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Parkside will dominate June 24 county commissioners meeting
On Tuesday afternoon, the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners heard the tip of the iceberg of the controversy surrounding the proposed nine-story Parkside condominium project. The board will discuss the issue at length during its June 24 meeting.
From brown to green
The more I wrote about drought this spring, the more it rained. I considered starting a second career as a contrarian rainmaker. I could lease my talents out to water-hungry towns, an editor suggested. Still, I wondered what I would write about. The rain gave me more time indoors, even as I fell behind in […]
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Commissioners ponder $317 million budget Residents decry proposed land-disturbance rules Buncombe County’s economy remains in better shape than those of many other areas, County Manager Wanda Greene reported at the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners at their May 20 meeting. But rising costs, unemployment, foreclosures and a contracting housing market will create some challenges—about $6.9 […]
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Hard times ahead: Buncombe County’s economy remains in better shape than those of many other areas, County Manager Wanda Greene reported at the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners at their May 20 meeting. But rising costs, unemployment, foreclosures and a contracting housing market will create some challenges for the 2008-09 budget.
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Sheriff gives first annual report County to pay for water line to The Oaks subdivision Millions of dollars worth of county-financed building projects are either pending or in progress around Buncombe County, and Planning Director Jon Creighton updated the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners on them during the board’s May 13 meeting. The 248-bed jail […]
Buncombe County Commissioners preview: May 20 meeting
The Buncombe County Board of Commissioners is set to review the recommended budget for the upcoming year. The tax rate is expected to stay the same.
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After hearing pleas from representatives of local manufacturers, Mission Hospitals and the school system, the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved a work-force housing plan at their April 15 meeting that could provide up to $5,000 per unit in county-backed loans to developers. Developers who build 100 or more apartment or condo units or […]
Another well contaminated near CTS of Asheville site
In a presentation to the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners yesterday, county staff confirmed that small amounts of TCE, an industrial chemical that can cause cancer, liver and brain damage, had been found in a third well near the site of the former CTS plant on Mills Gap Road.
Taking sides over Parkside
When the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners sold a small piece of land to developer Stewart Coleman‘s Black Dog Realty back in November 2006, the transaction attracted little notice. Originally packaged with a slew of other items on the consent agenda, it was pulled, briefly discussed—and then unanimously approved. By any means: Candidate Cecil Bothwell […]
Buncombe County Commissioners preview: April 15 meeting
Affordable housing, greenways and new construction top the commissioners’ agenda for Tuesday, April 15.
Buncombe County Commissioners preview: April 8 meeting
Plans for the future seem to be the theme of the agenda for the April 8 meeting of the Buncombe County Commissioners,
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The item wasn’t even on the agenda, but at their March 25 meeting, the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners got an earful from residents of the Mills Gap Road area, adjacent to the contaminated CTS industrial site. The residents had come out in force to oppose a proposed rezoning of land near the site, but […]
Buncombe Commissioners preview: March 25 meeting
A report on the county’s emergency services and a smattering of rezonings top the agenda for the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners’ March 25 meeting.
Clean clear through
When elected officials conduct their business in the sunshine of public scrutiny, their constituents can have full faith and trust that the decisions made are aboveboard, well-considered and in the best interest of the general public. At the local level, maximizing the public’s access to government empowers communities and builds leaders. Over the last couple […]
Personality-packed Buncombe commissioners race highlights local elections
All eyes may be on the presidential race this election year, but it’s the race for the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners that has brought local personalities into the spotlight.
Buncombe Commissioners: The slate is swelling
The opening of the filing period for the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners race is still nearly a week away, but already the horses are jostling the gate. And for good reason: This year, all four commissioners’ seats are open, along with the chairman’s seat. And while we can’t be sure exactly who will opt […]
Buncombe Commissioners: Feb. 5 meeting preview
Tomorrow, Buncombe County Board of Commissioners revisit the question of whether to contribute $250,000 to a nine-acre park linking Haw Creek to the Blue Ridge Parkway.
Buncombe Commissioners: Jan. 22 meeting preview
If the major items on the agenda for tonight’s meeting of the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners seem familiar, that’s because they are. The board will consider two proposals that it delayed from the Jan. 8 meeting: a request for 10 more full-time sheriff’s office employees and the appointment of a monitoring board for the pollution at the former CTS plant.
Buncombe Commissioners preview: Nov. 20 meeting
In their last meeting before the Thanksgiving holiday, the Buncombe County Commissioners will consider declaring their support for a performing-arts center in Asheville and amending the county’s stormwater ordinance, and hear an update on the Meals on Wheels program.
Looking for answers
Some 200 concerned south Buncombe residents packed the Skyland Fire Department on Oct. 29, peppering state and federal environmental officials with questions about CTS of Asheville, a controversial hazardous-waste site on Mills Gap Road. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency staffer David Dorian, the on-scene coordinator for the site, gave a presentation detailing its history, current status […]