West Asheville Watch

Be a Local Leader in the Asheville Community, Join a Committee!

WAW — Wed, 15 May 2013 18:23:07 +0000

The boards listed below currently have vacancies. The deadline for receiving applications for these openings is Wednesday, June 5 at 5 p.m. Please contact the City Clerk’s Office at 259-5601 or by e-mail at mburleson@ashevillenc.gov for an application form. CITIZENS-POLICE ADVISORY COMMITTEE – This vacancy is for a South representative. The responsibilities of the Committee [...]

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West Asheville SLOWDOWN! Stickers are on Sale, ONLINE!

WAW — Thu, 09 May 2013 22:00:42 +0000

YES! You’ve asked, even begged for them, and we GOT ‘EM! The famous West Asheville Watch SLOWDOWN! stickers are now available online. You don’t even need to live here! $5.00 for 2, $10.00 for 4, $15.00 for 6. Orders for more can be made, but we have to actually charge for more postage. Supplies [...]

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Aerial Images of Asheville’s Flooded French Broad River

WAW — Mon, 06 May 2013 16:39:02 +0000

The Flooded French Broad River from above. These images were captured by Jenna Yarosh from a plane earlier this morning.

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Asheville and North Carolina Politics make national news, again

WAW — Fri, 03 May 2013 03:39:10 +0000

From Buisnessweek Online: It’s not often that 250 people pack in to see the city council in Asheville, N.C., in the middle of a workday. Yet there they were on the afternoon of April 3, when the city’s elected officials met with citizens to discuss a plan by the Republican-led General Assembly in Raleigh to take [...]

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City of Asheville Transportation Department will implement year long one-way traffic pattern for Rumbough Place

WAW — Thu, 02 May 2013 20:14:22 +0000

ASHEVILLE Beginning May 8, 2013, the City of Asheville Transportation Department will implement a one-way traffic pattern for Rumbough Place between Sulpher Springs Road and Harris Street on the west side of Malvern Hills Park. The designation of Rumbough as a one-way street is a yearly occurrence and accounts for increased traffic pressure near [...]

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Asheville GreenWorks invites you to celebrate the FIRST Community Orchard

WAW — Wed, 01 May 2013 21:00:36 +0000

Join Asheville GreenWorks as we all celebrate the ground breaking of the FIRST Community Orchard in the area. Tended by our Volunteer and FREE to those whom choose to pick it. We’re planting in the fields at the entrance to the Buncombe County Sports Complex in Candler. Just off Sand Hill School Road. We will be planting [...]

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MSD pump failure causes sewage to enter French Broad River

WAW — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 16:39:20 +0000

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Update: Asheville Metropolitan Sewerage District reporting 1 million gallons/hour of raw sewage into French Broad

WAW — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 15:39:52 +0000

When asked if it was “stinky”, the verdict was…”not horrible”, so we have that going for us, which is good. WLOS ABC 13 reports 1 million gallons per hour of raw sewage from MSD is flowing into the French Broad in Asheville, NC after a pump malfunction. WLOS will have an update at noon today The [...]

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Volunteer help needed at Asheville Middle School

WAW — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 14:55:17 +0000

Do you have some time to volunteer and meet some great kids? Asheville Middle School has a number of volunteer needs in the month of May, from helping out with a “reality store” on Fri. May 3 to proctoring exams later in the month. There is no better way to engage your neighborhood and enrich [...]

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City of Asheville buys Carrier Park greenway property

WAW — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 07:59:16 +0000

The city spent $50,000 of taxpayers’ money to buy a 0.04-acre tract and a 0.10-acre tract along the French Broad River. The transaction closed Thursday, according to city spokeswoman Dawa Hitch. Read on Citizen Times “It’s great news for the community,” Hitch said. However, WestAshevilleWatch would like to point out there is still a parcel [...]

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