Commentary
Solution to road problem? Everyone knows of the problems
drivers have with the state and in- terstate roads in North Carolina. Drivers have been losing tires and alignments to the interstates for months now. However, a little known road
problem has been ongoing at the Weaverville Town Council for
Clint Parker
months now and few people know about it (see story page 2). Te Weaverville Town Council
has been in discussion with Reems Creek Village developer Bill Dorf to take over the roads in his devel- opment and make them public. At this week’s monthly meeting
of the council, Dorf offered what he said was a solution to the 42 deficiencies that the town asked to be corrected before accepting the
Maybe Dorf should post the road
as a private drive and keep others out. If that doesn’t work, maybe he should make it a toll road with little booths where money is collected to drive on the road. Tat has been a source of revenue in the Northeast for years and most that come from there to live here want to straighten us dumb Southerners out any- way and show us how it should be done.
Weaverville ABC doing good A report to the Weaverville Town
Council this week from the Weav- erville ABC Board puts the health of the store at good and profitable, according to the profit and loss state- ment. While the statement was not
available at the council meeting, the Tribune obtained a copy which
shows that the store produced a profit of about $35,000. If true the town should have a check coming in the amount of about $32,000 with another $1,700 or so going to the Weaverville Police Department. We plan to take a look at the num-
bers in comparison with other area ABC boards in next week’s issue.
Blood drive Te Asheville-Mountain Area Chapter of the American Red Cross
will hold a blood drive from 3 pm to 7 pm on Monday (April 26) at the Weaverville Fire Department. Call 645-3500 for more informa- tion or to schedule an appointment.
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roads. Dorf wanted the town to pony up half the cost of fixing the roads since area residents have been using the roads as a public street for years. Te board declined. Dorf has said that he doesn’t
want to scare potential buyers off by having steep homeowner fees to help pay for the roads.
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not taking care of our citizens with the current ordinances.” Te board will study the ordinance
over the next few weeks and make recommendations to Young. Tey also set a public hearing for the ordi- nance for May 18. In other news, the board passed
a resolution establishing May 2-7 as 2010 Spring Cleaning Week in Woodfin and asks that all citizens take the opportunity to clean their homes and property. Items will be picked up at the curb on regular trash pick-up days with the exception of tires and hazardous matters. Te board also rezoned 14 Black-
stone from R-10 to C-S after a pub- lic hearing where no one spoke and granted an easement to the Metro- politan Sewage District to expedite sewage pipe right-of-ways to prevent future sidewalks from being torn-up and reinstalled. Young reported that he was trav-
eling to Raleigh to meet with Ac- tive Living By Design, a foundation
Tis week’s Scholar/Athlete of
the Week is North Buncombe High School sophomore Colby Fox. Fox is a member of the school’s baseball and football teams. He has a 4.4 GPA and plans to
established by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation that promotes physical activity for healthier living, and try and secure a $60,000 grant for sidewalks. He also told the board that a Hous-
ing and Urban Development loan had been approved for the building
play baseball in college as well as at- tend law school. His parents are Jimmy and Lori
Fox of Weaverville. Bill Boughton of Edward Jones presented Fox with his award.
of five buildings in the future down- town area which includes 201 unit apartments with commercial space on ground level. Young added that Woodfin real estate was once again becoming a hot commodity with more interest than he has seen in about two years
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