Hendersonville Lightning: Planning Board votes 7-0 against Greenville Highway apartments

From the Hendersonville Lightning: ". . . Lock 7 Development LLC, a Washington, D.C.- and North Carolina-based developer that specializes in boutique townhomes and apartments, applied for a zoning change last October from Greenville Highway Mixed Use to Greenville Highway Mixed Use conditional zoning for the construction of the multi-family project. Tax records show a 1,053-square-foot home...

Hendersonville Lightning: Investor buys Kenmure Country Club plus lots

From the Hendersonville Lightning: . . . Kenmure was developed starting in 1980s by King and three UNC basketball coaches — two of whom would turn out to have Hall of Fame coaching careers. The investors were Dean Smith and Roy Williams and Eddie Fogler, plus “their finance guy, Bill Miller,” King said. King’s connection...

1202 Greenville Highway apartment project update

The application for this project is currently scheduled to be reviewed at the March 9 City of Hendersonville Planning Board meeting: The City of Hendersonville Planning Board postponed review of the application from their February meeting's agenda due to missing information from the developer's Transportation Impact (i.e., traffic) Analysis (TIA). The Planning Board will review...

N. Highland Lake Road project update

If you've been wondering about what's been happening on the N. Highland Lake Road project, you're not alone. Here's what we know at this time: The current estimated cost for the project is now $9.97M (up from the original estimate of $2.62M). The contractor for the project has been (and still is) working on other projects...

Hendersonville Lightning: Green River residents expected to implore county to look at lodge request

From the Hendersonville Lightning: Denied a public hearing on a landowner's plans to build a lodge and private club in rural Green River, residents of Cabin Creek Road plan to appeal to Henderson County commissioners to step in and take a closer look at whether the request is "a loophole" that evades the intent of...

Upcoming City Meeting: 1202 Greenville Hwy Proposed Development Information

Received via email: "As posted on the property, there is a City of Hendersonville Planning Board Meeting and public comment next Thursday, Feb. 9, 2023. Public Comment is crucial for the record and influencing the decision regarding this proposal for Conditional Rezoning. Please attend this meeting whether in person or via Zoom. You can find more details here. ...

Hendersonville Lightning: Landowners seek OK for lodge and club on Cabin Creek Road

From the Hendersonville Lightning: GREEN RIVER — A landowner who dropped plans for a 20-room inn amid intense neighborhood opposition last March has filed a new application to permit a lodge and private club on a 4½-acre site in a wooded area off Cabin Creek Road. This time, the project does not require a rezoning....

Henderson County 2045 Comprehensive Plan on commissioners’ agenda in upcoming meetings

Interested in learning more about the Henderson County 2045 Comprehensive Plan draft and/or expressing your concerns? Check out the Board of Commissioners' upcoming meeting schedule: Tuesday, January 3, 2023, 5:30 p.m.: Henderson County Board of Commissioners meeting, 1 Historic Courthouse Square Wednesday, January 18, 9:30 a.m. (all-day budget meeting): Henderson County Board of Commissioners meeting, 1 Historic...

MountainTrue: Delivering on goals requires strengthening recommendations

From MountainTrue, which has concerns about the latest draft of the 2045 Henderson County Comprehensive Plan draft: ". . . There are major flaws with the proposed Commercial and Industrial Suitability Maps found in the draft appendix of the Henderson Comprehensive Plan. These maps appear to conflict with the accompanying Plan Maps, as well as...

1202 Greenville Highway neighborhood meeting follow-up on Jan 4

There will be community-wide virtual meeting on the 1202 Greenville Highway development on Wednesday, January 4, at 1:00 p.m. To receive the virtual link or to submit questions/comments in advance, email 1202Greenville@gmail.com. Lock7 Development will be available to address additional questions and comments as well as share new details about the project.

Hendersonville Lightning: Brookdale residents raise concerns about 185-unit apartment complex

From the Hendersonville Lightning: Homeowners living in Brookdale and other adjacent neighborhoods raised concerns about traffic, flooding, the loss of trees, noise and light pollution and cut-through traffic on Wednesday when a developer presented plans for 185 apartments on Greenville Highway. Lock7 Development, a developer of apartment and condo projects in the Washington, D.C., area...

Hendersonville Lightning: Developer seeks rezoning for 185 apartments on Greenville Highway

Not in Flat Rock, but getting close. From the Lightning: "A landowner and developer are seeking a rezoning in order to build 185 apartments on 6.8 acres on Greenville Highway south of Brookdale Avenue, the Hendersonville Community Development Department said. A Neighborhood Compatibility Meeting on the request will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Dec....

Henderson County 2045 Comprehensive Plan public hearing December 5

The Henderson County Planning Board will hold a special meeting December 1 at 5:30 p.m. at the King Street Meeting Room in the County Administration Building (100 North King Street, Hendersonville) to consider the county's 2045 Comprehensive Plan. On December 5 at 5:30 p.m. in the Historic Courthouse, the Henderson County Board of Commissioners will...

Hendersonville Lightning: Attorneys set meetings for Saluda Grade Trail landowners

From the Hendersonville Lightning: "Attorneys Lindsay S. Brinton and Meghan S. Largent, members of a St. Louis-based firm specializing in rails to trails litigation, will host educational meetings in Tryon and Saluda, and Landrum and Inman, South Carolina, Tuesday and Wednesday to discuss the potential compensation claims of landowners who own property along the Saluda...

Henderson County 2045 Comprehensive Plan: Get involved

Henderson County 2045 Comprehensive Plan public meeting schedule: 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 20, at Fletcher Library 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Monday, Sept. 26, at the Edneyville Community Center 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 27, in Thomas Auditorium at Blue Ridge Community College 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Monday, Oct....

Hendersonville Lightning: Farmland preservation emerges as flashpoint of Comp Plan 2045 ire

From the Lightning: An overflow crowd that flocked to Henderson County’s Historic Courthouse last week implored the Board of Commissioners to reject a 2045 comprehensive land-use draft that they said encourages sprawl, endangers the apple country and does nothing to preserve open space and natural resources. Suzanne Hale said the draft plan would “sentence the...

Hendersonville Lightning: Legislature begins a shift in how state pays for roadwork

From John Hood at the John Locke Foundation, as published in the Hendersonville Lightning: When the North Carolina General Assembly enacted its budget revision for the 2022-23 fiscal year, it contained a major change in how the state funds roads. . . Change is coming. Under the budget revision Gov. Roy Cooper just signed into...