Weaverville's e-Focus Newsletter

October 2020 | Volume 58

North Carolina Enters Phase 3 on Friday, October 2 at 5pm

Governor Roy Cooper has announced that our State will enter into Phase 3 of the COVID-19 response plan on Friday, October 2, 2020 at 5:00pm. Please continue to follow the 3Ws and keep you and your families and friends safe: Wear a face covering - Wait 6 feet away from others - Wash your hands.

Read more from N.C. DHHS

Left to right: Trent Duncan, Pam Hysong, Robert Hosford, and Randy Hintz.

Water Resources Superintendent Trent Duncan provides information about the Town's water system to USDA State Director, Robert Hosford, and Area Director for USDA Rural Development, Pam Hysong, during their tour.

Town's Waterline Project Nears Completion

Submitted by the Public Works Department

The Town of Weaverville is currently over 70% completed with the major water line project in the Ollie Weaver Road/Clark’s Chapel Road area. Over 12,000 feet of the water line have been installed, with approximately 5,000 feet remaining. The project began in April, with a 12 month schedule, but due to the lack of school traffic in the vicinity of North Buncombe High School due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the project has moved along much faster than expected. If all goes well, completion of the water line installation could be achieved by the end of November. This project is a joint effort with the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development Office, who is assisting with long-term financing of the $1,954,143 construction cost.

In late September, representatives from the USDA visited Weaverville to see the progress on the water line project as well as visit our Lawrence T. Sprinkle, Jr. Water Treatment Facility. Ms. Pamela Hysong, Area Director for USDA Rural Development, and Mr. Robert Hosford, State Director for USDA were given a tour of the water line project by Dale Pennell, Public Works Director for Weaverville and Randy Hintz, Project Manager for WithersRavenel, the town’s consulting engineer. The group then visited our water treatment plant, where they were joined by Trent Duncan, Water Resources Superintendent/ORC for the town, who escorted them on a tour of the facility’s grounds and facilities. The town has recently begun a 5 year project to expand the capacity of the plant, and this USDA tour is one of the first steps that may lead to their participation in the financing part of the project.

Important Safety Information from the Weaverville Fire Department

Reminder: Changes to Weaverville's Tax Collections

Town property taxes will no longer be collected at Town Hall. The Town of Weaverville has contracted with Buncombe County for tax collection services beginning in August. This should provide for increased convenience for our taxpayers. Buncombe County tax bills will now include Town taxes. Here is some additional information:

You will receive one combined tax bill with Town and County taxes listed separately based on the following adopted tax rates:

Town tax rate = 38 cents per $100 in assessed value
County tax rate = 52.9 cents per $100 in assessed value

Tax bills will be mailed by the County during the week of August 17th

Only one combined tax payment is necessary and should be payable to Buncombe County

All methods of payment for County taxes are available for payment of Town taxes

If you pre-paid your taxes, you will be credited with the amount paid

For more information on tax collection please contact the Buncombe County Tax Department by calling: (828) 250-4910

Correspondence relating to the assessment of real estate, motor vehicle values, mobile home valuation, and any other concerns or appeals in value assessment should be sent to:

Buncombe County Tax Department

94 Coxe Avenue

Asheville, NC 28801

Correspondence relating to collections should be sent to:

Buncombe County Tax Collections

PO Box 3140

Asheville, NC 28802-3140

For additional information regarding the Buncombe County Tax Collection Department, please click on the button below:

Learn more about Buncombe County Tax Collections

Recycling Carts Coming Soon!

Submitted by Weaverville Public Works

It is almost time for the town’s new blue recycling carts to arrive! The first shipment of 800 new carts may arrive at Public Works in early October if manufacturing and delivery schedules are accurate (with Covid-19, we realize that anything can happen to change the schedule). Once the carts arrive, the staff at Public Works will assemble the wheels and axles for each cart and apply decals that remind our residents of the items that are and are not recyclable. Once the carts are ready, our staff will begin delivery of the assembled carts, starting with the addresses that are on the Monday garbage pickup schedule. Each home will have its own individually-numbered cart, which staff will record in order to keep an inventory of the daily deliveries. Deliveries to the Tuesday and Wednesday addresses will follow, as other shipments are received from the manufacturer. Residents are reminded that the purpose of the new recycling carts is to eliminate the blue recycling bags that are currently used, which are not recyclable themselves and cause problems for Curbie, our recycling contractor. Once a blue cart is delivered to an address, we ask that you put your recyclables directly into the cart and no longer use the blue bags.

Any questions regarding the new blue recycling carts can be directed to town hall at 645-7116 or to Public Works at 645-0606, or emailed to Dale Pennell, Public Works Director at dale.pennell@weavervillenc.org

Still need to declutter old electronic equipment?

Back by popular demand!

Ike's Hauling will be located in the back parking lot at Town Hall at 30 South Main Street to accept discarded monitors, computers, phones, cables, etc. on Saturday, November 7 from 8:00am-8:00pm and Monday, November 9 from 4:00pm-8:00pm. Please remove any personal information from electronics. If you have questions, please visit Ike's Hauling website or call ( 828) 775-7720 or e-mail info@ikeshauling.com . Click on the button below to learn more about items that will be accepted.

Learn more about acceptable electronics for disposal

Note from the Town's Planning and Code Enforcement Officer

As the November general election nears, Town Hall often experiences a volume of inquiries related to political signage. Political signs are temporary signs and the regulations of subsections (b) through (e) of North Carolina General Statute 136-32 apply to all political signs within all rights-of-way for roads owned and maintained by the state and town within the Town of Weaverville. The following is a link to the referenced statute should you wish to review.

(https://www.ncleg.net/enactedlegislation/statutes/html/bysection/chapter_136/gs_136-32.html)

Staff recognizes that these political signs, perhaps more specifically the volume of these signs, are considered unsightly and the members of public will often request their removal. However, the removal of these signs which have been properly placed carries a penalty of a Class 3 misdemeanor under North Carolina law. Political signs are eligible for removal 10 days after the election.

Participate in Weaverology!

What is Weaverology?

Weaverology is a two-month-long interactive, photo-driven social media contest, showcasing our beloved town of Weaverville.

Each week there will be multiple chances to earn points! From trivia to scavenger hunts, riddles and more, together we will play to learn more about Weaverville’s history, art and culture, all while supporting Weaverville local businesses.

At the end of each week, we will have a winner! And at the end of every two weeks, we will also have a Golden Ticket winner!

This is a self-paced DIY game you can do alone, with friends or with your family… all while safely social distancing. Share the bounty of your prizes!

Weaverology is sponsored and funded through the Weaverville Business Association

and the Town of Weaverville