Alice Berry (Black Mountain Town Council, North Carolina, candidate 2022)

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Alice Berry

Nonpartisan

Candidate, Black Mountain Town Council

Elections and appointments

Last election

November 8, 2022

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Alice Berry ran for election to the Black Mountain Town Council in North Carolina. Berry was on the ballot in the general election on November 8, 2022.^[source]

Berry completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.

Elections

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General election

General election for Black Mountain Town Council (2 seats)

Alice Berry, Bill Christy, Rick Earley, Weston Hall, and Sonny Moore ran in the general election for Black Mountain Town Council on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate
		Alice Berry (Nonpartisan)
	Submit photo	Bill Christy (Nonpartisan)
	Submit photo	Rick Earley (Nonpartisan)
	Submit photo	Weston Hall (Nonpartisan)
	Submit photo	Sonny Moore (Nonpartisan)

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Alice Berry completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Berry's responses.

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

I am a clinical mental health counselor and music therapist. Previously I worked with Four Seasons Hospice and Palliative Care, being with people during pivotal moments at the end of life and sharing a truly sacred journey. I am now a therapist with a group practice in Asheville which provides increased flexibility to be involved in local government. Seeing and working with the challenges individuals and families face, I have an appreciation for systemic issues that require government solutions. Like many transplants, the mountains called to me for a while before I found her way home to Western North Carolina. I became a Black Mountain full time resident four years ago, having split time between Black Mountain and Boone for the previous two years while enrolled in graduate school at Appalachian State University to earn a Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling and a Master of Music Therapy. Black Mountain provides a beautiful, supportive community for my family and me and will be home to us for many years to come.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

• Sustainable Growth: Infrastructure should support local residents and businesses from day one and well into our future.
• Environmental Stewardship: We need to respond quickly to protect our environment from climate change.
• Equitable Solutions: People of all socioeconomic positions and from diverse backgrounds deserve the support of council.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Currently, the Planning Board is working on the town Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) which will define the future of the town. The UDO covers everything from land use to greenways, parking to tree planting. When the Planning Board finishes their proposed UDO (in 2023), they will share it with the Town Council for review and approval. This is a critical time for our town. While the town government is limited by laws decided in Raleigh, zoning provides an opportunity to incentivize and guide development.

With the UDO we can also require things like planting requirements in parking lots and consider the applicability of tools like bioswales (which reduce pollution and curb stormwater). Attention to details like this can make a huge impact in stormwater management and protecting the local ecosystem.

In all considerations before the council, consideration of those living at the margins is key to our business ecosystem. We cannot and should not exist in the tourism industry alone. Local businesses struggle to find and keep local employees. Prioritizing affordable and workforce housing in collaboration with the county as well as through the UDO will ensure that more locals can stay local; more people can afford to live where they work; and local businesses will have a larger hiring pool.

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