County eases floodway rules in Henderson County
Henderson County commissioners voted 3-2 to relax floodway prohibitions, allowing permit applications to build in floodprone land with a no-rise certification. Critics warned it could increase flood risk and farmland loss, while proponents cited limited floodway acreage and evolving regulations.
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Planning Board
Henderson County
County Land Development Code
Bill Lapsley
Lapsley
Board of Commissioners
County Commission
Rebecca McCall
Michael Edney
David Hill
Daniel Andreotta
Edney
Rick Livingston
Mills Fire & Rescue
Livingston
Embezzler Case Proceeds Amid Tax Records Push
Prosecutors in Henderson County plan to obtain tax records from the North Carolina Department of Revenue to show embezzlement by Spachman from 2013 to 2020. A related SBI search sought bank records from Mountainist Bank First Citizens Bank and State Employees Credit Union and internal fraud investigations at First Citizens. A hearing on the DOR records was set for Thursday. The Caserio family described the impact of the embezzlement and Spachman’s death, noting alleged drug use and organ damage. Spachman’s husband, children, and relatives are listed in the obituary with memorials directed to Four Seasons Hospice.
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Spachman
Smith
N.C. Conference of District Attorneys
Henderson County Superior Court
N.C. Department of Revenue
SBI
Michael B. Phil
Lips
Mountainist Bank
First Citizens Bank
State Employees Credit Union
First Citizens
DOR
Ciate
Blue Ridge Community College
James
Jimmy” Spachman
Jordan Heath
Dylan
McKenna Sayles
Ethan
Jarrett Spachman
Caleb
Greyson
Blakeleigh
Dawson
Debra Henderson
Ross Henderson
Kim
Four Seasons Hospice
South Allen Road
Flat Rock
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