Woodfin Town solicits donations for holidays


By Matt Tate Te Town of Woodfin is gathering


donations from the community for its annual Christmas program that supplies disadvantaged Woodfin res- idents with toys, clothes, money to cover heating costs and other needs. Woodfin Town Administrator


Jason Young said through Monday (Nov. 15), the town had collected $5,486. He said while the town pre- fers cash donations so it can be used to match specific needs of each fam- ily, the town will accept unwrapped toys. Area businesses are helping out as well. On Tuesday (Nov. 23), 10


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percent of all sales at Curras Nuevo Cuisine on Weaverville Road will go to the “Cops for Tots” program, a subsidiary of the police department’s annual benevolent program. Te police department will also


host a motorcycle and vehicle toy run on Nov. 27. Registration begins at 11 am at the Woodfin Commu- nity Center, and the ride begins at 1:30 pm and takes riders on a scenic route through North Buncombe. Registration is $10 or an unwrapped toy of equal or greater value per rider. Lunch and t-shirts will be sold, and music will be provided by Sons of Ralph and Mark Keller. Te Woodfin Board of Aldermen voted Tuesday (Nov. 16) to cancel


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the town’s Christmas festival, real- locating the $5,000 used for the festival and putting it toward the be- nevolent program. Young said donations can be


dropped off at town hall on Elk Mountain Road, and anyone in need can apply for the program at town hall as well. In other aldermen news, they vot-


ed to allow the property at the town’s ABC store to be sold to an investor with a lease back to the store. Te town currently owns the


property on Weaverville Road. Young said selling the property to an investor with a lease back will cut the debt services payments in half. Te move will also free up capital for the town.


Te aldermen also voted to free up


$25,000 from this year’s budget that was set aside for a new inclement weather sprayer. Te money would have come from the capital outlay in the Powell Bill expenditure section of the budget. State Powell Bill funds are allocated each year for various maintenance, repair and construc- tion projects for municipal streets.


Woodfin water levels improving


By Matt Tate Te water levels at Woodfin Wa-


ter District reservoir had improved by more than 4 feet since September before rains Monday (Nov. 15) and Tuesday (Nov. 16), director Joe Mar- tin said. Te district is still under manda- tory conservation restrictions because


levels are still down more than 9 feet, but with the leaves off the trees around the reservoir on Blackberry Inn Road, levels should continue to improve, he added. Replacing the 80-year-old water


lines on Riverside Drive is still pro- gressing. Martin said thus far con- struction crews have not had to tear up as much of Riverside Drive to replace the lines as anticipated and


as such, the district may be in a posi- tion to save money off the $891,000 project. In other district news, the new tank


on Baird Cove Road is still on track to be filled by the end of the year. Te Woodfin Water Board ap-


proved a 1 percent raise for all district employees. Te board will next meet at 2 pm


on Dec. 20.


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Department of Environment and Natural Resources recognized the Woodfin Sanitary Water & Sewer District for outstanding water treatment practices by re- ceiving the “Certificate of Facil- ity Optimization for Turbidity Removal” award for the calendar year 2009. Te district was one of 21 sur-


face water treatment systems se- lected for this recognition out of


a total of 156 treatment systems reviewed. “Tis award is a great honor


and was achieved through the efforts of our Plant supervisor Dave Stalnaker and operators Chandler Henn and Clayton Hensley,” said director Joseph Martin. “Te district is fortunate to have such excellent treatment plant staff and I commend them for their diligence in exceed- ing state requirements for water


treatment.” Te certificate is granted by


the state to those water systems reaching a benchmark turbid- ity removal level significantly lower than state regulations for at least 95 percent of the year. Tis marks the third consecutive calendar year the Woodfin Sani- tary Water & Sewer District has received this award.


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