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• LIVE: Coverage of the MSD board meeting

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  David Forbes | 12/12/2012

  Now that the city of Asheville and the Metropolitan Sewerage District have both released their reports on a possible merger of the water system, the MSD board will consider proposals for taking the city's system under its control at its meeting this afternoon. Follow live Twitter coverage of the discussion.

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• City releases water merger report, finds local agreement best option

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  David Forbes | 12/07/2012

  The city of Asheville has released a report by the Raftellis consulting firm on a possible merger with the Metropolitan Sewerage District. The report claims that an "inter-local agreement" between the two would have the greatest benefit while avoiding the cost of a merger. MSD taking over the city system will, according to the report, cost the city around $3.75 million a year.

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• Impact study of potential water/MSD merger set for release

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  Nelda Holder | 11/08/2012

  Release of a draft economic-impact study of the potential merger of the Asheville water system with the Metropolitan Sewerage District of Buncombe County is expected next week.

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• MSD board discusses potential lease of Asheville watershed property

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  Nelda Holder | 10/18/2012

  While there was no formal action taken, the board of the Metropolitan Sewerage District has reviewed what were called "underlying assumptions" used by staff in studying the proposed merger of the Asheville water system with MSD's operation. The option of leasing the approximately 20,000 acres of protected watershed, leaving ownership in the hands of the city, was one item on that list of eight.

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• Asheville City Council will hold joint Sept. 18 water system meeting with state legislators

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  David Forbes | 09/14/2012

  Asheville City Council will hold a joint session with some state legislators to discuss the potential merger of the city's water system with the Metropolitan Sewerage District on Sept. 18 at the Asheville Civic Center banquet hall.

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• Council will vote on binding Asheville water referendum Aug. 14

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  David Forbes | 08/10/2012

  At its Aug. 14 meeting, Asheville City Council will vote on placing a binding referendum on the sale of the city's water system on the ballot this November.

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• LIVE: Twitter coverage of the Asheville City Council water system worksession

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  David Forbes | 07/31/2012

  Follow live Twitter coverage of Asheville's City Council's worksession on the fate of the city's water system, beginning at 3:30 p.m.

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• Reluctant Partners: Water system/MSD documents

  NEWS

  David Forbes | 07/30/2012

  The city of Asheville, the Metropolitan Sewerage District of Buncombe County, and Henderson County officials have been negotiating and discussing the possibility of merging Asheville's water system with MSD. Here are a few documents related to the topic. For more information, see "Reluctant Partners: Asheville, MSD Take Tentative Steps Toward Merger" in the Aug. 1, 2012 issue of Xpress.

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• Get to know Tim Moffitt

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  Richard Koerber | 05/08/2012

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• Get to know Tim Moffitt

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  Richard Koerber | 05/08/2012

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