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Hendersonville race reshapes Ecusta Trail and civic plans
2014 brought cautious breakthroughs for the Ecusta Trail with Hendersonville allies endorsing a 19 mile greenway to Brevard as Norfolk Southern sold the track to Watco enabling dialogue. Local leaders in Hendersonville Laurel Park Flat Rock and the Chamber backed the project while election results favored trail supporters. The Seventh Avenue District mill project saw council reforms and the property shifted to an investment group with Preservation North Carolina exploring loft redevelopment. Flat Rock Playhouse saw leadership change from Marini to Bryant as the theater refined its approach. Housing policy faced a setback when zoning for Rosebay failed, prompting HAC to pursue Oklawaha Village and 84 new homes on Main Street. Sheriff McDonald won reelection amid debates on reform and patronage.