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No new announcements for Northridge Commons


By Matt Tate J.Q. Freeman, the developer of


the Northridge Commons devel- opment, said this week there are no new announcements for busi- nesses for the Weaverville shop- ping center. Northridge Commons opened


in 2009 with main anchors Lowe’s and Walmart leading the way. The ABC store opened in Octo-


ber and U.S. Cellular moved from Weaverville Plaza to Northridge Commons in late 2009. The Carolina Group, Freeman’s


employer, went before the Weav- erville Board of Adjustments on Feb. 22 to discuss amending or modifying a special exemption permit approved by the board in 2006 that would allow for drive- thru restaurants in the develop- ment. Weaverville Town Manager


Mike Morgan said the board tabled the matter until further clarification could be ascertained from the N.C. Department of Transportation about sidewalks at Northridge Commons. • In other development news,


the IHOP restaurant in Weav- erville will be opening Monday (March 8). It will be located in the Ace Hardware shopping cen- ter on Weaver Boulevard.


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16 machines between the four busi- nesses. Some local businesses are not


pleased with council’s direction. “It’s just a shame this has to hurt


small businesses,” said Nancy Brank, store manager for a BP gas station on Merrimon Avenue. Council voted to increase the li-


censing fee for these machines to $2,600 per business. Weaverville Town Manager Mike Morgan said the fee will affect any machine in place and any future machine as well. Te fee runs from July 1-June 30. Te basic premise for sweepstakes


games allows participants to buy a prepaid phone card with an award- ed premium of entering what the sponsoring companies are calling a sweepstakes. Te legality of these machines has


been debated since their inception, but a Guilford County injunction in 2008 allowed for their continued use. Part of the legal defense against the


sweepstakes is the pre-determined set of prizes. Participants buy Inter- net or long-distance phone time and in addition, they are allowed to play games that award prizes. However, there are a finite number of winners and the games require no skill or ele- ment of chance. Odds are based, in part, on number of plays. Weaverville Town Attorney Patsy


Brison said it is akin to a soda with a contest under the cap. Users are buying the soda for a set price and in addition, they have a chance to win a prize. Users can send in a form to the


companies to request a free play, by- passing the need to purchase a pre- paid phone or Internet card. Points are awarded in the games and each point value is determined


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by the employed software. A business with these games may pay out up to $575 in winnings. Games are limited to individuals 18 years and older. Councilman Gene Knoefel dis-


cussed the machines at a January council meeting, hoping the town could jump ahead of the issue before it becomes a potential nuisance. Hendersonville has at least one


business that is solely dedicated to the Internet sweepstakes machines. Howard Cole of Cole Vending in


Weaverville said he has machines in six or seven area counties but Weav- erville is not currently a hot spot for these types of activities. “I haven’t seen a proliferation of


them in the area,” Cole said. Councilman Walt Currie has


suggested businesses with these ma- chines could register them with the town’s police department. Te mat- ter will be referred to the Weaverville Planning and Zoning Board for con- sideration of zoning regulations for the location of businesses that have these machines before council dis-


cussion. Inclement weather cancelled Tues-


day’s (March 2) zoning meeting. When the moratorium ends, all


video sweepstakes machines or simi- lar machines will have to comply. Te ordinance defines an “Inter-


net access business” as any “for-profit business having a substantial part of its operation the running of one or more games or processes with any of the following characteristics: (a) For payment, directly or as an intended addition to the purchase of a prod- uct, the customer receives one or more electronic sweepstakes tickets, cards, tokens or similar items enti- tling or empowering the customer to enter a sweepstakes, and without which item the customer would be unable to enter the sweepstakes; (b) For payment, directly or as an in- tended addition to the purchase of a product the customer can request a no-purchase necessary free entry of one or more sweepstakes tickets or other item entitling the customer to enter a sweepstakes.”


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