Flat Creek
Activities pick up at concrete plant site
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www.weavervillefamilymed.com 2 THE TRIBUNE - March 25 - March 31, 2010
After a nearly three-year standoff, construction is picking up at the Flat Creek site.
By Matt Tate
One last hurdle or one last stand? Tat’s the question currently fac-
ing those involved in the years-long battle between Blue Ridge Concrete and the North Buncombe Asso- ciation of Concerned Citizens for a concrete plant in the Flat Creek community. What could be the final show-
down is likely to occur this spring as Blue Ridge Concrete will ask for an air-quality permit from the county, the last permit needed to begin mix- ing concrete on the 13-acre site lo- cated at the corner of Old Mars Hill Highway and Murphy Hill Road. Te NBACC and area residents
are preparing to present their eco- logical concerns during the permit’s public hearing, including their con- tention that the area’s geographical landscape allows pollutants to pool. Bulldozers have been moving
onto the site as the county has grant- ed stormwater, erosion and build- ing permits. According to Aaron Pohl-Zaretsky of the NBACC, Blue Ridge Concrete is allowed to grade, lay pipe, drill and build ancillary buildings. Te only thing they are not allowed to proceed with is mix- ing concrete. Blue Ridge Concrete filed for the
air-quality permit request earlier this month. A date for a public hearing
has not been set. Te battle for the concrete plant
stretches back to 2007. Te NBACC scored an appar-
ent victory in May 2008 when the Buncombe County Board of Adjust- ment rejected Blue Ridge Concrete’s appeal for permits based on a condi- tional use zoning plan. When the state axed Buncombe
County’s zoning plan in March 2009, Blue Ridge Concrete filed a lawsuit contending the board was enforcing an invalid zoning plan and could not reject the building permits request. A Buncombe County Superior
County judge ordered the county to grant the building permits in Octo- ber 2009. Attempts to reach Blue Ridge
Concrete representatives for com- ment were unsuccessful.
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Arthritis and Pets Many older dogs and some younger
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