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November 18 - November 24, 2010 Vol. 8 • No. 46


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


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Council rejects rezoning Wilson property


By Matt Tate Te Weaverville Town Council


shot down an application to re- zone 7.54 acres off North Main Street during Monday’s (Nov. 15) meeting. Rebecca Jackson, power of at-


torney for landowner Bertie Wil- son, was seeking to have the land rezoned from Commercial-2 to


Residential-3. Husband Keith Jackson said the


request allowed for the best use of the land. “It expands the opportunities,”


he said. Te main difference between


the two zoning types is R-3 al- lows for mobile homes and mobile home parks, according to Mayor Al Root. Councilman Doug Dearth, the


former chairman of the town’s planning and zoning board, said switching a zone from commercial to residential limited the uses. “I don’t see R-3 as the highest


use of property,” he said. “[Keep- ing it C-2] is the most flexible.” Te property has been in the


Wilson family since 1938. It has 50-foot frontage on North Main Street across from State Employees Credit Union. Te property also has a right of way to Dula Springs Road, according to Jackson. In other news, the council tabled


several matters. A request from the N.C. Department of Energy and Natural Resources for wa- ter allocation at two subdivisions with the town’s extra-territorial jurisdiction was held for further discussion. Councilman Walt Currie wor-


ried about selling taxpayer water to for-profit companies. Residents of the Rolling Acres


Miata club donates


to ‘Cops for Kids’ See story on page 12


and Kirk Glen subdivisions cur- rently use a private water system. If accepted, a master meter would be installed at each subdivision, and water would be bought from Weaverville and sold to the resi- dents. “It encourages developers to


bypass the town up front,” Currie said. Public Works Director Larry


Sprinkle said capacity to comple- tion fees would have to be paid before water could be sold. Te council also tabled discus-


sion on permit extensions. Changes to both the zoning or-


dinances and sections of the pen- alty provisions within the code of ordinances were sent to the plan- ning and zoning board for review.


Te town adopted a resolution


in support of Buncombe County’s grant application for a country- wide master greenway plan and in support of the current state ABC system. Council members heard an up-


date on the town’s store from ABC Board Chairman Lou Accornero and accountant John Taylor.


Deputies arrest man on drug charges


By Clint Parker A Barnardsville resident has


been arrested on at least five drug charges. Joshua Edward Harwood, 26, of Rainbow Lane, was arrested Tuesday (Nov. 16) by deputies from the Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office on war- rants obtained on an anonymous tip.


According to Lt. Randy Sor-


rells, Harwood was in possession of 338 grams of marijuana, 3.1 grams of cocaine and 10 doses of diazepam.


Harwood, who Sorrells said


has prior arrests, is charged with possession with intent to manu- facture, sell or deliver marijuana, maintaining a dwelling, posses- sion with intent to sell or deliver cocaine, simple possession of a schedule IV controlled substance and tampering with a vehicle which was a warrant taken out by a private individual. Sorrells said each drug charge carries a $25,000 bond and the tampering charge carries a $1,000 bond. As of press time, Harwood was


still in jail with a combined bond of $101,000.


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