Event Recap
Town Council Regular Meeting Recap – December 16, 2024
The Town of Weaverville Town Council held its Regular Meeting on December 16, 2024. The session focused on administrative approvals, financial reporting, staffing updates, and zoning matters. The meeting concluded with the approval of various consent agenda items and specific actions regarding annexations and grants.
The Council approved the minutes from the November 12 Workshop Meeting, the November 18 Regular Meeting, and a previous meeting held on July 22, 2024. A significant portion of the meeting was dedicated to the consent agenda, which the Council unanimously approved. This included the monthly tax report, a budget amendment for the Police Department, and the adoption of the 2025 Town Council meeting and holiday schedule. The Council also unanimously approved the reappointment of Doug Dearth to the Metropolitan Sewerage District Board for a three-year term beginning January 1, 2025, and adopted a resolution for a stormwater project grant application for Main Street Nature Park.
Key decisions included the unanimous approval of the annexation ordinance and resolution for the Maple Trace Subdivision, effective January 1, 2025, contingent upon the Homeowners Association paying $134,000 for street improvements. The Council also unanimously approved renewing the water commitment for the Northridge Farms project. Additionally, a budget amendment supporting additional staffing at the Community Center, including a full-time Recreation Assistant, was approved by a vote of 7-0. The Council received quarterly financial reports from Finance Director Dozier, who discussed tax levy collections, sales tax trends, and FEMA funding of $1.8 million. Buncombe County reported that 49.79% of property taxes had been collected as of November 30.
Regarding public input, the transcript summary provided does not record any members of the public speaking during this meeting. Consequently, no public comments are included in this recap. The Council did, however, recognize Gary Burge, the past Planning Board Chairman, who recently passed away. Staff provided updates on various operational matters, including the Fire Department’s solar panel project, which is scheduled to activate on December 23, and the FY 2023-24 audit, which received an unmodified (clean) opinion.
Several follow-up actions and next steps were established during the meeting. A special called meeting is scheduled for December 18, 2024, for a closed session to review potential candidates for the Town Manager position, with a citizens’ survey to be conducted as part of the hiring process. Public hearings regarding the annexation of approximately 9.385 acres at 21 Parker Cove Road and 7.41 acres near Ollie Weaver Road for an AdventHealth campus are scheduled for January 21, 2025, at 6:00 p.m. in the Community Room/Council Chambers. Town offices are closed from December 24 through December 26, and on January 1.