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...

Hendersonville Lightning: Road advisers vote to dump Kanuga in favor of I-26-U.S. 64 interchange

From the Hendersonville Lightning (June 1, 2022): At its regular meeting earlier this month, the Henderson County Transportation Advisory Committee voted unanimously to recommend that the new spending blueprint bump the Kanuga Road improvement in favor of a new I-26 interchange at Four Seasons Boulevard to fix safety and congestions problems. Tristan Winkler, executive director...

Flat Rock Village Council to hold town hall meeting on May 12

From the Village of Flat Rock website: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Flat Rock, North Carolina, May 2, 2022—The Flat Rock Village Council will hold a town hall meeting for the village community on Thursday, May 12, from 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.  This will be the first of two town hall meetings that the Council plans...

Hendersonville Lightning: Ecusta Trail ride reveals entrepreneurs ready to cash in

From the Lightning: ". . . Unauthorized “recreational use” of this 8.4-mile section is undermining efforts to extend the trail, Conserving Carolina wrote in a sternly worded press release earlier this month. The organization, which acquired the 19.4-mile trail corridor last year, informed residents that walking or riding on our county’s section is “prohibited at...

May 4 deadline for comments on draft of Village Comprehensive Land Use Plan

The Village Comprehensive Land Use Plan (CLUP) draft is available on the village website here for public review. Please take a look and send any comments to Council Member Susan Gregory at susangregory@villageofflatrock.org by May 4. The 2013 Village CLUP has been undergoing review by the Village Planning Board for revisions and needed updates. The Board presented their recommendations in a draft document...