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Henderson County Four Seasons Politics
City, county eye joint governance of water-sewer system
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The Hendersonville City Council and Henderson County Board of Commissioners are eyeing a first step toward joint governance of the city’s water and sewer system, a move has the potential to either resolve a longstanding and stubborn point of conflict between the two bodies or reignite ill will over it. Read Story »
Tags: utilities | water system | Hendersonville water system | water wars
Henderson County Four Seasons Politics
Hensley rebuts 'incorrect and disparaging' comments from Andreotta; commissioner responds
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Tags: water wars | Daniel Andreotta | Apple Ridge
Henderson County Four Seasons Politics
Edney manifesto recasts city, county roles in utilities, zoning and development
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At the tail end of the county’s annual day-long budget workshop last month, Commissioner Michael Edney announced that in the interest of time he’d have to defer his wrap-up comments and direction to staff on his priorities. Read Story »
Tags: water wars | 2022 Board of Commissioners election | Edney manifesto
Henderson County News
Full text of Commissioner Edney's policy statement
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Tags: water wars | annexation | Edney manifesto
Henderson County Business
LIGHTNING PHOTOS: City-county partnership honored for economic development
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The city of Hendersonville and Henderson County, at loggerheads in the past over who controls utilities, annexation and other development issues, have scored successes for the community when they worked together. Read Story »
Tags: Henderson County Partnership for Economic Development | 2017 water war | water wars | Garrison property | Jabil | Jabil Inc. | Garrison Industrial Park | Jabil Healthcare
Henderson County Four Seasons Politics
GOOD JOB!/NEEDS WORK: Morehead winner, water wars, hazard pay
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Good job! Read Story »
Tags: editorials | Morehead scholars | water wars | Good job! Needs work ...
Henderson County Four Seasons Politics
Commissioners again reject funding SROs at schools in city
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Henderson County Commissioner Bill Lapsley's effort to cover the cost of School Resource Officers at four county schools in the Hendersonville city limits failed for a third time Monday night. Read Story »
Tags: SROs | water wars
Henderson County News
City, Laurel Park poised to OK water merger on Friday
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Elected leaders of Laurel Park and Hendersonville will hold a joint meeting at 3 p.m. Friday to discuss the conveyance of the Laurel Park water system to the city of Hendersonville and potentially culminate years of talk about a water system merger by adopting resolutions authorizing the change. The city says the merger would mean lower water bills for Laurel Park customers. Read Story »
Tags: water issues | Laurel Park Town Council | water system | Hendersonville water system | water wars
Henderson County Four Seasons Politics
Lightning Editorial: Work together ... and see what can happen
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The vote to allow tax incentives to attract the Sierra Nevada Brewing Co., the five-party agreement to build the health sciences building and cancer center on the Pardee Hospital campus, and the final vote — after years of conflict and rancor — to fund the Hendersonville High School construction-renovation plan come to mind as milestones of smart decision-making that produce long-ranging benefits. Read Story »
Tags: Henderson County Partnership for Economic Development | 2017 water war | water wars | manufacturing | Garrison property
Henderson County Four Seasons Politics
LIGHTNING EDITORIAL: In escalating water war, county takes the economy hostage
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The de facto moratorium that Henderson County commissioners have imposed on developments needing city water is only serving to threaten economic growth, damage property rights and undermine the spirit of cooperation needed for sensible long-range planning of utilities. Read Story »
Tags: 2017 water war | water wars
Henderson County Four Seasons Politics
City amends water extension policy amid conflict with county
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The Hendersonville City Council voted on Thursday to update a 1997 Water Extension Policy as part of an ongoing conflict with the Henderson County Board of Commissioners over water rates. Read Story »
Tags: hendersonville | Henderson County | politics | water issues | Henderson County Board of Commissioners | Horse Shoe Farm | Zoning | water wars
Henderson County Four Seasons Politics
City, county remain at odds over water extensions
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The Hendersonville City Council and Henderson County Board of Commissioners appear to be hardening their positions in the newly revived water war. Read Story »
Tags: 2017 water war | water wars
East Flat Rock Four Seasons Politics
Don't miss this week's Hendersonville Lightning
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Don't miss this week's Hendersonville Lightning. Read Story »
Tags: restaurants | 2017 water war | water wars | East Flat Rock asphalt plant
Dana Business
Developer plans 29-home subdivision in Dana
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A developer is seeking approval from Henderson County to build 29 single-family homes on a 29-acre tract of land in Dana. Read Story »
Tags: 2017 water war | home construction | housing starts | water wars
Henderson County Four Seasons Politics
City, county trade shots over water extensions
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By blocking a water line extension for a vacation cabin development in Horse Shoe, Henderson County commissioners may have reignited the water war with the city of Hendersonville. Read Story »
Tags: water issues | 2017 water war | water wars | Water & Sewer Advisory Council
Henderson County News
Don't miss this week's Hendersonville Lightning
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Don't miss this week's Lightning. Read Story »
Tags: 2017 water war | Big Yellow Taxi caucus | water wars | Ryan Hendrix
Henderson County Four Seasons Politics
County vote that blocked water line extension 'shortsighted,' city says
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Responding to the decision by the Henderson County Board of Commissioners to block a city water line extension for a vacation cabin development in Horse Shoe, the city of Hendersonville expressed disappointment and defended its actions to reduce water rates outside the city limits and its attempts to work with commissioners on a countywide utility plan. Read Story »
Tags: 2017 water war | water wars | Water & Sewer Advisory Council
Henderson County News
County blocks city waterline extension, jeopardizing development
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In a decision that could have far-reaching consequences for new development, the Henderson County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously to block a request from the city of Hendersonville to extend water to Horse Shoe Farm. Read Story »
Tags: water wars
Flat Rock Four Seasons Politics
City has no plans to annex Halfway Tree
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The city of Hendersonville has no plans to annex the Halfway Tree Mobile Home Park as a condition of sewer extension and it couldn't if it wanted to. Read Story »
Tags: water issues | 2017 water war | water wars
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