The Sept. 18 meeting of the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners bodes to be a relatively quiet one. An amendment to the county’s animal-control ordinance will be accompanied by signing of a new contract with the Asheville Humane Society, among a few other actions, according to the agenda posted on the county Web site.
A public hearing will be held concerning historic-landmark designation of the Richard Sharp Smith House (located in Chunns Cove) during the regular meeting of the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners next Tuesday, Aug. 21, at 4:30 p.m.
The Buncombe County Board of Commissioners met in emergency session Monday night to discuss possible resolution of the county’s long-running battle with Asheville concerning water. No public action ensued, but Chairman Nathan Ramsey announced that the board will reconvene for a second special session on at 7 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 2, in Council Chambers.
Ruth Bell Graham, wife of evangelist Billy Graham, died on Thursday around 5 p.m.
Buncombe commissioners and the county legal department said they would explain details of the Progress Energy lease in Woodfin at their meeting this Tuesday, May 15, but they have evidently changed their minds.
Buncombe commissioners will almost certainly approve county-wide zoning at their meeting this Tuesday, May 1.
Zoning is on the front burner next Tuesday when the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners holds a public hearing on proposed county zoning.
Progress Energy’s plan to build a power plant on land adjacent to the old Buncombe County county landfill was thwarted by the town of Woodfin Zoning Board of Adjustment last night, but the company still holds a one dollar per year lease on the property.
When the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners meets on Tuesday, April 3, the most significant business will be a report by Planning Director Jon Creighton concerning the Stormwater Ordinance enacted last September.
At its regular session on Tuesday, March 20, the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners will hear from Sheriff Van Duncan on changes in his department and consider: support for Beaucatcher Overlook Park, creation of a Farmland Preservation Plan, tightening animal-control regs and new restrictions on peep-show booths at adult establishments.
Two local environmental groups are considering legal action against the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners to overturn a cut-rate lease granted to Progress Energy to site a controversial new power plant. The Canary Coalition and the Mountain Voices Alliance say the commissioners’ action violated the state’s open-meetings law and ignored the potential impacts on county […]
An overflow crowd spilled out of the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners chambers at their meeting last night. The hot-button issue was the proposed siting of a Progress Energy power plant on the old county landfill in Woodfin. The proposed 50-year contract for the project granted use of the land for one dollar per year […]
