Annexation feud ends Historic photos
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November 26 - December 2, 2009 Vol. 7 • No. 48 Woodfin • Weaverville • Barnardsville Fifty Cents
Woodfin brings in 138 acres
the aldermen. Currently, no plans
By Matt Tate
are being discussed, he said.
“At this point, we have no in-
Woodfin moved forward with formation or indication from the
a voluntary annexation of 138 Coleman family about their plans,” Blown tire causes
acres of contiguous wooded prop- he added.
erty Monday (Nov. 23) in a special Nancy Edgerton, who lives on
Board of Aldermen meeting. Altamont View, said Asheville’s
The Coleman family, including zoning ordinance on similar prop-
developers and brothers Tom and erties would limit development to tractor-trailer wreck
Stewart Coleman, asked for the an- 13-20 houses.
nexation of property located near Asheville resident Tim Sivore
the Reynolds Mountain develop- said his property, which abuts the
ment and the Elk Mountain Scenic annexed area, is zoned R-2, which
Highway in North Buncombe. is a low-density housing usage de-
The annexation had drawn inter- signed to protect environmental re-
est from the City of Asheville. The sources under Asheville codes.
two municipalities met, according Among its ordinanaces, Woodfin
to Woodfin Town Administrator has a mountain-residential zoning
Jason Young, and while a future district that allows for one house
annexation agreement may devel- every three-to-four acres, Young
op, Young said the 138 acres was offered.
taken off the discussion table. He said a leaflet distributed in
The property’s current entrance the area by an unknown source
is through Asheville and some contained erroneous information
residents in attendance at Mon- concerning Woodfin’s zoning regu-
day’s meeting issued concern about lations.
how future development would be The property became contiguous
sculpted by Woodfin, in particu- to the town after it accepted land
lar because of the property’s steep the future Baird Cove Road water
slopes. tank sits on in the Versant devel-
Young said the town has a 200- opment in October. Young said
page zoning ordinance and any de- Asheville likely involuntary an-
velopment proposal would be heard nexed several acres of the Coleman
before the town’s planning and zon- family land years ago in an atypi- See story on page 8
ing board before consideration by
Continued on page 8
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