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October 7 - October 13, 2010 Vol. 8 • No. 40


Woodfin • Weaverville • Barnardsville Leicester • Erwin Hills • Alexander • West Buncombe • Newfound


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Weaverville selects new manager


By Matt Tate The Weaverville Town Coun-


cil announced Tuesday (Oct. 5) that Michael Boaz has been hired as the new town manager. He replaces the retiring Mike


Morgan, who steps down at the end of this month after 33 years in public service and 18 years as the town’s manager. Boaz, who will start in his


new position Nov. 8, comes to Weaverville from North Wil-


kesboro, where he served as fi- nance director since 2009. He has roughly six years of experi- ence as a town manager in three different municipalities: Beech Mountain, Maxton and Mount Gilead. A native of North Carolina,


Michael holds bachelor of sci- ence and master of public ad- ministration degrees from Ap- palachian State University and is accredited by the Internation- al City Managers’ Association. Mayor Al Root said Boaz’s


ability to listen while still pro- viding leadership was what set him apart from the rest of the candidates. “He really shined through at


being able to do both,” Root said. Boaz, who will turn 31 before


taking his new post, will relo- cate to the area with his wife, Amy. “I am very excited about the


opportunity,” he said. “I really look forward to working with the council, staff and citizens to


Woodfin gives park residents 60 days to remedy violations


By Matt Tate Te Woodfin Board of Aldermen


has given the residents of the em- battled C”N”C Mobile Home Park 60 days to remedy the numerous nuisance, code and zoning viola- tions town officials have identified. Town staff issued letters to the residents Monday (Oct. 4), notify-


ing them of the moratorium. Te aldermen voted in June to


expel the park’s grandfather status with the town after town officials reported a litany of infractions, in- cluding the dumping of raw sew- age, at the park, many of which had been ongoing for several years. Mobile home parks are not al-


lowed within Woodfin town limits unless they are annexed. Te alder-


men voted to annex the park on Old Marshall Highway in 2003. Woodfin Town Administrator


Jason Young said if the issues are fixed, the aldermen would reverse their vote and allow the park to continue operating. “Tey have to accomplish what


has been laid out,” he said of the park’s residents.


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ensure that Weaverville remains the great place it is.” Council selected Boaz after a rigorous search process that be-


gan in March of this year after Morgan announced his inten- tions to retire. The town en-


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