– COMMUNITY – Lake Louise planning to cost $25K Weaverville - As the town
of Weaverville grows there are adjustments that may come with such g r o w t h . The Street M a i nt e - nance pro-
BY Erin Dalton
gram, safety padding for Lake Louise
equipment, matching
the Reems Creek Greenway project grant award (estimate at $60,000), and contingency of $25,000 for Lake Louise Com- munity Center towards study and architectural planning. “The $25,000 isn’t necessarily
for the project, but it is in place, setting in the event that we be- gin,” Selena Coffey, town man- ager, said. “It is included in or- der to do studies, architectural plans, conceptual layouts in the
instance the Ad Hoc committee comes up with a plan this fiscal year.” The Ad Hoc Committee is a
group tasked with figuring out and determining the best use for the building. The group is comprised of two councilmen, Coffey, Tony Laughter, the pub- lic worker director, members of the Lake Louise Preservation Association, two members from Weaverville Business Associa- tion, and two tailgate market members, according to Coffey. They will consider if the build- ing needs renovation, and how to get the area to be useful and helpful to the community. “It’s a community resource.
People could have meetings there. Right now, the tailgate market operates in the parking
lot there,” Coffey said. “It could open it up for use inside the building. At the moment they are just using the garage por- tion of that building.” Lake Louise community
building currently is in need for repairs and renovations: The building is not ADA acces- sible, some of the main repairs are electric and plumbing, and there is a desire to redesign it to accommodate the public. However, council may wait in agreeing to include this in the
budget. “There’s been some talk about
trying to get grants because this is kind of a park project since it’s in Lake Louise Park, but the problem is our federal government right now is look- ing at cutting a lot of that, those kinds of fund. So I don’t feel real assured in getting money grant-wise.” As the budget planning pro-
gresses this may be an item of further discussion. The town may have an old architectural
study and plan, and if that were the case there would be little need for the $25,000. Regard- less, the funding for this project would come from the general funds, and possible grants. “Haven’t heard anything
about it at this point. They may want to pull it out, and wait til we actually do need to pay out for a plan,” Coffey said, “but I proposed it as a way for keeping all of our thoughts, reminding ourselves this is a project we do need to fund at some point.”
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Vaughn into the commu- nity with
warm and open arms. Vaughn joined late last year moving from western New York where she previously served church- es.
“It’s been a very warm and
loving welcome,” Vaughn said. “That was actually one of the things that attracted me to this church. Out of all the churches I’ve served, it’s a very unique community here.” Vaughn had not always in-
tended to become a pastor. She earned a master’s degree in social work, and had begun to work on a PhD in professional counseling with pastoral care. At the same time, was required to take religion and theology classes, according to Vaughn. It would
be through these
classes that she fell in love with theology, and changed course to mastering in religion and theology. This set her on the path to ministry. “I think it’s allowed me to
have a broader perspective on God, faith traditions, and reli- gions,” Vaughn said. “Of who God is and the inclusivity.” She attended seminary in Richmond, VA.,
then served
a church outside of Richmond for a time. Following her time there, she moved to western New York, continuing to serve the church until eventually moving to the South once more. “Probably one of the biggest
things that brought me here is that this church is so focused on mission and outreach,” Vaughn said. Reems Creek Beech Pres-
byterian Church supports a couple of missions in Guate- mala and Mexico, is involved with North Buncombe Sa- maritan Ministries and Black Mountain Home, and Nickel-
A-Meal. Looking to the future, Vaughn wishes to continue this outreach, working with non- profit organizations and the youth of the church. Addition- ally, she wishes to work more with ABCCM and its jail min- istry. “I don’t know if it’s about
me, so I don’t know if you can say that I bring something,” Vaughn said, “but I think this church as a whole is focused on sharing God’s love and grace, and
really trying to create
peace and reconciliation in the community and the world.” Since joining the church and
the community, she hasn’t been happier, according to Vaughn. Vaughn also participates and enjoys the church’s softball and kickball teams as well as hik- ing and kayaking in the Ashe- ville and Weaverville area. “I’m super happy here,”
Vaughn said. “This has proba- bly been one of the best church- es to be a part of and to walk that faith journey with.”
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