Highland Lake Road plan trimmed but still faces opposition
NCDOT official outlines concessions on Highland Lake Road in Hendersonville area as the project shifts from widening to safety improvements. Critics warn of mob rule and threaten to block the plan despite millions in state highway investment.
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Tan Burch
NCDOT
Highland Lake Road
DOT
Pinecrest Presbyterian Church
Highland Lake-Greenville
Flat Rock
Maybank
Highland Golf
Flat Rock Village
John Dockendorf
Burch
Nimby
Kanuga Road
White Street
U.S. 64
Laurel Park
Balfour Parkway
Highland Lake
Historic
No new taxes budget funds 17 deputies in schools
Henderson County proposes an 2018-19 budget that keeps the tax rate level while funding 17 new school deputies. County Manager Steve Wyatt told a joint committee the plan includes trained law enforcement in schools, electronic doors, warning systems, and security upgrades, with no armed volunteers planned. The forecast notes a 2019 revaluation likely raises assessments and may affect the tax rate, though details hinge on four-year spending cycles.
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Lightning
Henderson County
Steve Wyatt
Wyatt
Local Government Committee For Cooperative Action
Charlie McDonald
Board of Commissioners
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