Two businesses move to Woodfin See stories on page 9


Terrific Kids at Weaverville Primary See story and pictures on pages 10-11


weaverville WEEKLY


COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER


May 13 - May 19, 2010 Vol. 8 • No. 19 Woodfin • Weaverville • Barnardsville Fifty Cents


sidering a tax increase of 3½ cents this upcoming fiscal year following three consecutive years of cuts. Te increase, which would take


effect July 1 if approved by town council, would up the town’s tax rate to 39 cents per $100 of assessed property value. Te new rate would bring in about


Town mulls 3½ cent tax increase Police investigate


By Matt Tate Te Town of Weaverville is con-


$240,000 for the town. Weaverville had reduced the tax


rate of 43 cents in 2007 to 35.5 cents this current fiscal year during the past three budget cycles. Town Manager Mike Morgan said the re- ductions had saved town taxpayers a cumulative total of $1.149 million. Te cuts also meant the town


dipped into its fund balance, reduc- ing the balance by $1.244 million in a strategic move pushed by council. Tis year’s total budget figure


Navitat offers new perspective


See story on page 8


is proposed to be $5,859,674, an increase of 11.3 percent over 2009- 2010. Te town will still likely bor-


row an additional $440,000 from the fund balance to help balance the budget.


multiple unusual break-ins


By Matt Tate Seven Woodfin businesses


were the subjects of a rash of break-ins Sunday night (May 9), but nothing appears stolen. It is an unusual case for police


in that equipment, cash, com- puters and other items usually snatched during similar crimes were left untouched. A surveillance picture outside


Emory Electric caught an image of a masked individual, seconds before the mounted camera was covered in spray paint. Det. Don Guge said the de-


partment is working off theo- ries currently, including one that that the burglar may have been looking for personal or fi-


Continued on page 4 A surveillance image of the unusual burglar. 50¢


While the town will see an uptick


in revenues and property valuations Continued on page 2


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