Notice of CANCELLATION of Regularly Scheduled Council Workshop

This notice is to inform the public that the regularly scheduled workshop of Weaverville’s Town Council scheduled for Tuesday, March 12, 2019, at 6:00 p.m. within Council Chambers at Town Hall, has been CANCELLED.

Al Root

Mayor, Town of Weaverville

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PRESS RELEASE:

CHAPEL HILL, NC – On December 7, 2018, Trent Duncan, Water Resources Superintendent, Town of Weaverville, successfully completed the Leading for Results program at the UNC School of Government as a Local Government Federal Credit Union (LGFCU) Fellow. Trent was among 40 individuals from across North Carolina identified as emerging leaders in local government and was selected in a competitive process from among 140 applicants to the program.

The Leading for Results program focuses on organizational leadership. Participants were introduced to models of leadership as well as management and leadership tools and strategies. LGFCU Fellows had the opportunity to gain insight into their individual leadership styles and strengths and practice ways to increase their effectiveness within their organizations.

NOTICE OF OFFER TO PURCHASE TOWN PROPERTY AND

UPSET BID PERIOD PURSUANT TO NCGS 160A-269

The Town of Weaverville has received an offer concerning the sale of property owned by the Town of Weaverville in Buncombe County, North Carolina, and more particularly described as follows:

Street Address: 13 Central Avenue, Weaverville, NC, 28787

Parcel Identification Number: 9742-27-8468

Deed Reference:  Book 1054 at Page 316

Conditions:  To be sold “as is”

The offer that has been received is for $300,000. Persons wishing to upset this offer must submit their offer in a sealed envelope marked “upset bid” to the Weaverville Town Clerk at 30 South Main Street, Weaverville, NC, 28787, by 5 pm on January 7, 2019. At that time the Town Clerk will open the bids, if any, and the highest qualifying bid will become the new offer. If there is more than one bid in the highest amount, the first such bid received will become the new offer.

A qualifying higher bid is one that raises the existing offer to an amount not less than $315,050. A qualifying higher bid must be accompanied by a bid deposit in the amount of 5% of the bid and must be submitted in cash, cashier’s check or certified check payable to the Town of Weaverville. The Town will return the deposit on any bid not accepted, and the deposit on an offer subject to upset if a qualifying higher bid is received. The Town will return the deposit of the final high bidder at closing.

The Weaverville Town Council must approve the final high offer before the sale is closed, which it intends to do within 30 days after the final upset bid period has passed. The Town reserves the right to withdraw the property from sale at any time before the final high bid is accepted and the right to reject, at any time, all bids.

Further information may be obtained at during normal business hours at Weaverville Town Hall, 30 South Main Street, Weaverville, NC, 28787, or by phone at 828-645-7116.

 

Derek Huninghake

Weaverville Town Clerk

 

Posting Date: December 19, 2018

Publication Date: December 27, 2018

Buncombe County – The Board of Commissioners of Buncombe County has issued the following declaration in relations to this weekend’s weather:

WHEREAS, Buncombe County is under imminent threat of a severe winter storm which is expected to impact the area beginning Saturday afternoon December 8, 2018.

WHEREAS, Governor Roy Cooper has signed a State of Emergency declaration allowing him to mobilize resources including State emergency management, transportation, health experts and others in preparation for probable impacts resulting from this winter storm, and which will influence public safety and transportation over the next several days.

WHEREAS, it is anticipated that 13 or more inches of snow may fall in Buncombe County between Saturday, December 8, 2018 and Monday, December 10, 2018.

WHEREAS, in the judgment of Buncombe County Emergency Management personnel, arrangements must be made immediately to implement plans for the prevention of, preparation for, response to, and recovery from any and all emergency situations that may result from the impacts of this storm.

WHEREAS, the implementation of such Emergency Management plans will allow sufficient personnel to be mobilized and positioned in order to:
a) Reduce vulnerability of people and property of Buncombe County to damage, injury, and loss of life and property;
b) Prepare for prompt and efficient rescue, care, and treatment of threatened or affected persons;
c) Coordinate with state and federal agencies for the orderly rehabilitation of persons and restoration of property; and
d) Provide for cooperation and coordination of activities relating to emergency mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery among agencies and officials of Buncombe County, and with similar agencies and officials of other counties, with state and federal governments, with interstate organizations, and with other private and quasi-official organizations.

NOW, THEREFORE, pursuant to the authority contained in Ch. 21, Buncombe County Code of Ordinances and Article 1A of the N.C.G.S. Chapter 166A, the Board of Commissioners, do hereby declare a Local State of Emergency for Buncombe County starting at 12:00 noon on Saturday, December 8, 2018 and ending at 11:59 p.m. on Wednesday, December 12, 2018.

By and with the consent of the mayors of the municipalities within Buncombe County this Declaration of Local State of Emergency applies within the municipal limits of the City of Asheville, the Town of Weaverville, the Town of Woodfin, the Town of Black Mountain, the Town of Montreat, and the Town of Biltmore Forest.

It is further declared that the Emergency Management Plan adopted by Buncombe County, and that all applicable mutual assistance compacts and agreements are in effect and shall remain in effect until this Declaration expires or is rescinded. All emergency management personnel are hereby ordered to cooperate in the implementations of the provisions of the County’s Emergency Management Plan and all applicable mutual assistance compacts and agreements, and to furnish assistance thereunder.

We direct that copies of this Declaration be disseminated to the mass communications media for publication and broadcast, and that a copy of this Declaration be posted at the County Courthouse and other public buildings as appropriate.

This declaration shall apply to Buncombe County as described above and be effective from 12:00 noon on Saturday, December 8, 2018 and ending at 11:59 p.m. on Wednesday, December 12, 2018 unless rescinded earlier.

Adopted this the 7th day of December, 2018.

While the Town of Weaverville generally does not publish information regarding traffic stops or other infractions addressed by the Weaverville Police Department, we do reserve the right to correct misstatements made to the media. Not publishing corrections to ill-informed media reports is unfair to the citizens of Weaverville and the Town’s officers and has the potential to erode the public trust in law enforcement and local government in general.

On December 6, 2018, the Weaverville Tribune printed an article with the headline reading, “Officer draws weapon on local resident during stop”. In the article, the author, Benjamin Cohn, illustrates the events of a traffic stop in the rainy, early morning hours of November 24, 2018 when a Weaverville police officer stopped a Barnardsville resident in Weaverville town limits for operating a motor vehicle with a revoked tag and registration. The event, as published by the Tribune, seems to be written in such a way as to sensationalize a traffic stop by stating that the officer unholstered and pointed his service weapon at the subject while shouting profanities. Unfortunately, the statements published by the Tribune do not address the fact that the officer did not unholster, present or draw his weapon at any point during the stop, even after the subject exited his vehicle and ran, in the roadway, toward the patrol vehicle occupied by the officer. An internal review involving multiple independent viewings of dashboard camera footage corroborate the officer’s statements that he did not unholster or draw his service weapon, nor did he shout profanities at the subject. While the dashboard camera footage clearly supports the Officer’s statements and conduct during the traffic stop, North Carolina statutes prohibit the disclosure or release of the recording to the general public.

Misstatements made by the claimant are littered throughout the article, which was not a fair and complete representation of the events that occurred during this incident. With journalistic integrity in mind, it is my hope that the Weaverville Tribune will re-examine its reporting on this incident and take better steps in the future to ensure that corroborated facts are reported so that misleading information is not reported to our public.

 

Statement by: Selena Coffey, Town Manager, Town of Weaverville