Day: March 6, 2008

This 17-page complaint to the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Standards of Ethical Conduct was filed in 2006 by the non-profit Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington and outlines allegations of wrongdoing then-U.S. Rep. Charles Taylor, R-Brevard, of Western North Carolina’s 11th Congressional District. Click here to download a PDF of the document.

This document produced by the N.C. Central Cancer Registry shows county-by-county cancer rates for several different types of cancer from 2000 to 2004. Click here to download a PDF of the document.

In February 2008, Blue Ridge Paper Products in Canton, one of the region’s biggest employers and one of the region’s biggest air polluters, sought a renewed Title V air-emissions permit as required under federal standards for major emissions sources. Title V permits apply to facilities emitting more than 100 tons per year of any regulated … Read more

Asheville City Council in April 2007 discussed making changes to the Bele Chere street festival, including making the festival more local and possibly changing the date of the summer party. The city received a March 2007 staff report that made recommendations to council about proposed changes. Click here to download a PDF of the report.

The city of Asheville adopted its first comprehensive bicycle plan for the city in February 2008. Council’s adoption of the plan was hailed as a coup by the cycling community. The city’s public hearing drew a large turnout, with helmet-clad supporters seated in the second-floor Council chamber and filling the downstairs overflow room, where the … Read more