Commentary Light at the end of the road Is the Weaverville Town Council about to see a light
at the end of the road? Te roads I’m referencing are those in the Reems Creek Village that keep finding their way into council meeting after council meeting. Tis week council gave Bill Dorf, developer of the Re-
ems Creek Village, preliminary approval to go forward with his plan to subdivide several lots of development to
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try and get them to sell in this trying economy. However, Patsy Brison, the town’s attorney, said the
condition of the roads would have to be addressed before the new plan could be finalized. An estimate last year put the cost of the repairs at more than $60,000 before
the roads can be accepted into the town’s system. Dorf claimed last year some of the damage to the
roads has been done by residents of the town. Specifical- ly, those living in the Reems Creek Golf Course com- munity who use the subdivision as a shortcut. Te town can not spend taxpayer dollars to help
fix the roads because the roads are currently privately owned, and the town can’t take the roads in until they are fixed. Dorf wants to get the plan approved, but he disagreed with some of the repairs on the list when it was presented to him last spring. Maybe the solution is for all those fine folks out at the golf course could take up an offering to help pay for the damages they help cause. Ten maybe the council can put this issue to rest.
A tank with no water yet Years ago a water tank that would help eliminate some
of Woodfin’s water problems was approved to go in at the top of Baird Cove Road. After the Versant develop- ment went into the proverbial tank, getting construction completed and securing the necessary easements and
right-of-ways took much longer than expected. Woodfin water customers affected by this long, drawn-
out process can only hope that this is the year that the tank gets filled and starts being used. Most would say, “It’s about time.”
All sports are not treated equal Some complaints this week came in on our Leicester
Leader Facebook page, asking why we weren’t treating all sports as we did football. Tat’s a fair question. Football is usually the area’s
biggest sport, and as the paper covering Erwin High School, we have at least one story a week about their
game. I personally like basketball better, but it’s hard to cov-
er two games per week for a small newspaper. Maybe there’s someone out there that goes to every game who would like to keep us and our readers better informed. Please give us a call if you are that person.
Scholar/Athlete of the Week Pat Starnes:
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Tis week’s Scholar/Athlete of
the Week is North Buncombe High School senior Christian Bridges. Bridges is a member of the boys’ basketball team and will play base- ball this spring. Te baseball team
begins regular-season action on Tuesday (March 1). He has also played tennis during
his athletic career with the Black- Hawks. Bridges, 18, plans to study chem-
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ical engineering next year at North Carolina State University. He is the son of Danny and Pam Bridges of Weaverville. Bill Boughton of Edward Jones presented Bridges with his award.
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