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COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER


February 24 - March 2, 2011 Vol. 9 • No. 8 Woodfin • Weaverville • Barnardsville • Alexander Fifty Cents


Bill Dorf believes smaller lots will help renew interest in his project that has at times struggled to find buyers over the past decade. To help lower prices at Reems


Creek Village, he asked Weaverville Town Council to accept a re-subdi- vision that would create seven addi- tional smaller lots. Council approved the preliminary


plan Monday (Feb. 21) but not before a lengthy discussion. While Dorf said the first section


of the development has sold 15 of its 16 lots, much of the second and third sections have languished with only 10 of 45 lots sold thus far. Dorf’s plan would divide a portion of those lots, lowering the average acreage per lot in the development from .788 to .683. “I think it would help us take the


sting out of what we have felt as de- velopers,” he told council members. However, Weaverville Town At-


torney Patsy Brison said before final approval can be reached, the roads in the development will have to meet state and town standards. Te deteriorating conditions of the


roads led the council to reject accept- ing them into the municipal system last year. An independent engineer at the


Council accepts re-subdivision plan Trolley car gets


By Matt Tate Reems Creek Village developer


time estimated the repairs to cost more than $60,000, a figure Dorf balked at last year. Dorf did not speak specifically to


what repairs the roads would need, but told council, “I have every inten- tion of doing everything I have to do and need to do. ... I have no choice but to comply.” Councilman Doug Dearth urged


Dorf to fix the roads but voiced his support of the proposal. “I think this is a better use of the


land,” he said. Other landowners in Reems Creek


Village also supported Dorf’s plan. “I am very happy for this to hap-


pen if it keeps the development mov- ing,” said Kevin Volpe. Before the new lots can be sold in


the development, council will have to give final approval of the plan. In other news, the council passed a


resolution of consideration to annex a section of Woodland Hills com- monly known as the lake section. Tere are approximately 30 plats in the development. Te town took in neighboring sections of Woodland Hills in 2010. Te resolution gives council two years to mull an intent to annex resolution. Mayor Al Root recommended Bill


Biggers and John Dankel to be re- appointed to the town’s zoning board of adjustment and Charles Sullivan to fill a vacant seat.


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