Day: April 16, 2008
The Gospel According to Jerry
I hope this column passes the smell test. Actually it seems appropriate that as a preamble to this narrative we discuss people’s selective acceptance of unpleasant odors. When I was very small, my father was a dealer in cowhides. He would come home in the evening, pick me up and give me a big hug, … Read more
Buncombe County Commissioners
In the wake of some very harsh criticism concerning the contaminated former CTS site, the Buncombe County commissioners defended their handling of the issue. Fielding questions: Environmental Health Director Marc Fowler (left) and Assistant County Attorney Michael Frue address the concerns raised by residents living near the former CTS plant. At the Board of Commissioners’ … Read more
Asheville City Council
Voluntary conservation measures instituted by the city last October are paying off—the North Fork Reservoir is full to overflowing, Water Resources Director David Hanks reported during the Asheville City Council’s April 8 formal session. North Fork, the city’s primary water source, is currently about 3 inches over “full pool” and is actually running over its … Read more
River Link
RiverLink’s French Broad Riverkeeper, Hartwell Carson, and volunteer Mark Vanderhoff paddled the entire river from Rosman to Knoxville in the 2006 Tour de French Broad. Carson will be paddling the entire Pigeon River starting May 5. RiverLink was born in 1987 of simultaneous efforts to address water-quality concerns throughout the French Broad River basin, expand … Read more
