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April 8 - April 14, 2010 Vol. 8 • No. 14 Woodfin • Weaverville • Barnardsville Fifty Cents


DWI charge after dune buggy wreck Restrictions put


By Matt Tate A two-vehicle collision involving a


dune buggy Sunday night (April 4) on U.S. Hwy. 25/70 near Weaverville injured all involved, trapped one oc- cupant and resulted in a DWI charge for one of the drivers. None of the injuries was life-


threatening, according to Trooper Lancaster with the N.C. Highway Patrol. Te Jupiter Fire Department was able to swiftly and safely extract the trapped passenger. William Edward Banks of


Asheville is charged with a DWI, Lancaster said. A dune buggy Banks was driving in the southbound lanes of U.S. Hwy. 25/70 traveling toward


Weaverville struck a vehicle driven by Weaverville resident Wesley James Keith. A dune buggy is a an open-air recreational vehicle with large wheels and wide tires usually designed for driving on sand dunes or beaches. Te accident occurred around 8:20


pm near the Lower Flat Creek Road intersection where Keith was attempt-


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By Matt Tate Owners of Internet Sweepstakes


and other similar gaming terminals are being hit with a new set of re- strictions in Weaverville that will increase the fees of the units and limit their availability. Te motions approved Turs-


day (April 1) by Weaverville Town Council places a $1,000 annual tax per machine and limits their usage to just two zoning districts. All the machines currently in


town limits will be in non-com- pliance with the new set of restric- tions, according to Weaverville Town Manager Mike Morgan. All the owners not in compliance


will have one year before the ma- chines must be removed. Even so, the owners will have


to pay a pro-rated amount of the $1,000 annual per machine tax as well as the license fee, increased to


The dune buggy involved in Sunday night’s accident being loaded on to a roll-back. squeeze on gaming


$2,600 in February, this current fiscal year and next. Some owners believe the new


ordinances are little more than a money grab. Howard Cole of Cole Vending


has two machines at Weaverville Laundromat. He said each machine clears about $600 a month, half of which he splits with the business’ owner. Based on Cole’s calculations, a


business with one machine would now owe the town $3,600 a year, or roughly half a year’s profits. “We just don’t make that much money,” Cole said. “Tis is just not causing a problem that I’m aware of.” Te two machines are the only


ones Cole has in Weaverville. Tere are approximately 15 within town limits. Te town council has been dis-


cussing this issue since January Continued on page 2


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