Haywood waters down slope ordinance
Haywood County commissioners made significant changes to a slope development ordinance created by the county planning board before passing it unanimously Monday night (Nov. 20), watering down some of the key safety measures.
Slippery timing: Developers may try to rush plans to beat ordinance
Haywood County commissioners are poised to pass a slope development ordinance at their meeting next week, but a big question remains: when will the new ordinance go into effect?
Haywood TDA challenged with windfall
The Haywood County Tourism Development Authority has an extra $90,000 to spend and everyone seems to have an idea of how it should be put to use.
Tourism task force makes final proposals
The tug-of-war over how best to spend tourism promotion dollars in Haywood County continues, but this time it appears it will be left up to county commissioners to sort out.
Slope proposal supported at hearing: Concerns raised, but most agree it’s time for steep slope laws
Slope ordinance
Haywood County commissioners are considering a slope development ordinance with the following restrictions:
Playing with the numbers: School board accused of arbitrarily deflating cost estimates
Bond numbers
Haywood County voters approved a $25 million school bond in May 2005 intended to pay for a host of projects. The list of cost estimates presented to the public is as follows:
Haywood proposal would regulate slope construction
Slope proposal
• Cut-and-fill slopes taller than 40 feet are not allowed.
Tourism task force rolls up its sleeves
A task force charged with inspecting the Haywood County Tourism Development Authority is attempting to reshape the county’s approach to tourism promotion.
Former employee questions school spending in the aftermath of ‘04 floods
Haywood County schools must pay back more than $300,000 in state flood repair grants after double-billing both the state and the Federal Emergency Management Agency for the same work.
Probe into unusual school spending account dropped
A former Haywood County school employee and Haywood Builder’s Supply have been cleared of wrongdoing in connection with an off-the-books spending account established at the store.