Woodfin
Your Neighbors Know You Best!
Officials hold cautiously
optimistic view for ‘09
“Find Your
Freedom”
Robert and Kathleen Langdon
828-776-2804 robert@peregrineproperties.com
dollars,” he said. works facility for the town. The site
By Matt Tate
He told the alderman the town currently in discussion would be lo-
is seeing an above-average trend of cated at the old Buncombe County
This country’s weakening econ- new construction and development. Landfill. Young said the proposed
omy is being felt all over, and the He cited the Riverwalk develop- 3,000 square foot building would
K-9 Klips
Town of Woodfin is no exception. ment near the French Broad River sit on two acres of land. He hopes to
Pet Grooming
However, officials feel the town as a new, successful housing com- include the project on the upcom-
is well-positioned to survive what munity. ing budget at an estimated cost of
Now Offering Pet Supplies
some economic forecasters have “We continue to see a lot of $500,000.
Canidae & Felidae
predicted to be a trying 2009. strong interest in Woodfin,” Young Another impending project for
Woodfin Town Administrator said. the town is expanding or developing
Pet Food
Jason Young explained to the Board Another project moving forward an alternative to the Woodfin Town
k9klips.net
of Aldermen during a yearly retreat in Woodfin is the new downtown. Hall on Elk Mountain Road. Town
staff and police department person-
828.645.3338 Mon. thru Sat. 9-5 by appointment
Tuesday (Feb. 10) several factors Reynolds Mountain is scheduled
that could benefit the town in the to open the Neighborhood YMCA nel have the building near capacity,
148 Weaverville Hwy. • owned and operated by Carol Bratz
upcoming year. in April, and Young believes the Young said.
Many communities throughout second commercial building in the Young has also been in discus-
Western North Carolina anticipate development will begin construc- sions about constructing a greenway
tourism dollars to help its annual tion soon. along Riverside Drive in Woodfin.
bottom line. Young said that while Even so, Young said he plans The route is popular, but not
Woodfin’s lack of tourist attractions to go forward with a conservative necessarily safe, for cyclists. The LEICESTER
has limited those revenues in the budget for the upcoming fiscal year. discussed 3.6 mile route would give
past, it has enabled the town to de- The town has $1 million in reserve, cyclists and walkers a safe path.
y
velop an economic structure which which if carefully managed, could Another potential project for
does not suffer when the tourism provide town services for one year the French Broad River-area of
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income lags. without any incoming revenue, ac- Woodfin would be a 25-acre river
“We don’t thrive on tourist-based cording to Young. park across from the Metropolitan
Sewer District offices. The park
Future projects
would give river enthusiasts an op-
portunity to get around the MSD
Young discussed several future
Dam, currently keeping smooth
projects with the aldermen. He
river travel from Asheville to Madi-
proposed a print, radio and In-
son County.
$
ternet advertising campaign that
Both the greenway and river park
would highlight Woodfin as an
are in very early preliminary discus-
ideal location for new and relocat-
sions, Young said.
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OFF
ing businesses. The aldermen will
discuss this matter at an upcoming Annexations
meeting.
Any Transferred
Young and Woodfin Mayor Jerry Since 2002, the Woodfin tax
VeHaun also have been in talks base has grown from $93 million
for land to construct a new public
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