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By Nancy Dillingham
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in new taxes. The owner would save
lowing involuntary annexation. North $447 in fire taxes and GDS bills,
Carolina is one of the few states that bringing the total bill down to roughly
still allow such action. “They’re a $369.
bunch of cowards in Raleigh for not The town will also spend about
bringing this to a vote,” he said. $450,000 before legal and engineer-
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Weaverville Town Manager Mike ing bills in repairing some of the area’s
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VILLE
Morgan said the projected annual roads during the next five years, Mor-
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eaver Blvd.
revenues from the annexation will be gan added.
(Food Lion Shopping Center)
$337,000. The projected expenditures In other news, the council discussed
645-7731
will be $277,000. The town will also how to allow employees to attend the
spend $117,000 in start-up costs, such dedication of a new veterans’ memo-
as the purchase of new police and pub- rial Nov. 11 in Asheville. To avoid po-
lic works vehicles. tential discrimination complaints, the
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“This is not a money grab,” Morgan council decided to allow town supervi- 51
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said. sors to work out the Nov. 11 schedules
(BI-LO Shopping Center)
Highlander resident Robert Spill- within their own departments.
ane disagreed. Weaverville Police Chief Greg Ste-
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“This was done for the benefit of phens reported that the “Cops for
Weaverville and Weaverville alone,” Kids Bike Run,” held on a rainy Oct.
Mon - Fri: 8 am - 8:30 pm
he said. 10, netted $4,100 in donations for area
Sat: 9 am - 5 pm
All the affected residents will be children.
Closed Sunday
subject to the town’s 35.5 cent tax rate. The meeting was the last for Wever-
On a property valued at $230,000, ville Councilman Don Hallingse as
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an owner would be levied with $816 well as Mayor Bett Stroud
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