This “video” doesn’t do justice to the information she compiled and the time she invested to educate commissioners on the lawful manner in which every rezoning should be weighed in Hoke County. She was thoughtful enough to even provide the politicians with 11x17-inch copies to take home for review. On behalf of myself and our neighbors, thank you.
My conversion of her Powerpoint presentation is only two minutes, 49 seconds in length—comfortably inside the commission-imposed, three-minute limit for residents to speak monthly. The video is worth watching, even if there are no changes pending in your area. Hit pause to read the detailed information she somehow squeezed into that short timeframe.
Her slide show begins with North Carolina’s requirements. Toward the end county regulations are covered—crafted years ago and still on the books to protect residents. This was presented to four of the five people currently on the Hoke County Commission.
With apologies, Brandi’s 13th slide was inadvertently omitted from the video. It included detailed information on North Carolina’s requirement to send a certified letter to the garrison commander at Fort Bragg for any rezoning within five miles of the military installation’s border.
A big “thank you” to Brandi. You are one smart and well-spoken young lady.
Communities improve when residents like you are actively involved, willing to communicate concerns in an elegant and intelligent manner. That kind of engagement is how to build the bright future we, and our loved ones, all deserve.
At the end of video you’ll hear Brandi being told her comments were not appropriate for that meeting. Regardless of that setback, she won in the long run. The rezoning request was ultimately denied.
Audio courtesy of Hoke County’s own The News-Journal, which has a policy of sharing those files when readers ask. The county’s recording, as usual, was unintelligible. To stay up to date and receive complete news coverage for Hoke County, subscribe today.
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