I’m purchasing a home in Pisgah Forest and am looking for suggestions on homeowners insurance and/or local brokers to shop insurance for me.

It’s in a densely wooded area and I’d prefer to work with a more local agency that knows the area. I’ve heard the ‘big guys’ will just look at a satellite photo and increase rates based on tree coverage.

Thanks!

Another reason to resist Flock AI cameras being seen as normal. They don’t make us safer. They make us easier to track.

Watch for reckless driver in new red Jeep Cherokee around Lowe's Brevard. Almost killed 4 people in the parking lot. White male driver solo with NC plates.

Official reports have been filed. Was told "we can't use flock camera data unless a car is damaged". So again I ask, what good are they in our daily lives?

GET FLOCK OUT OF BREVARD AND TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY!

I’m looking for a licensed general contractor for some home renovations, anyone have suggestions or recommendations?

I got it 3 months ago so it’s still practically brand new

In case you want to hear what we sound like, here's a stinky, little video: https://youtu.be/cUvbqOeWLrk?si=0foUbfQSCgO-G5PS

Anyone have any suggestions for a nursery that sells native plants. New Leaf was the go-to place for natives, but they went out of business.

Tough to find out here, give me some insight please. Thanks.

Interesting article & maps from Esri regarding the connections between AI & our rising electricity costs.

“The scale of modern data center energy use is reshaping utility load profiles across the country.

For example, in an area stretching from North Carolina to Pennsylvania to Michigan that is served by one regional transmission organization, the PJM Interconnection, data center demand has become a dominant source of new load growth. This has prompted significant investments in generation, transmission, and distribution infrastructure. Recent results from PJM capacity auctions, which ensure that enough electricity is available for future demand, reflect tightening supply relative to demand, signaling upward pressure on future electricity costs.”

https://www.esri.com/about/newsroom/arcnews/how-ai-is-reshaping-us-electricity-rates

Do you know a car tinting business that is anti maga? Or coffee company ?

City of Brevard is considering installation. Read the article here: https://www.transylvaniatimes.com/news/city-may-consider-license-plate-reading-cameras/article_2cae76ef-7a76-4b60-83a5-6ef8e7193069.html

At today's Transylvania County Commissioners meeting, Sheriff Chuck Owenby discussed the flock cameras. He said they are pivotal in their functioning. It was implied that the cameras aren't there to watch us, good citizens, but to find sex traffickers and stolen cars.

The cameras are also in more locations than the traditional black pole ones easily identified. Tonight, I learned they are also in the electric speed signs.

I also learned that we are paying for these cameras and a subscription to the flock database. This is being done while, as the sheriff said tonight, the sherrif officers aren't being paid an acceptable wage.

Food for thought.

Please feel free to watch the recording. The sheriff spoke within the first 30 minutes.

https://www.transylvaniacounty.org/events/board-commissioners-meeting

I saw a recent post that was taken down about Flock cameras in Transylvania County, NC. I'd like to help raise the awareness:

2 in Lowes parking lot

1 in Pisgah Forest near Sycamore Flats (on the left as you enter the forest)

1 on hwy64 (on the left toward Etowah)

Here is the sauce:

deflock.org

Edit: Thanks to everyone sharing more info about the Flock cameras. Im glad to see many of you share the same concerns as I do. Knowledge is power, and we need to stay aware so we can hopefully let our representatives know what we think of all this in order to enact meaningful change. A pipe dream, I know!