How to be a Buncombe County Commissioner

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How to be a Buncombe County Commissioner

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Group Members

• Isaac Dickson Students
• Sage Lorr
• David Howerton
• Mercadisa Ray
• Dante Brown
• UNCA Students
• Julie Lesesne

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Analyzing/Summarizing Interview of David Young,
who is a member of the Buncombe Commission

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Personal Information on Public Official
Interviewed

• Mr. Young has a travel agency called Fugazy
  Travel in Asheville and has a family and three
  daughters.

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Job other than public official

• Mr. Young loves to go to schools and talk with
  kids.

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Description of duties of Council/Commision/Board
of Elections

• The Commissioners make decisions about schools in
  our county
• They take care of peoples health through the
  Buncombe County Health Department
• They make sure recycling happens.
• They make sure the trash trash gets taken to the
  dump
• They provide money to build parks.
• They give money to the Sheriffs Department.

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Top issues and where Public Official stands

• Education is really important. Schools need more
  technology.
• Playgrounds are important.
• He thinks we need more teachers and a pay raise
  for teachers.
• He thinks recyscling is a very important thing
  for Asheville.
• He thinks people should be very careful not to
  litter.

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Other interesting information about Public
Official

• Mr. Young wants to get more jobs for people in
  Buncombe County.

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How does this person represent the everyday
person in our community?

• David Young is like a regular guy because he goes
  to work every morning.
• He has a family.
• He likes to have fun.
• He likes to help people.

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What are important characteristics of a good
public servant?

• The Commissioners should be nice to people in the
  county.
• He/she should be honest, always telling the
  truth.
• They should be fair.
• They should be respectful.
• They should be leaders.
• They need to show courage to do the right thing.
• They should show responsibility for what happens
  in the community.

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What are the top three important issues in our
community, according to the Public Official?

• Mr. Young is concerned about education, jobs, and
  keeping the air and water clean. These are very
  important issues for him. Mr. Young is very
  proud of the Buncombe County Soccer Complex.

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If you could ask this Public Official one other
question, what would it be?

• How much money did you have to spend in your
  campaign running for county commissioner?

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In what ways has this project been of value to
you?

• I now know some of the things that the County
  Commission does. I never had thought about how
  we get things like our garbage picked up. We
  know that they spend a lot of money on schools
  and supplies. They vote to give money to build
  parks and places for us to have fun.

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How do public officials demonstrate moral courage?

• They have to stand up for people who they want to
  help and represent.

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How do public officials demonstrate civic
responsibility?

• Mr. Young is a responsible member of the Buncombe
  County Commission when he visits schools and
  talks to people in his county.

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You hold the office of Citizen. What are your
responsibilities in holding this office?

• I need to clean up after myself.
• I need to be respectful.
• I should use words not fists.
• I should do my work at school and at home too.
• I should be kind to other people and treat them
  like I want to be treated.
• I should be kind to animals.