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They’re at it again. The Bun- taken place?
Buncombe. We hope to help
Publisher & Sr.Editor Clint Parker
com
combe County Commissioners are Actually, this brings up more
further a sense of commu- Editor Matt Tate
www.weavervilletribune.com
once again trying to zone the coun- questions than answers.
nity and understanding for
Graphic Design Bob Leary
ty with Chairman David Gantt Most of the commissioners on
the residents of the area..
Patrick Braswell & Steve Jencks
Mail: P.O. Box 2293 Weaver-
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ville, NC 28787
leading the charge. the board have held their seat for
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Letters to the Editor
turning the last zoning ordinance a majority of Democrat voters and
on a technicality. Well, you can be there is no challengers to those in-
Thanks Tractor
Carolina Cougars travel football there were several scholarships
assured that there won’t be a techni- cumbents, do they really need to
team. that were given out to children
cality to overturn the law this time. fear the voters? Supply Co.
Dan and his staff have donat- in need.
The commissioners will see to that. Who keeps returning this people
ed their time and parking lot for Thanks to all you have done
My question is after the non-bind- to office? Is it because of the apa- Dear Editor,
use for several bake sales and hot for the children of the commu-
ing referendum that said 60 percent thy of the non-voting public who
dog sales to raise money for the nity Tractor Supply we appreci-
of the county does not want zoning has just given up on the process, I would just like to send out
kids of the NB district to play ate you all.
why are the commissioners insisting allowing the minority to take over a thank you to Dan and all the
ball. Without Dan and his staff
on giving the county zoning? the government? Is it the majority Tractor Supply staff. During
it would have been a lot harder
It appears that the commission- of voters willing to put the same this tough economic time they
on many families to allow their Tanya Riddlle
ers have lost their fear of the votes politicians back in over and over for have extended their hand to the
children to play ball. With the Angie Gwaltney
or most of the voters anyway. But the promises of little more from the NB Youth League and to the
money raised at Tractor Supply Weaverville, NC
why is that? Do they know some- government coffers?
thing the rest of us don’t? Are they Is it that the politicians refuse to
privy to the voting results of the learn or, more likely, is it that voters
next election before it has even refuse to learn?
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weaverville
Town police,
Academy
registration
The U.S. Baseball Academy
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fire reports
has opened a new location at
North Buncombe High School.
The academy’s winter/spring
The Weaverville Police Department reports the following incidents in
program will take place Jan. 10,
$24
.99
the month of October.
17, 24, 31, and Feb. 7 and 14,
in Buncombe County
Felony charges: 1 Misdemeanor charges: 37
2010, but registration is avail-
Drug charges: 8 Driving while impaired arrest: 5
able now. Prices for the six-week
Motor vehicle accidents: 20 Traffic surveillance incidents: 63
sessions from students in grades
$25
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outside Buncombe County
Citations issued: 38 Warnings issued: 62
1-12 begin at $99. The event will
Reports taken: 39 Residential building checks: 141
be directed by Wesley King, the
Commercial building checks: 1,066 C.O.P.P.S. activities: 121
$26
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school’s new baseball coach with
outside North Carolina
Senior checks: 190 Miles patrolled: 10,501
help from area high school and
college coaches. The Weaverville
The Weaverville Fire Department reported the following incidents last
for one-year subscription
site is one of four in the state and
month:
one of 125 roughly 125 nation-
In-town investigations: 3 In-town haz-mat incidents: 2
wide.
Less than 50 an issue deliv
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ered
In-town fire alarm activations: 5 In-town public assistance calls: 12
For more information, go to
In-town motor-vehicle accidents: 3 In-town EMS calls: 22
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Out-of-town structure fires: 2 Out-of-town property loss: $168,000
Out-of-town investigations: 11 Out-of-town haz-mat incident: 1
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Out-of-town mutual aid calls: 4 Out-of-town fire alarm activations: 3
Out-of-town public assistance calls: 11 Out-of-town motor-vehicle accidents: 10
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Out-of-town EMS calls: 29 Total fire loss: $168,000
Total saved: $182,000
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