County sets price list for sheriff coverage in towns without police
Henderson County commissioners ordered administrators to publish a price list for enhanced law enforcement in Flat Rock and Mills River, triggering a debate on double taxation and who pays. Mills River currently pays 70,000 annually for 40 hours of deputy patrol. Flat Rock has no police department and pays nothing. Sheriff Charlie McDonald says costs must be covered, while Flat Rock and Mills River officials say local taxpayers fund coverage through county taxes. See Board, page 7.