Saddlecrest rezoning (Z.26-01)

Carried a petition of 65-plus (growing toward 200) signatures against the development, calling the process dysfunctional, arguing the greenbelt exists only because of the floodplain, and saying residents want commercial development to raise the tax base instead.

A Watauga resident since 1978, urged a no vote over downstream flooding from added pavement, displaced wildlife, added traffic, and shrinking lot sizes; was cut off when he tried to pivot to praising EMS.