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WEEKLY
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September 10 - September 16, 2009 Vol. 7 • No. 37 Woodfin • Weaverville • Barnardsville Fifty Cents
Woodland Hills annex takes center stage
254 affected lots were sent notices Eaker was involved during the ar-
By Matt Tate
following town council’s approval of ea’s bitter battle with Woodfin when
an intent to annex in July. that town looked to annex in 2006.
Between the southern limits of Weaverville eyed a similar annexa- Ultimately, the town dropped the
Weaverville and the northern reach- tion of the area last year. The council intent to annex in February 2007.
es of Woodlin lay the Woodland ultimately rejected the proposal, in Woodfin is currently embroiled in
Annual Labor
Hills area. part due to concerns of the costs of another battle for annexation, this
Both towns have made efforts to repairing the area’s roads. time in the Leicester and Erwin
annex portions of the neighborhood Weaverville Town Manager Mike Hills area.
in recent years. Weaverville will give Morgan said the town is still await- While the ballots indicate Weav-
it another shot beginning Thursday ing the final report of the repair erville might not face as much op-
Day picnic
(Sept. 10) when it holds a public in- costs. position, at least one believes other-
formation meeting on annexing the Morgan said the town would of- wise.
Blueberry Hill, Highlander, Stoney fer the approximately 612 affected Resident Erika Franzi has fam-
Brook and Aiken Road sections. residents of the area with fire service, ily in the affected area and opposes
Jim Eaker, chairman of the Wood- police service including elderly and Weaverville’s proposal as well as all
land Hills Homeowners Association, home checks, street and stormwa- other forms of involuntary annexa-
revealed ballot results Wednesday ter, leaf and branch removal, gar- tion. North Carolina is one of the
(Sept. 9) from about 25 percent bage pickup for up to six cans for three states that allow such action.
of the affected owners, indicating residences and yard waste removal. “The fact that North Carolina still
Weaverville’s presence may be more Most in the area already receive wa- allows forcible annexation is just un-
wanted than Woodfin’s unsuccessful ter from Woodfin and sewer service believable to me,” she said.
annexation attempt of the area. from the Metropolitan Sewer Dis- Franzi, whose property on Mer-
A secret ballot of 78 homeown- trict, although those who already rimon Avenue has been annexed
ers and an owner of a vacant lot re- receive Weaverville water would see previously by Weaverville, organized
turned 52, or 66 percent, in favor of a 50 percent reduction in their bill, a Web site called stopweaverville.
Weaverville’s annexation. Eighteen Morgan said. wordpress.com to illustrate the op-
responders preferred to remain in the The town’s tax rate is 35.5 cents position and has been talking to resi-
county, five were not returned, three per $100 of assessed property value. dents in the Stoney Brook area who
were non-discernable and one ballot Eaker, also a member of the Weav- she said are also in disagreement
stated a preference for Woodfin. erville Planning and Zoning Board, with the proposed annexation. The
Eaker will present the results to supports Weaverville’s proposed ballots surveyed owners in the Blue-
the town council. annexation, primarily due to the berry Hill and Highlander sections.
“It’s as close to a referendum as you amount of services provided by the She hopes that makes for a strong
can get,” he said. “Granted, it doesn’t town. He took part in a recent meet- turnout at Thursday’s meeting.
mean much more than just letting ing of approximately 50 affected res- “I think it would be good for ev- See story on page 12 & 13
Weaverville know how we feel.” idents where he said only one spoke eryone who is in the affected area to
Property owners of the roughly against Weaverville’s proposal.
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