solid Waste Department. This program features many organizations in Buncombe County along with the Board of Commissioners.

Tax
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Listing your Personal and Business Property
Buncombe County Tax Office offers information on listing personal and business property. 
Tax Collections
Payments for Real Estate, Personal Property and Business Personal Property become past-due on January 8, 2008. Learn the different ways the Tax Department offers to pay your bill.

Reappraisal 2010

Buncombe County Tax Department is preparing for the 2010 reappraisal. Data Collectors can be seen across the county inspecting properties. Learn what they are looking for and how to identify them.
WNC Air Quality
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Improving Air Quality One School Bus at a Time

Video produced for WNC Air Quality Agency about grant received from EPA to retrofit Buncombe, Madison, Transylvania and Haywood counties with air pollution control devices.

Special Report - Open Burning

Students from Erwin Middle School students produced and starred in video on open burning procedures for WNC REgional Air Quality Agency.

 

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