Weaverville Council bids farewell to Morgan


By Matt Tate Weaverville Town Manager


Mike Morgan has been at the head of more than 200 monthly meetings of the Weaverville Town


Woodfin


Woodfin moves forward with grant from DENR


By Matt Tate Te Town of Woodfin plans to


use a $75,000 grant from the N.C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources to implement a sizeable portion of the first phase of a greenway. Te greenway is proposed to


connect Woodfin Riverside Park to Weaverville Road. It will cross the area around the Metropolitan Sewer District and the old golf course land. Te grant requires a $35,000


match from the town, but Woodfin Town Administrator Jason Young said he felt most of those funds could come from the Powell Bill.


A hitch in the greenway’s devel-


opment is a proposed pedestrian bridge near MSD that is currently estimated to cost roughly $70,000, Young said. He said the town will continue to explore its options. Te town is also moving for-


ward with another grant from Safe Routes to Schools that will build a sidewalk from near Woodfin El- ementary School down Elk Moun- tain Road to Riverside Drive. Te one-mile strip of sidewalk should take about four weeks to complete, once bids are finalized Young add- ed. In other news, the aldermen


Tuesday (Oct. 19) accepted a 301- foot section of Sen. Reynolds Bou- levard near the Reynolds Mountain


development into the municipal system. Young said he hopes to have a


groundbreaking on the $30 million development of several new build- ings in the new Reynolds Village in the coming weeks. In regards to other development


in Woodfin, Young said he plans to meet with officials from Olympic Coast Investments. Te company recently foreclosed on the Altura development and the two sides will discuss possibly resuscitating that project. New developers may also re-en-


ergize the failed Versant develop- ment as well, he added. Te aldermen also accepted a code of ethics policy.


Neighborhood art market Te Weaverville Parent-Teacher Organization will hold its second annual neighborhood art market from 10 am to


4 pm on Nov. 6 at Weaverville Primary School. Te market will include pottery, jewelry, scarves, clothing, gourmet foods, paper goods, wall art, quilts, wreaths and various other gift items from over 20 community artists and crafters. Between 11 am and 2 pm, activities will include the operation of an old fashioned cider press, a chance to meet local


Weaverville author Suzanne Kline and her service dog, Cosmo, from the children’s book “Cosmo’s Great Adventures” and view the student art show. A concession stand will be selling a variety of homemade treats. Te event will help raise money for the art programs


at the schools. For more information about this event, contact Rebecca Manske at 658-9748.


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Council. His last came Monday (Oct. 18),


and council members and depart- ment officials expressed their grati- tude for Morgan’s leadership. Te council presented the retir- ing manager with a plaque com-


memorating his 18 years of service to the town. Morgan’s last day is Friday (Oct.


22). Public Works Director Larry Sprinkle will act as interim man- ager for two weeks until Michael Boaz takes over Nov. 8.


Councilman Walt Currie said


he has interacted with a number of municipal officials throughout his career, and Morgan was near the top in terms of performance. “I’ve seen some of the worst and


I’ve seen some of the best, and Mike is one of the best,” he said. Vice Mayor Dottie Sherrill, who


has been on the council for all of Morgan’s 18 years with the town, became emotional reminiscing on their time together. “We’ve seen a lot of changes to-


gether,” she said. Morgan said he will begin teach-


ing a class at Western Carolina Uni- versity in January on budgeting. Te town has received the Govern- ment Finance Officers Association Distinguished Budget Presentation Award for 14 straight years. In other news, council members


again debated the troubled Reems Creek Village. Te latest issue in- volves allegations that developer Al Dorf is advertising lots that have not been approved by the town. Te council members also ap-


proved a subdivision of five acres on Pleasant Grove Road, and they accepted a code of ethics policy.


Te Town of Weaverville will host its annual Christmas parade on


Dec. 4. Te parade will begin at 1 pm. All parade entries will line up and sign in at the starting point at the entrance to North Buncombe Middle School off Dula Springs Road. Tere is no charge for entries, and trophies will be awarded to the three best floats. Anyone interesting in participating should contact Dottie Sherrill at 645-7579 or Melinda King at 645-7116, ext. 221.


Woodfin


Work under way on Riverside Drive


By Matt Tate Crews have begun work on re-


placing 80-year-old water lines near Riverside Drive in Woodfin. Woodfin Sanitary Water and


Sewer District Director Joe Martin said even though work is beginning almost a month behind schedule, he still expects it to wrap up during the first quarter of 2011, weather permitting.


Moore and Son Site Contractors


were awarded the approximately $891,000 job and will replace lines from near Broadway to Craggy Bridge. In other water district news, the


new tank near Baird Cove Road is partially filled, and Martin believes it will be in operation by the end of the year. Te levels at the reservoir have


improved, but are still down more than 10 feet.


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