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Letter writer: In substation location issue, law of electrical current doesn’t bend for kids
“Do we figure that it will hopefully be OK, and then place multiple generations of our brightest, youngest and most vulnerable community members in the middle of the electron superhighway?”
Letter writer: Silence Biltmore train blasts to allow neighbors to get some sleep
“For most people living within half a mile of the Biltmore crossing, especially in older homes without triple-pane glass and air conditioning, sleeping through the [train] horn blasts is not an option.”
Letter writer: Hotel room tax increase means taxpayers foot bill for tourists
“The BCTDA recently got their 50 percent increase in the occupancy tax, which means they now have $10 million a year to spend on projects that stimulate more room nights, more solid waste, more police and fire calls, more expense for local taxpayers. “
Letter writer: Proposed trade pact could affect local, regional and state level
“If passed, the TPP would affect North Carolina and every other state in our country at the local, regional and state level.”
Letter writer: Thanks to one of Asheville’s unsung heroines
“There are unsung heroines in our midst who have made Asheville the scene that it is. One of these women is Ann Von Brock, who recently retired from years working at the United Way of Asheville and Buncombe County.”
Letter writer: Asheville has chance to hear restorative justice expert Friday
“Asheville has the remarkable opportunity this week to sit down with Dominic Barter, a fellow who’s been turning people all over the world on to the possibility of recreating our communities in the spirit of Martin Luther King Jr., Mahatma Gandhi, Eleanor Roosevelt, Vandana Shiva and others invested in a world of peacemaking.”
Letter writer: Reduce pollution and poaching to protect brook trout
“Western North Carolina is home to the native brook trout. Recently, the brook trout population has drastically declined.”
Letter writer: Forum Sunday will address Duke Energy’s plan for substation next to Isaac Dickson Elementary School
“As a parent of three children who attend Asheville City Schools and a family practice physician in the community, I was shocked to learn of Duke Energy’s plans to build a power substation next to the new Isaac Dickson Elementary School.”
Letter writer: City of Asheville should fund and build apartments for homeless veterans
“if the city of Asheville really wants to fulfill the mayor’s promise to Michelle Obama to end veteran’s homelessness, it is going to have to figure out a way to fund and build a veterans apartment building or create some affordable housing for veterans another way.”
Letter writer: Why not let Asheville residents benefit from tourism boom?
” The concern and resistance from the hotel and bed-and-breakfast industry about individual residents listing rooms for short-term rental on Airbnb or other similar sites is overstated and unwarranted.”
Letter writer: With bicycle tourism comes increased need for bike lanes
“Please create the infrastructure for bicyclists that is safe. Putting bikers on a road designed for auto traffic is a hazard — to all parties involved.”
Letter writer: Don’t risk children’s health with new Duke Energy substation
“As a grandmother of a child who will be attending the new Isaac Dickson Elementary School in the fall, I’m very concerned that Duke Energy is planning to build a large, 115-kilovolt power substation — 200 feet from the school property line!”
Letter writer: Is Asheville becoming Boomtown, N.C.?
“While there is no doubt that Asheville is in need of more lodging for the increasing number of tourists, the concern is, ‘How is it going to be accomplished?'”
Beer City, USA — or DWI City, USA? (Long version)
“If we want Asheville to thrive, we need to have a balanced and fair approach to handling the inevitable concerns that accompany a title like ‘Beer City, USA.'”
Letter writer: Kudos to Harris Teeter and shoppers for supporting local troops and their families
“This May, we want to salute Harris Teeter and the Asheville location for its continuing efforts to help support the military during Military Appreciation Month and honor the men and women of the armed services.”
Letter writer: Consider landlords’ perspectives in affordable housing issue
“If you are upset about the lack of affordable housing in Asheville, consider these numbers — the true monthly costs of being a landlord.”
Beer City, USA — or DWI City, USA?
“If we want a thriving tourism economy and a “craft brew mecca” kind of culture, then we need law enforcement officers trained to deal with this new direction our fine city is taking.”
Letter writer: South Slope trees should be preserved from development
“A stand of about 70 tall, beautiful old trees on the South Slope of Asheville is in danger of being removed. It is one of the last, if not the very last, undeveloped wooded areas in this part of downtown.”
Letter writer: New recycling facility represents a step backward for WNC
“Despite its name, Regional Recycling Solutions (the new solid-waste recycling facility proposed for West Asheville along Hominy Creek) is a big step backward for recycling here in Western North Carolina.”
Letter writer: Thank the Earth by striving not to drive
“It would be a miracle if everybody for one week didn’t drive.”