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10 <br /> <br /> Ashley Heger said there needs to be a conversation between those two spaces and the <br />Food Council’s role. She said that they need to figure out how to navigate through the legalities <br />and that sets up actionable conversations. <br /> Commissioner Greene said that North Carolina is not a Dillon’s Rule State but courts <br />have had a hard time accepting that and there is a supreme court ruling in Cabarrus County <br />that says they are. <br /> Commissioner McKee said the courts are the arbitrator of what is constitutional and valid <br />by law. He asked how they would not be if the courts have deemed that they are. <br /> Commissioner Greene said the School of Government have two papers that say in the <br />1970s the state gave the local governments broad authority. <br /> Commissioner McKee said the courts are the ultimate arbitrator. <br /> Chair Price asked if they worked with Corey Root in Affordable Housing <br /> Ashley Heger said that Corey Root with Affordable Housing would like to be part of the <br />conversation. <br /> Chair Price said that when you look at the affordable housing work, rather than waiting <br />for a developer to build 15% affordable housing, that is it important to think about how people <br />will access the food and have a resource to access the food. She said it is good to have access <br />to commercial areas nearby so it is important that housing and food work together. <br /> Ashley Heger said that she has been having that conversation with Corey Root. <br /> <br />Slide #10 <br /> <br />Slide #11 <br />