After a second visit by developers Global Development Resources and their attorney Craig Justus, Asheville City Council gave the nod to a 132-unit gated development at the historic Thoms Estate in Beaverdam. In return, the developers said the gates would close only at night, and that there would be pedestrian access to the neighborhood for area residents.
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